Seattle May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1926
Lowest temperature 38 °F 2011
Lowest daily high 51 °F 2022
Highest daily low 58 °F 1926
Most precipitation 0.71 inches 1996
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.5 °F
Average low 47.5 °F
Chance precipitation 37.5%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 52 0.00 0.0
2022 51 42 0.29 0.0
2021 71 55 0.00 0.0
2020 65 50 0.05 0.0
2019 67 51 0.00 0.0
2018 77 49 0.00 0.0
2017 54 43 0.16 0.0
2016 76 49 0.00 0.0
2015 60 51 0.17 0.0
2014 76 49 0.00 0.0
2013 71 57 0.26 0.0
2012 76 44 0.00 0.0
2011 60 38 0.00 0.0
2010 62 47 0.00 0.0
2009 56 40 0.04 0.0
2008 59 42 0.01 n/a
2007 63 47 0.00 n/a
2006 60 41 0.00 n/a
2005 63 52 0.00 n/a
2004 63 49 0.00 n/a
2003 64 48 0.00 n/a
2002 80 46 0.00 n/a
2001 67 49 0.01 n/a
2000 58 41 0.00 n/a
1999 53 43 0.22 n/a
1998 57 47 0.00 n/a
1997 79 53 0.00 n/a
1996 63 51 0.71 0.0
1995 63 43 0.00 0.0
1994 65 49 0.02 0.0
1993 76 54 0.00 0.0
1992 62 40 0.00 0.0
1991 57 49 0.00 0.0
1990 61 48 0.00 0.0
1989 64 45 0.00 0.0
1988 73 52 0.49 0.0
1987 59 46 0.07 0.0
1986 56 47 0.34 0.0
1985 58 38 0.00 0.0
1984 63 47 0.00 0.0
1983 71 47 0.00 0.0
1982 60 45 0.00 0.0
1981 69 43 0.00 0.0
1980 57 50 0.00 0.0
1979 65 46 0.00 0.0
1978 59 45 0.21 0.0
1977 65 41 0.00 0.0
1976 73 46 0.00 0.0
1975 64 42 0.00 0.0
1974 56 43 0.05 0.0
1973 79 48 0.00 0.0
1972 78 50 0.00 0.0
1971 63 48 0.11 0.0
1970 56 42 0.06 0.0
1969 72 50 0.00 0.0
1968 56 46 0.01 0.0
1967 59 45 0.00 0.0
1966 57 45 0.04 0.0
1965 63 47 0.00 0.0
1964 55 38 0.03 0.0
1963 60 45 0.00 0.0
1962 59 41 0.01 0.0
1961 59 44 0.00 0.0
1960 59 46 0.20 0.0
1959 81 47 0.00 0.0
1958 59 39 0.05 0.0
1957 65 49 0.00 0.0
1956 59 41 0.00 0.0
1955 54 40 0.01 0.0
1954 57 44 0.02 0.0
1953 73 40 0.00 0.0
1952 70 44 0.04 0.0
1951 60 40 0.01 0.0
1950 68 48 0.00 0.0
1949 78 51 0.00 0.0
1948 56 42 0.39 0.0
1947 61 50 0.00 0.0
1946 58 49 0.00 0.0
1945 60 50 0.47 0.0
1944 67 48 0.00 0.0
1943 60 44 0.26 0.0
1942 57 42 0.00 0.0
1941 70 55 0.02 0.0
1940 65 50 0.00 0.0
1939 81 49 0.00 0.0
1938 63 49 0.00 0.0
1937 74 49 0.00 0.0
1936 80 51 0.00 0.0
1935 67 44 0.00 0.0
1934 72 48 0.00 0.0
1933 55 48 0.00 0.0
1932 66 48 0.00 0.0
1931 75 54 0.00 0.0
1930 70 47 0.00 0.0
1929 68 50 0.00 0.0
1928 63 48 0.00 0.0
1927 58 47 0.01 0.0
1926 88 58 0.00 0.0
1925 70 50 0.00 0.0
1924 80 53 0.00 0.0
1923 58 48 0.03 0.0
1922 70 46 0.00 0.0
1921 64 43 0.00 0.0
1920 59 43 0.00 0.0
1919 53 42 0.01 0.0
1918 59 44 0.00 0.0
1917 59 49 0.04 0.0
1916 61 40 0.00 0.0
1915 63 49 0.00 0.0
1914 68 49 0.00 0.0
1913 57 45 0.00 0.0
1912 83 50 0.00 0.0
1911 52 45 0.44 0.0
1910 66 50 0.00 0.0
1909 58 45 0.00 0.0
1908 57 43 0.00 0.0
1907 62 47 0.00 0.0
1906 58 47 0.00 0.0
1905 61 48 0.01 0.0
1904 81 51 0.00 0.0
1903 69 50 0.00 0.0
1902 63 50 0.01 0.0
1901 65 54 0.05 0.0
1900 58 46 0.14 0.0
1899 53 41 0.00 0.0
1898 68 42 0.00 0.0
1897 79 50 0.00 0.0
1896 54 43 0.12 0.0
1895 84 49 0.00 0.0
1894 51 40 0.10 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 88 °F which happened in 1926.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1926
2 84 °F 1895
3 83 °F 1912
4 82 °F 2023
5 81 °F 1959
5 81 °F 1939
5 81 °F 1904
8 80 °F 1936
8 80 °F 2002
8 80 °F 1924
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 38 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 2011.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1964
1 38 °F 1985
1 38 °F 2011
4 39 °F 1958
5 40 °F 1951
5 40 °F 1992
5 40 °F 1916
5 40 °F 1894
5 40 °F 1955
5 40 °F 2009
5 40 °F 1953
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1894
1 51 °F 2022
3 52 °F 1911
4 53 °F 1999
4 53 °F 1919
4 53 °F 1899
7 54 °F 1955
7 54 °F 2017
7 54 °F 1896
10 55 °F 1933
10 55 °F 1964
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 0.71 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.71 inches 1996
2 0.49 inches 1988
3 0.47 inches 1945
4 0.44 inches 1911
5 0.39 inches 1948
6 0.34 inches 1986
7 0.29 inches 2022
8 0.26 inches 2013
8 0.26 inches 1943
10 0.22 inches 1999
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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