Seattle May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 85 °F 2014
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1954
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1923
Highest daily low 55 °F 1976
Most precipitation 0.81 inches 1949
Most snow none -
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.2 °F
Average low 45.4 °F
Chance precipitation 41.6%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 49 0.02 0.0
2022 62 44 0.00 0.0
2021 61 47 0.03 0.0
2020 66 43 0.00 0.0
2019 64 43 0.00 0.0
2018 62 48 0.00 0.0
2017 50 45 0.03 0.0
2016 79 50 0.00 0.0
2015 65 48 0.00 0.0
2014 85 52 0.00 0.0
2013 65 38 0.00 0.0
2012 53 43 0.02 0.0
2011 62 39 0.00 0.0
2010 56 44 0.01 0.0
2009 73 45 0.00 0.0
2008 58 39 0.00 n/a
2007 58 43 0.05 n/a
2006 57 42 0.00 n/a
2005 70 48 0.00 n/a
2004 76 54 0.00 n/a
2003 66 49 0.00 n/a
2002 51 45 0.00 n/a
2001 54 42 0.01 n/a
2000 62 48 0.16 n/a
1999 54 44 0.05 n/a
1998 81 51 0.00 n/a
1997 57 42 0.01 n/a
1996 56 43 0.01 0.0
1995 59 50 0.20 0.0
1994 63 41 0.00 0.0
1993 54 47 0.16 0.0
1992 62 43 0.00 0.0
1991 72 45 0.00 0.0
1990 61 44 0.00 0.0
1989 61 51 0.00 0.0
1988 51 39 0.01 0.0
1987 56 42 0.12 0.0
1986 57 47 0.16 0.0
1985 68 44 0.00 0.0
1984 55 45 0.62 0.0
1983 58 49 0.00 0.0
1982 62 45 0.00 0.0
1981 62 46 0.02 0.0
1980 75 47 0.00 0.0
1979 57 50 0.00 0.0
1978 64 44 0.00 0.0
1977 63 53 0.02 0.0
1976 81 55 0.36 0.0
1975 66 43 0.00 0.0
1974 50 45 0.02 0.0
1973 71 43 0.00 0.0
1972 62 41 0.00 0.0
1971 69 50 0.00 0.0
1970 61 44 0.00 0.0
1969 50 40 0.32 0.0
1968 60 41 0.00 0.0
1967 57 44 0.00 0.0
1966 67 43 0.00 0.0
1965 56 38 0.06 0.0
1964 52 39 0.08 0.0
1963 53 41 0.25 0.0
1962 52 45 0.04 0.0
1961 59 45 0.80 0.0
1960 62 48 0.00 0.0
1959 55 38 0.25 0.0
1958 62 45 0.00 0.0
1957 58 51 0.00 0.0
1956 56 42 0.00 0.0
1955 55 39 0.00 0.0
1954 59 28 0.00 0.0
1953 56 41 0.00 0.0
1952 53 37 0.06 0.0
1951 59 32 0.00 0.0
1950 55 41 0.08 0.0
1949 52 43 0.81 0.0
1948 58 38 0.01 0.0
1947 74 51 0.04 0.0
1946 81 44 0.00 0.0
1945 69 49 0.00 0.0
1944 61 43 0.00 0.0
1943 64 46 0.00 0.0
1942 55 43 0.06 0.0
1941 65 50 0.00 0.0
1940 79 55 0.06 0.0
1939 66 43 0.00 0.0
1938 53 42 0.14 0.0
1937 71 44 0.00 0.0
1936 70 47 0.02 0.0
1935 62 45 0.00 0.0
1934 64 50 0.01 0.0
1933 62 46 0.34 0.0
1932 56 50 0.03 0.0
1931 58 49 0.24 0.0
1930 71 46 0.00 0.0
1929 58 42 0.06 0.0
1928 51 42 0.04 0.0
1927 52 43 0.20 0.0
1926 66 48 0.00 0.0
1925 59 48 0.02 0.0
1924 70 42 0.00 0.0
1923 49 40 0.00 0.0
1922 55 44 0.05 0.0
1921 49 43 0.18 0.0
1920 55 43 0.00 0.0
1919 53 45 0.14 0.0
1918 65 44 0.00 0.0
1917 58 43 0.00 0.0
1916 66 46 0.00 0.0
1915 50 44 0.00 0.0
1914 71 45 0.00 0.0
1913 52 42 0.00 0.0
1912 54 43 0.03 0.0
1911 61 45 0.04 0.0
1910 66 45 0.00 0.0
1909 65 42 0.00 0.0
1908 62 44 0.14 0.0
1907 62 42 0.00 0.0
1906 58 49 0.00 0.0
1905 60 n/a 0.00 0.0
1904 65 43 0.00 0.0
1903 61 44 0.02 0.0
1902 53 43 0.06 0.0
1901 59 51 0.02 0.0
1900 65 53 0.00 0.0
1899 54 39 0.00 0.0
1898 72 45 0.00 0.0
1897 56 44 0.12 0.0
1896 50 42 0.57 0.0
1895 67 51 0.05 0.0
1894 52 38 0.12 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 85 °F which happened in 2014.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 2014
2 81 °F 1976
2 81 °F 1998
2 81 °F 1946
5 79 °F 1940
5 79 °F 2016
7 76 °F 2004
8 75 °F 1980
9 74 °F 1947
10 73 °F 2009
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 28 °F which happened in 1954.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1954
2 32 °F 1951
3 37 °F 1952
4 38 °F 1948
4 38 °F 1965
4 38 °F 1959
4 38 °F 1894
4 38 °F 2013
9 39 °F 2011
9 39 °F 2008
9 39 °F 1955
9 39 °F 1899
9 39 °F 1964
9 39 °F 1988
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1923
1 49 °F 1921
3 50 °F 1969
3 50 °F 1896
3 50 °F 2017
3 50 °F 1974
3 50 °F 1915
8 51 °F 1988
8 51 °F 1928
8 51 °F 2002
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 0.81 inches which happened in 1949.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.81 inches 1949
2 0.80 inches 1961
3 0.62 inches 1984
4 0.57 inches 1896
5 0.36 inches 1976
6 0.34 inches 1933
7 0.32 inches 1969
8 0.25 inches 1959
8 0.25 inches 1963
10 0.24 inches 1931
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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