Washington D.C. May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1942
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1876
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1963
Highest daily low 66 °F 1983
Most precipitation 1.42 inches 1976
Most snow none -
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.8 °F
Average low 52.7 °F
Chance precipitation 36.6%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 62 50 0.00 0.0
2022 67 53 0.13 0.0
2021 69 47 0.00 0.0
2020 67 52 0.09 0.0
2019 70 59 0.00 0.0
2018 83 49 0.00 0.0
2017 84 64 0.00 0.0
2016 59 52 0.48 0.0
2015 64 54 0.11 0.0
2014 77 57 0.16 0.0
2013 71 50 0.00 0.0
2012 84 60 0.15 0.0
2011 61 51 0.01 0.0
2010 88 61 0.00 0.0
2009 77 59 0.00 0.0
2008 71 48 0.04 0.0
2007 78 59 0.00 0.0
2006 70 45 0.00 0.0
2005 65 51 0.11 0.0
2004 79 61 0.07 0.0
2003 78 59 0.00 0.0
2002 74 51 0.00 0.0
2001 82 54 0.00 0.0
2000 78 46 0.00 0.0
1999 67 47 0.00 0.0
1998 65 57 0.52 0.0
1997 81 56 0.00 0.0
1996 68 42 0.00 0.0
1995 65 46 0.00 0.0
1994 77 49 0.05 0.0
1993 81 53 0.00 0.0
1992 70 49 0.00 0.0
1991 81 54 0.00 0.0
1990 81 56 0.00 0.0
1989 65 61 1.00 0.0
1988 70 45 0.00 0.0
1987 70 45 0.00 0.0
1986 87 60 0.00 0.0
1985 86 58 0.00 0.0
1984 73 55 0.00 0.0
1983 82 66 0.00 0.0
1982 77 48 0.00 0.0
1981 60 52 0.58 0.0
1980 74 55 0.19 0.0
1979 71 55 0.00 0.0
1978 62 46 0.00 0.0
1977 77 50 0.00 0.0
1976 66 60 1.42 0.0
1975 59 51 0.70 0.0
1974 77 61 0.00 0.0
1973 78 49 0.00 0.0
1972 80 56 0.00 0.0
1971 71 43 0.00 0.0
1970 82 61 0.00 0.0
1969 71 43 0.00 0.0
1968 74 45 0.00 0.0
1967 83 57 0.00 0.0
1966 76 55 0.16 0.0
1965 73 52 0.02 0.0
1964 54 47 0.00 0.0
1963 51 41 0.00 0.0
1962 63 55 0.40 0.0
1961 60 52 0.48 0.0
1960 65 48 0.13 0.0
1959 72 54 0.00 0.0
1958 60 52 0.07 0.0
1957 85 55 0.00 0.0
1956 65 48 0.00 0.0
1955 71 57 0.01 0.0
1954 81 59 0.00 0.0
1953 86 60 0.12 0.0
1952 75 45 0.00 0.0
1951 74 56 0.00 0.0
1950 72 46 0.12 0.0
1949 75 60 0.02 0.0
1948 68 50 0.03 0.0
1947 82 65 0.00 0.0
1946 70 59 0.01 0.0
1945 56 40 0.10 0.0
1944 86 51 0.00 0.0
1943 56 45 0.00 0.0
1942 96 62 0.00 0.0
1941 83 57 0.04 0.0
1940 75 53 0.41 0.0
1939 60 40 0.00 0.0
1938 70 47 0.00 0.0
1937 71 40 0.00 0.0
1936 84 59 0.00 0.0
1935 65 45 0.00 0.0
1934 72 47 0.00 0.0
1933 80 60 0.00 0.0
1932 71 57 0.99 0.0
1931 64 40 0.02 0.0
1930 87 61 0.00 0.0
1929 78 57 0.37 0.0
1928 74 55 0.01 0.0
1927 65 42 0.00 0.0
1926 80 60 0.00 0.0
1925 61 39 0.01 0.0
1924 64 49 0.00 0.0
1923 70 49 0.00 0.0
1922 72 41 0.00 0.0
1921 51 47 0.15 0.0
1920 64 48 0.01 0.0
1919 58 49 0.59 0.0
1918 58 44 0.02 0.0
1917 79 53 0.09 0.0
1916 87 54 0.00 0.0
1915 75 49 0.00 0.0
1914 60 41 0.00 0.0
1913 80 44 0.00 0.0
1912 69 41 0.00 0.0
1911 86 62 0.05 0.0
1910 79 56 0.00 0.0
1909 71 44 0.17 0.0
1908 56 39 0.00 0.0
1907 68 51 0.61 0.0
1906 72 57 0.00 0.0
1905 62 47 0.00 0.0
1904 67 47 0.00 0.0
1903 67 44 0.00 0.0
1902 77 55 0.00 0.0
1901 83 52 0.00 0.0
1900 77 50 0.00 0.0
1899 87 58 0.00 0.0
1898 78 48 0.00 0.0
1897 68 60 0.40 0.0
1896 56 52 0.00 0.0
1895 59 52 0.15 0.0
1894 81 49 0.00 0.0
1893 70 49 0.00 0.0
1892 76 49 0.00 0.0
1891 79 62 0.00 0.0
1890 86 58 0.10 0.0
1889 54 45 0.33 0.0
1888 76 52 0.10 0.0
1887 72 50 0.00 0.0
1886 58 46 0.00 0.0
1885 66 48 0.06 0.0
1884 80 57 0.00 0.0
1883 59 43 0.00 n/a
1882 71 42 0.00 n/a
1881 68 44 0.00 n/a
1880 61 38 0.00 n/a
1879 65 42 0.00 n/a
1878 80 50 0.00 n/a
1877 51 40 0.00 n/a
1876 59 34 0.00 n/a
1875 58 47 0.00 n/a
1874 72 48 0.00 n/a
1873 64 50 0.13 n/a
1872 76 53 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.06 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 0.00 n/a
1858 85 58 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.46 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 0.00 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 66 49 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 96 °F which happened in 1942.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1942
2 88 °F 2010
3 87 °F 1916
3 87 °F 1986
3 87 °F 1899
3 87 °F 1930
7 86 °F 1985
7 86 °F 1890
7 86 °F 1944
7 86 °F 1953
7 86 °F 1911
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 34 °F which happened in 1876.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1876
2 38 °F 1880
3 39 °F 1925
3 39 °F 1908
5 40 °F 1939
5 40 °F 1937
5 40 °F 1945
5 40 °F 1931
5 40 °F 1877
10 41 °F 1914
10 41 °F 1963
10 41 °F 1922
10 41 °F 1912
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1963
1 51 °F 1921
1 51 °F 1877
4 54 °F 1889
4 54 °F 1964
6 56 °F 1896
6 56 °F 1943
6 56 °F 1908
6 56 °F 1945
10 58 °F 1918
10 58 °F 1919
10 58 °F 1875
10 58 °F 1886
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.42 inches which happened in 1976.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.42 inches 1976
2 1.00 inches 1989
3 0.99 inches 1932
4 0.70 inches 1975
5 0.61 inches 1907
6 0.59 inches 1919
7 0.58 inches 1981
8 0.52 inches 1998
9 0.48 inches 1961
9 0.48 inches 2016
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location