Washington D.C. May 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 15.
May 15 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1962
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1939
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1878
Highest daily low 68 °F 1983
Most precipitation 1.28 inches 1949
Most snow none -
May 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 75.6 °F
Average low 57.2 °F
Chance precipitation 37.9%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 56 0.00 0.0
2022 81 63 0.44 0.0
2021 79 51 0.00 0.0
2020 86 62 0.00 0.0
2019 76 50 0.00 0.0
2018 89 66 0.41 0.0
2017 77 54 0.00 0.0
2016 62 48 0.00 0.0
2015 78 58 0.00 0.0
2014 81 66 0.40 0.0
2013 86 57 0.00 0.0
2012 79 67 1.22 0.0
2011 75 62 0.00 0.0
2010 79 64 0.00 0.0
2009 77 65 0.15 0.0
2008 80 59 0.29 0.0
2007 83 59 0.00 0.0
2006 71 56 0.10 0.0
2005 70 62 0.00 0.0
2004 88 67 0.15 0.0
2003 74 54 0.13 0.0
2002 73 45 0.00 0.0
2001 74 50 0.00 0.0
2000 69 54 0.00 0.0
1999 73 52 0.00 0.0
1998 86 54 0.00 0.0
1997 77 51 0.01 0.0
1996 66 50 0.07 0.0
1995 78 59 0.00 0.0
1994 87 57 0.17 0.0
1993 82 56 0.00 0.0
1992 73 60 0.38 0.0
1991 91 65 0.00 0.0
1990 74 55 0.00 0.0
1989 64 54 0.37 0.0
1988 76 60 0.00 0.0
1987 76 62 0.30 0.0
1986 69 56 0.00 0.0
1985 72 63 0.00 0.0
1984 65 49 0.00 0.0
1983 86 68 0.24 0.0
1982 84 55 0.00 0.0
1981 75 62 0.62 0.0
1980 72 52 0.00 0.0
1979 79 54 0.03 0.0
1978 68 58 1.24 0.0
1977 76 54 0.00 0.0
1976 84 66 0.00 0.0
1975 79 60 0.20 0.0
1974 85 64 0.00 0.0
1973 67 49 0.08 0.0
1972 73 56 0.41 0.0
1971 70 55 0.12 0.0
1970 69 57 0.00 0.0
1969 77 56 0.00 0.0
1968 65 54 0.02 0.0
1967 79 53 0.06 0.0
1966 80 47 0.00 0.0
1965 80 51 0.00 0.0
1964 68 48 0.00 0.0
1963 74 55 0.00 0.0
1962 94 64 0.00 0.0
1961 80 62 0.00 0.0
1960 80 49 0.00 0.0
1959 63 47 0.00 0.0
1958 73 58 0.00 0.0
1957 87 65 0.00 0.0
1956 73 61 0.00 0.0
1955 70 53 0.00 0.0
1954 66 48 0.18 0.0
1953 81 67 0.06 0.0
1952 84 61 0.00 0.0
1951 83 50 0.00 0.0
1950 67 56 1.27 0.0
1949 84 60 1.28 0.0
1948 73 54 0.00 0.0
1947 57 47 0.00 0.0
1946 69 54 0.00 0.0
1945 88 63 0.00 0.0
1944 88 60 0.00 0.0
1943 60 47 0.05 0.0
1942 79 65 0.00 0.0
1941 73 52 0.05 0.0
1940 88 63 0.00 0.0
1939 66 40 0.00 0.0
1938 60 47 0.00 0.0
1937 68 54 0.00 0.0
1936 74 43 0.00 0.0
1935 66 50 0.01 0.0
1934 70 57 0.26 0.0
1933 78 60 0.30 0.0
1932 82 56 0.00 0.0
1931 82 53 0.00 0.0
1930 72 56 0.04 0.0
1929 85 64 0.13 0.0
1928 76 50 0.00 0.0
1927 64 50 0.00 0.0
1926 78 54 0.57 0.0
1925 73 52 0.00 0.0
1924 65 49 0.00 0.0
1923 77 55 0.05 0.0
1922 76 55 0.00 0.0
1921 81 59 0.25 0.0
1920 61 42 0.00 0.0
1919 75 52 0.00 0.0
1918 75 52 0.00 0.0
1917 72 53 0.00 0.0
1916 83 54 0.00 0.0
1915 71 53 0.00 0.0
1914 70 53 0.00 0.0
1913 75 53 0.00 0.0
1912 60 50 0.29 0.0
1911 78 48 0.00 0.0
1910 59 41 0.00 0.0
1909 90 60 0.00 0.0
1908 58 52 0.13 0.0
1907 83 59 0.01 0.0
1906 63 57 0.00 0.0
1905 87 66 0.04 0.0
1904 64 48 0.22 0.0
1903 81 58 0.00 0.0
1902 70 49 0.00 0.0
1901 78 49 0.00 0.0
1900 94 58 0.00 0.0
1899 74 54 0.00 0.0
1898 75 58 0.16 0.0
1897 68 50 0.04 0.0
1896 82 65 0.00 0.0
1895 56 42 0.00 0.0
1894 72 56 0.00 0.0
1893 75 48 0.06 0.0
1892 85 56 0.01 0.0
1891 58 50 0.45 0.0
1890 72 59 0.51 0.0
1889 79 60 0.07 0.0
1888 57 45 0.00 0.0
1887 77 50 0.00 0.0
1886 73 55 0.75 0.0
1885 80 54 0.00 0.0
1884 75 48 0.00 0.0
1883 74 55 0.16 n/a
1882 58 49 0.04 n/a
1881 84 65 0.13 n/a
1880 65 42 0.00 n/a
1879 80 64 0.00 n/a
1878 55 42 0.75 n/a
1877 84 52 0.00 n/a
1876 81 52 0.00 n/a
1875 74 52 0.01 n/a
1874 72 58 0.36 n/a
1873 75 52 0.00 n/a
1872 80 55 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 71 57 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 78 50 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 94 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1962.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1900
1 94 °F 1962
3 91 °F 1991
4 90 °F 1909
5 89 °F 2018
6 88 °F 1945
6 88 °F 1944
6 88 °F 1940
6 88 °F 2004
10 87 °F 1957
10 87 °F 1994
10 87 °F 1905
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 40 °F which happened in 1939.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1939
2 41 °F 1910
3 42 °F 1895
3 42 °F 1880
3 42 °F 1878
3 42 °F 1920
7 43 °F 1936
8 45 °F 2002
8 45 °F 1888
10 47 °F 1943
10 47 °F 1938
10 47 °F 1959
10 47 °F 1966
10 47 °F 1947
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1878
2 56 °F 1895
3 57 °F 1888
3 57 °F 1947
5 58 °F 1891
5 58 °F 1882
5 58 °F 1908
8 59 °F 1910
9 60 °F 1912
9 60 °F 1943
9 60 °F 1938
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.28 inches which happened in 1949.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.28 inches 1949
2 1.27 inches 1950
3 1.24 inches 1978
4 1.22 inches 2012
5 0.75 inches 1886
5 0.75 inches 1878
7 0.62 inches 1981
8 0.57 inches 1926
9 0.51 inches 1890
10 0.45 inches 1891
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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