Amherst December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -5 °F 1901
Lowest daily high 11 °F 1926
Highest daily low 39 °F 1941
Most precipitation 1.47 inches 1993
Most snow 8.0 inches 1926
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 42.6 °F
Average low 23.6 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 9.2%
Amherst December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 48 34 0.00 0.0
2022 40 18 0.00 0.0
2021 40 21 0.00 0.0
2020 55 38 0.18 0.0
2019 35 19 0.00 0.0
2018 35 16 0.00 0.0
2017 48 25 0.00 0.0
2016 41 24 0.11 1.0
2015 47 24 0.00 0.0
2014 40 20 0.00 0.0
2013 45 21 0.00 0.0
2012 56 33 0.04 0.0
2011 51 29 0.00 0.0
2010 37 20 0.00 0.0
2009 52 32 0.00 0.0
2008 43 27 0.00 0.0
2007 27 10 0.00 0.0
2006 37 23 0.00 0.0
2005 28 10 0.16 1.8
2004 42 21 0.00 0.0
2003 36 12 0.00 0.0
2002 36 7 0.00 0.0
2001 59 25 0.01 0.0
2000 46 12 0.00 0.0
1999 45 33 0.03 0.0
1998 68 28 0.00 0.0
1997 46 26 0.00 0.0
1996 38 27 0.01 0.0
1995 47 21 0.00 0.0
1994 60 32 0.21 0.0
1993 40 31 1.47 0.0
1992 41 27 0.05 n/a
1991 36 15 0.00 0.0
1990 48 29 0.00 0.0
1989 32 -1 0.00 0.0
1988 33 15 0.00 0.0
1987 36 25 0.00 0.0
1986 42 28 0.00 0.0
1985 32 13 0.00 0.0
1984 37 23 0.00 0.0
1983 41 27 0.27 5.0
1982 65 33 0.02 0.0
1981 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1980 37 18 0.00 0.0
1979 41 25 0.00 0.0
1978 45 29 0.00 0.0
1977 40 23 0.08 1.0
1976 36 3 0.04 0.5
1975 42 14 0.00 0.0
1974 33 12 0.00 0.0
1973 60 32 0.64 0.0
1972 32 22 0.65 1.0
1971 28 7 0.00 0.0
1970 37 18 0.00 0.0
1969 33 11 0.00 0.0
1968 43 36 1.13 0.0
1967 44 18 0.00 0.0
1966 33 7 0.00 0.0
1965 48 28 0.00 0.0
1964 33 26 0.36 2.5
1963 34 6 0.00 0.0
1962 49 36 0.34 n/a
1961 56 37 0.12 0.0
1960 55 28 0.00 0.0
1959 43 32 0.00 0.0
1958 38 n/a 0.67 0.0
1957 38 21 0.00 0.0
1956 33 21 0.00 0.0
1955 40 31 0.00 0.0
1954 35 16 0.00 0.0
1953 56 34 0.71 n/a
1952 44 25 1.12 n/a
1951 59 38 0.00 0.0
1950 53 31 0.00 0.0
1949 31 27 0.03 0.3
1948 55 28 0.00 0.0
1947 23 18 0.43 2.5
1946 40 27 0.00 0.0
1945 29 17 0.00 0.0
1944 49 18 0.00 0.0
1943 44 23 0.00 0.0
1942 36 29 0.00 0.0
1941 50 39 0.24 0.0
1940 32 20 0.19 2.2
1939 40 30 0.00 0.0
1938 40 30 1.26 0.0
1937 41 24 0.00 0.0
1936 34 20 0.00 0.0
1935 32 8 0.00 0.0
1934 40 36 0.00 0.0
1933 38 27 0.00 0.0
1932 52 37 0.03 0.0
1931 37 14 0.00 0.0
1930 37 31 0.00 0.0
1929 32 16 0.00 0.0
1928 41 29 0.19 0.0
1927 37 18 0.51 1.0
1926 11 2 0.50 8.0
1925 45 39 0.10 0.0
1924 30 1 0.35 1.0
1923 44 34 0.07 n/a
1922 38 29 0.21 1.0
1921 38 20 0.00 n/a
1920 49 34 0.00 0.0
1919 33 13 0.00 n/a
1918 32 22 0.00 n/a
1917 40 18 0.00 0.0
1916 54 38 0.05 n/a
1915 38 25 0.00 0.0
1914 37 26 0.00 n/a
1913 50 37 0.00 0.0
1912 44 30 0.00 0.0
1911 31 10 0.00 0.0
1910 25 13 0.00 0.0
1909 52 28 0.00 0.0
1908 37 17 0.00 0.0
1907 23 16 0.00 0.0
1906 32 10 0.92 0.0
1905 33 17 0.00 0.0
1904 27 7 0.18 2.5
1903 30 7 0.00 0.0
1902 33 13 0.29 3.0
1901 24 -5 0.00 0.0
1900 44 32 0.61 0.0
1899 33 25 0.00 0.0
1898 45 33 0.41 0.0
1897 46 32 0.97 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 25 19 0.52 8.0
1894 35 4 0.00 0.0
1893 18 9 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 68 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1998
2 65 °F 1982
3 60 °F 1994
3 60 °F 1973
5 59 °F 2001
5 59 °F 1951
7 56 °F 2012
7 56 °F 1961
7 56 °F 1953
10 55 °F 1948
10 55 °F 2020
10 55 °F 1960
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -5 °F which happened in 1901.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1901
2 -1 °F 1989
3 1 °F 1924
4 2 °F 1926
5 3 °F 1976
6 4 °F 1894
7 6 °F 1963
8 7 °F 2002
8 7 °F 1904
8 7 °F 1971
8 7 °F 1966
8 7 °F 1903
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 1926
2 18 °F 1893
3 23 °F 1947
3 23 °F 1907
5 24 °F 1901
6 25 °F 1895
6 25 °F 1910
8 27 °F 2007
8 27 °F 1904
10 28 °F 2005
10 28 °F 1971
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.47 inches which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.47 inches 1993
2 1.26 inches 1938
3 1.13 inches 1968
4 1.12 inches 1952
5 0.97 inches 1897
6 0.92 inches 1906
7 0.71 inches 1953
8 0.67 inches 1958
9 0.65 inches 1972
10 0.64 inches 1973
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.0 inches 1926
1 8.0 inches 1895
3 5.0 inches 1983
4 3.0 inches 1902
5 2.5 inches 1964
5 2.5 inches 1904
5 2.5 inches 1947
8 2.2 inches 1940
9 1.8 inches 2005
10 1.0 inches 1927
10 1.0 inches 1972
10 1.0 inches 1977
10 1.0 inches 2016
10 1.0 inches 1922
10 1.0 inches 1924
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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