On this date in 1989, a storm system pushed May rainfall to record-challenging levels along the East Coast. In D.C., 1.59 inches of rain fell, bringing its May total to 7.77 inches, the eighth-most on record. May totals of nearly 9 inches in Baltimore and over 10 inches in New York were the most on record.
Here are other notables from this day:
- Average high: 78
- Average low: 60
- Record high: 97 (1925)
- Record low: 45 (1961)
- Record rainfall: 2.34 inches (1913)
