Amherst May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1949
Lowest temperature 24 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 42 °F 1917
Highest daily low 57 °F 1934
Most precipitation 1.54 inches 2021
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.9 °F
Average low 41.5 °F
Chance precipitation 41.0%
Chance snow 0.1%
Amherst May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 55 43 0.01 n/a
2022 55 43 0.24 0.0
2021 59 48 1.54 0.0
2020 66 37 0.00 0.0
2019 64 52 0.11 0.0
2018 86 53 0.00 0.0
2017 66 37 0.05 0.0
2016 52 44 0.09 0.0
2015 85 46 0.00 0.0
2014 57 44 0.00 0.0
2013 72 33 0.00 0.0
2012 72 51 0.00 0.0
2011 59 41 0.34 n/a
2010 n/a 40 0.00 0.0
2009 64 51 0.07 0.0
2008 58 34 0.00 0.0
2007 67 33 0.00 0.0
2006 79 50 0.00 0.0
2005 56 28 0.00 0.0
2004 55 31 0.00 0.0
2003 68 35 0.00 0.0
2002 68 37 0.00 0.0
2001 90 56 0.00 0.0
2000 71 36 0.00 0.0
1999 58 50 0.55 0.0
1998 73 52 0.02 0.0
1997 56 31 0.00 0.0
1996 53 42 0.35 0.0
1995 73 43 0.00 0.0
1994 67 40 0.00 0.0
1993 73 53 0.00 0.0
1992 59 40 0.00 0.0
1991 67 36 0.00 0.0
1990 68 45 0.77 0.0
1989 70 38 0.00 0.0
1988 72 29 0.00 0.0
1987 56 40 0.12 0.0
1986 76 43 0.05 0.0
1985 68 48 0.00 0.0
1984 49 43 0.05 0.0
1983 65 31 0.00 0.0
1982 70 30 n/a 0.0
1981 71 53 0.00 0.0
1980 78 39 0.00 0.0
1979 65 45 0.00 0.0
1978 63 39 0.12 0.0
1977 66 48 0.17 0.0
1976 69 32 0.00 0.0
1975 60 39 0.31 0.0
1974 57 24 0.00 0.0
1973 57 40 0.02 0.0
1972 59 41 0.03 0.0
1971 69 31 0.00 0.0
1970 73 41 0.00 0.0
1969 72 35 0.00 0.0
1968 67 39 0.02 0.0
1967 62 33 0.00 0.0
1966 54 26 0.00 0.0
1965 79 40 0.00 0.0
1964 77 42 0.00 0.0
1963 76 48 0.00 0.0
1962 65 38 0.00 0.0
1961 61 33 0.00 0.0
1960 80 44 0.00 0.0
1959 75 38 0.00 0.0
1958 55 44 0.00 0.0
1957 68 43 0.00 0.0
1956 63 33 0.00 0.0
1955 81 46 0.00 0.0
1954 60 41 0.00 0.0
1953 64 51 0.28 0.0
1952 68 33 0.00 0.0
1951 68 32 0.00 0.0
1950 63 51 0.00 0.0
1949 92 51 0.00 0.0
1948 63 44 0.00 0.0
1947 61 47 0.26 0.0
1946 49 40 0.35 0.0
1945 63 46 0.00 0.0
1944 91 52 0.00 0.0
1943 68 34 0.00 0.0
1942 64 43 0.00 0.0
1941 66 45 0.00 0.0
1940 68 48 0.00 0.0
1939 70 51 0.00 0.0
1938 73 47 0.00 0.0
1937 77 48 0.00 0.0
1936 66 42 0.00 0.0
1935 61 34 0.01 0.0
1934 85 57 0.00 0.0
1933 63 33 0.00 0.0
1932 62 44 0.00 0.0
1931 80 39 0.00 0.0
1930 87 52 0.00 0.0
1929 68 37 0.30 0.0
1928 76 48 0.00 0.0
1927 58 40 0.21 0.0
1926 66 30 0.00 0.0
1925 62 46 0.00 n/a
1924 64 38 0.00 n/a
1923 78 44 0.00 n/a
1922 49 42 1.45 n/a
1921 50 44 0.05 n/a
1920 63 30 0.00 n/a
1919 78 46 0.01 n/a
1918 70 37 0.00 n/a
1917 42 36 0.00 0.0
1916 68 42 0.00 n/a
1915 60 44 0.06 n/a
1914 55 48 1.01 n/a
1913 76 56 0.00 n/a
1912 55 42 0.05 n/a
1911 66 28 0.00 n/a
1910 55 38 0.10 n/a
1909 62 38 0.03 n/a
1908 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1907 58 30 0.00 n/a
1906 65 50 0.01 n/a
1905 64 46 0.01 0.0
1904 82 46 0.00 n/a
1903 56 47 0.10 n/a
1902 69 47 0.00 n/a
1901 64 38 0.00 n/a
1900 51 31 0.08 n/a
1899 66 40 0.00 n/a
1898 68 43 0.12 n/a
1897 73 38 0.00 n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 70 49 0.00 n/a
1894 75 45 0.22 n/a
1893 57 43 0.14 n/a
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 92 °F which happened in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1949
2 91 °F 1944
3 90 °F 2001
4 87 °F 1930
5 86 °F 2018
6 85 °F 1934
6 85 °F 2015
8 82 °F 1904
9 81 °F 1955
10 80 °F 1931
10 80 °F 1960
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 24 °F which happened in 1974.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 24 °F 1974
2 26 °F 1966
3 28 °F 2005
3 28 °F 1911
5 29 °F 1988
6 30 °F 1926
6 30 °F 1982
6 30 °F 1907
6 30 °F 1920
10 31 °F 1971
10 31 °F 1983
10 31 °F 1997
10 31 °F 2004
10 31 °F 1900
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1917
2 49 °F 1946
2 49 °F 1922
2 49 °F 1984
5 50 °F 1921
6 51 °F 1900
7 52 °F 2016
8 53 °F 1996
9 54 °F 1966
10 55 °F 1912
10 55 °F 2023
10 55 °F 1910
10 55 °F 2004
10 55 °F 2022
10 55 °F 1958
10 55 °F 1914
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.54 inches which happened in 2021.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.54 inches 2021
2 1.45 inches 1922
3 1.01 inches 1914
4 0.77 inches 1990
5 0.55 inches 1999
6 0.35 inches 1946
6 0.35 inches 1996
8 0.34 inches 2011
9 0.31 inches 1975
10 0.30 inches 1929
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.
© H Brothers Inc, 2021–2024
Contact us | Privacy policy