Boston May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1946
Lowest daily high 43 °F 1893
Highest daily low 67 °F 2010
Most precipitation 2.40 inches 1900
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.3 °F
Average low 46.4 °F
Chance precipitation 39.3%
Chance snow 0.2%
Boston May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 55 45 0.03 0.0
2022 53 46 0.09 0.0
2021 65 50 0.02 0.0
2020 78 53 0.00 0.0
2019 57 45 0.11 0.0
2018 90 61 0.09 0.0
2017 64 49 0.00 0.0
2016 49 45 0.10 0.0
2015 67 45 0.00 0.0
2014 67 50 0.00 0.0
2013 53 44 0.00 0.0
2012 50 46 0.04 0.0
2011 72 54 0.00 0.0
2010 83 67 0.02 0.0
2009 62 50 0.00 0.0
2008 48 43 0.07 0.0
2007 68 47 0.00 0.0
2006 54 45 0.26 0.0
2005 59 44 0.00 0.0
2004 65 51 0.61 0.0
2003 56 46 0.03 0.0
2002 56 45 0.07 0.0
2001 92 65 0.00 0.0
2000 59 43 0.00 0.0
1999 57 47 0.28 0.0
1998 56 46 0.02 0.0
1997 60 48 0.05 0.0
1996 63 44 0.31 0.0
1995 56 45 0.00 0.0
1994 68 44 0.00 0.0
1993 51 45 0.00 0.0
1992 69 45 0.01 0.0
1991 61 47 0.00 0.0
1990 58 47 0.00 0.0
1989 60 49 0.00 0.0
1988 59 41 0.03 0.0
1987 52 44 0.47 0.0
1986 52 37 0.00 0.0
1985 48 40 1.55 0.0
1984 52 41 0.24 0.0
1983 73 62 0.18 0.0
1982 63 44 0.06 0.0
1981 61 45 0.00 0.0
1980 69 44 0.00 0.0
1979 64 48 0.22 0.0
1978 60 46 0.03 0.0
1977 68 49 0.00 0.0
1976 76 48 0.15 0.0
1975 64 47 0.00 0.0
1974 54 43 0.24 0.0
1973 78 55 0.03 0.0
1972 50 43 1.11 0.0
1971 50 44 0.38 0.0
1970 62 51 0.11 0.0
1969 78 50 0.00 0.0
1968 63 47 0.00 0.0
1967 60 42 0.15 0.0
1966 63 40 0.01 0.0
1965 65 42 0.00 0.0
1964 61 40 0.00 0.0
1963 77 44 0.00 0.0
1962 46 41 0.35 0.0
1961 55 38 0.00 0.0
1960 77 47 0.00 0.0
1959 70 53 0.00 0.0
1958 58 42 0.35 0.0
1957 51 37 0.00 0.0
1956 68 44 0.14 0.0
1955 77 51 0.00 0.0
1954 51 42 0.34 0.0
1953 58 39 0.04 0.0
1952 60 44 0.00 0.0
1951 55 44 0.00 0.0
1950 60 48 0.00 0.0
1949 72 59 0.20 0.0
1948 58 45 0.00 0.0
1947 46 40 0.43 0.0
1946 53 36 0.00 0.0
1945 56 43 0.38 0.0
1944 76 48 0.00 0.0
1943 56 42 0.54 0.0
1942 85 53 0.00 0.0
1941 54 36 0.00 0.0
1940 71 52 0.10 0.0
1939 50 40 0.00 0.0
1938 68 49 0.00 0.0
1937 77 45 0.00 0.0
1936 73 61 0.49 0.0
1935 48 37 0.11 0.0
1934 66 51 0.73 0.0
1933 77 60 0.01 0.0
1932 64 43 0.00 0.0
1931 60 46 0.00 0.0
1930 68 55 0.00 0.0
1929 70 50 0.16 0.0
1928 67 48 0.00 0.0
1927 69 43 0.00 0.0
1926 84 56 0.00 0.0
1925 66 46 0.00 0.0
1924 61 48 0.00 0.0
1923 60 45 0.00 0.0
1922 81 53 0.00 0.0
1921 61 49 0.00 0.0
1920 52 40 0.12 0.0
1919 70 52 0.00 0.0
1918 65 52 0.00 0.0
1917 50 40 0.00 0.0
1916 67 50 0.00 0.0
1915 50 42 0.21 0.0
1914 62 48 0.00 0.0
1913 77 50 0.00 0.0
1912 62 47 0.00 0.0
1911 47 37 0.00 0.0
1910 53 46 0.00 0.0
1909 63 40 0.00 0.0
1908 56 39 0.00 0.0
1907 44 37 0.00 0.0
1906 70 48 0.00 0.0
1905 77 48 0.00 0.0
1904 65 43 0.00 0.0
1903 47 38 0.00 0.0
1902 50 46 0.00 0.0
1901 54 46 0.82 0.0
1900 60 49 2.40 0.0
1899 51 45 0.00 0.0
1898 47 42 0.00 0.0
1897 56 44 0.05 0.0
1896 67 52 0.01 0.0
1895 79 46 0.00 0.0
1894 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1893 43 41 0.32 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 92 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2001
2 90 °F 2018
3 85 °F 1942
4 84 °F 1926
5 83 °F 2010
6 81 °F 1922
7 79 °F 1895
8 78 °F 1969
8 78 °F 1973
8 78 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 36 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1946.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1946
1 36 °F 1941
3 37 °F 1907
3 37 °F 1986
3 37 °F 1935
3 37 °F 1911
3 37 °F 1957
8 38 °F 1961
8 38 °F 1903
10 39 °F 1953
10 39 °F 1908
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1893
2 44 °F 1907
3 46 °F 1947
3 46 °F 1962
5 47 °F 1898
5 47 °F 1911
5 47 °F 1903
8 48 °F 1935
8 48 °F 2008
8 48 °F 1985
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.40 inches which happened in 1900.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.40 inches 1900
2 1.55 inches 1985
3 1.11 inches 1972
4 0.82 inches 1901
5 0.73 inches 1934
6 0.61 inches 2004
7 0.54 inches 1943
8 0.49 inches 1936
9 0.47 inches 1987
10 0.43 inches 1947
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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