Washington D.C. May 28 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 28.
May 28 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1961
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1858
Highest daily low 75 °F 1991
Most precipitation 1.56 inches 1982
Most snow none -
May 28 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.5 °F
Average low 61.3 °F
Chance precipitation 36.2%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 28 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 59 0.01 0.0
2022 80 63 0.02 0.0
2021 77 59 1.16 0.0
2020 80 72 0.08 0.0
2019 91 70 0.19 0.0
2018 72 64 0.01 0.0
2017 74 62 0.08 0.0
2016 87 70 0.00 0.0
2015 92 73 0.00 0.0
2014 88 62 0.03 0.0
2013 85 63 1.34 0.0
2012 90 70 0.00 0.0
2011 84 66 0.00 0.0
2010 76 66 0.33 0.0
2009 83 64 0.09 0.0
2008 73 57 0.00 0.0
2007 86 68 0.00 0.0
2006 87 64 0.00 0.0
2005 78 57 0.00 0.0
2004 81 66 0.20 0.0
2003 68 55 0.30 0.0
2002 84 65 0.00 0.0
2001 74 59 0.00 0.0
2000 63 56 0.27 0.0
1999 86 56 0.00 0.0
1998 80 58 0.00 0.0
1997 71 49 0.00 0.0
1996 60 54 0.29 0.0
1995 65 61 0.34 0.0
1994 74 48 0.00 0.0
1993 86 65 0.00 0.0
1992 71 47 0.00 0.0
1991 92 75 0.00 0.0
1990 67 55 0.10 0.0
1989 74 54 0.00 0.0
1988 82 56 0.00 0.0
1987 85 65 0.00 0.0
1986 84 62 0.00 0.0
1985 82 65 0.59 0.0
1984 79 62 0.02 0.0
1983 72 54 0.00 0.0
1982 79 67 1.56 0.0
1981 78 68 0.24 0.0
1980 84 60 0.00 0.0
1979 76 59 0.01 0.0
1978 80 67 0.00 0.0
1977 89 64 0.00 0.0
1976 80 54 0.00 0.0
1975 85 65 0.00 0.0
1974 76 50 0.00 0.0
1973 80 62 0.78 0.0
1972 77 51 0.00 0.0
1971 62 54 0.02 0.0
1970 75 50 0.00 0.0
1969 85 59 0.00 0.0
1968 58 49 1.28 0.0
1967 82 62 0.00 0.0
1966 79 63 0.62 0.0
1965 86 60 0.29 0.0
1964 72 59 0.00 0.0
1963 72 60 0.04 0.0
1962 64 61 0.12 0.0
1961 79 42 0.00 0.0
1960 64 58 1.44 0.0
1959 89 68 0.00 0.0
1958 78 58 0.25 0.0
1957 73 56 0.00 0.0
1956 80 59 0.00 0.0
1955 85 65 0.00 0.0
1954 82 60 0.00 0.0
1953 72 51 0.00 0.0
1952 86 57 0.00 0.0
1951 67 56 0.00 0.0
1950 68 59 0.03 0.0
1949 67 49 0.15 0.0
1948 79 65 0.00 0.0
1947 86 66 0.00 0.0
1946 71 54 0.30 0.0
1945 81 63 0.08 0.0
1944 87 66 0.00 0.0
1943 77 60 0.54 0.0
1942 80 62 0.00 0.0
1941 97 69 0.00 0.0
1940 78 55 0.00 0.0
1939 92 73 0.00 0.0
1938 77 63 0.00 0.0
1937 83 66 0.32 0.0
1936 66 50 0.00 0.0
1935 89 61 0.00 0.0
1934 76 54 0.00 0.0
1933 80 66 0.00 0.0
1932 78 57 0.00 0.0
1931 85 54 0.00 0.0
1930 84 54 0.03 0.0
1929 85 67 0.02 0.0
1928 79 50 0.00 0.0
1927 71 45 0.00 0.0
1926 65 53 0.00 0.0
1925 73 54 0.00 0.0
1924 76 57 0.01 0.0
1923 85 58 0.00 0.0
1922 74 47 0.00 0.0
1921 82 61 0.57 0.0
1920 82 55 0.00 0.0
1919 78 62 0.00 0.0
1918 93 67 0.35 0.0
1917 65 58 0.38 0.0
1916 93 63 0.44 0.0
1915 76 48 0.00 0.0
1914 86 69 0.00 0.0
1913 69 57 0.14 0.0
1912 86 61 0.00 0.0
1911 86 56 0.00 0.0
1910 76 51 0.00 0.0
1909 78 66 0.01 0.0
1908 92 67 0.00 0.0
1907 64 44 0.00 0.0
1906 67 51 0.26 0.0
1905 84 61 0.01 0.0
1904 76 53 0.00 0.0
1903 82 63 0.19 0.0
1902 61 45 0.00 0.0
1901 74 57 0.19 0.0
1900 81 55 0.00 0.0
1899 89 62 0.00 0.0
1898 83 57 0.00 0.0
1897 78 52 0.00 0.0
1896 87 58 0.46 0.0
1895 77 44 0.00 0.0
1894 74 55 0.15 0.0
1893 68 58 0.01 0.0
1892 70 47 0.00 0.0
1891 65 53 0.64 0.0
1890 76 54 0.00 0.0
1889 75 50 0.00 0.0
1888 87 62 0.00 0.0
1887 67 55 0.29 0.0
1886 72 55 0.00 0.0
1885 75 60 0.02 0.0
1884 70 51 0.28 0.0
1883 81 56 0.00 n/a
1882 83 64 0.19 n/a
1881 90 61 0.00 n/a
1880 88 70 0.04 n/a
1879 75 62 0.00 n/a
1878 78 58 0.00 n/a
1877 80 48 0.00 n/a
1876 80 60 0.03 n/a
1875 82 52 0.00 n/a
1874 89 58 0.00 n/a
1873 92 71 0.00 n/a
1872 76 56 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 57 51 0.05 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.04 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 89 67 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/28?
For the date of May 28, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 97 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1941
2 93 °F 1916
2 93 °F 1918
4 92 °F 1873
4 92 °F 1939
4 92 °F 2015
4 92 °F 1908
4 92 °F 1991
9 91 °F 2019
10 90 °F 1881
10 90 °F 2012
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/28?
For the date of May 28, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 42 °F which happened in 1961.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1961
2 44 °F 1907
2 44 °F 1895
4 45 °F 1902
4 45 °F 1927
6 47 °F 1922
6 47 °F 1892
6 47 °F 1992
9 48 °F 1877
9 48 °F 1994
9 48 °F 1915
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1858
2 58 °F 1968
3 60 °F 1996
4 61 °F 1902
5 62 °F 1971
6 63 °F 2000
7 64 °F 1960
7 64 °F 1907
7 64 °F 1962
10 65 °F 1995
10 65 °F 1891
10 65 °F 1926
10 65 °F 1917
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/28?
For the date of May 28, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.56 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 28
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.56 inches 1982
2 1.44 inches 1960
3 1.34 inches 2013
4 1.28 inches 1968
5 1.16 inches 2021
6 0.78 inches 1973
7 0.64 inches 1891
8 0.62 inches 1966
9 0.59 inches 1985
10 0.57 inches 1921
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location