Washington D.C. May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1914
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1913
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1882
Highest daily low 71 °F 2015
Most precipitation 2.11 inches 1932
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 74.6 °F
Average low 56.0 °F
Chance precipitation 36.8%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 85 60 0.00 0.0
2022 75 57 0.00 0.0
2021 69 50 0.00 0.0
2020 64 43 0.00 0.0
2019 61 51 0.49 0.0
2018 90 67 0.15 0.0
2017 59 50 0.31 0.0
2016 66 58 0.00 0.0
2015 90 71 0.00 0.0
2014 86 63 0.08 0.0
2013 67 53 0.00 0.0
2012 78 52 0.00 0.0
2011 74 54 0.00 0.0
2010 79 55 0.00 0.0
2009 68 48 0.00 0.0
2008 52 48 1.32 0.0
2007 81 61 0.93 0.0
2006 71 50 0.28 0.0
2005 75 61 0.00 0.0
2004 86 68 0.00 0.0
2003 72 58 0.00 0.0
2002 85 59 0.00 0.0
2001 83 59 0.02 0.0
2000 88 65 0.00 0.0
1999 85 58 0.00 0.0
1998 55 52 0.54 0.0
1997 81 51 0.00 0.0
1996 62 49 0.00 0.0
1995 73 56 0.00 0.0
1994 73 51 0.05 0.0
1993 82 63 0.28 0.0
1992 76 50 0.00 0.0
1991 90 59 0.00 0.0
1990 62 49 0.00 0.0
1989 62 45 0.19 0.0
1988 75 54 0.00 0.0
1987 86 65 0.17 0.0
1986 72 52 0.00 0.0
1985 83 67 1.41 0.0
1984 82 63 0.00 0.0
1983 74 48 0.00 0.0
1982 90 55 0.00 0.0
1981 71 52 0.14 0.0
1980 87 65 0.00 0.0
1979 77 69 0.00 0.0
1978 81 57 0.00 0.0
1977 79 48 0.00 0.0
1976 69 51 0.01 0.0
1975 79 60 0.26 0.0
1974 72 52 1.40 0.0
1973 77 52 0.00 0.0
1972 76 51 0.00 0.0
1971 74 63 0.33 0.0
1970 87 64 0.56 0.0
1969 70 40 0.00 0.0
1968 80 62 0.07 0.0
1967 70 52 0.00 0.0
1966 75 53 0.02 0.0
1965 78 61 0.01 0.0
1964 82 60 0.04 0.0
1963 63 45 0.00 0.0
1962 71 49 0.14 0.0
1961 73 60 0.13 0.0
1960 56 49 0.26 0.0
1959 91 67 0.26 0.0
1958 78 63 0.00 0.0
1957 79 58 0.00 0.0
1956 82 56 0.00 0.0
1955 77 57 0.00 0.0
1954 66 48 0.00 0.0
1953 89 64 0.00 0.0
1952 64 49 0.49 0.0
1951 60 51 0.00 0.0
1950 67 53 0.51 0.0
1949 72 43 0.00 0.0
1948 86 66 0.12 0.0
1947 84 44 0.00 0.0
1946 82 59 1.39 0.0
1945 76 44 0.00 0.0
1944 87 62 0.00 0.0
1943 81 62 1.01 0.0
1942 83 61 0.00 0.0
1941 66 48 0.00 0.0
1940 67 43 0.00 0.0
1939 68 51 0.00 0.0
1938 61 44 0.04 0.0
1937 79 52 0.00 0.0
1936 86 61 0.00 0.0
1935 78 51 0.00 0.0
1934 67 47 0.00 0.0
1933 67 55 0.04 0.0
1932 53 48 2.11 0.0
1931 57 52 0.39 0.0
1930 65 58 0.00 0.0
1929 86 55 0.16 0.0
1928 64 50 0.09 0.0
1927 63 54 0.01 0.0
1926 73 47 0.00 0.0
1925 67 48 0.15 0.0
1924 61 46 0.17 0.0
1923 80 62 0.01 0.0
1922 76 60 0.00 0.0
1921 62 51 2.02 0.0
1920 63 50 0.70 0.0
1919 60 51 0.00 0.0
1918 88 58 0.00 0.0
1917 60 47 0.00 0.0
1916 73 58 0.00 0.0
1915 65 54 0.63 0.0
1914 93 54 0.00 0.0
1913 68 37 0.00 0.0
1912 71 62 1.15 0.0
1911 92 70 0.00 0.0
1910 60 48 0.48 0.0
1909 74 46 0.00 0.0
1908 88 63 0.00 0.0
1907 59 39 0.00 0.0
1906 79 48 0.00 0.0
1905 85 62 0.01 0.0
1904 75 44 0.00 0.0
1903 71 49 0.00 0.0
1902 65 45 0.00 0.0
1901 75 55 0.01 0.0
1900 78 52 0.00 0.0
1899 83 50 0.00 0.0
1898 80 57 0.07 0.0
1897 78 64 0.51 0.0
1896 90 66 0.00 0.0
1895 68 47 0.42 0.0
1894 76 51 0.00 0.0
1893 79 55 0.00 0.0
1892 64 49 0.00 0.0
1891 71 52 0.20 0.0
1890 72 49 0.00 0.0
1889 82 62 0.02 0.0
1888 82 63 0.55 0.0
1887 85 59 0.00 0.0
1886 69 55 0.27 0.0
1885 68 40 0.00 0.0
1884 74 46 0.00 0.0
1883 72 51 0.00 n/a
1882 50 44 0.14 n/a
1881 93 69 0.00 n/a
1880 79 58 0.00 n/a
1879 82 56 0.00 n/a
1878 55 42 0.00 n/a
1877 66 48 0.00 n/a
1876 83 53 0.48 n/a
1875 78 57 0.00 n/a
1874 70 43 0.00 n/a
1873 74 51 0.00 n/a
1872 85 68 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 0.00 n/a
1858 73 53 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 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 88 60 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 93 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1914.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1914
1 93 °F 1881
3 92 °F 1911
4 91 °F 1959
5 90 °F 2015
5 90 °F 2018
5 90 °F 1991
5 90 °F 1896
5 90 °F 1982
10 89 °F 1953
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 37 °F which happened in 1913.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1913
2 39 °F 1907
3 40 °F 1885
3 40 °F 1969
5 42 °F 1878
6 43 °F 2020
6 43 °F 1949
6 43 °F 1874
6 43 °F 1940
10 44 °F 1882
10 44 °F 1904
10 44 °F 1945
10 44 °F 1938
10 44 °F 1947
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1882
2 52 °F 2008
3 53 °F 1932
4 55 °F 1998
4 55 °F 1878
6 56 °F 1960
7 57 °F 1931
8 59 °F 2017
8 59 °F 1907
10 60 °F 1910
10 60 °F 1919
10 60 °F 1951
10 60 °F 1917
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.11 inches which happened in 1932.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.11 inches 1932
2 2.02 inches 1921
3 1.41 inches 1985
4 1.40 inches 1974
5 1.39 inches 1946
6 1.32 inches 2008
7 1.15 inches 1912
8 1.01 inches 1943
9 0.93 inches 2007
10 0.70 inches 1920
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location