Washington D.C. May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Washington D.C. from 1854–2023.
Rainiest May in Washington D.C. History
The rainiest May in Washington D.C. history happened in 1953, with 10.69 inches of total precipitation.
Driest May in Washington D.C. History
The driest May in Washington D.C. history happened in 1939, with just 0.41 inches of total precipitation.
Washington D.C. Average May Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2023 1.34
2022 6.36
2021 3.77
2020 2.49
2019 4.97
2018 8.73
2017 5.55
2016 5.65
2015 1.92
2014 4.96
2013 2.82
2012 3.28
2011 1.70
2010 2.40
2009 8.05
2008 10.66
2007 1.75
2006 2.21
2005 4.61
2004 2.98
2003 7.06
2002 2.17
2001 3.71
2000 3.08
1999 1.28
1998 4.05
1997 3.04
1996 4.96
1995 4.19
1994 1.56
1993 3.40
1992 3.41
1991 1.57
1990 5.20
1989 7.77
1988 4.50
1987 2.54
1986 0.75
1985 5.79
1984 3.80
1983 4.62
1982 5.11
1981 3.42
1980 2.64
1979 3.55
1978 5.13
1977 1.73
1976 3.57
1975 4.71
1974 4.37
1973 3.39
1972 4.78
1971 6.80
1970 2.79
1969 1.20
1968 4.23
1967 4.27
1966 2.74
1965 1.72
1964 1.46
1963 1.06
1962 3.46
1961 2.57
1960 4.35
1959 2.89
1958 2.77
1957 1.40
1956 2.17
1955 3.38
1954 2.98
1953 10.69
1952 4.73
1951 2.74
1950 5.76
1949 6.33
1948 8.87
1947 4.44
1946 6.99
1945 3.44
1944 1.02
1943 4.04
1942 3.93
1941 1.58
1940 3.10
1939 0.41
1938 3.51
1937 4.02
1936 5.32
1935 3.54
1934 3.85
1933 6.26
1932 5.07
1931 4.84
1930 1.81
1929 2.29
1928 4.00
1927 2.21
1926 2.22
1925 1.67
1924 6.73
1923 1.50
1922 4.27
1921 5.82
1920 1.42
1919 5.27
1918 2.35
1917 1.84
1916 2.30
1915 2.18
1914 1.72
1913 4.56
1912 4.84
1911 0.87
1910 3.43
1909 3.77
1908 6.10
1907 5.03
1906 1.80
1905 3.22
1904 2.64
1903 2.75
1902 3.35
1901 2.81
1900 4.02
1899 2.53
1898 3.60
1897 6.97
1896 2.26
1895 3.09
1894 4.03
1893 5.41
1892 4.07
1891 3.72
1890 4.73
1889 10.69
1888 4.77
1887 2.50
1886 10.60
1885 2.85
1884 3.09
1883 2.50
1882 5.00
1881 1.86
1880 3.37
1879 1.58
1878 5.27
1877 2.26
1876 3.02
1875 1.01
1874 2.82
1873 5.22
1872 1.43
1871 3.45
1859 3.92
1858 7.48
1857 5.67
1856 4.20
1855 1.42
1854 2.94