Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Washington DC on May 19

On May 19th in Washington D.C., records show that the hottest temperature ever reached was 96.1°F in 1997, while the coldest temperature recorded was 43.0°F in 1976. Typically, this date sees an average temperature of 66.44°F, with an average high of 72.32°F and an average low of 60.55°F. In the year when the coldest temperature was recorded, in 1976, an interesting news item emerged: it was the year Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Inc., marking the beginning of a groundbreaking era in technology innovation.