Boston May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1949
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 42 °F 1987
Highest daily low 63 °F 1949
Most precipitation 2.06 inches 1922
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.6 °F
Average low 46.9 °F
Chance precipitation 40.2%
Chance snow 0.2%
Boston May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 55 46 0.02 0.0
2022 70 50 0.00 0.0
2021 50 48 0.53 0.0
2020 58 44 0.00 0.0
2019 51 49 0.01 0.0
2018 75 58 0.00 0.0
2017 51 47 0.64 0.0
2016 47 44 0.15 0.0
2015 70 54 0.02 0.0
2014 66 50 0.00 0.0
2013 53 40 0.00 0.0
2012 58 46 0.09 0.0
2011 60 47 0.01 0.0
2010 78 57 0.00 0.0
2009 54 47 0.57 0.0
2008 58 44 0.00 0.0
2007 67 48 0.00 0.0
2006 80 55 0.00 0.0
2005 55 42 0.00 0.0
2004 66 40 0.00 0.0
2003 63 45 0.00 0.0
2002 68 47 0.00 0.0
2001 75 49 0.01 0.0
2000 81 55 0.00 0.0
1999 57 49 0.12 0.0
1998 66 51 0.34 0.0
1997 56 43 0.00 0.0
1996 59 49 0.00 0.0
1995 66 48 0.00 0.0
1994 55 46 1.39 0.0
1993 77 58 0.00 0.0
1992 47 39 0.00 0.0
1991 63 49 0.00 0.0
1990 47 42 0.61 0.0
1989 65 45 0.03 0.0
1988 70 51 0.00 0.0
1987 42 40 0.65 0.0
1986 64 47 0.03 0.0
1985 70 48 0.00 0.0
1984 57 44 0.04 0.0
1983 67 49 0.07 0.0
1982 60 47 0.00 0.0
1981 52 43 0.04 0.0
1980 63 49 0.00 0.0
1979 64 49 0.00 0.0
1978 49 45 0.34 0.0
1977 57 50 0.10 0.0
1976 70 44 0.00 0.0
1975 53 43 0.05 0.0
1974 58 39 0.00 0.0
1973 56 47 0.00 0.0
1972 61 48 0.00 0.0
1971 70 45 0.00 0.0
1970 73 47 0.00 0.0
1969 64 50 0.00 0.0
1968 60 47 0.00 0.0
1967 61 45 0.14 0.0
1966 66 44 0.00 0.0
1965 70 48 0.00 0.0
1964 57 45 0.00 0.0
1963 78 49 0.03 0.0
1962 60 46 0.00 0.0
1961 62 46 0.00 0.0
1960 82 52 0.00 0.0
1959 63 48 0.00 0.0
1958 49 44 0.03 0.0
1957 56 49 0.00 0.0
1956 65 40 0.00 0.0
1955 70 44 0.20 0.0
1954 47 43 0.04 0.0
1953 59 49 0.78 0.0
1952 59 39 0.00 0.0
1951 66 41 0.00 0.0
1950 53 47 0.00 0.0
1949 89 63 0.00 0.0
1948 56 46 0.00 0.0
1947 55 46 0.23 0.0
1946 47 44 0.77 0.0
1945 63 45 0.00 0.0
1944 73 58 0.00 0.0
1943 68 41 0.00 0.0
1942 71 50 0.00 0.0
1941 65 54 0.07 0.0
1940 59 47 0.02 0.0
1939 71 42 0.00 0.0
1938 62 41 0.00 0.0
1937 77 57 0.00 0.0
1936 60 47 0.00 0.0
1935 57 40 0.03 0.0
1934 84 55 0.00 0.0
1933 63 43 0.00 0.0
1932 63 49 0.00 0.0
1931 80 49 0.00 0.0
1930 69 55 0.00 0.0
1929 73 50 0.00 0.0
1928 69 47 0.00 0.0
1927 48 42 0.22 0.0
1926 52 41 0.00 0.0
1925 70 51 0.03 0.0
1924 66 47 0.00 0.0
1923 60 52 0.00 0.0
1922 53 44 2.06 0.0
1921 48 44 0.00 0.0
1920 50 36 0.00 0.0
1919 86 48 0.15 0.0
1918 67 48 0.00 0.0
1917 46 37 1.21 0.0
1916 53 46 0.00 0.0
1915 59 44 0.00 0.0
1914 52 45 1.29 0.0
1913 78 48 0.00 0.0
1912 58 42 0.00 0.0
1911 66 40 0.00 0.0
1910 47 41 0.08 0.0
1909 60 49 0.02 0.0
1908 63 44 0.00 0.0
1907 60 35 0.00 0.0
1906 71 54 0.09 0.0
1905 63 43 0.00 0.0
1904 82 56 0.00 0.0
1903 57 46 0.05 0.0
1902 69 47 0.14 0.0
1901 57 42 0.00 0.0
1900 54 41 0.00 0.0
1899 56 45 0.00 0.0
1898 64 48 0.01 0.0
1897 62 42 0.00 0.0
1896 67 46 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a 42 0.38 0.0
1894 67 46 0.22 0.0
1893 58 47 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 89 °F which happened in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1949
2 86 °F 1919
3 84 °F 1934
4 82 °F 1960
4 82 °F 1904
6 81 °F 2000
7 80 °F 2006
7 80 °F 1931
9 78 °F 1913
9 78 °F 1963
9 78 °F 2010
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 35 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1907
2 36 °F 1920
3 37 °F 1917
4 39 °F 1952
4 39 °F 1974
4 39 °F 1992
7 40 °F 1956
7 40 °F 2004
7 40 °F 2013
7 40 °F 1987
7 40 °F 1911
7 40 °F 1935
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1987
2 46 °F 1917
3 47 °F 1910
3 47 °F 1992
3 47 °F 1946
3 47 °F 1990
3 47 °F 2016
3 47 °F 1954
9 48 °F 1927
9 48 °F 1921
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.06 inches which happened in 1922.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.06 inches 1922
2 1.39 inches 1994
3 1.29 inches 1914
4 1.21 inches 1917
5 0.78 inches 1953
6 0.77 inches 1946
7 0.65 inches 1987
8 0.64 inches 2017
9 0.61 inches 1990
10 0.57 inches 2009
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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