Amherst January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 58 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -12 °F 1996
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1904
Highest daily low 44 °F 1950
Most precipitation 1.21 inches 1917
Most snow 8.0 inches 1952
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.1 °F
Average low 16.6 °F
Chance precipitation 37.2%
Chance snow 17.2%
Amherst January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 42 17 0.00 0.0
2023 44 36 0.24 0.0
2022 33 11 0.00 0.0
2021 39 28 0.00 0.0
2020 37 33 0.22 0.0
2019 43 27 0.14 0.0
2018 24 8 0.39 6.0
2017 45 23 0.00 0.0
2016 27 6 0.00 0.0
2015 42 20 0.14 0.0
2014 23 -10 0.00 0.0
2013 38 16 0.00 0.0
2012 25 8 0.00 0.0
2011 37 15 0.00 n/a
2010 30 19 0.00 0.0
2009 36 18 0.09 0.0
2008 29 -2 0.00 0.0
2007 51 30 0.00 0.0
2006 35 15 0.27 1.0
2005 49 28 0.00 0.0
2004 41 30 0.37 0.5
2003 33 20 0.08 2.0
2002 36 18 0.00 0.0
2001 33 6 0.00 0.0
2000 58 28 0.40 0.0
1999 29 10 0.00 0.0
1998 54 33 0.35 0.0
1997 45 34 0.03 0.0
1996 21 -12 0.00 0.0
1995 31 13 0.00 0.0
1994 25 3 0.43 1.5
1993 58 39 0.27 0.0
1992 39 35 0.15 0.0
1991 33 12 0.00 0.0
1990 44 33 0.00 0.0
1989 20 2 0.00 0.0
1988 31 -11 0.00 0.0
1987 38 3 0.00 0.0
1986 32 18 0.27 4.0
1985 32 22 0.00 0.0
1984 35 30 0.00 0.0
1983 34 8 0.00 0.0
1982 52 27 0.00 0.0
1981 22 -7 0.00 0.0
1980 25 12 0.00 n/a
1979 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 38 14 0.00 0.0
1977 35 3 0.00 0.0
1976 29 4 0.00 0.0
1975 44 11 0.00 0.0
1974 32 6 0.00 0.0
1973 40 31 0.00 0.0
1972 34 24 0.04 1.0
1971 39 27 0.39 0.0
1970 29 -12 0.00 0.0
1969 27 -11 0.00 0.0
1968 26 15 0.01 0.0
1967 36 30 0.05 1.0
1966 41 15 0.00 0.0
1965 36 12 0.00 0.0
1964 37 27 0.00 0.0
1963 33 11 0.00 n/a
1962 18 6 0.00 0.0
1961 27 -1 0.00 0.0
1960 34 22 0.00 0.0
1959 19 1 0.00 0.0
1958 28 2 0.00 0.0
1957 31 12 0.00 0.0
1956 37 25 0.00 0.0
1955 35 20 0.00 0.0
1954 30 19 0.01 0.0
1953 36 17 0.00 0.0
1952 30 23 0.47 8.0
1951 40 24 0.00 0.0
1950 55 44 0.07 0.0
1949 37 27 1.03 0.0
1948 33 29 0.00 0.0
1947 32 8 0.00 0.0
1946 46 31 0.00 0.0
1945 27 11 0.00 0.0
1944 38 31 0.00 0.0
1943 18 7 0.00 0.0
1942 34 13 0.00 0.0
1941 33 18 0.00 0.0
1940 22 3 0.07 1.0
1939 29 19 0.03 n/a
1938 40 10 0.00 0.0
1937 42 27 0.00 0.0
1936 39 32 0.26 0.0
1935 32 -11 0.00 0.0
1934 33 23 0.58 3.0
1933 48 30 0.00 0.0
1932 25 10 0.00 0.0
1931 40 17 0.68 0.0
1930 27 6 0.00 0.0
1929 26 4 0.02 0.0
1928 29 17 0.00 0.0
1927 37 24 0.00 0.0
1926 36 31 0.05 0.0
1925 36 28 0.00 n/a
1924 22 10 0.12 3.0
1923 32 10 n/a n/a
1922 39 26 0.30 0.0
1921 42 30 0.29 0.0
1920 22 0 0.00 n/a
1919 29 2 0.00 n/a
1918 24 14 0.00 n/a
1917 n/a n/a 1.21 n/a
1916 43 29 0.11 n/a
1915 37 -4 0.00 n/a
1914 39 19 n/a n/a
1913 37 29 0.01 0.0
1912 18 7 0.04 1.0
1911 24 4 0.00 0.0
1910 14 -9 0.20 1.5
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1908 35 10 0.00 0.0
1907 44 30 0.00 0.0
1906 39 32 0.00 0.0
1905 11 -4 0.00 0.0
1904 6 n/a 0.00 0.0
1903 41 30 0.00 0.0
1902 32 3 n/a 0.0
1901 33 14 n/a 0.0
1900 39 14 0.00 0.0
1899 51 36 0.00 0.0
1898 38 3 0.26 n/a
1897 55 34 0.50 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 15 -3 n/a 0.0
1894 42 34 0.05 0.0
1893 25 15 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 58 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1993
1 58 °F 2000
3 55 °F 1950
3 55 °F 1897
5 54 °F 1998
6 52 °F 1982
7 51 °F 1899
7 51 °F 2007
9 49 °F 2005
10 48 °F 1933
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -12 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1996.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -12 °F 1970
1 -12 °F 1996
3 -11 °F 1935
3 -11 °F 1988
3 -11 °F 1969
6 -10 °F 2014
7 -9 °F 1910
8 -7 °F 1981
9 -4 °F 1915
9 -4 °F 1905
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1904
2 11 °F 1905
3 14 °F 1910
4 15 °F 1895
5 18 °F 1912
5 18 °F 1943
5 18 °F 1962
8 19 °F 1959
9 20 °F 1989
10 21 °F 1996
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.21 inches which happened in 1917.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.21 inches 1917
2 1.03 inches 1949
3 0.68 inches 1931
4 0.58 inches 1934
5 0.50 inches 1897
6 0.47 inches 1952
7 0.43 inches 1994
8 0.40 inches 2000
9 0.39 inches 2018
9 0.39 inches 1971
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.0 inches 1952
2 6.0 inches 2018
3 4.0 inches 1986
4 3.0 inches 1924
4 3.0 inches 1934
6 2.0 inches 2003
7 1.5 inches 1910
7 1.5 inches 1994
9 1.0 inches 1912
9 1.0 inches 1972
9 1.0 inches 2006
9 1.0 inches 1940
9 1.0 inches 1967
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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