Seattle May 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 23.
May 23 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1969
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1980
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1962
Highest daily low 58 °F 1894
Most precipitation 0.79 inches 1896
Most snow none -
May 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.8 °F
Average low 49.5 °F
Chance precipitation 35.0%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 47 0.00 0.0
2022 66 51 0.00 0.0
2021 64 51 0.00 0.0
2020 65 48 0.00 0.0
2019 77 53 0.00 0.0
2018 80 55 0.00 0.0
2017 78 53 0.00 0.0
2016 66 53 0.00 0.0
2015 61 53 0.00 0.0
2014 68 55 0.15 0.0
2013 54 44 0.16 0.0
2012 58 48 0.01 0.0
2011 63 44 0.00 0.0
2010 57 45 0.03 0.0
2009 71 49 0.00 0.0
2008 59 51 0.03 n/a
2007 68 46 0.00 n/a
2006 65 48 0.21 n/a
2005 63 44 0.00 n/a
2004 69 49 0.00 n/a
2003 76 55 0.00 n/a
2002 62 47 0.00 n/a
2001 84 54 0.00 n/a
2000 63 50 0.00 n/a
1999 78 50 0.00 n/a
1998 64 52 0.00 n/a
1997 61 50 0.16 n/a
1996 61 48 0.06 0.0
1995 77 51 0.00 0.0
1994 77 50 0.00 0.0
1993 75 50 0.00 0.0
1992 79 48 0.00 0.0
1991 62 47 0.04 0.0
1990 55 47 0.00 0.0
1989 60 44 0.46 0.0
1988 59 43 0.00 0.0
1987 69 47 0.00 0.0
1986 71 46 0.00 0.0
1985 73 55 0.03 0.0
1984 58 45 0.00 0.0
1983 79 55 0.00 0.0
1982 66 47 0.00 0.0
1981 73 47 0.00 0.0
1980 60 37 0.00 0.0
1979 69 53 0.00 0.0
1978 62 40 0.00 0.0
1977 53 48 0.34 0.0
1976 64 52 0.02 0.0
1975 59 43 0.03 0.0
1974 61 52 0.20 0.0
1973 61 54 0.46 0.0
1972 58 43 0.00 0.0
1971 66 47 0.00 0.0
1970 66 51 0.00 0.0
1969 90 56 0.02 0.0
1968 66 50 0.02 0.0
1967 63 45 0.00 0.0
1966 64 39 0.00 0.0
1965 56 45 0.01 0.0
1964 65 40 0.04 0.0
1963 69 51 0.00 0.0
1962 49 45 0.70 0.0
1961 63 47 0.25 0.0
1960 63 43 0.00 0.0
1959 78 49 0.00 0.0
1958 63 54 0.09 0.0
1957 60 50 0.00 0.0
1956 66 49 0.00 0.0
1955 60 44 0.00 0.0
1954 70 48 0.00 0.0
1953 58 40 0.10 0.0
1952 67 45 0.00 0.0
1951 63 50 0.14 0.0
1950 61 37 0.00 0.0
1949 76 48 0.00 0.0
1948 66 50 0.00 0.0
1947 84 54 0.00 0.0
1946 72 54 0.00 0.0
1945 63 52 0.12 0.0
1944 52 48 0.17 0.0
1943 70 53 0.00 0.0
1942 60 52 0.00 0.0
1941 79 56 0.00 0.0
1940 77 55 0.00 0.0
1939 68 51 0.01 0.0
1938 81 53 0.00 0.0
1937 67 46 0.00 0.0
1936 73 48 0.00 0.0
1935 63 46 0.00 0.0
1934 76 57 0.00 0.0
1933 62 47 0.00 0.0
1932 58 47 0.00 0.0
1931 72 54 0.00 0.0
1930 64 47 0.00 0.0
1929 73 52 0.05 0.0
1928 76 50 0.00 0.0
1927 57 49 0.00 0.0
1926 56 46 0.11 0.0
1925 65 46 0.00 0.0
1924 68 49 0.00 0.0
1923 60 47 0.00 0.0
1922 61 43 0.09 0.0
1921 71 45 0.00 0.0
1920 51 42 0.09 0.0
1919 60 45 0.00 0.0
1918 55 42 0.11 0.0
1917 58 45 0.00 0.0
1916 58 40 0.00 0.0
1915 56 48 0.00 0.0
1914 60 54 0.00 0.0
1913 70 50 0.00 0.0
1912 65 49 0.00 0.0
1911 56 43 0.09 0.0
1910 69 48 0.00 0.0
1909 64 45 0.00 0.0
1908 71 45 0.00 0.0
1907 63 50 0.00 0.0
1906 64 46 0.00 0.0
1905 50 45 0.64 0.0
1904 61 52 0.00 0.0
1903 67 43 0.00 0.0
1902 65 51 0.00 0.0
1901 66 41 0.02 0.0
1900 62 46 0.05 0.0
1899 63 52 0.08 0.0
1898 63 42 0.00 0.0
1897 72 49 0.00 0.0
1896 57 49 0.79 0.0
1895 67 43 0.00 0.0
1894 84 58 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 90 °F which happened in 1969.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1969
2 84 °F 1947
2 84 °F 2001
2 84 °F 1894
5 81 °F 1938
6 80 °F 2018
7 79 °F 1941
7 79 °F 1983
7 79 °F 1992
10 78 °F 1959
10 78 °F 1999
10 78 °F 2017
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 37 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1980.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1980
1 37 °F 1950
3 39 °F 1966
4 40 °F 1916
4 40 °F 1953
4 40 °F 1978
4 40 °F 1964
8 41 °F 1901
9 42 °F 1898
9 42 °F 1918
9 42 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1962
2 50 °F 1905
3 51 °F 1920
4 52 °F 1944
5 53 °F 1977
6 54 °F 2013
7 55 °F 1990
7 55 °F 1918
9 56 °F 1915
9 56 °F 1926
9 56 °F 1965
9 56 °F 1911
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 0.79 inches which happened in 1896.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.79 inches 1896
2 0.70 inches 1962
3 0.64 inches 1905
4 0.46 inches 1989
4 0.46 inches 1973
6 0.34 inches 1977
7 0.25 inches 1961
8 0.21 inches 2006
9 0.20 inches 1974
10 0.17 inches 1944
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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