Washington D.C. May 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of May 23.
May 23 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 97 °F 1925
Lowest temperature 45 °F 1961
Lowest daily high 57 °F 2003
Highest daily low 74 °F 2021
Most precipitation 2.3 inches 1913
Most snow none -
May 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 77.7 °F
Average low 59.6 °F
Chance precipitation 37.1%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 60 0.00 0.0
2022 75 62 0.00 0.0
2021 94 74 0.00 0.0
2020 83 64 0.29 0.0
2019 85 61 0.31 0.0
2018 83 66 0.00 0.0
2017 67 60 0.06 0.0
2016 75 57 0.18 0.0
2015 75 54 0.00 0.0
2014 81 61 0.00 0.0
2013 83 66 0.17 0.0
2012 81 66 0.31 0.0
2011 83 64 0.02 0.0
2010 74 67 0.64 0.0
2009 85 64 0.00 0.0
2008 72 52 0.00 0.0
2007 78 57 0.00 0.0
2006 68 46 0.00 0.0
2005 70 56 0.01 0.0
2004 92 74 0.00 0.0
2003 57 54 0.19 0.0
2002 77 47 0.00 0.0
2001 76 56 0.00 0.0
2000 72 60 0.02 0.0
1999 82 64 0.03 0.0
1998 68 57 0.00 0.0
1997 74 49 0.00 0.0
1996 84 62 0.00 0.0
1995 81 53 0.00 0.0
1994 92 59 0.00 0.0
1993 74 50 0.00 0.0
1992 91 56 0.00 0.0
1991 90 67 0.00 0.0
1990 71 48 0.00 0.0
1989 75 63 1.59 0.0
1988 85 64 0.01 0.0
1987 89 68 0.35 0.0
1986 75 58 0.00 0.0
1985 68 59 0.62 0.0
1984 81 63 0.88 0.0
1983 83 68 0.00 0.0
1982 63 60 0.00 0.0
1981 84 57 0.00 0.0
1980 83 65 0.00 0.0
1979 78 67 0.70 0.0
1978 79 58 0.08 0.0
1977 84 65 0.00 0.0
1976 74 56 0.00 0.0
1975 87 68 0.14 0.0
1974 78 65 0.46 0.0
1973 67 58 0.43 0.0
1972 76 58 0.00 0.0
1971 75 48 0.00 0.0
1970 93 67 0.00 0.0
1969 76 59 0.00 0.0
1968 66 58 0.31 0.0
1967 67 50 0.00 0.0
1966 80 56 0.00 0.0
1965 88 64 0.00 0.0
1964 94 66 0.00 0.0
1963 64 51 0.00 0.0
1962 80 63 0.02 0.0
1961 71 45 0.00 0.0
1960 71 60 0.03 0.0
1959 86 68 0.81 0.0
1958 73 61 0.01 0.0
1957 92 64 0.00 0.0
1956 77 62 0.14 0.0
1955 82 69 0.02 0.0
1954 75 50 0.00 0.0
1953 78 65 0.00 0.0
1952 80 62 0.00 0.0
1951 77 53 1.00 0.0
1950 76 60 0.26 0.0
1949 76 62 0.00 0.0
1948 79 51 0.00 0.0
1947 79 60 0.00 0.0
1946 76 51 0.00 0.0
1945 74 58 0.00 0.0
1944 88 63 0.08 0.0
1943 70 52 0.00 0.0
1942 72 58 0.00 0.0
1941 93 67 0.41 0.0
1940 72 60 0.00 0.0
1939 89 64 0.00 0.0
1938 76 63 0.07 0.0
1937 81 64 0.19 0.0
1936 82 52 0.00 0.0
1935 58 48 0.10 0.0
1934 72 57 0.00 0.0
1933 81 58 0.00 0.0
1932 74 49 0.00 0.0
1931 57 49 0.00 0.0
1930 89 63 0.00 0.0
1929 75 45 0.00 0.0
1928 73 60 0.00 0.0
1927 84 65 0.00 0.0
1926 63 47 0.00 0.0
1925 97 60 0.00 0.0
1924 79 45 0.00 0.0
1923 65 53 0.00 0.0
1922 83 61 0.00 0.0
1921 88 57 0.02 0.0
1920 67 58 0.00 0.0
1919 75 55 0.00 0.0
1918 84 68 0.00 0.0
1917 70 54 0.00 0.0
1916 65 56 0.60 0.0
1915 82 65 0.00 0.0
1914 80 65 0.00 0.0
1913 76 59 2.34 0.0
1912 74 58 0.00 0.0
1911 95 68 0.00 0.0
1910 85 59 0.00 0.0
1909 68 50 0.00 0.0
1908 81 66 0.05 0.0
1907 74 56 0.01 0.0
1906 76 51 0.00 0.0
1905 69 52 0.00 0.0
1904 85 60 0.00 0.0
1903 79 66 0.16 0.0
1902 90 65 0.34 0.0
1901 81 56 0.00 0.0
1900 83 51 0.00 0.0
1899 66 45 0.01 0.0
1898 68 61 0.05 0.0
1897 81 55 0.00 0.0
1896 77 63 0.04 0.0
1895 74 47 0.00 0.0
1894 69 57 0.23 0.0
1893 88 66 0.10 0.0
1892 61 47 0.04 0.0
1891 69 54 0.22 0.0
1890 74 58 0.00 0.0
1889 63 45 0.42 0.0
1888 64 52 0.74 0.0
1887 79 62 0.00 0.0
1886 81 59 1.02 0.0
1885 78 65 0.18 0.0
1884 92 66 0.19 0.0
1883 57 47 0.00 n/a
1882 71 54 0.12 n/a
1881 74 58 0.00 n/a
1880 70 62 0.91 n/a
1879 66 47 0.00 n/a
1878 75 46 0.00 n/a
1877 73 57 0.00 n/a
1876 66 53 0.00 n/a
1875 92 64 0.00 n/a
1874 73 45 0.00 n/a
1873 83 62 0.00 n/a
1872 78 61 0.00 n/a
1858 73 53 0.00 n/a
1851 87 n/a n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1925
2 95 °F 1911
3 94 °F 1964
3 94 °F 2021
5 93 °F 1941
5 93 °F 1970
7 92 °F 1875
7 92 °F 1957
7 92 °F 1994
7 92 °F 1884
7 92 °F 2004
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1924
1 45 °F 1961
1 45 °F 1899
1 45 °F 1929
1 45 °F 1874
1 45 °F 1889
7 46 °F 2006
7 46 °F 1878
9 47 °F 1879
9 47 °F 1883
9 47 °F 1926
9 47 °F 1892
9 47 °F 1895
9 47 °F 2002
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 2003
1 57 °F 1883
1 57 °F 1931
4 58 °F 1935
5 61 °F 1892
6 63 °F 1926
6 63 °F 1982
6 63 °F 1889
9 64 °F 1888
9 64 °F 1963
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.3 inches 1913
2 1.6 inches 1989
3 1.0 inches 1886
4 1.0 inches 1951
5 0.9 inches 1880
6 0.9 inches 1984
7 0.8 inches 1959
8 0.7 inches 1888
9 0.7 inches 1979
10 0.6 inches 2010
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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