Washington D.C. May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 52 °F 1895
Highest daily low 73 °F 2022
Most precipitation 1.79 inches 1909
Most snow none -
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 77.2 °F
Average low 59.0 °F
Chance precipitation 37.8%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 57 0.01 0.0
2022 92 73 0.00 0.0
2021 83 59 0.00 0.0
2020 73 50 0.00 0.0
2019 73 62 0.00 0.0
2018 82 67 0.00 0.0
2017 69 59 0.00 0.0
2016 63 55 0.65 0.0
2015 63 53 0.33 0.0
2014 80 63 0.16 0.0
2013 82 68 0.00 0.0
2012 75 66 0.03 0.0
2011 83 57 0.00 0.0
2010 86 58 0.00 0.0
2009 79 51 0.00 0.0
2008 72 51 0.00 0.0
2007 74 59 0.00 0.0
2006 76 49 0.00 0.0
2005 74 46 0.00 0.0
2004 86 68 0.04 0.0
2003 62 55 0.67 0.0
2002 60 43 0.00 0.0
2001 63 57 0.19 0.0
2000 68 56 0.11 0.0
1999 81 53 0.00 0.0
1998 84 65 0.00 0.0
1997 68 50 0.00 0.0
1996 94 71 0.53 0.0
1995 82 57 0.00 0.0
1994 79 45 0.00 0.0
1993 68 48 0.00 0.0
1992 81 43 0.00 0.0
1991 80 61 0.00 0.0
1990 70 55 0.12 0.0
1989 82 63 0.00 0.0
1988 76 60 0.00 0.0
1987 76 55 0.06 0.0
1986 77 60 0.06 0.0
1985 82 66 1.02 0.0
1984 86 67 0.00 0.0
1983 73 64 0.83 0.0
1982 82 67 0.00 0.0
1981 80 49 0.00 0.0
1980 68 61 0.28 0.0
1979 73 62 0.00 0.0
1978 86 64 0.00 0.0
1977 87 62 0.00 0.0
1976 87 62 0.00 0.0
1975 91 66 0.00 0.0
1974 78 55 0.00 0.0
1973 73 55 0.00 0.0
1972 68 62 0.03 0.0
1971 69 57 0.24 0.0
1970 82 62 0.00 0.0
1969 79 61 0.00 0.0
1968 70 50 0.00 0.0
1967 63 48 0.20 0.0
1966 86 63 0.00 0.0
1965 73 61 0.00 0.0
1964 75 52 0.00 0.0
1963 64 55 0.13 0.0
1962 89 70 0.00 0.0
1961 71 53 0.00 0.0
1960 87 68 0.07 0.0
1959 87 70 0.00 0.0
1958 76 60 0.00 0.0
1957 58 50 0.00 0.0
1956 78 50 0.00 0.0
1955 82 61 0.00 0.0
1954 67 51 0.02 0.0
1953 79 62 0.00 0.0
1952 75 58 0.00 0.0
1951 82 63 0.00 0.0
1950 74 46 0.00 0.0
1949 67 54 0.50 0.0
1948 84 57 0.00 0.0
1947 86 68 0.41 0.0
1946 76 64 0.14 0.0
1945 86 56 0.00 0.0
1944 77 61 0.14 0.0
1943 75 59 0.39 0.0
1942 83 67 1.32 0.0
1941 91 64 0.00 0.0
1940 78 62 0.00 0.0
1939 88 64 0.00 0.0
1938 85 63 0.64 0.0
1937 78 54 0.00 0.0
1936 73 50 0.00 0.0
1935 70 51 0.36 0.0
1934 95 64 0.06 0.0
1933 80 66 0.00 0.0
1932 83 60 0.00 0.0
1931 73 61 0.78 0.0
1930 78 50 0.00 0.0
1929 60 48 0.13 0.0
1928 78 62 0.27 0.0
1927 75 57 0.00 0.0
1926 75 49 0.00 0.0
1925 86 55 0.00 0.0
1924 58 51 0.59 0.0
1923 75 59 0.07 0.0
1922 83 58 0.00 0.0
1921 83 57 0.00 0.0
1920 77 63 0.06 0.0
1919 76 64 0.33 0.0
1918 85 66 0.28 0.0
1917 72 60 0.00 0.0
1916 70 54 0.00 0.0
1915 86 55 0.00 0.0
1914 87 58 0.00 0.0
1913 77 54 0.13 0.0
1912 86 63 0.00 0.0
1911 93 64 0.00 0.0
1910 82 66 0.00 0.0
1909 54 49 1.79 0.0
1908 75 64 0.00 0.0
1907 60 41 0.00 0.0
1906 73 47 0.00 0.0
1905 71 44 0.00 0.0
1904 73 57 0.00 0.0
1903 88 63 0.00 0.0
1902 72 59 0.00 0.0
1901 70 53 0.00 0.0
1900 69 50 0.00 0.0
1899 66 48 0.00 0.0
1898 82 62 0.00 0.0
1897 78 52 0.08 0.0
1896 67 54 0.21 0.0
1895 52 44 0.95 0.0
1894 72 61 0.00 0.0
1893 89 61 0.47 0.0
1892 67 53 0.21 0.0
1891 76 60 0.01 0.0
1890 68 51 0.00 0.0
1889 73 62 0.06 0.0
1888 66 47 0.00 0.0
1887 84 62 0.00 0.0
1886 78 59 0.00 0.0
1885 74 64 0.00 0.0
1884 82 54 0.00 0.0
1883 73 58 0.99 n/a
1882 83 55 0.00 n/a
1881 78 51 0.00 n/a
1880 86 70 0.00 n/a
1879 86 65 0.00 n/a
1878 80 63 0.08 n/a
1877 91 67 0.26 n/a
1876 87 66 0.10 n/a
1875 86 58 0.00 n/a
1874 65 52 0.01 n/a
1873 59 53 0.35 n/a
1872 76 55 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 0.00 n/a
1858 72 51 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 0.00 n/a
1854 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 80 65 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 95 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1934
2 94 °F 1996
3 93 °F 1911
4 92 °F 2022
5 91 °F 1975
5 91 °F 1941
5 91 °F 1877
8 89 °F 1893
8 89 °F 1962
10 88 °F 1939
10 88 °F 1903
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 41 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1907
2 43 °F 2002
2 43 °F 1992
4 44 °F 1905
4 44 °F 1895
6 45 °F 1994
7 46 °F 1950
7 46 °F 2005
9 47 °F 1888
9 47 °F 1906
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1895
2 54 °F 1909
3 58 °F 1924
3 58 °F 1957
5 59 °F 1873
6 60 °F 1907
6 60 °F 1929
6 60 °F 2002
9 62 °F 2003
10 63 °F 2001
10 63 °F 1967
10 63 °F 2016
10 63 °F 2015
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.79 inches which happened in 1909.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.79 inches 1909
2 1.32 inches 1942
3 1.02 inches 1985
4 0.99 inches 1883
5 0.95 inches 1895
6 0.83 inches 1983
7 0.78 inches 1931
8 0.67 inches 2003
9 0.65 inches 2016
10 0.64 inches 1938
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location