Washington D.C. May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1950
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1851
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1908
Highest daily low 67 °F 1949
Most precipitation 1.27 inches 1912
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.7 °F
Average low 54.1 °F
Chance precipitation 37.9%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 49 0.00 0.0
2022 64 53 1.00 0.0
2021 66 49 0.00 0.0
2020 58 47 0.07 0.0
2019 78 59 0.00 0.0
2018 73 59 0.00 0.0
2017 65 50 0.07 0.0
2016 55 51 0.79 0.0
2015 83 64 0.00 0.0
2014 74 53 0.00 0.0
2013 65 52 0.00 0.0
2012 72 61 0.00 0.0
2011 71 46 0.00 0.0
2010 84 66 0.00 0.0
2009 65 55 0.96 0.0
2008 79 55 0.00 0.0
2007 63 48 0.00 0.0
2006 80 57 0.00 0.0
2005 57 48 0.00 0.0
2004 76 50 0.00 0.0
2003 63 52 0.01 0.0
2002 72 52 0.02 0.0
2001 67 50 0.00 0.0
2000 88 65 0.00 0.0
1999 70 58 0.00 0.0
1998 73 56 0.00 0.0
1997 74 53 0.05 0.0
1996 75 53 0.00 0.0
1995 71 55 0.00 0.0
1994 69 52 0.00 0.0
1993 80 58 0.00 0.0
1992 59 44 0.00 0.0
1991 82 60 0.87 0.0
1990 70 51 0.00 0.0
1989 75 50 0.50 0.0
1988 60 56 0.48 0.0
1987 76 45 0.00 0.0
1986 89 58 0.00 0.0
1985 85 60 0.00 0.0
1984 62 55 0.16 0.0
1983 71 46 0.00 0.0
1982 78 50 0.00 0.0
1981 70 54 0.01 0.0
1980 86 61 0.00 0.0
1979 74 48 0.00 0.0
1978 66 51 0.02 0.0
1977 88 61 0.44 0.0
1976 82 62 0.00 0.0
1975 78 49 0.25 0.0
1974 69 43 0.00 0.0
1973 73 48 0.00 0.0
1972 76 47 0.00 0.0
1971 77 58 0.02 0.0
1970 61 44 0.00 0.0
1969 80 58 0.00 0.0
1968 65 45 0.00 0.0
1967 62 45 0.60 0.0
1966 92 60 0.00 0.0
1965 75 54 0.00 0.0
1964 75 50 0.00 0.0
1963 74 58 0.00 0.0
1962 87 58 0.00 0.0
1961 59 51 0.23 0.0
1960 78 51 0.00 0.0
1959 84 55 0.00 0.0
1958 51 47 0.36 0.0
1957 70 53 0.00 0.0
1956 88 53 0.00 0.0
1955 75 59 0.00 0.0
1954 63 49 0.00 0.0
1953 81 65 1.17 0.0
1952 86 54 0.00 0.0
1951 64 50 0.04 0.0
1950 93 65 0.00 0.0
1949 90 67 0.22 0.0
1948 65 45 0.00 0.0
1947 68 51 0.00 0.0
1946 76 52 0.00 0.0
1945 59 42 0.00 0.0
1944 77 63 0.60 0.0
1943 90 50 0.00 0.0
1942 71 54 0.00 0.0
1941 84 60 0.00 0.0
1940 85 47 0.00 0.0
1939 89 51 0.00 0.0
1938 80 65 0.00 0.0
1937 74 58 0.00 0.0
1936 77 52 0.00 0.0
1935 66 53 0.34 0.0
1934 91 59 0.00 0.0
1933 56 49 0.29 0.0
1932 80 54 0.00 0.0
1931 73 50 0.00 0.0
1930 87 66 0.00 0.0
1929 69 46 0.26 0.0
1928 61 51 0.03 0.0
1927 69 57 0.94 0.0
1926 81 46 0.00 0.0
1925 64 38 0.00 0.0
1924 88 52 0.00 0.0
1923 73 52 0.00 0.0
1922 73 59 0.01 0.0
1921 58 45 0.00 0.0
1920 66 39 0.00 0.0
1919 65 53 0.00 0.0
1918 91 56 0.00 0.0
1917 53 43 0.00 0.0
1916 78 60 0.00 0.0
1915 76 44 0.00 0.0
1914 78 63 0.00 0.0
1913 84 54 0.00 0.0
1912 81 59 1.27 0.0
1911 72 37 0.00 0.0
1910 64 41 0.00 0.0
1909 89 56 0.00 0.0
1908 50 46 0.35 0.0
1907 71 51 0.52 0.0
1906 70 54 0.05 0.0
1905 77 60 0.00 0.0
1904 80 48 0.00 0.0
1903 76 46 0.00 0.0
1902 78 63 0.00 0.0
1901 70 48 0.00 0.0
1900 71 42 0.00 0.0
1899 64 56 0.04 0.0
1898 58 47 0.84 0.0
1897 78 56 0.00 0.0
1896 74 54 0.00 0.0
1895 74 62 0.02 0.0
1894 79 62 0.52 0.0
1893 64 48 0.07 0.0
1892 88 52 0.04 0.0
1891 53 38 0.00 0.0
1890 63 53 0.38 0.0
1889 82 54 0.00 0.0
1888 79 50 0.00 0.0
1887 82 55 0.05 0.0
1886 71 58 0.05 0.0
1885 75 59 0.01 0.0
1884 78 60 0.60 0.0
1883 69 51 0.00 n/a
1882 53 43 0.44 n/a
1881 67 54 0.10 n/a
1880 86 58 0.00 n/a
1879 70 55 0.00 n/a
1878 71 47 0.00 n/a
1877 57 46 0.08 n/a
1876 84 61 0.02 n/a
1875 66 51 0.03 n/a
1874 63 41 0.00 n/a
1873 75 49 0.00 n/a
1872 86 47 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.13 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 64 57 0.26 n/a
1857 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1856 n/a n/a 0.41 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 59 36 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 93 °F which happened in 1950.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1950
2 92 °F 1966
3 91 °F 1918
3 91 °F 1934
5 90 °F 1949
5 90 °F 1943
7 89 °F 1986
7 89 °F 1909
7 89 °F 1939
10 88 °F 1892
10 88 °F 2000
10 88 °F 1956
10 88 °F 1924
10 88 °F 1977
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 36 °F which happened in 1851.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1851
2 37 °F 1911
3 38 °F 1891
3 38 °F 1925
5 39 °F 1920
6 41 °F 1874
6 41 °F 1910
8 42 °F 1945
8 42 °F 1900
10 43 °F 1882
10 43 °F 1974
10 43 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1908
2 51 °F 1958
3 53 °F 1891
3 53 °F 1882
3 53 °F 1917
6 55 °F 2016
7 56 °F 1933
8 57 °F 2005
8 57 °F 1877
10 58 °F 1921
10 58 °F 1898
10 58 °F 2020
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 1.27 inches which happened in 1912.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.27 inches 1912
2 1.17 inches 1953
3 1.00 inches 2022
4 0.96 inches 2009
5 0.94 inches 1927
6 0.87 inches 1991
7 0.84 inches 1898
8 0.79 inches 2016
9 0.60 inches 1967
9 0.60 inches 1944
9 0.60 inches 1884
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location