Washington D.C. December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 75 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 14 °F 1886
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1886
Highest daily low 59 °F 1973
Most precipitation 1.72 inches 1993
Most snow 6.1 inches 2002
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.1 °F
Average low 36.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.6%
Chance snow 3.3%
Washington D.C. December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 39 0.00 0.0
2022 51 31 0.00 0.0
2021 53 37 0.00 0.0
2020 49 43 0.82 0.0
2019 49 38 0.00 0.0
2018 41 33 0.00 0.0
2017 60 45 0.07 0.0
2016 57 40 0.18 0.0
2015 54 33 0.00 0.0
2014 44 42 0.01 0.0
2013 69 49 0.00 0.0
2012 63 40 0.00 0.0
2011 60 42 0.00 0.0
2010 41 32 0.00 0.0
2009 46 33 0.68 0.2
2008 41 27 0.00 0.0
2007 33 29 0.22 2.6
2006 42 28 0.00 0.0
2005 40 30 0.15 1.4
2004 59 34 0.00 0.0
2003 38 32 0.81 0.0
2002 30 26 0.59 6.1
2001 75 48 0.00 0.0
2000 52 31 0.00 0.0
1999 68 48 0.00 0.0
1998 73 57 0.00 0.0
1997 48 34 0.00 0.0
1996 43 33 0.78 0.0
1995 47 35 0.02 0.0
1994 71 55 0.66 0.0
1993 62 43 1.72 0.0
1992 43 29 0.01 0.0
1991 37 24 0.00 0.0
1990 41 30 0.00 0.0
1989 41 31 0.00 0.0
1988 52 36 0.00 0.0
1987 42 32 0.00 0.0
1986 41 31 0.00 0.0
1985 44 31 0.00 0.0
1984 40 34 0.72 0.3
1983 51 40 0.00 0.0
1982 72 56 0.00 0.0
1981 50 39 0.02 0.0
1980 51 33 0.00 0.0
1979 60 33 0.00 0.0
1978 53 44 0.38 0.0
1977 49 37 0.28 0.0
1976 44 23 0.00 0.0
1975 57 34 0.00 0.0
1974 47 27 0.00 0.0
1973 66 59 1.03 0.0
1972 67 40 0.00 0.0
1971 42 27 0.00 0.0
1970 48 30 0.00 0.0
1969 45 28 0.00 0.0
1968 51 36 0.00 0.0
1967 55 31 0.00 0.0
1966 41 23 0.02 0.0
1965 46 32 0.00 0.0
1964 51 42 0.38 0.0
1963 42 32 0.00 0.0
1962 58 39 0.00 0.0
1961 61 36 0.00 0.0
1960 67 41 0.00 0.0
1959 51 35 0.00 0.0
1958 59 38 0.05 0.0
1957 37 25 0.00 0.0
1956 52 35 0.01 0.0
1955 59 37 0.00 0.0
1954 49 30 0.02 0.1
1953 62 41 0.00 0.0
1952 45 41 0.70 0.0
1951 63 54 0.16 0.0
1950 46 35 0.00 0.0
1949 47 35 0.00 0.0
1948 57 36 0.00 0.0
1947 53 37 0.01 0.0
1946 55 27 0.00 0.0
1945 36 31 0.84 0.0
1944 53 23 0.00 0.0
1943 56 37 0.00 0.0
1942 40 27 0.04 0.0
1941 65 51 1.25 0.0
1940 40 34 0.15 0.0
1939 47 39 0.01 0.0
1938 59 44 0.82 0.0
1937 45 37 0.12 0.0
1936 41 31 0.00 0.0
1935 45 23 0.00 0.0
1934 45 35 0.00 0.0
1933 48 41 0.00 0.0
1932 60 42 0.00 0.0
1931 51 35 0.00 0.0
1930 47 35 0.00 0.0
1929 48 23 0.00 0.0
1928 52 32 0.00 0.0
1927 45 32 0.00 0.0
1926 29 19 0.36 2.0
1925 57 46 0.13 0.0
1924 42 36 0.57 0.0
1923 60 44 0.81 0.0
1922 57 43 0.06 0.0
1921 39 30 0.00 0.0
1920 55 44 0.55 0.0
1919 38 25 0.00 0.0
1918 41 34 0.00 0.0
1917 45 28 0.00 0.0
1916 71 53 0.00 0.0
1915 35 22 0.00 0.0
1914 44 35 0.14 0.0
1913 64 48 0.00 0.0
1912 49 46 0.54 0.0
1911 44 27 0.00 0.0
1910 33 27 0.90 4.5
1909 66 36 0.00 0.0
1908 41 32 0.00 0.0
1907 33 20 0.00 0.0
1906 40 25 0.06 0.0
1905 39 26 0.00 0.0
1904 30 25 0.61 0.6
1903 48 32 0.00 0.0
1902 36 31 1.14 2.0
1901 31 16 0.00 0.0
1900 48 39 0.00 0.0
1899 40 29 0.00 0.0
1898 45 32 0.00 0.0
1897 44 34 0.20 0.0
1896 55 21 0.00 0.0
1895 35 27 0.00 0.0
1894 44 24 0.00 0.0
1893 28 22 0.25 3.3
1892 43 26 0.00 0.0
1891 57 36 0.00 0.0
1890 44 27 0.00 0.0
1889 40 22 0.00 0.0
1888 56 33 0.00 0.0
1887 52 32 0.22 n/a
1886 25 14 0.42 n/a
1885 48 28 0.09 0.0
1884 52 32 0.00 0.0
1883 60 37 0.07 n/a
1882 50 34 0.00 n/a
1881 47 33 0.00 n/a
1880 54 41 0.54 n/a
1879 55 43 0.00 n/a
1878 42 34 0.00 n/a
1877 59 40 0.90 n/a
1876 35 22 0.00 n/a
1875 40 37 1.21 n/a
1874 46 25 0.00 n/a
1873 50 30 0.05 n/a
1872 42 25 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1870 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1869 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1868 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1867 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1866 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1865 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1864 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1863 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1862 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1861 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1860 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1859 n/a n/a 0.54 n/a
1858 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1853 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1852 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1851 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 75 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 75 °F 2001
2 73 °F 1998
3 72 °F 1982
4 71 °F 1916
4 71 °F 1994
6 69 °F 2013
7 68 °F 1999
8 67 °F 1960
8 67 °F 1972
10 66 °F 1909
10 66 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 14 °F which happened in 1886.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 °F 1886
2 16 °F 1901
3 19 °F 1926
4 20 °F 1907
5 21 °F 1896
6 22 °F 1889
6 22 °F 1915
6 22 °F 1893
6 22 °F 1876
10 23 °F 1929
10 23 °F 1966
10 23 °F 1935
10 23 °F 1944
10 23 °F 1976
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1886
2 28 °F 1893
3 29 °F 1926
4 30 °F 1904
4 30 °F 2002
6 31 °F 1901
7 33 °F 1907
7 33 °F 1910
7 33 °F 2007
10 35 °F 1915
10 35 °F 1895
10 35 °F 1876
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.72 inches which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.72 inches 1993
2 1.25 inches 1941
3 1.21 inches 1875
4 1.14 inches 1902
5 1.03 inches 1973
6 0.90 inches 1877
6 0.90 inches 1910
8 0.84 inches 1945
9 0.82 inches 1938
9 0.82 inches 2020
All-Time Most Snow in Washington D.C. on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.1 inches 2002
2 4.5 inches 1910
3 3.3 inches 1893
4 2.6 inches 2007
5 2.0 inches 1902
5 2.0 inches 1926
7 1.4 inches 2005
8 0.6 inches 1904
9 0.3 inches 1984
10 0.2 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location