Boston May 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 4.
May 4 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 33 °F 1911
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1987
Highest daily low 72 °F 2001
Most precipitation 2.71 inches 1893
Most snow none -
May 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.5 °F
Average low 46.7 °F
Chance precipitation 39.2%
Chance snow 0.2%
Boston May 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 50 44 0.01 0.0
2022 54 47 0.12 0.0
2021 55 48 0.67 0.0
2020 70 48 0.00 0.0
2019 55 48 0.14 0.0
2018 82 57 0.00 0.0
2017 56 46 0.00 0.0
2016 50 43 0.48 0.0
2015 84 49 0.00 0.0
2014 62 50 0.00 0.0
2013 52 44 0.00 0.0
2012 56 49 0.01 0.0
2011 67 48 0.37 0.0
2010 82 59 0.02 0.0
2009 64 52 0.01 0.0
2008 52 45 0.24 0.0
2007 68 50 0.00 0.0
2006 71 53 0.00 0.0
2005 55 45 0.00 0.0
2004 58 43 0.20 0.0
2003 59 42 0.00 0.0
2002 68 46 0.00 0.0
2001 90 72 0.00 0.0
2000 69 44 0.00 0.0
1999 51 48 0.32 0.0
1998 54 45 0.22 0.0
1997 61 49 0.00 0.0
1996 58 48 0.08 0.0
1995 67 48 0.00 0.0
1994 70 46 0.00 0.0
1993 65 45 0.00 0.0
1992 60 44 0.00 0.0
1991 70 50 0.00 0.0
1990 66 45 0.11 0.0
1989 72 47 0.00 0.0
1988 73 47 0.00 0.0
1987 45 42 0.09 0.0
1986 55 36 0.00 0.0
1985 66 39 0.00 0.0
1984 50 45 1.26 0.0
1983 67 54 0.12 0.0
1982 57 49 0.00 0.0
1981 55 46 0.06 0.0
1980 69 54 0.00 0.0
1979 75 55 0.04 0.0
1978 54 41 0.00 0.0
1977 61 44 0.00 0.0
1976 55 44 0.00 0.0
1975 50 44 0.06 0.0
1974 62 43 0.01 0.0
1973 66 54 0.01 0.0
1972 53 46 0.29 0.0
1971 49 44 0.00 0.0
1970 55 48 0.00 0.0
1969 74 54 0.00 0.0
1968 68 51 0.06 0.0
1967 65 42 0.00 0.0
1966 53 43 0.00 0.0
1965 82 51 0.00 0.0
1964 67 44 0.00 0.0
1963 85 55 0.00 0.0
1962 55 41 0.03 0.0
1961 63 41 0.00 0.0
1960 79 53 0.00 0.0
1959 61 49 0.00 0.0
1958 57 44 0.05 0.0
1957 60 43 0.00 0.0
1956 68 43 0.03 0.0
1955 86 53 0.00 0.0
1954 49 44 0.53 0.0
1953 75 43 0.00 0.0
1952 65 44 0.00 0.0
1951 54 44 0.00 0.0
1950 62 48 0.00 0.0
1949 78 57 0.00 0.0
1948 70 46 0.00 0.0
1947 65 44 0.43 0.0
1946 53 38 0.00 0.0
1945 47 42 0.75 0.0
1944 81 55 0.00 0.0
1943 54 45 0.00 0.0
1942 85 60 0.05 0.0
1941 71 42 0.00 0.0
1940 58 45 0.32 0.0
1939 51 42 0.02 0.0
1938 61 44 0.00 0.0
1937 85 55 0.00 0.0
1936 61 44 0.59 0.0
1935 52 39 0.07 0.0
1934 66 54 0.01 0.0
1933 62 47 0.00 0.0
1932 75 50 0.00 0.0
1931 71 43 0.00 0.0
1930 69 50 0.00 0.0
1929 63 44 0.00 0.0
1928 62 47 0.00 0.0
1927 58 44 0.01 0.0
1926 60 41 0.08 0.0
1925 68 49 0.03 0.0
1924 68 49 0.03 0.0
1923 58 49 0.00 0.0
1922 53 43 2.06 0.0
1921 56 46 0.00 0.0
1920 45 38 0.26 0.0
1919 76 48 0.05 0.0
1918 62 50 0.00 0.0
1917 56 37 0.00 0.0
1916 72 52 0.17 0.0
1915 57 45 0.00 0.0
1914 72 47 0.00 0.0
1913 53 48 0.00 0.0
1912 58 45 0.00 0.0
1911 54 33 0.00 0.0
1910 49 45 0.00 0.0
1909 64 50 0.08 0.0
1908 58 44 0.00 0.0
1907 49 38 0.43 0.0
1906 65 43 0.00 0.0
1905 51 45 0.00 0.0
1904 80 49 0.00 0.0
1903 51 43 0.03 0.0
1902 52 44 0.00 0.0
1901 62 42 0.00 0.0
1900 56 44 0.06 0.0
1899 67 41 0.00 0.0
1898 48 40 0.18 0.0
1897 66 44 0.30 0.0
1896 80 58 0.00 0.0
1895 83 n/a 0.00 0.0
1894 n/a 42 0.08 0.0
1893 53 38 2.71 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 90 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 2001
2 86 °F 1955
3 85 °F 1963
3 85 °F 1942
3 85 °F 1937
6 84 °F 2015
7 83 °F 1895
8 82 °F 2010
8 82 °F 2018
8 82 °F 1965
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 33 °F which happened in 1911.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 1911
2 36 °F 1986
3 37 °F 1917
4 38 °F 1946
4 38 °F 1893
4 38 °F 1920
4 38 °F 1907
8 39 °F 1985
8 39 °F 1935
10 40 °F 1898
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1987
1 45 °F 1920
3 47 °F 1945
4 48 °F 1898
5 49 °F 1910
5 49 °F 1971
5 49 °F 1954
5 49 °F 1907
9 50 °F 2016
9 50 °F 1984
9 50 °F 1975
9 50 °F 2023
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.71 inches which happened in 1893.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.71 inches 1893
2 2.06 inches 1922
3 1.26 inches 1984
4 0.75 inches 1945
5 0.67 inches 2021
6 0.59 inches 1936
7 0.53 inches 1954
8 0.48 inches 2016
9 0.43 inches 1907
9 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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