Washington D.C. May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 94 °F 1928
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1926
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1917
Highest daily low 66 °F 1887
Most precipitation 3.2 inches 1953
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.5 °F
Average low 53.9 °F
Chance precipitation 39.1%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 72 47 0.00 0.0
2022 69 58 0.00 0.0
2021 81 56 0.06 0.0
2020 58 49 0.19 0.0
2019 68 60 0.65 0.0
2018 76 62 0.00 0.0
2017 76 58 1.75 0.0
2016 58 51 0.02 0.0
2015 86 64 0.05 0.0
2014 66 50 0.38 0.0
2013 64 47 0.00 0.0
2012 83 64 0.00 0.0
2011 68 46 0.00 0.0
2010 83 59 0.00 0.0
2009 60 52 0.27 0.0
2008 73 52 0.00 0.0
2007 68 53 0.04 0.0
2006 81 62 0.00 0.0
2005 64 45 0.00 0.0
2004 71 49 0.41 0.0
2003 54 49 0.14 0.0
2002 69 50 0.00 0.0
2001 85 65 0.00 0.0
2000 87 62 0.00 0.0
1999 77 53 0.00 0.0
1998 68 56 0.22 0.0
1997 73 44 0.00 0.0
1996 74 59 0.76 0.0
1995 69 55 0.09 0.0
1994 71 50 0.02 0.0
1993 78 59 1.26 0.0
1992 62 47 0.01 0.0
1991 75 60 0.09 0.0
1990 75 54 0.67 0.0
1989 66 55 2.10 0.0
1988 61 56 0.68 0.0
1987 63 42 0.00 0.0
1986 86 49 0.00 0.0
1985 82 51 0.00 0.0
1984 72 52 0.00 0.0
1983 73 48 0.00 0.0
1982 77 52 0.00 0.0
1981 75 53 0.00 0.0
1980 89 57 0.00 0.0
1979 66 48 0.06 0.0
1978 55 48 0.06 0.0
1977 83 65 0.01 0.0
1976 79 47 0.00 0.0
1975 65 54 0.00 0.0
1974 59 45 0.22 0.0
1973 64 42 0.00 0.0
1972 67 51 0.00 0.0
1971 80 51 0.00 0.0
1970 79 46 0.00 0.0
1969 84 59 0.00 0.0
1968 74 50 0.01 0.0
1967 75 48 0.00 0.0
1966 76 40 0.00 0.0
1965 74 56 0.00 0.0
1964 75 50 0.00 0.0
1963 87 54 0.00 0.0
1962 82 52 0.00 0.0
1961 68 42 0.00 0.0
1960 76 52 0.00 0.0
1959 78 51 0.00 0.0
1958 64 49 0.49 0.0
1957 65 43 0.00 0.0
1956 68 44 0.00 0.0
1955 88 60 0.00 0.0
1954 61 40 0.00 0.0
1953 82 65 3.24 0.0
1952 66 56 0.17 0.0
1951 59 51 0.20 0.0
1950 81 61 0.10 0.0
1949 85 60 0.00 0.0
1948 60 49 0.49 0.0
1947 61 53 0.07 0.0
1946 73 47 0.00 0.0
1945 60 44 0.13 0.0
1944 85 64 0.00 0.0
1943 72 43 0.00 0.0
1942 75 57 0.00 0.0
1941 89 52 0.00 0.0
1940 72 48 0.00 0.0
1939 79 46 0.00 0.0
1938 84 60 0.03 0.0
1937 82 53 0.09 0.0
1936 71 49 0.00 0.0
1935 56 49 0.00 0.0
1934 90 56 0.00 0.0
1933 57 48 0.16 0.0
1932 77 56 0.00 0.0
1931 75 41 0.00 0.0
1930 93 50 0.00 0.0
1929 69 54 0.16 0.0
1928 94 55 0.05 0.0
1927 78 56 0.01 0.0
1926 69 39 0.00 0.0
1925 61 41 0.02 0.0
1924 73 40 0.00 0.0
1923 81 52 0.00 0.0
1922 74 60 0.49 0.0
1921 50 45 0.14 0.0
1920 62 43 0.00 0.0
1919 90 65 0.54 0.0
1918 88 55 0.00 0.0
1917 46 43 0.02 0.0
1916 77 55 0.15 0.0
1915 66 54 0.00 0.0
1914 74 62 0.62 0.0
1913 86 55 0.00 0.0
1912 67 45 0.05 0.0
1911 65 44 0.00 0.0
1910 62 42 0.00 0.0
1909 79 49 0.00 0.0
1908 55 45 0.32 0.0
1907 62 39 0.00 0.0
1906 83 57 0.11 0.0
1905 65 50 0.02 0.0
1904 78 43 0.00 0.0
1903 69 44 0.00 0.0
1902 88 54 0.00 0.0
1901 82 48 0.00 0.0
1900 65 45 0.00 0.0
1899 67 51 0.00 0.0
1898 57 52 0.22 0.0
1897 62 50 0.25 0.0
1896 85 60 0.07 0.0
1895 81 56 0.00 0.0
1894 75 58 0.34 0.0
1893 77 48 0.00 0.0
1892 72 60 0.00 0.0
1891 53 45 0.00 0.0
1890 81 n/a 0.00 0.0
1889 76 47 0.00 0.0
1888 82 60 0.02 0.0
1887 82 66 0.00 0.0
1886 84 60 0.02 0.0
1885 76 43 0.00 0.0
1884 80 58 0.36 0.0
1883 64 52 0.53 n/a
1882 65 52 0.16 n/a
1881 66 48 0.00 n/a
1880 76 56 0.00 n/a
1879 79 54 0.00 n/a
1878 66 52 0.81 n/a
1877 62 46 0.02 n/a
1876 73 51 0.00 n/a
1875 66 40 0.00 n/a
1874 56 42 0.16 n/a
1873 74 50 0.00 n/a
1872 67 41 0.00 n/a
1858 62 51 0.74 n/a
All-Time Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1928
2 93 °F 1930
3 90 °F 1919
3 90 °F 1934
5 89 °F 1980
5 89 °F 1941
7 88 °F 1902
7 88 °F 1955
7 88 °F 1918
10 87 °F 2000
10 87 °F 1963
All-Time Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1926
1 39 °F 1907
3 40 °F 1875
3 40 °F 1954
3 40 °F 1924
3 40 °F 1966
7 41 °F 1872
7 41 °F 1925
7 41 °F 1931
10 42 °F 1987
10 42 °F 1910
10 42 °F 1961
10 42 °F 1874
10 42 °F 1973
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1917
2 50 °F 1921
3 53 °F 1891
4 54 °F 2003
5 55 °F 1978
5 55 °F 1908
7 56 °F 1874
7 56 °F 1935
9 57 °F 1933
9 57 °F 1898
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.2 inches 1953
2 2.1 inches 1989
3 1.8 inches 2017
4 1.3 inches 1993
5 0.8 inches 1878
6 0.8 inches 1996
7 0.7 inches 1858
8 0.7 inches 1988
9 0.7 inches 1990
10 0.7 inches 2019
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 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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