Washington D.C. May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 96 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 42 °F 2002
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1954
Highest daily low 73 °F 2019
Most precipitation 2.6 inches 2005
Most snow none -
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 77.0 °F
Average low 58.7 °F
Chance precipitation 37.4%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 81 58 0.16 0.0
2022 89 67 0.00 0.0
2021 93 62 0.00 0.0
2020 64 52 0.00 0.0
2019 90 73 0.00 0.0
2018 89 68 0.00 0.0
2017 73 61 0.00 0.0
2016 76 53 0.00 0.0
2015 75 62 0.00 0.0
2014 77 56 0.00 0.0
2013 82 66 0.00 0.0
2012 81 59 0.01 0.0
2011 72 55 0.00 0.0
2010 83 54 0.00 0.0
2009 75 50 0.00 0.0
2008 63 52 0.58 0.0
2007 81 58 0.00 0.0
2006 74 54 0.00 0.0
2005 59 50 2.63 0.0
2004 72 66 0.00 0.0
2003 74 49 0.00 0.0
2002 62 42 0.00 0.0
2001 68 57 0.11 0.0
2000 61 56 0.00 0.0
1999 79 57 0.00 0.0
1998 88 70 0.00 0.0
1997 79 59 0.00 0.0
1996 96 66 0.00 0.0
1995 81 55 0.00 0.0
1994 57 50 0.01 0.0
1993 67 53 0.01 0.0
1992 73 48 0.00 0.0
1991 69 53 0.00 0.0
1990 79 67 0.00 0.0
1989 83 60 0.00 0.0
1988 71 61 0.02 0.0
1987 57 52 0.17 0.0
1986 81 62 0.51 0.0
1985 85 58 0.00 0.0
1984 86 62 0.00 0.0
1983 78 62 0.00 0.0
1982 85 64 0.00 0.0
1981 71 51 0.05 0.0
1980 72 65 0.48 0.0
1979 76 62 0.01 0.0
1978 87 60 0.00 0.0
1977 86 60 0.00 0.0
1976 86 50 0.00 0.0
1975 88 62 0.00 0.0
1974 76 53 0.00 0.0
1973 66 58 0.14 0.0
1972 65 58 0.51 0.0
1971 79 64 0.70 0.0
1970 92 65 0.00 0.0
1969 87 68 0.19 0.0
1968 69 52 0.00 0.0
1967 81 58 0.00 0.0
1966 84 61 0.01 0.0
1965 78 63 0.00 0.0
1964 83 62 0.00 0.0
1963 81 61 0.01 0.0
1962 92 65 0.00 0.0
1961 70 49 0.00 0.0
1960 86 61 0.04 0.0
1959 86 70 0.00 0.0
1958 74 63 0.12 0.0
1957 64 54 0.15 0.0
1956 68 51 0.00 0.0
1955 80 64 0.27 0.0
1954 55 52 0.31 0.0
1953 82 62 0.46 0.0
1952 59 52 0.53 0.0
1951 71 58 0.00 0.0
1950 59 48 0.00 0.0
1949 80 57 0.00 0.0
1948 68 48 0.00 0.0
1947 85 67 0.00 0.0
1946 80 61 0.12 0.0
1945 73 47 0.00 0.0
1944 76 61 0.00 0.0
1943 86 63 0.10 0.0
1942 78 63 0.12 0.0
1941 88 57 0.00 0.0
1940 81 59 1.39 0.0
1939 85 66 0.00 0.0
1938 86 61 0.04 0.0
1937 68 47 0.00 0.0
1936 73 55 0.00 0.0
1935 67 54 0.07 0.0
1934 93 61 0.00 0.0
1933 90 64 0.13 0.0
1932 77 47 0.00 0.0
1931 84 67 0.00 0.0
1930 73 57 0.00 0.0
1929 57 47 0.29 0.0
1928 78 63 0.21 0.0
1927 74 55 0.00 0.0
1926 71 56 0.00 0.0
1925 79 49 0.00 0.0
1924 62 57 0.25 0.0
1923 77 56 0.54 0.0
1922 78 52 0.00 0.0
1921 79 52 0.00 0.0
1920 76 58 0.00 0.0
1919 75 54 1.07 0.0
1918 82 65 0.00 0.0
1917 88 58 0.00 0.0
1916 73 53 0.00 0.0
1915 64 43 0.19 0.0
1914 86 53 0.00 0.0
1913 70 53 0.00 0.0
1912 88 57 0.00 0.0
1911 95 68 0.00 0.0
1910 76 56 0.68 0.0
1909 64 52 0.02 0.0
1908 81 61 1.86 0.0
1907 67 50 0.10 0.0
1906 70 52 0.00 0.0
1905 67 49 0.00 0.0
1904 69 50 0.00 0.0
1903 91 62 0.06 0.0
1902 86 63 0.00 0.0
1901 64 54 0.00 0.0
1900 71 54 0.00 0.0
1899 67 49 0.00 0.0
1898 91 69 0.03 0.0
1897 83 59 0.00 0.0
1896 68 55 0.30 0.0
1895 65 47 0.05 0.0
1894 76 65 0.07 0.0
1893 80 44 0.00 0.0
1892 75 53 0.00 0.0
1891 76 62 0.05 0.0
1890 70 55 0.81 0.0
1889 72 62 1.97 0.0
1888 66 50 0.00 0.0
1887 84 59 0.00 0.0
1886 69 58 0.11 0.0
1885 82 66 0.00 0.0
1884 77 60 0.00 0.0
1883 80 51 0.00 n/a
1882 77 50 0.00 n/a
1881 70 54 0.02 n/a
1880 91 68 0.00 n/a
1879 81 65 0.00 n/a
1878 69 57 0.74 n/a
1877 94 68 0.81 n/a
1876 86 68 0.01 n/a
1875 85 53 0.00 n/a
1874 67 55 0.00 n/a
1873 61 55 0.02 n/a
1872 80 61 0.00 n/a
1858 64 57 0.00 n/a
1851 83 63 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1996
2 95 °F 1911
3 94 °F 1877
4 93 °F 1934
4 93 °F 2021
6 92 °F 1962
6 92 °F 1970
8 91 °F 1898
8 91 °F 1903
8 91 °F 1880
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 2002
2 43 °F 1915
3 44 °F 1893
4 47 °F 1945
4 47 °F 1932
4 47 °F 1895
4 47 °F 1929
4 47 °F 1937
9 48 °F 1950
9 48 °F 1948
9 48 °F 1992
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1954
2 57 °F 1929
2 57 °F 1987
2 57 °F 1994
5 59 °F 2005
5 59 °F 1952
5 59 °F 1950
8 61 °F 1873
8 61 °F 2000
10 62 °F 1924
10 62 °F 2002
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.6 inches 2005
2 2.0 inches 1889
3 1.9 inches 1908
4 1.4 inches 1940
5 1.1 inches 1919
6 0.8 inches 1877
6 0.8 inches 1890
8 0.7 inches 1878
9 0.7 inches 1971
10 0.7 inches 1910
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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