Washington D.C. May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1877
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 55 °F 2003
Highest daily low 72 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.38 inches 1936
Most snow none -
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 76.4 °F
Average low 58.2 °F
Chance precipitation 37.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 50 0.00 0.0
2022 75 58 0.01 0.0
2021 79 55 0.00 0.0
2020 68 57 0.00 0.0
2019 84 64 0.00 0.0
2018 69 57 1.01 0.0
2017 88 70 0.03 0.0
2016 66 54 0.00 0.0
2015 92 72 0.76 0.0
2014 69 53 0.00 0.0
2013 67 61 0.06 0.0
2012 76 55 0.00 0.0
2011 72 62 0.20 0.0
2010 61 52 0.14 0.0
2009 62 50 0.00 0.0
2008 70 57 0.05 0.0
2007 61 54 0.00 0.0
2006 73 53 0.17 0.0
2005 75 55 0.00 0.0
2004 85 67 0.05 0.0
2003 55 50 0.28 0.0
2002 65 48 0.68 0.0
2001 67 59 0.08 0.0
2000 85 67 0.00 0.0
1999 79 57 0.00 0.0
1998 85 62 0.00 0.0
1997 86 53 0.00 0.0
1996 84 63 0.00 0.0
1995 81 68 0.32 0.0
1994 65 48 0.00 0.0
1993 65 56 0.85 0.0
1992 82 62 0.25 0.0
1991 76 57 0.00 0.0
1990 78 59 0.00 0.0
1989 86 54 0.00 0.0
1988 72 61 0.15 0.0
1987 91 62 0.00 0.0
1986 91 67 0.00 0.0
1985 69 56 0.07 0.0
1984 65 50 0.00 0.0
1983 72 49 0.00 0.0
1982 86 65 0.00 0.0
1981 64 52 0.18 0.0
1980 79 63 0.97 0.0
1979 72 56 0.12 0.0
1978 79 55 0.02 0.0
1977 92 65 0.00 0.0
1976 74 47 0.33 0.0
1975 76 61 0.00 0.0
1974 78 64 0.00 0.0
1973 65 40 0.00 0.0
1972 76 60 0.00 0.0
1971 83 53 0.00 0.0
1970 73 50 0.00 0.0
1969 80 64 0.00 0.0
1968 79 63 0.00 0.0
1967 76 46 0.00 0.0
1966 82 59 0.02 0.0
1965 79 59 0.00 0.0
1964 84 59 0.00 0.0
1963 77 62 0.01 0.0
1962 94 65 0.00 0.0
1961 67 53 0.01 0.0
1960 75 61 0.00 0.0
1959 64 57 0.09 0.0
1958 86 64 0.00 0.0
1957 83 61 0.00 0.0
1956 68 48 0.00 0.0
1955 73 45 0.00 0.0
1954 66 57 0.07 0.0
1953 86 68 0.00 0.0
1952 65 54 0.00 0.0
1951 71 56 0.00 0.0
1950 69 54 0.80 0.0
1949 85 63 0.00 0.0
1948 71 54 0.00 0.0
1947 85 61 0.07 0.0
1946 78 61 0.82 0.0
1945 79 57 0.04 0.0
1944 82 65 0.00 0.0
1943 88 68 0.00 0.0
1942 78 54 0.00 0.0
1941 72 51 0.00 0.0
1940 78 53 0.00 0.0
1939 85 56 0.00 0.0
1938 66 55 0.37 0.0
1937 70 50 0.05 0.0
1936 88 63 1.38 0.0
1935 70 49 0.00 0.0
1934 90 50 0.00 0.0
1933 78 49 0.00 0.0
1932 66 50 0.06 0.0
1931 77 58 0.00 0.0
1930 68 56 0.22 0.0
1929 84 54 0.00 0.0
1928 82 63 0.33 0.0
1927 64 53 0.16 0.0
1926 87 58 0.08 0.0
1925 63 48 0.00 0.0
1924 80 54 0.03 0.0
1923 74 48 0.05 0.0
1922 70 60 0.14 0.0
1921 79 47 0.00 0.0
1920 75 49 0.00 0.0
1919 74 54 0.00 0.0
1918 80 53 0.00 0.0
1917 87 52 0.00 0.0
1916 69 46 0.00 0.0
1915 60 45 0.04 0.0
1914 78 45 0.00 0.0
1913 77 52 0.00 0.0
1912 74 47 0.00 0.0
1911 95 64 0.00 0.0
1910 75 55 0.09 0.0
1909 72 51 0.00 0.0
1908 78 60 0.00 0.0
1907 83 53 0.00 0.0
1906 92 62 0.00 0.0
1905 67 54 0.00 0.0
1904 66 59 0.52 0.0
1903 83 59 0.00 0.0
1902 80 62 0.00 0.0
1901 69 57 0.00 0.0
1900 75 68 0.01 0.0
1899 62 55 0.74 0.0
1898 74 47 0.00 0.0
1897 77 50 0.00 0.0
1896 93 61 0.38 0.0
1895 61 47 0.11 0.0
1894 85 63 0.41 0.0
1893 62 52 0.00 0.0
1892 75 55 0.01 0.0
1891 77 42 0.00 0.0
1890 76 53 0.00 0.0
1889 82 60 0.00 0.0
1888 58 51 0.37 0.0
1887 82 60 0.00 0.0
1886 65 49 0.06 0.0
1885 78 55 0.00 0.0
1884 79 47 0.00 0.0
1883 78 44 0.00 n/a
1882 63 48 0.00 n/a
1881 58 51 0.22 n/a
1880 92 63 0.00 n/a
1879 77 64 0.47 n/a
1878 70 48 0.00 n/a
1877 96 64 0.00 n/a
1876 77 53 0.00 n/a
1875 64 42 0.00 n/a
1874 66 52 0.00 n/a
1873 74 45 0.00 n/a
1872 69 58 0.02 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 0.60 n/a
1858 69 n/a 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 0.03 n/a
1854 n/a n/a 0.38 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 78 65 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 96 °F which happened in 1877.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1877
2 95 °F 1911
3 94 °F 1962
4 93 °F 1896
5 92 °F 1977
5 92 °F 2015
5 92 °F 1906
5 92 °F 1880
9 91 °F 1987
9 91 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 40 °F which happened in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1973
2 42 °F 1891
2 42 °F 1875
4 44 °F 1883
5 45 °F 1955
5 45 °F 1873
5 45 °F 1915
5 45 °F 1914
9 46 °F 1916
9 46 °F 1967
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 2003
2 58 °F 1881
2 58 °F 1888
4 60 °F 1915
5 61 °F 2010
5 61 °F 1895
5 61 °F 2007
8 62 °F 2009
8 62 °F 1899
8 62 °F 1893
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.38 inches which happened in 1936.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.38 inches 1936
2 1.01 inches 2018
3 0.97 inches 1980
4 0.85 inches 1993
5 0.82 inches 1946
6 0.80 inches 1950
7 0.76 inches 2015
8 0.74 inches 1899
9 0.68 inches 2002
10 0.60 inches 1859
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location