Boston March 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of March 5.
March 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 1 °F 1948
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1948
Highest daily low 45 °F 1979
Most precipitation 1.28 inches 1952
Most snow 8.7 inches 1993
March 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 43.1 °F
Average low 28.6 °F
Chance precipitation 38.3%
Chance snow 18.2%
Boston March 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 43 38 0.16 0.0
2023 43 30 0.00 0.0
2022 42 26 0.00 0.0
2021 36 24 0.00 0.0
2020 51 37 0.00 0.0
2019 31 19 0.00 0.0
2018 44 32 0.05 0.6
2017 32 9 0.00 0.0
2016 34 23 0.00 0.0
2015 39 18 0.00 0.0
2014 29 20 0.00 0.1
2013 43 32 0.00 0.0
2012 38 25 0.00 0.0
2011 55 29 0.00 0.0
2010 42 31 0.00 0.0
2009 39 21 0.00 0.0
2008 60 37 0.28 0.0
2007 39 22 0.00 0.0
2006 46 28 0.00 0.0
2005 41 25 0.00 0.0
2004 46 36 0.00 0.0
2003 46 33 0.16 0.0
2002 32 22 0.00 0.0
2001 34 30 0.90 2.7
2000 51 39 0.00 0.0
1999 42 27 0.00 0.0
1998 40 35 0.01 0.0
1997 53 35 0.18 0.0
1996 38 24 0.37 0.9
1995 36 28 0.20 0.0
1994 44 32 0.00 0.0
1993 37 25 0.91 8.7
1992 61 32 0.00 0.0
1991 47 37 0.00 0.0
1990 35 16 0.00 0.0
1989 42 30 0.03 0.0
1988 39 24 0.00 0.0
1987 35 20 0.00 0.0
1986 50 30 0.00 0.0
1985 41 31 0.50 0.1
1984 35 22 0.33 0.4
1983 43 31 0.00 0.0
1982 51 33 0.08 0.0
1981 35 27 0.00 0.0
1980 48 29 0.04 0.0
1979 66 45 0.00 0.0
1978 26 16 0.00 0.0
1977 58 39 0.23 0.0
1976 67 40 0.00 0.0
1975 42 25 0.00 0.0
1974 63 45 0.00 0.0
1973 48 38 0.00 0.0
1972 36 25 1.00 6.0
1971 37 26 0.00 0.0
1970 38 33 0.24 0.0
1969 29 16 0.00 0.0
1968 43 31 0.00 0.0
1967 33 29 0.42 0.1
1966 37 34 0.24 0.0
1965 44 34 0.13 0.1
1964 59 43 0.01 0.0
1963 39 32 0.04 0.0
1962 36 33 0.22 0.0
1961 39 34 0.04 0.0
1960 34 27 0.00 0.1
1959 47 33 0.00 0.0
1958 47 38 0.00 0.0
1957 40 20 0.00 0.0
1956 46 33 0.00 0.0
1955 31 18 0.14 0.5
1954 34 21 0.00 0.0
1953 44 31 0.00 0.0
1952 37 33 1.28 0.5
1951 45 35 0.00 0.0
1950 46 19 0.00 0.0
1949 59 30 0.00 0.0
1948 20 1 0.00 0.0
1947 43 29 0.00 0.0
1946 50 37 0.00 0.0
1945 45 25 0.00 0.0
1944 35 12 0.00 0.0
1943 44 20 0.00 0.0
1942 53 34 0.00 0.0
1941 36 18 0.00 0.0
1940 38 32 0.54 0.0
1939 46 40 0.02 0.0
1938 44 25 0.31 0.3
1937 43 22 0.00 0.0
1936 41 30 0.14 0.4
1935 45 34 0.00 0.0
1934 63 38 0.65 0.0
1933 33 21 0.00 0.0
1932 48 30 0.00 0.0
1931 38 29 0.05 2.4
1930 42 25 0.00 0.0
1929 43 38 0.95 0.0
1928 39 22 0.00 0.0
1927 46 24 0.00 0.0
1926 23 12 0.00 0.0
1925 43 32 0.61 0.0
1924 42 37 0.01 0.0
1923 46 21 0.00 0.0
1922 42 35 0.42 0.0
1921 36 20 0.02 0.0
1920 45 33 0.04 0.0
1919 63 44 0.04 0.0
1918 44 32 0.08 2.4
1917 32 17 1.27 7.9
1916 32 17 0.01 0.2
1915 40 27 0.00 0.0
1914 45 32 0.00 0.0
1913 42 30 0.00 0.0
1912 25 19 0.01 0.2
1911 28 16 0.00 0.0
1910 57 35 0.00 0.0
1909 30 23 0.00 0.0
1908 34 24 0.00 0.0
1907 33 22 0.00 0.1
1906 39 25 0.00 0.0
1905 31 12 0.00 0.0
1904 21 8 0.00 0.0
1903 44 38 0.16 0.0
1902 34 28 0.65 6.0
1901 45 22 0.16 0.0
1900 39 19 0.03 0.0
1899 58 36 0.52 0.0
1898 43 29 0.24 3.7
1897 50 26 0.20 0.2
1896 28 14 0.00 0.0
1895 29 16 0.07 0.0
1894 65 43 0.00 0.0
1893 n/a 13 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 67 °F which happened in 1976.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1976
2 66 °F 1979
3 65 °F 1894
4 63 °F 1974
4 63 °F 1934
4 63 °F 1919
7 61 °F 1992
8 60 °F 2008
9 59 °F 1949
9 59 °F 1964
What's the all-time low for Boston on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 1 °F which happened in 1948.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 1948
2 8 °F 1904
3 9 °F 2017
4 12 °F 1944
4 12 °F 1926
4 12 °F 1905
7 13 °F 1893
8 14 °F 1896
9 16 °F 1895
9 16 °F 1990
9 16 °F 1978
9 16 °F 1911
9 16 °F 1969
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1948
2 21 °F 1904
3 23 °F 1926
4 25 °F 1912
5 26 °F 1978
6 28 °F 1896
6 28 °F 1911
8 29 °F 2014
8 29 °F 1895
8 29 °F 1969
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.28 inches which happened in 1952.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.28 inches 1952
2 1.27 inches 1917
3 1.00 inches 1972
4 0.95 inches 1929
5 0.91 inches 1993
6 0.90 inches 2001
7 0.65 inches 1902
7 0.65 inches 1934
9 0.61 inches 1925
10 0.54 inches 1940
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.7 inches 1993
2 7.9 inches 1917
3 6.0 inches 1902
3 6.0 inches 1972
5 3.7 inches 1898
6 2.7 inches 2001
7 2.4 inches 1931
7 2.4 inches 1918
9 0.9 inches 1996
10 0.6 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location