Washington D.C. May 27 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 27.
May 27 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 1965
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1915
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1996
Highest daily low 75 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.50 inches 1885
Most snow none -
May 27 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.1 °F
Average low 60.9 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 27 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 55 0.00 0.0
2022 79 66 0.33 0.0
2021 86 69 0.00 0.0
2020 80 66 0.00 0.0
2019 85 70 0.00 0.0
2018 85 68 0.00 0.0
2017 74 61 0.03 0.0
2016 88 69 0.00 0.0
2015 90 75 0.01 0.0
2014 92 69 0.91 0.0
2013 73 52 0.00 0.0
2012 87 70 0.05 0.0
2011 86 68 0.06 0.0
2010 93 69 0.26 0.0
2009 74 57 0.00 0.0
2008 83 69 0.00 0.0
2007 86 70 0.30 0.0
2006 83 65 0.00 0.0
2005 82 59 0.00 0.0
2004 83 69 0.04 0.0
2003 62 54 0.05 0.0
2002 84 67 0.23 0.0
2001 75 61 0.10 0.0
2000 67 59 0.11 0.0
1999 76 57 0.00 0.0
1998 70 63 0.01 0.0
1997 69 53 0.00 0.0
1996 57 55 0.31 0.0
1995 75 62 0.00 0.0
1994 71 52 0.00 0.0
1993 83 54 0.00 0.0
1992 68 51 0.00 0.0
1991 92 75 0.02 0.0
1990 70 57 0.00 0.0
1989 82 62 0.19 0.0
1988 76 50 0.00 0.0
1987 73 62 0.00 0.0
1986 69 59 0.00 0.0
1985 86 65 0.00 0.0
1984 74 65 0.02 0.0
1983 69 50 0.00 0.0
1982 77 65 0.00 0.0
1981 86 71 0.08 0.0
1980 76 55 0.00 0.0
1979 76 53 0.00 0.0
1978 77 67 0.00 0.0
1977 88 64 0.00 0.0
1976 77 50 0.00 0.0
1975 88 67 0.00 0.0
1974 66 54 0.01 0.0
1973 63 55 0.19 0.0
1972 70 48 0.00 0.0
1971 73 55 0.00 0.0
1970 74 56 0.00 0.0
1969 76 54 0.00 0.0
1968 67 48 0.88 0.0
1967 81 50 0.00 0.0
1966 79 67 0.17 0.0
1965 95 69 0.14 0.0
1964 90 66 0.00 0.0
1963 70 59 0.00 0.0
1962 74 61 0.35 0.0
1961 58 44 0.00 0.0
1960 75 63 0.01 0.0
1959 85 67 0.00 0.0
1958 76 51 0.00 0.0
1957 82 64 0.01 0.0
1956 67 61 0.52 0.0
1955 84 63 0.00 0.0
1954 74 60 0.00 0.0
1953 72 59 0.00 0.0
1952 80 57 0.00 0.0
1951 76 60 0.01 0.0
1950 83 62 0.00 0.0
1949 67 45 0.00 0.0
1948 74 61 0.04 0.0
1947 81 60 0.00 0.0
1946 83 63 0.88 0.0
1945 66 59 0.28 0.0
1944 88 69 0.00 0.0
1943 84 58 0.01 0.0
1942 81 63 0.00 0.0
1941 94 72 0.00 0.0
1940 73 59 0.04 0.0
1939 91 65 0.00 0.0
1938 68 57 0.05 0.0
1937 89 65 0.81 0.0
1936 85 63 0.15 0.0
1935 86 54 0.00 0.0
1934 68 53 0.02 0.0
1933 89 67 0.44 0.0
1932 89 66 0.61 0.0
1931 82 56 0.00 0.0
1930 71 50 0.00 0.0
1929 85 63 0.00 0.0
1928 66 51 0.02 0.0
1927 68 52 0.00 0.0
1926 72 56 0.00 0.0
1925 70 44 0.00 0.0
1924 62 58 0.58 0.0
1923 87 57 0.00 0.0
1922 71 52 0.00 0.0
1921 70 54 0.00 0.0
1920 80 50 0.00 0.0
1919 87 58 0.00 0.0
1918 92 66 0.00 0.0
1917 89 59 0.39 0.0
1916 85 63 0.00 0.0
1915 67 42 0.00 0.0
1914 95 66 0.74 0.0
1913 71 63 0.09 0.0
1912 81 50 0.00 0.0
1911 81 58 0.00 0.0
1910 66 49 0.00 0.0
1909 82 61 0.50 0.0
1908 89 69 0.00 0.0
1907 72 51 0.58 0.0
1906 79 66 0.21 0.0
1905 83 62 0.00 0.0
1904 82 61 0.00 0.0
1903 75 62 0.61 0.0
1902 65 50 0.34 0.0
1901 62 51 0.44 0.0
1900 84 47 0.00 0.0
1899 82 55 0.00 0.0
1898 75 56 0.00 0.0
1897 70 48 0.00 0.0
1896 83 61 0.00 0.0
1895 70 54 0.29 0.0
1894 80 53 0.05 0.0
1893 69 56 0.40 0.0
1892 63 53 1.17 0.0
1891 58 51 0.05 0.0
1890 76 64 0.04 0.0
1889 63 52 0.89 0.0
1888 80 59 0.00 0.0
1887 67 54 0.01 0.0
1886 76 54 0.19 0.0
1885 74 59 1.50 0.0
1884 81 60 0.04 0.0
1883 76 60 0.00 n/a
1882 83 53 1.11 n/a
1881 87 55 0.00 n/a
1880 95 71 0.00 n/a
1879 70 54 0.00 n/a
1878 78 61 0.00 n/a
1877 73 52 0.01 n/a
1876 82 58 0.00 n/a
1875 79 60 0.00 n/a
1874 73 50 0.00 n/a
1873 90 66 0.00 n/a
1872 83 58 0.59 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.01 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 0.63 n/a
1858 61 52 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.62 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.04 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 82 63 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/27?
For the date of May 27, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 95 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 27
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1914
1 95 °F 1965
1 95 °F 1880
4 94 °F 1941
5 93 °F 2010
6 92 °F 1918
6 92 °F 1991
6 92 °F 2014
9 91 °F 1939
10 90 °F 1873
10 90 °F 2015
10 90 °F 1964
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/27?
For the date of May 27, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 42 °F which happened in 1915.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 27
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1915
2 44 °F 1961
2 44 °F 1925
4 45 °F 1949
5 47 °F 1900
6 48 °F 1897
6 48 °F 1972
6 48 °F 1968
9 49 °F 1910
10 50 °F 1967
10 50 °F 1930
10 50 °F 1912
10 50 °F 1988
10 50 °F 1976
10 50 °F 1874
10 50 °F 1983
10 50 °F 1920
10 50 °F 1902
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 27
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1996
2 58 °F 1891
2 58 °F 1961
4 61 °F 1858
5 62 °F 2003
5 62 °F 1924
5 62 °F 1901
8 63 °F 1889
8 63 °F 1973
8 63 °F 1892
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/27?
For the date of May 27, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.50 inches which happened in 1885.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 27
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.50 inches 1885
2 1.17 inches 1892
3 1.11 inches 1882
4 0.91 inches 2014
5 0.89 inches 1889
6 0.88 inches 1946
6 0.88 inches 1968
8 0.81 inches 1937
9 0.74 inches 1914
10 0.63 inches 1859
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location