Amherst May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 27 °F 1969
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1917
Highest daily low 64 °F 1934
Most precipitation 1.63 inches 1989
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.1 °F
Average low 41.8 °F
Chance precipitation 41.7%
Chance snow 0.1%
Amherst May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 37 0.00 0.0
2022 71 44 0.00 0.0
2021 55 41 0.20 0.0
2020 59 32 0.00 0.0
2019 56 47 0.10 0.0
2018 75 53 0.00 0.0
2017 52 45 1.52 0.0
2016 54 44 0.00 0.0
2015 81 49 0.00 0.0
2014 63 38 0.00 0.0
2013 71 37 0.00 0.0
2012 69 51 0.00 0.0
2011 55 32 0.03 n/a
2010 80 47 0.00 0.0
2009 56 47 0.39 0.0
2008 72 37 0.00 0.0
2007 66 38 0.00 0.0
2006 78 42 0.00 0.0
2005 64 33 0.00 0.0
2004 61 33 0.00 0.0
2003 69 40 0.02 0.0
2002 74 38 0.00 0.0
2001 71 35 0.00 0.0
2000 80 54 0.00 0.0
1999 67 37 0.34 0.0
1998 74 49 0.38 0.0
1997 63 37 0.01 0.0
1996 67 46 0.08 0.0
1995 59 40 0.06 0.0
1994 65 35 0.61 0.0
1993 74 60 0.16 0.0
1992 51 28 0.00 0.0
1991 71 46 0.74 0.0
1990 58 38 0.00 0.0
1989 68 52 1.63 0.0
1988 66 55 0.06 0.0
1987 52 43 0.07 0.0
1986 80 45 0.00 0.0
1985 68 43 0.20 0.0
1984 66 31 0.00 0.0
1983 65 31 0.00 0.0
1982 78 38 n/a 0.0
1981 75 49 0.00 0.0
1980 75 43 0.00 0.0
1979 59 42 0.00 0.0
1978 57 40 0.07 0.0
1977 84 54 0.00 0.0
1976 81 53 0.00 0.0
1975 67 33 0.00 0.0
1974 61 37 0.00 0.0
1973 57 34 0.01 0.0
1972 64 29 0.00 0.0
1971 68 44 0.00 0.0
1970 73 42 0.27 0.0
1969 68 27 0.00 0.0
1968 66 45 0.00 0.0
1967 55 39 0.20 0.0
1966 65 45 0.00 0.0
1965 71 32 0.00 0.0
1964 74 41 0.00 0.0
1963 65 37 0.00 0.0
1962 62 35 0.04 0.0
1961 65 30 0.00 0.0
1960 80 47 0.00 0.0
1959 81 42 0.00 0.0
1958 56 39 0.42 0.0
1957 70 36 0.00 0.0
1956 58 43 0.05 0.0
1955 63 46 0.00 0.0
1954 62 37 0.00 0.0
1953 79 47 0.00 0.0
1952 60 36 0.05 0.0
1951 68 35 0.00 0.0
1950 85 49 0.00 0.0
1949 72 55 0.01 0.0
1948 71 43 0.00 0.0
1947 67 47 0.00 0.0
1946 69 37 0.00 0.0
1945 61 39 0.04 0.0
1944 83 57 0.00 0.0
1943 66 37 0.03 0.0
1942 68 35 0.03 0.0
1941 79 35 0.00 0.0
1940 70 40 0.00 0.0
1939 82 41 0.00 0.0
1938 68 42 0.35 0.0
1937 72 56 0.09 0.0
1936 70 42 0.00 0.0
1935 61 43 0.03 0.0
1934 82 64 0.00 0.0
1933 57 41 0.00 0.0
1932 58 35 0.15 0.0
1931 80 38 0.00 0.0
1930 89 57 0.00 0.0
1929 67 36 0.58 0.0
1928 67 47 0.00 0.0
1927 68 42 0.00 0.0
1926 75 33 0.00 0.0
1925 59 36 0.00 n/a
1924 64 44 0.04 n/a
1923 74 48 0.00 n/a
1922 74 42 0.00 n/a
1921 60 47 0.00 n/a
1920 69 33 0.00 n/a
1919 70 38 0.00 n/a
1918 86 49 0.03 n/a
1917 50 36 0.90 0.0
1916 74 51 0.22 n/a
1915 69 49 0.00 n/a
1914 70 48 0.05 n/a
1913 87 52 0.12 n/a
1912 52 45 0.61 n/a
1911 74 32 0.00 n/a
1910 62 31 0.00 n/a
1909 82 50 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1907 50 39 0.17 n/a
1906 56 49 0.06 n/a
1905 76 48 0.01 0.0
1904 78 49 0.00 n/a
1903 72 40 0.00 n/a
1902 74 43 0.00 n/a
1901 65 33 0.00 n/a
1900 60 29 0.00 n/a
1899 70 37 0.00 n/a
1898 62 39 0.40 n/a
1897 71 51 0.00 n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 78 47 0.00 n/a
1894 69 50 0.20 n/a
1893 59 39 0.01 n/a
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 89 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1930
2 87 °F 1913
3 86 °F 1918
4 85 °F 1950
5 84 °F 1977
6 83 °F 1944
7 82 °F 1909
7 82 °F 1934
7 82 °F 1939
10 81 °F 1976
10 81 °F 2015
10 81 °F 1959
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 27 °F which happened in 1969.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1969
2 28 °F 1992
3 29 °F 1972
3 29 °F 1900
5 30 °F 1961
6 31 °F 1910
6 31 °F 1983
6 31 °F 1984
9 32 °F 1965
9 32 °F 2011
9 32 °F 2020
9 32 °F 1911
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1917
1 50 °F 1907
3 51 °F 1992
4 52 °F 1987
4 52 °F 1912
4 52 °F 2017
7 54 °F 2016
8 55 °F 1967
8 55 °F 2011
8 55 °F 2021
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.63 inches which happened in 1989.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.63 inches 1989
2 1.52 inches 2017
3 0.90 inches 1917
4 0.74 inches 1991
5 0.61 inches 1912
5 0.61 inches 1994
7 0.58 inches 1929
8 0.42 inches 1958
9 0.40 inches 1898
10 0.39 inches 2009
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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