Washington D.C. May 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of May 26.
May 26 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 96 °F 1880
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 54 °F 1992
Highest daily low 74 °F 1991
Most precipitation 1.7 inches 2009
Most snow none -
May 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 78.7 °F
Average low 60.5 °F
Chance precipitation 36.1%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 54 0.00 0.0
2022 73 61 0.00 0.0
2021 91 70 0.90 0.0
2020 80 62 0.00 0.0
2019 92 69 0.24 0.0
2018 87 71 0.03 0.0
2017 78 58 0.00 0.0
2016 88 63 0.00 0.0
2015 88 69 0.00 0.0
2014 88 64 0.00 0.0
2013 74 51 0.00 0.0
2012 86 71 0.00 0.0
2011 92 68 0.00 0.0
2010 90 63 0.00 0.0
2009 71 58 1.65 0.0
2008 85 59 0.00 0.0
2007 91 67 0.00 0.0
2006 79 63 0.11 0.0
2005 80 54 0.00 0.0
2004 86 69 0.07 0.0
2003 71 57 1.49 0.0
2002 84 61 0.00 0.0
2001 65 62 1.07 0.0
2000 80 57 0.00 0.0
1999 80 57 0.00 0.0
1998 77 66 0.00 0.0
1997 73 57 0.55 0.0
1996 63 54 0.08 0.0
1995 81 65 0.03 0.0
1994 85 62 0.00 0.0
1993 74 59 0.00 0.0
1992 54 52 0.23 0.0
1991 93 74 0.00 0.0
1990 72 57 0.62 0.0
1989 87 69 0.01 0.0
1988 70 47 0.00 0.0
1987 69 59 0.00 0.0
1986 80 60 0.00 0.0
1985 86 63 0.00 0.0
1984 88 70 0.44 0.0
1983 74 59 0.21 0.0
1982 81 60 0.00 0.0
1981 88 69 0.00 0.0
1980 78 61 0.00 0.0
1979 63 51 0.00 0.0
1978 88 65 0.00 0.0
1977 87 65 0.00 0.0
1976 61 50 0.10 0.0
1975 79 59 0.00 0.0
1974 73 56 0.00 0.0
1973 59 55 0.00 0.0
1972 67 46 0.00 0.0
1971 80 58 0.00 0.0
1970 83 66 0.53 0.0
1969 76 59 0.00 0.0
1968 78 53 0.00 0.0
1967 79 49 0.00 0.0
1966 83 67 0.01 0.0
1965 92 63 0.00 0.0
1964 84 56 0.00 0.0
1963 73 57 0.00 0.0
1962 87 69 0.45 0.0
1961 79 49 0.42 0.0
1960 78 61 0.00 0.0
1959 78 57 0.00 0.0
1958 72 57 0.00 0.0
1957 92 65 0.00 0.0
1956 74 47 0.00 0.0
1955 80 62 0.00 0.0
1954 81 63 0.04 0.0
1953 92 65 0.00 0.0
1952 77 64 0.00 0.0
1951 83 62 0.00 0.0
1950 76 61 0.00 0.0
1949 66 50 0.13 0.0
1948 67 61 0.49 0.0
1947 77 58 0.00 0.0
1946 80 67 0.88 0.0
1945 66 60 0.52 0.0
1944 79 65 0.00 0.0
1943 81 65 0.35 0.0
1942 79 51 0.00 0.0
1941 87 52 0.00 0.0
1940 68 60 0.00 0.0
1939 84 66 0.00 0.0
1938 58 52 0.62 0.0
1937 84 67 0.04 0.0
1936 80 65 0.00 0.0
1935 80 50 0.00 0.0
1934 62 48 0.00 0.0
1933 88 68 0.34 0.0
1932 91 66 0.00 0.0
1931 81 59 0.00 0.0
1930 66 45 0.00 0.0
1929 82 60 0.00 0.0
1928 74 51 1.11 0.0
1927 78 58 0.00 0.0
1926 74 51 0.00 0.0
1925 62 44 0.00 0.0
1924 70 46 0.00 0.0
1923 81 51 0.00 0.0
1922 78 66 0.17 0.0
1921 73 54 0.00 0.0
1920 71 56 0.00 0.0
1919 80 57 0.00 0.0
1918 91 70 0.00 0.0
1917 73 46 0.00 0.0
1916 81 65 0.00 0.0
1915 80 53 0.00 0.0
1914 93 66 0.00 0.0
1913 73 60 0.01 0.0
1912 76 54 0.00 0.0
1911 81 59 0.00 0.0
1910 72 56 0.06 0.0
1909 64 58 0.44 0.0
1908 88 68 0.00 0.0
1907 61 46 0.20 0.0
1906 82 64 0.23 0.0
1905 76 61 0.02 0.0
1904 86 70 0.00 0.0
1903 66 58 0.00 0.0
1902 80 60 0.01 0.0
1901 56 50 0.03 0.0
1900 72 48 0.00 0.0
1899 75 42 0.00 0.0
1898 71 57 0.00 0.0
1897 65 48 0.00 0.0
1896 83 64 0.01 0.0
1895 73 60 0.22 0.0
1894 78 56 0.00 0.0
1893 82 58 0.00 0.0
1892 81 59 0.92 0.0
1891 70 n/a 0.78 0.0
1890 75 62 0.46 0.0
1889 67 56 0.86 0.0
1888 74 57 0.25 0.0
1887 78 56 0.13 0.0
1886 64 45 0.00 0.0
1885 82 64 0.00 0.0
1884 72 63 0.01 0.0
1883 82 60 0.01 n/a
1882 70 45 0.00 n/a
1881 77 57 0.00 n/a
1880 96 70 0.00 n/a
1879 72 58 0.00 n/a
1878 78 64 0.00 n/a
1877 70 50 0.03 n/a
1876 77 61 0.00 n/a
1875 85 66 0.00 n/a
1874 76 60 0.00 n/a
1873 88 64 0.00 n/a
1872 79 58 0.00 n/a
1858 65 54 0.00 n/a
1851 78 50 n/a n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1880
2 93 °F 1914
2 93 °F 1991
4 92 °F 1957
4 92 °F 2019
4 92 °F 2011
4 92 °F 1953
4 92 °F 1965
9 91 °F 2007
9 91 °F 1932
9 91 °F 2021
9 91 °F 1918
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1899
2 44 °F 1925
3 45 °F 1886
3 45 °F 1930
3 45 °F 1882
6 46 °F 1917
6 46 °F 1907
6 46 °F 1972
6 46 °F 1924
10 47 °F 1988
10 47 °F 1956
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1992
2 56 °F 1901
3 58 °F 1938
4 59 °F 1973
5 61 °F 1976
5 61 °F 1907
7 62 °F 1925
7 62 °F 1934
9 63 °F 1979
9 63 °F 1996
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.7 inches 2009
2 1.5 inches 2003
3 1.1 inches 1928
4 1.1 inches 2001
5 0.9 inches 1892
6 0.9 inches 2021
7 0.9 inches 1946
8 0.9 inches 1889
9 0.8 inches 1891
10 0.6 inches 1938
10 0.6 inches 1990
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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