Washington D.C. May 22 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 22.
May 22 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 54 °F 1909
Highest daily low 71 °F 1959
Most precipitation 2.20 inches 1975
Most snow none -
May 22 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 77.5 °F
Average low 59.3 °F
Chance precipitation 37.8%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 22 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 58 0.00 0.0
2022 89 69 1.50 0.0
2021 91 62 0.00 0.0
2020 79 60 0.58 0.0
2019 72 57 0.00 0.0
2018 80 65 1.23 0.0
2017 72 58 0.34 0.0
2016 58 54 0.37 0.0
2015 79 52 0.00 0.0
2014 89 65 0.00 0.0
2013 86 70 0.02 0.0
2012 81 66 0.01 0.0
2011 81 60 0.00 0.0
2010 78 64 0.06 0.0
2009 81 60 0.00 0.0
2008 71 51 0.00 0.0
2007 76 54 0.00 0.0
2006 70 49 0.00 0.0
2005 76 55 0.02 0.0
2004 89 65 0.00 0.0
2003 60 56 0.03 0.0
2002 67 42 0.00 0.0
2001 78 61 0.82 0.0
2000 66 59 0.81 0.0
1999 88 60 0.68 0.0
1998 73 55 0.00 0.0
1997 71 48 0.00 0.0
1996 83 66 0.00 0.0
1995 78 58 0.00 0.0
1994 87 52 0.00 0.0
1993 69 52 0.00 0.0
1992 88 53 0.00 0.0
1991 85 63 0.00 0.0
1990 59 51 0.08 0.0
1989 81 58 0.00 0.0
1988 80 60 0.00 0.0
1987 78 59 0.00 0.0
1986 75 57 0.00 0.0
1985 76 65 0.00 0.0
1984 90 66 0.00 0.0
1983 71 64 0.25 0.0
1982 67 60 1.13 0.0
1981 87 58 0.00 0.0
1980 84 60 0.00 0.0
1979 76 63 0.00 0.0
1978 77 53 0.00 0.0
1977 84 60 0.00 0.0
1976 79 57 0.00 0.0
1975 91 68 2.20 0.0
1974 87 61 0.29 0.0
1973 81 50 0.00 0.0
1972 77 62 0.00 0.0
1971 70 56 0.00 0.0
1970 87 62 0.00 0.0
1969 79 55 0.00 0.0
1968 75 48 0.00 0.0
1967 58 47 0.14 0.0
1966 80 61 0.00 0.0
1965 84 57 0.00 0.0
1964 87 57 0.00 0.0
1963 74 56 0.00 0.0
1962 78 63 0.00 0.0
1961 69 51 0.00 0.0
1960 69 61 0.45 0.0
1959 86 71 0.05 0.0
1958 83 51 0.00 0.0
1957 67 54 0.00 0.0
1956 82 59 0.00 0.0
1955 76 65 0.31 0.0
1954 73 52 0.00 0.0
1953 82 63 0.03 0.0
1952 78 56 0.00 0.0
1951 85 63 0.00 0.0
1950 75 53 0.00 0.0
1949 78 54 1.92 0.0
1948 69 49 0.00 0.0
1947 72 61 0.84 0.0
1946 74 56 0.00 0.0
1945 88 64 0.15 0.0
1944 91 66 0.01 0.0
1943 70 57 0.00 0.0
1942 74 64 0.89 0.0
1941 96 65 0.01 0.0
1940 77 65 0.00 0.0
1939 85 68 0.18 0.0
1938 80 62 0.00 0.0
1937 91 59 1.00 0.0
1936 72 51 0.00 0.0
1935 75 52 0.29 0.0
1934 89 67 0.17 0.0
1933 79 59 0.00 0.0
1932 69 54 0.00 0.0
1931 73 56 0.83 0.0
1930 86 57 0.00 0.0
1929 68 46 0.00 0.0
1928 75 61 0.00 0.0
1927 77 56 0.00 0.0
1926 81 52 0.03 0.0
1925 78 62 0.00 0.0
1924 64 47 0.00 0.0
1923 68 55 0.00 0.0
1922 83 63 0.00 0.0
1921 87 64 0.00 0.0
1920 79 59 0.00 0.0
1919 79 56 0.00 0.0
1918 89 65 0.00 0.0
1917 78 56 0.16 0.0
1916 68 48 0.18 0.0
1915 86 67 0.70 0.0
1914 88 57 0.00 0.0
1913 82 65 0.02 0.0
1912 84 60 0.00 0.0
1911 94 66 0.00 0.0
1910 72 59 0.25 0.0
1909 54 49 0.14 0.0
1908 84 64 0.00 0.0
1907 70 39 0.00 0.0
1906 75 49 0.00 0.0
1905 75 47 0.00 0.0
1904 80 56 0.00 0.0
1903 88 65 0.00 0.0
1902 79 55 0.00 0.0
1901 72 57 0.13 0.0
1900 78 51 0.00 0.0
1899 62 46 0.00 0.0
1898 70 58 0.00 0.0
1897 71 44 0.00 0.0
1896 82 62 0.00 0.0
1895 62 41 0.01 0.0
1894 66 56 0.01 0.0
1893 84 62 0.15 0.0
1892 58 50 0.03 0.0
1891 88 66 0.00 0.0
1890 69 51 0.00 0.0
1889 63 46 0.58 0.0
1888 66 50 0.00 0.0
1887 84 60 0.00 0.0
1886 79 59 0.06 0.0
1885 66 60 0.33 0.0
1884 87 56 0.00 0.0
1883 59 48 0.15 n/a
1882 80 61 0.57 n/a
1881 80 60 0.00 n/a
1880 76 62 0.70 n/a
1879 70 54 0.00 n/a
1878 70 54 0.00 n/a
1877 90 66 0.00 n/a
1876 84 66 0.88 n/a
1875 88 66 0.00 n/a
1874 70 47 0.00 n/a
1873 70 59 0.26 n/a
1872 82 58 0.39 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 0.65 n/a
1858 61 47 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 86 62 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/22?
For the date of May 22, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 96 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 22
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1941
2 94 °F 1911
3 91 °F 1944
3 91 °F 2021
3 91 °F 1975
3 91 °F 1937
7 90 °F 1877
7 90 °F 1984
9 89 °F 2004
9 89 °F 2014
9 89 °F 1934
9 89 °F 2022
9 89 °F 1918
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/22?
For the date of May 22, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 39 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 22
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1907
2 41 °F 1895
3 42 °F 2002
4 44 °F 1897
5 46 °F 1899
5 46 °F 1929
5 46 °F 1889
8 47 °F 1905
8 47 °F 1924
8 47 °F 1874
8 47 °F 1967
8 47 °F 1858
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 22
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1909
2 58 °F 1892
2 58 °F 1967
2 58 °F 2016
5 59 °F 1990
5 59 °F 1883
7 60 °F 2003
8 61 °F 1858
9 62 °F 1895
9 62 °F 1899
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/22?
For the date of May 22, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.20 inches which happened in 1975.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 22
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.20 inches 1975
2 1.92 inches 1949
3 1.50 inches 2022
4 1.23 inches 2018
5 1.13 inches 1982
6 1.00 inches 1937
7 0.89 inches 1942
8 0.88 inches 1876
9 0.84 inches 1947
10 0.83 inches 1931
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location