Boston May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1899
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 43 °F 1962
Highest daily low 70 °F 1930
Most precipitation 1.82 inches 1921
Most snow none -
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 61.7 °F
Average low 45.8 °F
Chance precipitation 38.9%
Chance snow 0.3%
Boston May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 49 0.05 0.0
2022 61 45 0.00 0.0
2021 65 44 0.02 0.0
2020 62 48 0.79 0.0
2019 56 47 0.00 0.0
2018 67 44 0.00 0.0
2017 48 45 0.00 0.0
2016 53 43 0.10 0.0
2015 49 39 0.00 0.0
2014 60 44 0.62 0.0
2013 60 45 0.00 0.0
2012 50 45 0.60 0.0
2011 55 46 0.00 0.0
2010 71 56 0.00 0.0
2009 68 55 0.01 0.0
2008 60 40 0.00 0.0
2007 68 48 0.00 0.0
2006 55 44 0.01 0.0
2005 59 50 0.10 0.0
2004 80 53 0.00 0.0
2003 62 49 0.09 0.0
2002 60 43 0.00 0.0
2001 77 53 0.00 0.0
2000 65 42 0.00 0.0
1999 61 43 0.00 0.0
1998 73 53 0.03 0.0
1997 71 50 0.24 0.0
1996 66 52 0.08 0.0
1995 49 40 0.24 0.0
1994 66 47 0.26 0.0
1993 60 48 0.00 0.0
1992 63 51 0.06 0.0
1991 72 46 0.00 0.0
1990 60 45 0.03 0.0
1989 52 46 0.04 0.0
1988 51 45 0.06 0.0
1987 60 39 0.00 0.0
1986 73 47 0.01 0.0
1985 77 55 0.00 0.0
1984 65 51 0.00 0.0
1983 81 60 0.00 0.0
1982 76 47 0.00 0.0
1981 60 44 0.00 0.0
1980 53 47 0.02 0.0
1979 71 50 0.00 0.0
1978 56 37 0.00 0.0
1977 74 47 0.00 0.0
1976 65 48 0.22 0.0
1975 57 44 0.00 0.0
1974 69 41 0.30 0.0
1973 59 42 0.00 0.0
1972 75 57 0.00 0.0
1971 60 43 0.00 0.0
1970 77 49 0.00 0.0
1969 54 43 0.00 0.0
1968 61 44 0.00 0.0
1967 56 41 0.00 0.0
1966 67 45 0.15 0.0
1965 70 49 0.00 0.0
1964 49 40 0.00 0.0
1963 67 44 0.00 0.0
1962 43 40 0.00 0.0
1961 56 41 0.00 0.0
1960 56 45 0.31 0.0
1959 56 42 0.21 0.0
1958 65 45 0.00 0.0
1957 76 47 0.00 0.0
1956 55 42 0.00 0.0
1955 71 47 0.00 0.0
1954 74 49 0.00 0.0
1953 48 40 1.45 0.0
1952 60 42 0.00 0.0
1951 74 47 0.00 0.0
1950 48 41 0.39 0.0
1949 82 53 0.00 0.0
1948 60 42 0.00 0.0
1947 59 40 0.40 0.0
1946 69 51 0.00 0.0
1945 52 42 0.00 0.0
1944 68 48 0.00 0.0
1943 54 37 0.00 0.0
1942 69 53 0.00 0.0
1941 46 41 0.23 0.0
1940 73 50 0.00 0.0
1939 55 39 0.00 0.0
1938 68 43 0.00 0.0
1937 62 47 0.00 0.0
1936 77 58 0.00 0.0
1935 54 42 0.00 0.0
1934 74 41 0.00 0.0
1933 76 55 0.00 0.0
1932 61 58 0.59 0.0
1931 60 37 0.00 0.0
1930 85 70 0.00 0.0
1929 74 51 0.00 0.0
1928 70 51 0.00 0.0
1927 53 41 0.00 0.0
1926 62 42 0.00 0.0
1925 63 42 0.00 0.0
1924 65 49 0.19 0.0
1923 63 45 0.02 0.0
1922 68 44 0.00 0.0
1921 50 41 1.82 0.0
1920 54 45 0.05 0.0
1919 65 45 0.12 0.0
1918 66 49 1.05 0.0
1917 43 39 0.68 0.0
1916 70 44 0.00 0.0
1915 48 41 0.22 0.0
1914 51 38 0.00 0.0
1913 57 44 0.00 0.0
1912 73 42 0.00 0.0
1911 73 54 0.00 0.0
1910 58 46 0.00 0.0
1909 45 38 1.00 0.0
1908 59 44 0.40 0.0
1907 64 49 0.01 0.0
1906 68 51 0.12 0.0
1905 52 41 0.00 0.0
1904 56 44 0.00 0.0
1903 63 39 0.00 0.0
1902 64 50 0.27 0.0
1901 51 42 0.20 0.0
1900 64 46 0.00 0.0
1899 89 61 0.01 0.0
1898 67 48 0.00 0.0
1897 56 40 0.00 0.0
1896 54 38 0.00 0.0
1895 48 40 0.00 0.0
1894 80 55 0.00 0.0
1893 50 44 0.20 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 89 °F which happened in 1899.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1899
2 85 °F 1930
3 82 °F 1949
4 81 °F 1983
5 80 °F 2004
5 80 °F 1894
7 77 °F 1936
7 77 °F 2001
7 77 °F 1985
7 77 °F 1970
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 37 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1931
1 37 °F 1943
1 37 °F 1978
4 38 °F 1896
4 38 °F 1909
4 38 °F 1914
7 39 °F 1939
7 39 °F 1917
7 39 °F 1903
7 39 °F 2015
7 39 °F 1987
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1962
1 43 °F 1917
3 45 °F 1909
4 46 °F 1941
5 48 °F 1915
5 48 °F 2017
5 48 °F 1950
5 48 °F 1895
5 48 °F 1953
10 49 °F 2015
10 49 °F 1964
10 49 °F 1995
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.82 inches which happened in 1921.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.82 inches 1921
2 1.45 inches 1953
3 1.05 inches 1918
4 1.00 inches 1909
5 0.79 inches 2020
6 0.68 inches 1917
7 0.62 inches 2014
8 0.60 inches 2012
9 0.59 inches 1932
10 0.40 inches 1947
10 0.40 inches 1908
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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