Washington D.C. May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1956
Lowest daily high 53 °F 2003
Highest daily low 70 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.24 inches 1947
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.1 °F
Average low 57.9 °F
Chance precipitation 37.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 58 0.00 0.0
2022 84 57 0.00 0.0
2021 75 54 0.00 0.0
2020 69 61 0.00 0.0
2019 82 59 0.00 0.0
2018 69 66 0.97 0.0
2017 91 62 0.00 0.0
2016 59 54 0.41 0.0
2015 87 70 0.00 0.0
2014 69 52 0.00 0.0
2013 83 63 0.00 0.0
2012 77 61 0.00 0.0
2011 73 63 0.01 0.0
2010 64 53 0.49 0.0
2009 66 54 0.03 0.0
2008 77 51 0.01 0.0
2007 69 57 0.00 0.0
2006 73 51 0.13 0.0
2005 69 53 0.00 0.0
2004 82 67 0.02 0.0
2003 53 49 0.10 0.0
2002 83 64 0.29 0.0
2001 62 54 0.00 0.0
2000 77 60 0.00 0.0
1999 75 54 0.00 0.0
1998 86 66 0.00 0.0
1997 75 51 0.01 0.0
1996 67 60 0.07 0.0
1995 80 62 0.06 0.0
1994 64 51 0.00 0.0
1993 74 58 0.00 0.0
1992 71 60 0.00 0.0
1991 88 66 0.30 0.0
1990 85 66 0.00 0.0
1989 77 58 0.12 0.0
1988 80 60 1.02 0.0
1987 82 53 0.00 0.0
1986 90 64 0.00 0.0
1985 67 61 0.68 0.0
1984 69 41 0.00 0.0
1983 67 43 0.00 0.0
1982 87 63 0.00 0.0
1981 77 53 0.00 0.0
1980 76 57 0.00 0.0
1979 75 56 0.00 0.0
1978 72 56 0.00 0.0
1977 89 59 0.00 0.0
1976 80 65 0.07 0.0
1975 74 61 0.00 0.0
1974 92 69 0.00 0.0
1973 73 43 0.09 0.0
1972 76 54 0.05 0.0
1971 79 53 0.00 0.0
1970 68 55 0.32 0.0
1969 85 59 0.00 0.0
1968 84 60 0.00 0.0
1967 66 42 0.09 0.0
1966 80 52 0.06 0.0
1965 87 65 0.00 0.0
1964 84 59 0.25 0.0
1963 71 57 0.45 0.0
1962 75 60 0.00 0.0
1961 72 52 0.00 0.0
1960 85 60 0.03 0.0
1959 74 47 0.00 0.0
1958 79 56 0.00 0.0
1957 71 56 0.00 0.0
1956 57 40 0.16 0.0
1955 64 52 0.00 0.0
1954 77 60 0.00 0.0
1953 83 67 0.46 0.0
1952 71 52 0.01 0.0
1951 88 61 0.00 0.0
1950 78 55 0.14 0.0
1949 75 60 0.00 0.0
1948 76 57 0.97 0.0
1947 78 58 1.24 0.0
1946 84 67 0.05 0.0
1945 83 63 0.47 0.0
1944 85 65 0.00 0.0
1943 85 64 0.00 0.0
1942 72 55 0.00 0.0
1941 84 57 0.05 0.0
1940 67 51 0.00 0.0
1939 75 45 0.00 0.0
1938 77 51 0.00 0.0
1937 75 56 0.00 0.0
1936 88 54 0.00 0.0
1935 72 51 0.00 0.0
1934 68 52 0.00 0.0
1933 73 52 0.00 0.0
1932 74 58 0.07 0.0
1931 79 61 0.00 0.0
1930 84 58 0.12 0.0
1929 68 42 0.00 0.0
1928 80 59 0.05 0.0
1927 66 50 0.00 0.0
1926 85 47 0.00 0.0
1925 83 55 0.01 0.0
1924 74 46 0.00 0.0
1923 72 56 0.00 0.0
1922 68 57 0.45 0.0
1921 72 45 0.00 0.0
1920 70 41 0.00 0.0
1919 73 57 0.22 0.0
1918 78 52 0.00 0.0
1917 79 58 0.00 0.0
1916 65 51 0.06 0.0
1915 68 50 0.00 0.0
1914 74 44 0.00 0.0
1913 67 54 1.05 0.0
1912 67 53 0.01 0.0
1911 89 63 0.00 0.0
1910 71 42 0.00 0.0
1909 81 61 0.00 0.0
1908 80 58 0.00 0.0
1907 70 54 0.00 0.0
1906 90 60 0.00 0.0
1905 72 57 0.44 0.0
1904 70 53 0.00 0.0
1903 78 54 0.00 0.0
1902 82 57 0.01 0.0
1901 77 58 0.00 0.0
1900 88 57 0.00 0.0
1899 74 55 0.31 0.0
1898 73 58 0.00 0.0
1897 70 45 0.00 0.0
1896 92 66 0.00 0.0
1895 63 40 0.00 0.0
1894 80 56 0.37 0.0
1893 66 47 0.00 0.0
1892 75 49 0.00 0.0
1891 64 42 0.00 0.0
1890 76 45 0.00 0.0
1889 85 62 0.00 0.0
1888 64 44 0.00 0.0
1887 82 53 0.00 0.0
1886 65 44 0.00 0.0
1885 72 53 0.00 0.0
1884 71 46 0.00 0.0
1883 70 45 0.00 n/a
1882 71 47 0.00 n/a
1881 59 53 0.20 n/a
1880 89 61 0.00 n/a
1879 75 64 0.16 n/a
1878 58 52 0.51 n/a
1877 92 62 0.00 n/a
1876 56 52 0.03 n/a
1875 66 40 0.00 n/a
1874 78 56 0.00 n/a
1873 70 52 0.00 n/a
1872 76 49 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 0.05 n/a
1858 60 56 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.38 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.12 n/a
1854 n/a n/a 0.74 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 81 60 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 92 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1877
1 92 °F 1974
1 92 °F 1896
4 91 °F 2017
5 90 °F 1906
5 90 °F 1986
7 89 °F 1911
7 89 °F 1977
7 89 °F 1880
10 88 °F 1900
10 88 °F 1936
10 88 °F 1951
10 88 °F 1991
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 40 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1956.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1895
1 40 °F 1956
1 40 °F 1875
4 41 °F 1920
4 41 °F 1984
6 42 °F 1891
6 42 °F 1967
6 42 °F 1910
6 42 °F 1929
10 43 °F 1983
10 43 °F 1973
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 2003
2 56 °F 1876
3 57 °F 1956
4 58 °F 1878
5 59 °F 1881
5 59 °F 2016
7 60 °F 1858
8 62 °F 2001
9 63 °F 1895
10 64 °F 2010
10 64 °F 1891
10 64 °F 1888
10 64 °F 1994
10 64 °F 1955
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.24 inches which happened in 1947.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.24 inches 1947
2 1.05 inches 1913
3 1.02 inches 1988
4 0.97 inches 1948
4 0.97 inches 2018
6 0.74 inches 1854
7 0.68 inches 1985
8 0.51 inches 1878
9 0.49 inches 2010
10 0.47 inches 1945
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location