Washington D.C. May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1965
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1909
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1897
Highest daily low 70 °F 2010
Most precipitation 2.41 inches 1936
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.2 °F
Average low 53.4 °F
Chance precipitation 37.8%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 58 48 0.01 0.0
2022 74 58 0.36 0.0
2021 76 65 0.06 0.0
2020 79 60 0.93 0.0
2019 79 65 0.00 0.0
2018 90 64 0.00 0.0
2017 67 56 0.00 0.0
2016 73 58 0.17 0.0
2015 84 56 0.00 0.0
2014 74 57 0.00 0.0
2013 68 49 0.00 0.0
2012 81 56 0.00 0.0
2011 81 62 0.02 0.0
2010 83 70 0.23 0.0
2009 61 55 0.83 0.0
2008 83 60 0.00 0.0
2007 65 55 0.00 0.0
2006 77 60 0.00 0.0
2005 61 38 0.00 0.0
2004 57 48 0.36 0.0
2003 66 54 0.00 0.0
2002 70 50 0.00 0.0
2001 87 62 0.00 0.0
2000 74 49 0.00 0.0
1999 62 50 0.00 0.0
1998 74 53 0.62 0.0
1997 78 58 0.03 0.0
1996 79 58 0.05 0.0
1995 73 45 0.00 0.0
1994 67 46 0.00 0.0
1993 75 58 0.00 0.0
1992 79 61 0.00 0.0
1991 69 52 0.00 0.0
1990 69 57 0.00 0.0
1989 65 50 0.00 0.0
1988 62 48 0.02 0.0
1987 79 53 0.68 0.0
1986 61 42 0.00 0.0
1985 64 50 0.47 0.0
1984 65 58 0.89 0.0
1983 82 65 0.02 0.0
1982 75 52 0.00 0.0
1981 71 45 0.00 0.0
1980 80 56 0.00 0.0
1979 77 55 0.00 0.0
1978 71 49 0.00 0.0
1977 78 61 0.01 0.0
1976 66 50 0.00 0.0
1975 74 50 0.09 0.0
1974 73 47 0.25 0.0
1973 71 56 0.41 0.0
1972 69 64 0.92 0.0
1971 61 45 0.00 0.0
1970 63 52 0.21 0.0
1969 85 53 0.00 0.0
1968 85 50 0.16 0.0
1967 68 48 0.14 0.0
1966 71 42 0.00 0.0
1965 91 54 0.00 0.0
1964 64 45 0.00 0.0
1963 78 41 0.00 0.0
1962 78 49 0.00 0.0
1961 67 43 0.00 0.0
1960 70 45 0.00 0.0
1959 85 62 0.00 0.0
1958 71 59 0.03 0.0
1957 61 46 0.00 0.0
1956 68 53 0.04 0.0
1955 73 53 0.00 0.0
1954 87 63 1.34 0.0
1953 76 54 0.00 0.0
1952 69 48 0.00 0.0
1951 75 54 0.04 0.0
1950 60 53 0.25 0.0
1949 82 59 0.00 0.0
1948 66 53 0.50 0.0
1947 66 52 0.23 0.0
1946 64 47 0.02 0.0
1945 53 47 0.52 0.0
1944 84 58 0.00 0.0
1943 81 55 0.00 0.0
1942 88 64 0.00 0.0
1941 63 41 0.00 0.0
1940 55 46 0.03 0.0
1939 61 47 0.00 0.0
1938 86 59 0.00 0.0
1937 72 46 0.00 0.0
1936 82 59 2.41 0.0
1935 57 49 0.02 0.0
1934 64 56 0.80 0.0
1933 72 57 0.84 0.0
1932 67 44 0.00 0.0
1931 65 52 0.00 0.0
1930 79 60 0.00 0.0
1929 67 46 0.03 0.0
1928 78 47 0.00 0.0
1927 86 54 0.00 0.0
1926 84 53 0.01 0.0
1925 69 39 0.00 0.0
1924 78 48 0.00 0.0
1923 71 46 0.00 0.0
1922 70 59 0.14 0.0
1921 56 46 0.50 0.0
1920 61 40 0.00 0.0
1919 77 48 0.00 0.0
1918 79 47 0.00 0.0
1917 63 47 0.00 0.0
1916 85 57 0.00 0.0
1915 74 56 0.06 0.0
1914 71 41 0.00 0.0
1913 90 55 0.00 0.0
1912 73 53 0.00 0.0
1911 60 40 0.00 0.0
1910 83 53 0.26 0.0
1909 72 36 0.00 0.0
1908 62 44 0.00 0.0
1907 65 49 0.00 0.0
1906 74 57 0.00 0.0
1905 74 59 0.00 0.0
1904 68 48 0.00 0.0
1903 70 42 0.43 0.0
1902 86 54 0.44 0.0
1901 70 53 0.01 0.0
1900 78 46 0.21 0.0
1899 78 50 0.00 0.0
1898 68 49 0.00 0.0
1897 51 43 0.49 0.0
1896 71 59 0.09 0.0
1895 71 54 0.01 0.0
1894 80 57 0.00 0.0
1893 59 46 1.76 0.0
1892 86 58 0.00 0.0
1891 70 54 0.61 0.0
1890 71 50 0.05 0.0
1889 54 44 0.00 0.0
1888 64 39 0.00 0.0
1887 87 58 0.00 0.0
1886 78 43 0.00 0.0
1885 60 42 0.00 0.0
1884 74 55 0.00 0.0
1883 76 49 0.00 n/a
1882 65 37 0.00 n/a
1881 62 49 0.10 n/a
1880 78 55 0.00 n/a
1879 68 37 0.00 n/a
1878 84 64 0.00 n/a
1877 56 40 0.00 n/a
1876 58 46 0.00 n/a
1875 64 41 0.00 n/a
1874 64 40 0.01 n/a
1873 60 46 0.17 n/a
1872 69 44 0.04 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.02 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 59 48 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.85 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 1.30 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.01 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 68 37 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 91 °F which happened in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1965
2 90 °F 1913
2 90 °F 2018
4 88 °F 1942
5 87 °F 2001
5 87 °F 1887
5 87 °F 1954
8 86 °F 1927
8 86 °F 1892
8 86 °F 1938
8 86 °F 1902
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 36 °F which happened in 1909.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1909
2 37 °F 1879
2 37 °F 1882
2 37 °F 1851
5 38 °F 2005
6 39 °F 1925
6 39 °F 1888
8 40 °F 1911
8 40 °F 1920
8 40 °F 1877
8 40 °F 1874
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1897
2 53 °F 1945
3 54 °F 1889
4 55 °F 1940
5 56 °F 1921
5 56 °F 1877
7 57 °F 1935
7 57 °F 2004
9 58 °F 2023
9 58 °F 1876
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.41 inches which happened in 1936.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.41 inches 1936
2 1.76 inches 1893
3 1.34 inches 1954
4 1.30 inches 1856
5 0.93 inches 2020
6 0.92 inches 1972
7 0.89 inches 1984
8 0.85 inches 1857
9 0.84 inches 1933
10 0.83 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location