Los Angeles May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Los Angeles, California for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1906–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1955
Lowest temperature 48 °F 1945
Lowest daily high 61 °F 1948
Highest daily low 67 °F 2008
Most precipitation 0.20 inches 1949
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.5 °F
Average low 57.8 °F
Chance precipitation 5.3%
Los Angeles May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 58 0.00 n/a
2022 69 58 0.00 n/a
2021 67 58 0.00 n/a
2020 70 59 0.12 n/a
2019 70 54 0.00 n/a
2018 67 58 0.00 n/a
2017 69 55 0.00 n/a
2016 64 60 0.00 n/a
2015 66 58 0.00 n/a
2014 71 63 0.00 n/a
2013 72 60 0.00 n/a
2012 67 59 0.00 n/a
2011 64 53 0.19 n/a
2010 65 56 0.04 n/a
2009 69 58 0.00 n/a
2008 85 67 0.00 n/a
2007 65 56 0.00 n/a
2006 71 61 0.00 n/a
2005 70 57 0.00 n/a
2004 71 61 0.00 n/a
2003 67 56 0.00 n/a
2002 66 58 0.00 n/a
2001 69 61 0.00 n/a
2000 69 55 0.00 n/a
1999 72 58 0.00 n/a
1998 71 52 0.00 n/a
1997 69 63 0.00 n/a
1996 74 59 0.00 0.0
1995 67 54 0.00 0.0
1994 65 54 0.00 0.0
1993 70 56 0.00 0.0
1992 70 61 0.00 0.0
1991 63 50 0.00 0.0
1990 66 56 0.00 0.0
1989 68 58 0.00 0.0
1988 69 56 0.00 0.0
1987 70 61 0.00 0.0
1986 73 57 0.00 0.0
1985 67 53 0.00 0.0
1984 73 58 0.00 0.0
1983 84 59 0.00 0.0
1982 69 60 0.00 0.0
1981 71 58 0.00 0.0
1980 66 57 0.00 0.0
1979 68 54 0.00 0.0
1978 86 60 0.00 0.0
1977 68 53 0.00 0.0
1976 70 56 0.00 0.0
1975 67 57 0.00 0.0
1974 66 53 0.00 0.0
1973 67 57 0.00 0.0
1972 69 57 0.00 0.0
1971 85 57 0.00 0.0
1970 67 58 0.00 0.0
1969 65 57 0.00 0.0
1968 77 58 0.00 0.0
1967 70 60 0.00 0.0
1966 70 57 0.00 0.0
1965 70 57 0.00 0.0
1964 65 52 0.00 0.0
1963 66 59 0.00 0.0
1962 66 53 0.00 0.0
1961 66 55 0.00 0.0
1960 70 58 0.00 0.0
1959 73 59 0.00 0.0
1958 74 59 0.00 0.0
1957 70 61 0.05 0.0
1956 68 56 0.00 0.0
1955 87 56 0.00 0.0
1954 67 58 0.00 0.0
1953 68 52 0.00 0.0
1952 67 55 0.00 0.0
1951 65 53 0.00 0.0
1950 65 55 0.00 0.0
1949 63 54 0.20 0.0
1948 61 52 0.00 0.0
1947 66 55 0.00 0.0
1946 62 57 0.00 0.0
1945 65 48 0.00 0.0
1944 69 53 0.00 0.0
1943 85 51 0.00 n/a
1942 77 51 0.00 n/a
1941 74 58 0.00 n/a
1940 70 54 0.02 n/a
1939 70 56 0.00 n/a
1938 65 56 0.00 n/a
1937 72 59 0.00 0.0
1936 72 58 0.00 0.0
1935 68 54 0.00 0.0
1934 74 58 0.00 n/a
1933 69 52 0.00 n/a
1932 70 58 0.00 n/a
1931 76 59 0.00 n/a
1930 69 54 0.00 n/a
1929 69 55 0.00 n/a
1928 69 57 0.00 n/a
1927 73 55 0.00 n/a
1926 75 58 0.00 n/a
1925 79 56 0.00 0.0
1924 78 58 0.00 0.0
1923 70 54 0.00 n/a
1922 65 51 0.00 n/a
1921 65 52 0.00 0.0
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1915 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 64 56 0.00 n/a
1912 77 51 0.00 n/a
1911 68 52 0.00 n/a
1910 69 53 n/a n/a
1909 68 52 n/a n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1906 72 60 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Los Angeles on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Los Angeles history is 87 °F which happened in 1955.
Highest Temperatures in Los Angeles on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1955
2 86 °F 1978
3 85 °F 2008
3 85 °F 1943
3 85 °F 1971
6 84 °F 1983
7 79 °F 1925
8 78 °F 1924
9 77 °F 1912
9 77 °F 1942
9 77 °F 1968
What's the all-time low for Los Angeles on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Los Angeles history is 48 °F which happened in 1945.
Lowest Temperatures in Los Angeles on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1945
2 50 °F 1991
3 51 °F 1942
3 51 °F 1922
3 51 °F 1943
3 51 °F 1912
7 52 °F 1953
7 52 °F 1909
7 52 °F 1964
7 52 °F 1933
7 52 °F 1948
7 52 °F 1921
7 52 °F 1998
7 52 °F 1911
Lowest High Temperatures in Los Angeles on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1948
2 62 °F 1946
3 63 °F 1949
3 63 °F 1991
5 64 °F 1913
5 64 °F 2016
5 64 °F 2011
8 65 °F 1950
8 65 °F 2007
8 65 °F 1964
8 65 °F 1922
8 65 °F 1921
8 65 °F 1994
8 65 °F 1938
8 65 °F 1951
8 65 °F 2010
8 65 °F 1969
8 65 °F 1945
What's the most it has ever rained in Los Angeles on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Los Angeles history is 0.20 inches which happened in 1949.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Los Angeles on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.20 inches 1949
2 0.19 inches 2011
3 0.12 inches 2020
4 0.05 inches 1957
5 0.04 inches 2010
6 0.02 inches 1940
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Los Angeles International Airport location
1906–1944 University of Southern California location