Boston January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 63 °F 2007
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1981
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1905
Highest daily low 48 °F 2007
Most precipitation 1.06 inches 1952
Most snow 3.0 inches 1924
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.0 °F
Average low 25.3 °F
Chance precipitation 40.8%
Chance snow 18.4%
Boston January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 34 20 0.00 0.0
2023 45 35 0.09 0.0
2022 51 27 0.12 0.0
2021 33 30 0.01 0.0
2020 41 32 0.11 0.0
2019 43 38 0.53 0.0
2018 24 6 0.00 0.0
2017 34 27 0.00 0.0
2016 26 8 0.00 0.0
2015 50 17 0.00 0.0
2014 38 24 0.04 0.0
2013 42 27 0.00 0.0
2012 39 25 0.00 0.0
2011 39 28 0.00 0.0
2010 34 27 0.00 0.0
2009 39 27 0.06 0.0
2008 42 27 0.00 0.0
2007 63 48 0.01 0.0
2006 39 29 0.21 0.3
2005 40 27 0.10 1.4
2004 37 32 0.29 0.0
2003 34 25 0.00 0.1
2002 40 31 0.00 0.0
2001 38 20 0.00 1.0
2000 49 22 0.23 0.0
1999 28 19 0.00 0.0
1998 47 37 0.00 0.0
1997 52 39 0.05 0.0
1996 24 4 0.00 0.0
1995 26 15 0.00 0.0
1994 30 16 0.00 0.0
1993 62 38 0.65 0.0
1992 48 38 0.02 0.0
1991 37 25 0.00 0.0
1990 47 33 0.00 0.0
1989 23 5 0.00 0.0
1988 27 12 0.00 0.0
1987 36 24 0.00 0.0
1986 40 25 0.29 0.0
1985 34 21 0.09 0.6
1984 44 31 0.00 0.0
1983 45 21 0.00 0.0
1982 51 29 0.00 0.0
1981 24 -4 0.00 0.0
1980 31 21 0.00 0.0
1979 27 21 0.00 0.0
1978 42 29 0.00 0.0
1977 34 22 0.00 0.0
1976 23 14 0.00 0.0
1975 36 28 0.00 0.0
1974 30 23 0.00 0.0
1973 40 29 0.00 0.0
1972 41 16 0.18 1.8
1971 46 31 0.07 0.0
1970 30 18 0.00 0.0
1969 29 16 0.00 0.0
1968 24 17 0.00 0.0
1967 36 32 0.01 0.0
1966 47 33 0.00 0.0
1965 42 27 0.00 0.0
1964 39 30 0.00 0.0
1963 36 31 0.00 0.0
1962 27 11 0.00 0.0
1961 30 18 0.00 0.0
1960 37 27 0.00 0.0
1959 25 2 0.00 0.0
1958 30 6 0.00 0.0
1957 34 16 0.00 0.0
1956 38 31 0.00 0.0
1955 36 22 0.00 0.0
1954 35 26 0.08 0.8
1953 36 22 0.00 0.0
1952 37 27 1.06 2.0
1951 38 29 0.00 0.0
1950 61 45 0.03 0.0
1949 50 35 0.47 0.0
1948 34 28 0.07 0.5
1947 37 17 0.01 0.1
1946 52 35 0.00 0.0
1945 36 16 0.00 0.0
1944 37 30 0.00 0.0
1943 19 10 0.00 0.0
1942 34 24 0.00 0.0
1941 30 21 0.00 0.0
1940 30 16 0.01 0.0
1939 37 17 0.00 0.0
1938 43 29 0.00 0.0
1937 46 30 0.00 0.0
1936 43 33 0.90 0.0
1935 35 4 0.00 0.0
1934 38 22 0.57 0.1
1933 51 36 0.00 0.0
1932 35 25 0.00 0.0
1931 46 39 0.68 0.0
1930 29 9 0.00 0.0
1929 40 16 0.00 0.0
1928 33 22 0.00 0.0
1927 42 30 0.00 0.0
1926 42 33 0.26 0.0
1925 42 34 0.00 0.0
1924 36 20 0.23 3.0
1923 35 21 0.00 0.0
1922 51 32 0.07 0.0
1921 49 39 0.33 0.0
1920 25 5 0.00 0.0
1919 25 15 0.00 0.0
1918 28 12 0.00 0.0
1917 51 34 0.76 0.0
1916 50 32 0.08 0.0
1915 42 23 0.00 0.0
1914 37 24 0.00 0.0
1913 41 32 0.00 0.0
1912 25 12 0.10 1.6
1911 30 14 0.00 0.0
1910 27 -3 0.11 0.1
1909 60 44 0.05 0.0
1908 41 15 0.00 0.0
1907 42 35 0.00 0.0
1906 43 37 0.00 0.0
1905 16 5 0.00 0.0
1904 16 -3 0.00 0.0
1903 40 33 0.00 0.0
1902 28 11 0.00 0.0
1901 30 19 0.00 0.0
1900 46 23 0.00 0.0
1899 57 38 0.00 0.0
1898 40 15 0.05 1.4
1897 60 37 0.69 0.0
1896 17 6 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a 4 0.00 0.0
1894 47 36 0.03 0.0
1893 29 16 0.20 3.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 63 °F which happened in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 2007
2 62 °F 1993
3 61 °F 1950
4 60 °F 1909
4 60 °F 1897
6 57 °F 1899
7 52 °F 1946
7 52 °F 1997
9 51 °F 2022
9 51 °F 1917
9 51 °F 1922
9 51 °F 1933
9 51 °F 1982
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -4 °F which happened in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1981
2 -3 °F 1904
2 -3 °F 1910
4 2 °F 1959
5 4 °F 1895
5 4 °F 1996
5 4 °F 1935
8 5 °F 1920
8 5 °F 1989
8 5 °F 1905
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1904
1 16 °F 1905
3 17 °F 1896
4 19 °F 1943
5 23 °F 1976
5 23 °F 1989
7 24 °F 1981
7 24 °F 1968
7 24 °F 1996
7 24 °F 2018
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.06 inches which happened in 1952.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.06 inches 1952
2 0.90 inches 1936
3 0.76 inches 1917
4 0.69 inches 1897
5 0.68 inches 1931
6 0.65 inches 1993
7 0.57 inches 1934
8 0.53 inches 2019
9 0.47 inches 1949
10 0.33 inches 1921
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.0 inches 1893
1 3.0 inches 1924
3 2.0 inches 1952
4 1.8 inches 1972
5 1.6 inches 1912
6 1.4 inches 2005
6 1.4 inches 1898
8 1.0 inches 2001
9 0.8 inches 1954
10 0.6 inches 1985
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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