Washington D.C. May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 93 °F 1911
Lowest temperature 38 °F 1920
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1895
Highest daily low 71 °F 1976
Most precipitation 2.3 inches 2014
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 75.8 °F
Average low 57.5 °F
Chance precipitation 37.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 58 0.00 0.0
2022 82 64 0.27 0.0
2021 73 54 0.00 0.0
2020 83 64 0.00 0.0
2019 80 56 0.01 0.0
2018 75 67 0.82 0.0
2017 79 55 0.00 0.0
2016 67 45 0.00 0.0
2015 88 67 0.66 0.0
2014 72 55 2.25 0.0
2013 87 66 0.00 0.0
2012 82 63 0.00 0.0
2011 80 61 0.19 0.0
2010 76 62 0.00 0.0
2009 82 64 0.52 0.0
2008 74 55 0.53 0.0
2007 83 62 0.48 0.0
2006 67 54 0.00 0.0
2005 68 57 0.00 0.0
2004 81 67 0.01 0.0
2003 62 53 1.59 0.0
2002 82 51 0.00 0.0
2001 72 51 0.00 0.0
2000 72 50 0.00 0.0
1999 71 51 0.00 0.0
1998 86 60 0.00 0.0
1997 67 46 0.00 0.0
1996 63 53 0.26 0.0
1995 77 53 0.00 0.0
1994 82 57 0.01 0.0
1993 83 62 0.34 0.0
1992 66 58 0.00 0.0
1991 87 64 0.00 0.0
1990 83 63 0.00 0.0
1989 60 56 0.61 0.0
1988 82 60 1.33 0.0
1987 70 53 0.00 0.0
1986 85 62 0.00 0.0
1985 68 61 0.08 0.0
1984 65 46 0.00 0.0
1983 72 45 1.91 0.0
1982 86 57 0.00 0.0
1981 71 56 0.00 0.0
1980 74 53 0.00 0.0
1979 74 57 0.00 0.0
1978 61 55 0.55 0.0
1977 81 51 0.00 0.0
1976 79 71 0.17 0.0
1975 78 64 0.13 0.0
1974 86 65 0.00 0.0
1973 69 41 0.00 0.0
1972 77 51 0.00 0.0
1971 62 55 0.94 0.0
1970 75 56 0.00 0.0
1969 80 54 0.00 0.0
1968 77 60 0.05 0.0
1967 69 47 0.00 0.0
1966 79 51 0.00 0.0
1965 89 59 0.27 0.0
1964 79 51 0.00 0.0
1963 75 58 0.00 0.0
1962 83 62 0.00 0.0
1961 80 60 0.00 0.0
1960 87 59 0.00 0.0
1959 65 47 0.00 0.0
1958 79 57 0.00 0.0
1957 75 60 0.00 0.0
1956 72 47 0.00 0.0
1955 76 51 0.00 0.0
1954 79 53 0.00 0.0
1953 79 65 0.22 0.0
1952 71 57 0.03 0.0
1951 89 57 0.00 0.0
1950 75 57 0.01 0.0
1949 73 58 0.00 0.0
1948 73 60 0.29 0.0
1947 66 49 0.00 0.0
1946 82 63 0.07 0.0
1945 89 64 0.00 0.0
1944 92 63 0.01 0.0
1943 77 57 0.01 0.0
1942 70 58 0.79 0.0
1941 89 57 0.06 0.0
1940 69 58 0.76 0.0
1939 64 47 0.00 0.0
1938 73 54 0.00 0.0
1937 74 49 0.03 0.0
1936 74 53 0.00 0.0
1935 60 47 0.00 0.0
1934 65 51 0.00 0.0
1933 75 57 0.92 0.0
1932 90 60 0.00 0.0
1931 87 59 0.00 0.0
1930 79 56 0.00 0.0
1929 82 51 0.00 0.0
1928 77 56 0.00 0.0
1927 57 45 0.00 0.0
1926 64 54 1.32 0.0
1925 82 54 0.00 0.0
1924 64 50 0.30 0.0
1923 84 63 0.03 0.0
1922 79 54 0.00 0.0
1921 65 50 0.00 0.0
1920 69 38 0.00 0.0
1919 64 53 0.20 0.0
1918 71 55 0.00 0.0
1917 79 46 0.00 0.0
1916 74 60 0.20 0.0
1915 60 52 0.27 0.0
1914 68 48 0.00 0.0
1913 80 60 0.00 0.0
1912 70 54 1.18 0.0
1911 93 60 0.00 0.0
1910 67 40 0.00 0.0
1909 85 64 0.00 0.0
1908 63 51 0.01 0.0
1907 70 57 0.39 0.0
1906 79 58 0.00 0.0
1905 80 64 0.06 0.0
1904 67 45 0.00 0.0
1903 81 56 0.00 0.0
1902 72 47 0.00 0.0
1901 77 52 0.00 0.0
1900 92 62 0.00 0.0
1899 85 52 0.04 0.0
1898 84 60 0.86 0.0
1897 69 49 0.00 0.0
1896 81 57 0.00 0.0
1895 55 45 0.28 0.0
1894 69 52 0.18 0.0
1893 67 59 0.33 0.0
1892 81 63 0.00 0.0
1891 72 52 0.06 0.0
1890 72 56 0.00 0.0
1889 82 55 0.00 0.0
1888 64 46 0.10 0.0
1887 82 51 0.00 0.0
1886 66 51 0.04 0.0
1885 81 51 0.00 0.0
1884 68 54 0.00 0.0
1883 70 50 0.00 n/a
1882 60 48 0.02 n/a
1881 71 57 0.00 n/a
1880 80 46 0.00 n/a
1879 82 64 0.62 n/a
1878 67 44 0.00 n/a
1877 89 64 0.00 n/a
1876 64 52 0.38 n/a
1875 64 43 0.00 n/a
1874 75 54 0.54 n/a
1873 75 52 0.00 n/a
1872 76 54 0.00 n/a
1858 80 52 0.89 n/a
1851 75 53 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1911
2 92 °F 1900
2 92 °F 1944
4 90 °F 1932
5 89 °F 1941
5 89 °F 1951
5 89 °F 1877
5 89 °F 1965
5 89 °F 1945
10 88 °F 2015
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1920
2 40 °F 1910
3 41 °F 1973
4 43 °F 1875
5 44 °F 1878
6 45 °F 1927
6 45 °F 1983
6 45 °F 1895
6 45 °F 1904
6 45 °F 2016
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1895
2 57 °F 1927
3 60 °F 1989
3 60 °F 1915
3 60 °F 1882
3 60 °F 1935
7 61 °F 1978
8 62 °F 2003
8 62 °F 1971
10 63 °F 1996
10 63 °F 1908
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.3 inches 2014
2 1.9 inches 1983
3 1.6 inches 2003
4 1.3 inches 1988
5 1.3 inches 1926
6 1.2 inches 1912
7 0.9 inches 1971
8 0.9 inches 1933
9 0.9 inches 1858
10 0.9 inches 1898
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 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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