Boston December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 66 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 4 °F 1926
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1893
Highest daily low 52 °F 1916
Most precipitation 2.76 inches 1993
Most snow 8.0 inches 1926
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 45.3 °F
Average low 32.1 °F
Chance precipitation 37.7%
Chance snow 10.0%
Boston December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 43 31 0.00 0.0
2022 49 29 0.00 0.0
2021 47 38 0.00 0.0
2020 47 33 1.72 0.3
2019 45 32 0.00 0.0
2018 36 25 0.00 0.0
2017 59 38 0.08 0.0
2016 40 31 0.14 0.3
2015 53 39 0.00 0.0
2014 42 26 0.11 0.0
2013 57 36 0.01 0.0
2012 57 33 0.00 0.0
2011 63 44 0.00 0.0
2010 36 29 0.00 0.0
2009 45 33 0.35 2.2
2008 42 31 0.00 0.0
2007 32 24 0.00 0.0
2006 34 28 0.00 0.0
2005 34 25 0.00 0.0
2004 50 29 0.00 0.0
2003 33 19 0.07 0.7
2002 28 24 0.16 3.4
2001 66 48 0.01 0.0
2000 48 26 0.00 0.0
1999 59 41 0.00 0.0
1998 49 41 0.00 0.0
1997 44 37 0.04 0.0
1996 43 36 0.00 0.0
1995 40 30 0.00 0.0
1994 56 45 1.42 0.0
1993 48 41 2.76 0.0
1992 35 23 0.08 0.3
1991 28 19 0.00 0.0
1990 39 29 0.00 0.0
1989 30 14 0.00 0.0
1988 31 20 0.00 0.0
1987 35 29 0.00 0.0
1986 42 32 0.00 0.0
1985 36 25 0.00 0.0
1984 38 31 0.00 0.0
1983 36 29 0.00 0.0
1982 57 45 0.00 0.0
1981 38 33 0.28 1.0
1980 33 20 0.00 0.0
1979 49 33 0.00 0.0
1978 48 35 0.12 0.0
1977 40 30 0.76 1.4
1976 36 19 0.00 0.0
1975 45 23 0.00 0.0
1974 40 23 0.00 0.0
1973 63 45 0.40 0.0
1972 39 27 0.57 0.0
1971 33 20 0.00 0.0
1970 34 23 0.00 0.0
1969 36 24 0.00 0.0
1968 49 39 0.02 0.0
1967 44 31 0.00 0.0
1966 38 19 0.00 0.0
1965 42 35 0.00 0.0
1964 32 23 0.08 0.2
1963 39 25 0.00 0.0
1962 46 43 1.52 0.0
1961 57 40 0.01 0.0
1960 52 41 0.00 0.0
1959 46 41 0.00 0.0
1958 54 35 0.19 0.0
1957 39 26 0.00 0.0
1956 37 22 0.00 0.0
1955 44 35 0.01 0.0
1954 40 23 0.00 0.0
1953 59 43 1.01 0.0
1952 49 38 0.82 0.0
1951 60 43 0.10 0.0
1950 58 32 0.01 0.0
1949 43 31 0.08 0.0
1948 50 36 0.00 0.0
1947 31 18 0.48 4.2
1946 48 34 0.00 0.0
1945 35 23 0.00 0.0
1944 49 27 0.00 0.0
1943 47 28 0.00 0.0
1942 37 27 0.00 0.0
1941 54 44 0.09 0.0
1940 35 24 0.13 3.5
1939 39 32 0.00 0.0
1938 52 32 0.48 0.0
1937 38 24 0.00 0.0
1936 38 24 0.00 0.0
1935 31 10 0.00 0.0
1934 43 34 0.00 0.0
1933 37 24 0.00 0.1
1932 55 45 0.07 0.0
1931 39 17 0.00 0.0
1930 38 29 0.00 0.0
1929 36 22 0.00 0.0
1928 52 34 0.05 0.0
1927 36 20 0.50 n/a
1926 30 4 1.18 8.0
1925 49 42 0.37 0.0
1924 40 20 0.20 0.0
1923 50 43 1.40 0.0
1922 40 35 0.22 0.2
1921 40 28 0.00 0.0
1920 58 36 0.62 0.0
1919 40 25 0.00 0.0
1918 37 26 0.00 0.0
1917 43 28 0.01 0.5
1916 59 52 0.06 0.0
1915 42 30 0.00 0.0
1914 37 32 0.00 0.0
1913 53 41 0.00 0.0
1912 48 41 0.00 0.0
1911 34 15 0.00 0.0
1910 27 16 0.00 0.0
1909 50 36 0.00 0.0
1908 39 17 0.00 0.0
1907 32 20 0.00 0.0
1906 36 13 0.00 0.0
1905 35 22 0.00 0.0
1904 32 19 0.12 1.0
1903 40 27 0.00 0.0
1902 37 13 0.55 5.5
1901 25 12 0.00 0.0
1900 49 28 0.48 0.0
1899 36 29 0.00 0.0
1898 46 37 0.39 0.0
1897 54 38 0.25 0.0
1896 47 36 0.02 0.0
1895 28 22 0.42 4.0
1894 43 25 0.00 0.0
1893 22 14 0.57 6.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 66 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 2001
2 63 °F 1973
2 63 °F 2011
4 60 °F 1951
5 59 °F 2017
5 59 °F 1916
5 59 °F 1953
5 59 °F 1999
9 58 °F 1920
9 58 °F 1950
What's the all-time low for Boston on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 4 °F which happened in 1926.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 4 °F 1926
2 10 °F 1935
3 12 °F 1901
4 13 °F 1906
4 13 °F 1902
6 14 °F 1989
6 14 °F 1893
8 15 °F 1911
9 16 °F 1910
10 17 °F 1931
10 17 °F 1908
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1893
2 25 °F 1901
3 27 °F 1910
4 28 °F 1991
4 28 °F 2002
4 28 °F 1895
7 30 °F 1926
7 30 °F 1989
9 31 °F 1935
9 31 °F 1947
9 31 °F 1988
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.76 inches which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.76 inches 1993
2 1.72 inches 2020
3 1.52 inches 1962
4 1.42 inches 1994
5 1.40 inches 1923
6 1.18 inches 1926
7 1.01 inches 1953
8 0.82 inches 1952
9 0.76 inches 1977
10 0.62 inches 1920
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.0 inches 1926
2 6.0 inches 1893
3 5.5 inches 1902
4 4.2 inches 1947
5 4.0 inches 1895
6 3.5 inches 1940
7 3.4 inches 2002
8 2.2 inches 2009
9 1.4 inches 1977
10 1.0 inches 1981
10 1.0 inches 1904
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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