Washington D.C. May 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 4.
May 4 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1928
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1986
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1874
Highest daily low 69 °F 2018
Most precipitation 1.77 inches 1922
Most snow none -
May 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.3 °F
Average low 53.7 °F
Chance precipitation 38.5%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 47 0.00 0.0
2022 74 57 0.52 0.0
2021 84 66 0.48 0.0
2020 75 56 0.09 0.0
2019 76 65 0.55 0.0
2018 90 69 0.00 0.0
2017 67 53 0.13 0.0
2016 60 53 0.03 0.0
2015 84 56 0.00 0.0
2014 81 55 0.00 0.0
2013 69 50 0.00 0.0
2012 84 65 0.12 0.0
2011 62 46 0.56 0.0
2010 84 65 0.00 0.0
2009 56 53 0.60 0.0
2008 73 59 0.00 0.0
2007 73 50 0.00 0.0
2006 82 56 0.00 0.0
2005 62 49 0.00 0.0
2004 64 44 0.00 0.0
2003 65 52 0.00 0.0
2002 63 45 0.08 0.0
2001 87 63 0.00 0.0
2000 76 53 0.00 0.0
1999 78 54 0.00 0.0
1998 71 58 0.01 0.0
1997 65 51 0.00 0.0
1996 81 59 0.87 0.0
1995 69 52 0.01 0.0
1994 55 50 0.49 0.0
1993 75 58 0.00 0.0
1992 64 51 0.00 0.0
1991 73 51 0.00 0.0
1990 60 56 0.18 0.0
1989 70 46 0.00 0.0
1988 61 52 0.03 0.0
1987 53 46 0.69 0.0
1986 70 39 0.00 0.0
1985 70 46 0.00 0.0
1984 74 58 0.08 0.0
1983 69 51 0.01 0.0
1982 74 53 0.00 0.0
1981 79 49 0.00 0.0
1980 83 62 0.00 0.0
1979 70 53 0.04 0.0
1978 56 46 1.26 0.0
1977 67 59 0.54 0.0
1976 63 44 0.00 0.0
1975 74 52 0.43 0.0
1974 68 49 0.00 0.0
1973 61 45 0.00 0.0
1972 71 56 0.37 0.0
1971 68 45 0.00 0.0
1970 59 47 0.24 0.0
1969 88 56 0.00 0.0
1968 72 55 0.00 0.0
1967 67 44 0.00 0.0
1966 64 46 0.00 0.0
1965 92 58 0.00 0.0
1964 75 48 0.00 0.0
1963 85 49 0.00 0.0
1962 83 56 0.00 0.0
1961 65 44 0.00 0.0
1960 72 46 0.00 0.0
1959 76 58 0.00 0.0
1958 87 64 0.62 0.0
1957 61 40 0.00 0.0
1956 80 53 0.00 0.0
1955 80 55 0.00 0.0
1954 63 46 0.11 0.0
1953 78 56 1.08 0.0
1952 79 50 0.22 0.0
1951 66 49 0.10 0.0
1950 71 57 0.00 0.0
1949 88 57 0.00 0.0
1948 67 52 0.33 0.0
1947 69 53 0.09 0.0
1946 53 44 0.90 0.0
1945 58 46 0.00 0.0
1944 88 62 0.00 0.0
1943 60 50 0.00 0.0
1942 80 68 0.27 0.0
1941 76 41 0.00 0.0
1940 55 45 0.00 0.0
1939 70 43 0.00 0.0
1938 84 59 0.00 0.0
1937 77 46 0.00 0.0
1936 68 54 0.03 0.0
1935 57 50 0.00 0.0
1934 76 60 0.02 0.0
1933 67 53 0.00 0.0
1932 78 52 0.01 0.0
1931 69 42 0.00 0.0
1930 80 51 0.00 0.0
1929 74 43 0.00 0.0
1928 93 53 0.00 0.0
1927 80 60 0.34 0.0
1926 60 42 0.00 0.0
1925 71 51 0.34 0.0
1924 65 42 0.00 0.0
1923 80 47 0.00 0.0
1922 69 63 1.77 0.0
1921 52 47 1.03 0.0
1920 62 42 0.00 0.0
1919 89 61 0.00 0.0
1918 81 58 0.00 0.0
1917 50 44 0.73 0.0
1916 76 61 0.22 0.0
1915 78 54 0.02 0.0
1914 82 50 0.01 0.0
1913 90 55 0.00 0.0
1912 73 47 0.00 0.0
1911 64 43 0.00 0.0
1910 65 49 0.02 0.0
1909 66 44 0.00 0.0
1908 52 42 0.29 0.0
1907 70 46 0.13 0.0
1906 77 49 0.00 0.0
1905 86 52 0.00 0.0
1904 71 45 0.00 0.0
1903 63 48 0.11 0.0
1902 70 52 0.00 0.0
1901 72 48 0.00 0.0
1900 62 40 0.00 0.0
1899 67 47 0.09 0.0
1898 69 51 0.00 0.0
1897 63 44 0.00 0.0
1896 78 60 0.00 0.0
1895 76 59 0.00 0.0
1894 75 57 0.09 0.0
1893 60 44 1.02 0.0
1892 89 58 0.00 0.0
1891 71 46 0.00 0.0
1890 71 60 0.34 0.0
1889 64 43 0.00 0.0
1888 74 49 0.05 0.0
1887 89 64 0.00 0.0
1886 81 53 0.00 0.0
1885 66 46 0.00 0.0
1884 67 56 0.26 0.0
1883 87 55 0.00 n/a
1882 79 50 0.02 n/a
1881 65 50 0.00 n/a
1880 80 56 0.00 n/a
1879 63 53 0.05 n/a
1878 80 58 0.55 n/a
1877 66 42 0.00 n/a
1876 66 41 0.00 n/a
1875 53 44 0.37 n/a
1874 48 40 1.12 n/a
1873 65 43 0.00 n/a
1872 56 44 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 63 48 0.00 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.21 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.08 n/a
1855 n/a n/a 0.40 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 62 n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 93 °F which happened in 1928.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1928
2 92 °F 1965
3 90 °F 1913
3 90 °F 2018
5 89 °F 1892
5 89 °F 1887
5 89 °F 1919
8 88 °F 1949
8 88 °F 1969
8 88 °F 1944
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 39 °F which happened in 1986.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1986
2 40 °F 1957
2 40 °F 1900
2 40 °F 1874
5 41 °F 1876
5 41 °F 1941
7 42 °F 1908
7 42 °F 1931
7 42 °F 1920
7 42 °F 1926
7 42 °F 1877
7 42 °F 1924
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1874
2 50 °F 1917
3 52 °F 1921
3 52 °F 1908
5 53 °F 1987
5 53 °F 1946
5 53 °F 1875
8 55 °F 1994
8 55 °F 1940
10 56 °F 1872
10 56 °F 1978
10 56 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.77 inches which happened in 1922.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.77 inches 1922
2 1.26 inches 1978
3 1.12 inches 1874
4 1.08 inches 1953
5 1.03 inches 1921
6 1.02 inches 1893
7 0.90 inches 1946
8 0.87 inches 1996
9 0.73 inches 1917
10 0.69 inches 1987
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 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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