Washington D.C. May 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 2.
May 2 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 2018
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1945
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1877
Highest daily low 71 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.65 inches 1856
Most snow none -
May 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.0 °F
Average low 53.0 °F
Chance precipitation 37.1%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 49 0.00 0.0
2022 79 54 0.00 0.0
2021 84 54 0.00 0.0
2020 72 52 0.00 0.0
2019 87 60 0.48 0.0
2018 91 56 0.00 0.0
2017 80 63 0.00 0.0
2016 77 55 1.24 0.0
2015 78 51 0.00 0.0
2014 72 55 0.00 0.0
2013 68 49 0.00 0.0
2012 74 58 0.02 0.0
2011 77 55 0.00 0.0
2010 87 71 0.00 0.0
2009 69 60 0.04 0.0
2008 81 55 0.00 0.0
2007 83 59 0.00 0.0
2006 79 47 0.00 0.0
2005 63 45 0.01 0.0
2004 81 57 0.67 0.0
2003 81 63 0.00 0.0
2002 80 57 0.76 0.0
2001 85 59 0.00 0.0
2000 72 57 0.03 0.0
1999 69 48 0.00 0.0
1998 68 54 0.50 0.0
1997 71 48 0.00 0.0
1996 75 50 0.00 0.0
1995 53 48 0.42 0.0
1994 65 44 0.00 0.0
1993 84 57 0.00 0.0
1992 87 58 0.00 0.0
1991 73 54 0.00 0.0
1990 70 59 0.00 0.0
1989 69 54 0.44 0.0
1988 62 49 0.00 0.0
1987 71 52 0.00 0.0
1986 68 48 0.00 0.0
1985 71 51 0.43 0.0
1984 71 47 0.00 0.0
1983 81 68 0.00 0.0
1982 74 55 0.00 0.0
1981 66 51 0.00 0.0
1980 75 59 0.14 0.0
1979 74 47 0.00 0.0
1978 70 42 0.00 0.0
1977 77 61 0.23 0.0
1976 76 54 0.00 0.0
1975 75 52 0.00 0.0
1974 62 47 0.28 0.0
1973 83 60 0.00 0.0
1972 78 63 0.00 0.0
1971 67 50 0.02 0.0
1970 81 61 0.00 0.0
1969 75 45 0.00 0.0
1968 77 46 0.00 0.0
1967 86 53 0.63 0.0
1966 56 45 0.14 0.0
1965 84 51 0.00 0.0
1964 62 44 0.00 0.0
1963 68 41 0.00 0.0
1962 55 52 0.00 0.0
1961 63 49 0.02 0.0
1960 66 42 0.00 0.0
1959 81 49 0.00 0.0
1958 73 56 0.00 0.0
1957 69 55 0.00 0.0
1956 54 48 0.19 0.0
1955 71 49 0.00 0.0
1954 86 66 0.09 0.0
1953 73 57 0.21 0.0
1952 77 54 0.00 0.0
1951 87 53 0.00 0.0
1950 63 56 0.43 0.0
1949 73 59 1.36 0.0
1948 67 46 0.17 0.0
1947 72 57 0.00 0.0
1946 69 61 0.03 0.0
1945 63 35 0.00 0.0
1944 85 64 0.00 0.0
1943 61 37 0.04 0.0
1942 85 59 0.00 0.0
1941 73 52 0.00 0.0
1940 67 52 0.01 0.0
1939 60 45 0.00 0.0
1938 84 47 0.00 0.0
1937 74 46 0.00 0.0
1936 83 59 0.00 0.0
1935 68 52 0.00 0.0
1934 69 49 0.18 0.0
1933 82 61 0.35 0.0
1932 63 52 0.00 0.0
1931 61 49 0.08 0.0
1930 89 62 0.00 0.0
1929 74 57 0.10 0.0
1928 75 47 0.00 0.0
1927 76 45 0.00 0.0
1926 88 53 0.00 0.0
1925 65 43 0.00 0.0
1924 73 43 0.00 0.0
1923 71 51 0.00 0.0
1922 79 49 0.00 0.0
1921 62 44 0.00 0.0
1920 63 38 0.00 0.0
1919 72 52 0.00 0.0
1918 69 42 0.00 0.0
1917 65 50 0.00 0.0
1916 82 63 0.00 0.0
1915 67 49 0.00 0.0
1914 68 45 0.00 0.0
1913 87 52 0.00 0.0
1912 80 51 0.00 0.0
1911 68 43 0.03 0.0
1910 68 52 0.00 0.0
1909 59 37 0.00 0.0
1908 66 44 0.04 0.0
1907 60 48 0.00 0.0
1906 81 57 0.21 0.0
1905 75 41 0.00 0.0
1904 70 46 0.00 0.0
1903 60 38 0.00 0.0
1902 75 51 0.00 0.0
1901 78 50 0.00 0.0
1900 78 48 0.00 0.0
1899 88 63 0.00 0.0
1898 88 54 0.00 0.0
1897 65 47 0.06 0.0
1896 66 52 0.12 0.0
1895 63 47 0.01 0.0
1894 88 57 0.00 0.0
1893 76 51 0.00 0.0
1892 87 60 0.07 0.0
1891 70 55 0.00 0.0
1890 64 44 0.08 0.0
1889 62 39 0.02 0.0
1888 58 44 0.00 0.0
1887 82 58 0.00 0.0
1886 73 52 0.00 0.0
1885 61 47 0.00 0.0
1884 87 65 0.00 0.0
1883 70 47 0.00 n/a
1882 64 46 0.00 n/a
1881 77 58 0.11 n/a
1880 80 46 0.00 n/a
1879 63 43 0.00 n/a
1878 87 58 0.00 n/a
1877 51 40 0.00 n/a
1876 59 40 0.00 n/a
1875 56 44 0.00 n/a
1874 59 46 0.01 n/a
1873 62 48 0.37 n/a
1872 78 53 0.30 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 83 56 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 1.28 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 1.65 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a 0.17 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 58 37 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 91 °F which happened in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 2018
2 89 °F 1930
3 88 °F 1899
3 88 °F 1898
3 88 °F 1894
3 88 °F 1926
7 87 °F 2019
7 87 °F 1884
7 87 °F 1892
7 87 °F 1992
7 87 °F 1913
7 87 °F 2010
7 87 °F 1951
7 87 °F 1878
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 35 °F which happened in 1945.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1945
2 37 °F 1851
2 37 °F 1943
2 37 °F 1909
5 38 °F 1903
5 38 °F 1920
7 39 °F 1889
8 40 °F 1876
8 40 °F 1877
10 41 °F 1905
10 41 °F 1963
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1877
2 53 °F 1995
3 54 °F 1956
4 55 °F 1962
5 56 °F 1875
5 56 °F 1966
7 58 °F 1888
7 58 °F 1851
9 59 °F 1876
9 59 °F 1909
9 59 °F 2023
9 59 °F 1874
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.65 inches which happened in 1856.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.65 inches 1856
2 1.36 inches 1949
3 1.28 inches 1857
4 1.24 inches 2016
5 0.76 inches 2002
6 0.67 inches 2004
7 0.63 inches 1967
8 0.50 inches 1998
9 0.48 inches 2019
10 0.44 inches 1989
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location