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Typical Washington D.C. May Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 76.0 °F | |
| Average daily low | 57.6 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 3.9 inches | |
| Average monthly snow | none | |
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Washington D.C. May Weather Records 1851–2023 |
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| Highest temperature | 99 °F | May 31, 1991 |
| Lowest temperature | 33 °F | May 11, 1906 |
| Highest daily low | 78 °F | May 31, 1991 |
| Lowest daily high | 46 °F | May 5, 1917 |
| Hottest average temperature | 6.6 °F above average |
2015 |
| Coldest average temperature | -7.4 °F below average |
1882 |
| Most daily precipitation | 3.2 inches | May 5, 1953 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 10.7 inches | 1953 |
| Most daily snow | none | - |
| Most monthly snow | none | - |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
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| High | Low | High | Low | |
| May 1 | 71.8 | 52.7 | 96 | 34 |
| May 2 | 72.0 | 53.0 | 91 | 35 |
| May 3 | 72.2 | 53.4 | 91 | 36 |
| May 4 | 72.3 | 53.7 | 93 | 39 |
| May 5 | 72.5 | 53.9 | 94 | 39 |
| May 6 | 72.7 | 54.1 | 93 | 36 |
| May 7 | 72.9 | 54.3 | 95 | 38 |
| May 8 | 73.3 | 54.6 | 92 | 39 |
| May 9 | 73.6 | 54.9 | 96 | 34 |
| May 10 | 73.9 | 55.2 | 95 | 35 |
| May 11 | 74.2 | 55.6 | 94 | 33 |
| May 12 | 74.6 | 56.0 | 93 | 37 |
| May 13 | 74.9 | 56.4 | 95 | 39 |
| May 14 | 75.2 | 56.8 | 93 | 41 |
| May 15 | 75.6 | 57.2 | 94 | 40 |
| May 16 | 75.8 | 57.5 | 93 | 38 |
| May 17 | 76.1 | 57.9 | 92 | 40 |
| May 18 | 76.4 | 58.2 | 96 | 40 |
| May 19 | 76.7 | 58.5 | 96 | 43 |
| May 20 | 77.0 | 58.7 | 96 | 42 |
| May 21 | 77.2 | 59.0 | 95 | 41 |
| May 22 | 77.5 | 59.3 | 96 | 39 |
| May 23 | 77.7 | 59.6 | 97 | 45 |
| May 24 | 78.1 | 59.9 | 92 | 41 |
| May 25 | 78.3 | 60.2 | 94 | 42 |
| May 26 | 78.7 | 60.5 | 96 | 42 |
| May 27 | 79.1 | 60.9 | 95 | 42 |
| May 28 | 79.5 | 61.3 | 97 | 42 |
| May 29 | 79.9 | 61.8 | 97 | 41 |
| May 30 | 80.1 | 62.1 | 98 | 44 |
| May 31 | 80.3 | 62.4 | 99 | 44 |