Washington D.C. May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Washington D.C. for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1851–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1936
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1917
Highest daily low 69 °F 2000
Most precipitation 2.14 inches 1886
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 73.3 °F
Average low 54.6 °F
Chance precipitation 37.6%
Chance snow 0%
Washington D.C. May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 84 60 0.00 0.0
2022 58 44 0.00 0.0
2021 62 44 0.04 0.0
2020 69 41 0.12 0.0
2019 74 63 0.00 0.0
2018 78 58 0.00 0.0
2017 65 47 0.00 0.0
2016 72 54 0.04 0.0
2015 84 64 0.00 0.0
2014 87 59 0.00 0.0
2013 72 59 0.04 0.0
2012 75 61 0.03 0.0
2011 74 54 0.00 0.0
2010 79 55 0.00 0.0
2009 76 55 0.00 0.0
2008 75 63 1.32 0.0
2007 75 44 0.00 0.0
2006 57 51 0.07 0.0
2005 77 52 0.00 0.0
2004 67 55 0.00 0.0
2003 77 63 0.11 0.0
2002 79 60 0.02 0.0
2001 71 49 0.00 0.0
2000 90 69 0.00 0.0
1999 78 62 0.08 0.0
1998 70 60 0.35 0.0
1997 68 42 0.02 0.0
1996 62 51 0.26 0.0
1995 72 48 0.00 0.0
1994 64 50 0.24 0.0
1993 78 55 0.00 0.0
1992 58 45 0.71 0.0
1991 79 51 0.00 0.0
1990 81 54 0.00 0.0
1989 68 44 0.00 0.0
1988 72 50 0.00 0.0
1987 71 55 0.01 0.0
1986 78 56 0.00 0.0
1985 76 54 0.00 0.0
1984 82 54 0.61 0.0
1983 74 51 0.15 0.0
1982 70 56 0.30 0.0
1981 70 48 0.00 0.0
1980 62 50 0.05 0.0
1979 86 62 0.00 0.0
1978 61 54 0.53 0.0
1977 75 52 0.00 0.0
1976 64 47 0.00 0.0
1975 77 51 0.00 0.0
1974 70 39 0.00 0.0
1973 71 59 0.38 0.0
1972 73 60 0.38 0.0
1971 64 54 0.37 0.0
1970 85 46 0.00 0.0
1969 82 65 0.07 0.0
1968 75 44 0.00 0.0
1967 67 45 0.23 0.0
1966 84 58 0.22 0.0
1965 63 50 0.00 0.0
1964 90 60 0.00 0.0
1963 89 59 0.00 0.0
1962 69 52 0.52 0.0
1961 86 56 0.00 0.0
1960 67 51 1.22 0.0
1959 73 57 0.00 0.0
1958 71 48 0.01 0.0
1957 85 52 0.00 0.0
1956 61 44 0.00 0.0
1955 76 57 0.00 0.0
1954 68 54 0.00 0.0
1953 74 58 0.08 0.0
1952 65 52 0.00 0.0
1951 77 48 0.00 0.0
1950 65 46 0.00 0.0
1949 73 55 0.00 0.0
1948 70 46 0.00 0.0
1947 56 41 0.00 0.0
1946 63 46 0.00 0.0
1945 70 51 0.34 0.0
1944 71 48 0.00 0.0
1943 90 62 0.12 0.0
1942 66 50 0.00 0.0
1941 79 61 0.11 0.0
1940 80 62 0.00 0.0
1939 84 66 0.00 0.0
1938 71 59 0.05 0.0
1937 64 53 0.21 0.0
1936 92 61 0.00 0.0
1935 71 49 0.00 0.0
1934 73 54 0.00 0.0
1933 59 48 1.14 0.0
1932 70 54 0.00 0.0
1931 76 60 0.07 0.0
1930 90 66 0.00 0.0
1929 67 47 0.00 0.0
1928 63 44 0.17 0.0
1927 65 53 0.23 0.0
1926 87 58 0.00 0.0
1925 69 39 0.00 0.0
1924 68 58 0.98 0.0
1923 77 56 0.45 0.0
1922 76 58 0.00 0.0
1921 75 53 0.00 0.0
1920 68 50 0.35 0.0
1919 66 61 0.00 0.0
1918 82 63 0.00 0.0
1917 51 46 0.05 0.0
1916 88 55 0.07 0.0
1915 80 66 0.00 0.0
1914 68 56 0.07 0.0
1913 73 46 0.00 0.0
1912 70 52 0.46 0.0
1911 66 53 0.04 0.0
1910 74 56 0.12 0.0
1909 78 60 0.06 0.0
1908 64 51 0.00 0.0
1907 71 52 0.48 0.0
1906 63 41 0.00 0.0
1905 73 48 0.00 0.0
1904 77 58 0.00 0.0
1903 69 48 0.00 0.0
1902 73 56 0.01 0.0
1901 71 55 0.11 0.0
1900 89 54 0.00 0.0
1899 71 56 0.57 0.0
1898 52 40 0.62 0.0
1897 66 46 0.00 0.0
1896 66 42 0.00 0.0
1895 82 64 0.00 0.0
1894 82 58 0.00 0.0
1893 67 40 0.00 0.0
1892 62 47 0.00 0.0
1891 75 44 0.00 0.0
1890 61 45 0.78 0.0
1889 89 49 0.00 0.0
1888 68 59 0.00 0.0
1887 71 60 0.53 0.0
1886 61 52 2.14 0.0
1885 66 49 0.00 0.0
1884 60 49 0.04 0.0
1883 90 59 0.00 n/a
1882 59 49 0.00 n/a
1881 78 52 0.00 n/a
1880 87 54 0.00 n/a
1879 67 48 0.00 n/a
1878 84 61 0.00 n/a
1877 51 46 0.92 n/a
1876 82 69 0.03 n/a
1875 67 50 0.01 n/a
1874 76 44 0.00 n/a
1873 55 48 1.65 n/a
1872 89 65 0.00 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 65 55 0.00 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 0.00 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 72 45 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Washington D.C. on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 92 °F which happened in 1936.
Highest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1936
2 90 °F 2000
2 90 °F 1943
2 90 °F 1883
2 90 °F 1930
2 90 °F 1964
7 89 °F 1872
7 89 °F 1900
7 89 °F 1889
7 89 °F 1963
What's the all-time low for Washington D.C. on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Washington D.C. history is 39 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1974.
Lowest Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1974
1 39 °F 1925
3 40 °F 1893
3 40 °F 1898
5 41 °F 1947
5 41 °F 2020
5 41 °F 1906
8 42 °F 1896
8 42 °F 1997
10 44 °F 1891
10 44 °F 2007
10 44 °F 1968
10 44 °F 1989
10 44 °F 1928
10 44 °F 2021
10 44 °F 2022
10 44 °F 1956
10 44 °F 1874
Lowest High Temperatures in Washington D.C. on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1877
1 51 °F 1917
3 52 °F 1898
4 55 °F 1873
5 56 °F 1947
6 57 °F 2006
7 58 °F 1992
7 58 °F 2022
9 59 °F 1933
9 59 °F 1882
What's the most it has ever rained in Washington D.C. on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Washington D.C. history is 2.14 inches which happened in 1886.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Washington D.C. on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.14 inches 1886
2 1.65 inches 1873
3 1.32 inches 2008
4 1.22 inches 1960
5 1.14 inches 1933
6 0.98 inches 1924
7 0.92 inches 1877
8 0.78 inches 1890
9 0.71 inches 1992
10 0.62 inches 1898
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location