Washington D.C. May 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 31.
May 31 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F 1991
Lowest temperature 44 °F 1938
Lowest daily high 58 °F 1953
Highest daily low 78 °F 1991
Most precipitation 2.25 inches 1889
Most snow none -
May 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 80.3 °F
Average low 62.4 °F
Chance precipitation 36.1%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 56 0.00 0.0
2022 96 71 0.00 0.0
2021 76 50 0.00 0.0
2020 76 61 0.00 0.0
2019 85 67 0.00 0.0
2018 86 70 1.32 0.0
2017 80 65 0.02 0.0
2016 87 70 0.00 0.0
2015 92 74 0.00 0.0
2014 81 61 0.00 0.0
2013 91 70 0.00 0.0
2012 85 69 0.00 0.0
2011 98 74 0.00 0.0
2010 91 71 0.00 0.0
2009 83 57 0.23 0.0
2008 87 69 1.45 0.0
2007 89 66 0.00 0.0
2006 90 70 0.00 0.0
2005 79 57 0.00 0.0
2004 74 63 0.17 0.0
2003 72 61 0.80 0.0
2002 91 67 0.01 0.0
2001 70 50 0.00 0.0
2000 73 50 0.00 0.0
1999 91 66 0.00 0.0
1998 89 71 0.00 0.0
1997 81 61 0.00 0.0
1996 74 49 0.00 0.0
1995 83 57 0.00 0.0
1994 86 60 0.00 0.0
1993 80 60 0.46 0.0
1992 75 60 0.64 0.0
1991 99 78 0.11 0.0
1990 74 52 0.00 0.0
1989 87 69 0.00 0.0
1988 92 66 0.00 0.0
1987 90 73 0.00 0.0
1986 91 68 0.00 0.0
1985 78 63 0.33 0.0
1984 68 48 0.00 0.0
1983 75 62 0.00 0.0
1982 88 69 0.00 0.0
1981 82 68 0.00 0.0
1980 83 71 0.00 0.0
1979 77 65 0.60 0.0
1978 83 69 0.00 0.0
1977 74 63 0.00 0.0
1976 84 65 0.00 0.0
1975 85 74 0.07 0.0
1974 76 64 0.08 0.0
1973 77 57 0.00 0.0
1972 80 61 0.33 0.0
1971 83 61 0.34 0.0
1970 84 62 0.00 0.0
1969 89 63 0.00 0.0
1968 77 55 0.00 0.0
1967 67 52 0.07 0.0
1966 69 54 0.11 0.0
1965 79 55 0.00 0.0
1964 77 57 0.00 0.0
1963 80 59 0.00 0.0
1962 86 69 1.27 0.0
1961 79 48 0.00 0.0
1960 82 60 0.00 0.0
1959 79 66 0.09 0.0
1958 89 61 0.00 0.0
1957 79 56 0.00 0.0
1956 90 66 0.00 0.0
1955 70 59 0.07 0.0
1954 86 58 0.00 0.0
1953 58 54 1.57 0.0
1952 71 57 0.11 0.0
1951 86 65 0.00 0.0
1950 81 64 0.80 0.0
1949 81 55 0.00 0.0
1948 77 65 0.01 0.0
1947 72 50 0.00 0.0
1946 87 61 0.00 0.0
1945 77 58 0.00 0.0
1944 90 63 0.00 0.0
1943 83 66 0.02 0.0
1942 94 69 0.00 0.0
1941 68 55 0.01 0.0
1940 75 55 0.04 0.0
1939 95 68 0.00 0.0
1938 67 44 0.00 0.0
1937 87 64 0.00 0.0
1936 77 54 0.00 0.0
1935 81 63 0.00 0.0
1934 84 61 0.00 0.0
1933 74 62 0.00 0.0
1932 78 57 0.00 0.0
1931 83 64 1.70 0.0
1930 69 47 0.00 0.0
1929 92 69 0.00 0.0
1928 74 54 0.00 0.0
1927 73 61 0.02 0.0
1926 82 62 0.12 0.0
1925 85 57 0.00 0.0
1924 70 47 0.00 0.0
1923 76 51 0.00 0.0
1922 79 56 0.00 0.0
1921 80 54 0.00 0.0
1920 79 51 0.00 0.0
1919 90 66 0.00 0.0
1918 85 62 0.00 0.0
1917 74 57 0.00 0.0
1916 73 54 0.00 0.0
1915 73 52 0.00 0.0
1914 83 57 0.00 0.0
1913 80 58 0.00 0.0
1912 79 56 0.00 0.0
1911 86 67 0.59 0.0
1910 62 51 0.02 0.0
1909 80 62 0.09 0.0
1908 85 64 0.00 0.0
1907 61 52 0.24 0.0
1906 88 57 0.50 0.0
1905 62 54 0.79 0.0
1904 85 67 0.00 0.0
1903 62 57 0.11 0.0
1902 83 54 0.00 0.0
1901 70 54 0.87 0.0
1900 84 64 0.00 0.0
1899 84 64 0.00 0.0
1898 76 55 0.00 0.0
1897 74 58 0.00 0.0
1896 80 62 0.00 0.0
1895 94 74 0.00 0.0
1894 67 58 0.05 0.0
1893 78 59 0.00 0.0
1892 75 62 0.00 0.0
1891 77 60 0.00 0.0
1890 77 59 0.00 0.0
1889 73 63 2.25 0.0
1888 71 62 0.45 0.0
1887 71 55 0.37 0.0
1886 70 61 0.60 0.0
1885 77 62 0.05 0.0
1884 75 48 0.00 0.0
1883 77 64 0.01 n/a
1882 83 60 0.03 n/a
1881 92 69 0.03 n/a
1880 84 66 0.00 n/a
1879 94 67 0.00 n/a
1878 66 54 0.05 n/a
1877 85 56 0.00 n/a
1876 69 55 0.00 n/a
1875 82 51 0.00 n/a
1874 89 64 0.00 n/a
1873 71 49 0.00 n/a
1872 73 53 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.80 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 1.20 n/a
1858 65 58 0.77 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.03 n/a
1854 n/a n/a 0.57 n/a
1853 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1852 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1851 n/a 58 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 99 °F which happened in 1991.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 99 °F 1991
2 98 °F 2011
3 96 °F 2022
4 95 °F 1939
5 94 °F 1942
5 94 °F 1895
5 94 °F 1879
8 92 °F 1881
8 92 °F 2015
8 92 °F 1929
8 92 °F 1988
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 44 °F which happened in 1938.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1938
2 47 °F 1930
2 47 °F 1924
4 48 °F 1884
4 48 °F 1984
4 48 °F 1961
7 49 °F 1996
7 49 °F 1873
9 50 °F 2001
9 50 °F 1947
9 50 °F 2000
9 50 °F 2021
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1953
2 61 °F 1907
3 62 °F 1910
3 62 °F 1903
3 62 °F 1905
6 65 °F 1858
7 66 °F 1878
8 67 °F 1938
8 67 °F 1894
8 67 °F 1967
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.25 inches which happened in 1889.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.25 inches 1889
2 1.70 inches 1931
3 1.57 inches 1953
4 1.45 inches 2008
5 1.32 inches 2018
6 1.27 inches 1962
7 1.20 inches 1859
8 0.87 inches 1901
9 0.80 inches 1871
9 0.80 inches 2003
9 0.80 inches 1950
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location