Amherst August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1955
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1972
Lowest daily high 59 °F 1903
Highest daily low 73 °F 2010
Most precipitation 2.18 inches 1969
Most snow none -
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 82.9 °F
Average low 59.9 °F
Chance precipitation 37.6%
Chance snow 0%
Amherst August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 62 0.03 0.0
2022 96 67 0.00 0.0
2021 76 56 0.00 0.0
2020 82 62 0.30 0.0
2019 83 53 0.05 0.0
2018 89 67 0.78 0.0
2017 82 70 0.36 0.0
2016 85 58 0.00 0.0
2015 84 57 0.43 0.0
2014 83 63 0.01 0.0
2013 77 49 0.00 0.0
2012 92 71 0.00 0.0
2011 84 65 0.12 n/a
2010 90 73 0.00 0.0
2009 84 58 0.00 0.0
2008 82 60 0.00 0.0
2007 87 55 0.00 0.0
2006 86 62 0.08 0.0
2005 90 68 0.00 0.0
2004 86 60 0.69 0.0
2003 83 73 0.44 0.0
2002 91 67 0.00 0.0
2001 81 67 0.11 0.0
2000 81 53 0.00 0.0
1999 88 57 0.00 0.0
1998 86 62 0.00 0.0
1997 76 57 0.92 0.0
1996 85 62 0.00 0.0
1995 92 67 0.02 0.0
1994 87 67 0.00 0.0
1993 87 54 0.00 0.0
1992 80 52 0.00 0.0
1991 82 59 0.32 0.0
1990 93 65 0.00 0.0
1989 90 72 0.00 0.0
1988 91 72 0.00 0.0
1987 90 63 0.00 0.0
1986 87 53 0.00 0.0
1985 84 55 0.00 0.0
1984 90 59 0.00 0.0
1983 79 65 0.03 0.0
1982 87 66 0.00 0.0
1981 89 62 0.40 0.0
1980 88 60 0.00 0.0
1979 92 65 0.00 0.0
1978 74 58 0.01 0.0
1977 89 67 0.62 0.0
1976 84 52 0.00 0.0
1975 91 69 0.10 0.0
1974 88 63 1.19 0.0
1973 86 56 0.00 0.0
1972 75 41 0.00 0.0
1971 79 52 0.02 0.0
1970 79 53 0.00 0.0
1969 78 68 2.18 0.0
1968 88 62 0.00 0.0
1967 83 68 0.00 0.0
1966 85 51 0.00 0.0
1965 80 50 0.01 0.0
1964 79 62 0.02 0.0
1963 78 61 0.00 0.0
1962 86 59 0.00 0.0
1961 80 59 0.00 0.0
1960 64 61 0.26 0.0
1959 65 56 0.20 0.0
1958 82 54 0.00 0.0
1957 75 53 0.00 0.0
1956 83 54 0.00 0.0
1955 98 72 0.00 0.0
1954 76 60 0.02 0.0
1953 78 57 0.00 0.0
1952 87 64 0.12 0.0
1951 74 48 0.00 0.0
1950 79 53 0.00 0.0
1949 86 65 0.01 0.0
1948 80 63 0.47 0.0
1947 88 61 0.00 0.0
1946 85 61 0.04 0.0
1945 78 50 0.00 0.0
1944 94 70 0.00 0.0
1943 75 61 0.08 0.0
1942 75 52 0.00 0.0
1941 86 57 0.00 0.0
1940 85 65 0.00 0.0
1939 83 61 0.00 0.0
1938 89 68 0.00 0.0
1937 88 68 0.00 0.0
1936 84 62 0.00 0.0
1935 79 65 0.15 0.0
1934 71 50 0.00 0.0
1933 84 51 0.00 0.0
1932 88 58 0.00 0.0
1931 89 59 0.00 0.0
1930 90 66 0.00 0.0
1929 68 53 0.01 0.0
1928 90 71 1.06 0.0
1927 81 54 0.03 0.0
1926 82 63 0.00 0.0
1925 72 58 0.04 n/a
1924 94 67 0.00 n/a
1923 94 67 0.00 n/a
1922 82 60 0.00 n/a
1921 83 50 0.00 n/a
1920 86 55 0.00 n/a
1919 81 55 0.04 n/a
1918 86 59 0.02 n/a
1917 86 53 0.00 n/a
1916 84 70 0.00 n/a
1915 64 55 0.00 n/a
1914 72 59 0.24 n/a
1913 84 50 0.00 n/a
1912 74 45 0.00 n/a
1911 84 60 0.00 n/a
1910 76 55 0.03 n/a
1909 66 55 0.70 n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.47 n/a
1907 78 48 0.02 n/a
1906 89 64 0.01 n/a
1905 84 63 0.00 n/a
1904 77 65 0.00 n/a
1903 59 54 1.05 n/a
1902 82 61 0.00 n/a
1901 77 56 0.00 n/a
1900 79 46 0.00 n/a
1899 85 67 0.00 n/a
1898 78 65 1.08 n/a
1897 74 58 0.62 n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 84 66 0.00 n/a
1894 78 51 n/a n/a
1893 79 61 0.10 n/a
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 98 °F which happened in 1955.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1955
2 96 °F 2022
3 94 °F 1923
3 94 °F 1924
3 94 °F 1944
6 93 °F 1990
7 92 °F 2012
7 92 °F 1979
7 92 °F 1995
10 91 °F 1988
10 91 °F 1975
10 91 °F 2002
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 41 °F which happened in 1972.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1972
2 45 °F 1912
3 46 °F 1900
4 48 °F 1951
4 48 °F 1907
6 49 °F 2013
7 50 °F 1934
7 50 °F 1913
7 50 °F 1965
7 50 °F 1945
7 50 °F 1921
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1903
2 64 °F 1960
2 64 °F 1915
4 65 °F 1959
5 66 °F 1909
6 68 °F 1929
7 71 °F 1934
8 72 °F 1925
8 72 °F 1914
10 74 °F 1978
10 74 °F 1951
10 74 °F 1897
10 74 °F 1912
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 2.18 inches which happened in 1969.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.18 inches 1969
2 1.19 inches 1974
3 1.08 inches 1898
4 1.06 inches 1928
5 1.05 inches 1903
6 0.92 inches 1997
7 0.78 inches 2018
8 0.70 inches 1909
9 0.69 inches 2004
10 0.62 inches 1977
10 0.62 inches 1897
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Amherst location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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