Boston May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 42 °F 1917
Highest daily low 66 °F 1934
Most precipitation 1.00 inches 1998
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.9 °F
Average low 47.1 °F
Chance precipitation 39.9%
Chance snow 0.2%
Boston May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 51 0.00 0.0
2022 61 50 0.00 0.0
2021 67 50 0.00 0.0
2020 51 41 0.01 0.0
2019 60 47 0.00 0.0
2018 67 50 0.19 0.0
2017 65 49 0.10 0.0
2016 53 46 0.09 0.0
2015 73 52 0.00 0.0
2014 64 47 0.00 0.0
2013 55 43 0.00 0.0
2012 54 46 0.00 0.0
2011 72 46 0.00 0.0
2010 78 57 0.00 0.0
2009 61 45 0.29 0.0
2008 66 46 0.00 0.0
2007 51 44 0.00 0.0
2006 68 54 0.00 0.0
2005 52 43 0.04 0.0
2004 65 47 0.00 0.0
2003 53 48 0.02 0.0
2002 77 50 0.00 0.0
2001 54 41 0.00 0.0
2000 69 50 0.01 0.0
1999 60 49 0.01 0.0
1998 59 51 1.00 0.0
1997 56 47 0.09 0.0
1996 55 39 0.37 0.0
1995 66 46 0.00 0.0
1994 55 44 0.30 0.0
1993 80 62 0.00 0.0
1992 48 38 0.00 0.0
1991 63 47 0.30 0.0
1990 61 42 0.00 0.0
1989 72 49 0.27 0.0
1988 56 49 0.04 0.0
1987 51 41 0.00 0.0
1986 57 46 0.00 0.0
1985 49 45 0.30 0.0
1984 70 45 0.00 0.0
1983 69 49 0.00 0.0
1982 69 47 0.00 0.0
1981 61 46 0.01 0.0
1980 55 47 0.00 0.0
1979 66 47 0.00 0.0
1978 61 45 0.00 0.0
1977 81 50 0.00 0.0
1976 83 57 0.00 0.0
1975 64 48 0.00 0.0
1974 50 44 0.01 0.0
1973 58 45 0.01 0.0
1972 65 45 0.00 0.0
1971 55 46 0.00 0.0
1970 56 40 0.15 0.0
1969 60 47 0.00 0.0
1968 60 46 0.00 0.0
1967 49 42 0.12 0.0
1966 71 51 0.04 0.0
1965 66 46 0.00 0.0
1964 57 42 0.00 0.0
1963 53 45 0.00 0.0
1962 63 44 0.07 0.0
1961 59 42 0.00 0.0
1960 83 54 0.00 0.0
1959 63 49 0.00 0.0
1958 50 43 0.97 0.0
1957 66 46 0.00 0.0
1956 57 47 0.06 0.0
1955 51 43 0.02 0.0
1954 48 44 0.01 0.0
1953 75 56 0.00 0.0
1952 63 46 0.02 0.0
1951 61 47 0.00 0.0
1950 80 49 0.00 0.0
1949 69 54 0.00 0.0
1948 56 44 0.00 0.0
1947 70 45 0.00 0.0
1946 72 46 0.00 0.0
1945 58 44 0.04 0.0
1944 63 49 0.00 0.0
1943 66 48 0.10 0.0
1942 63 45 0.22 0.0
1941 67 48 0.00 0.0
1940 73 47 0.00 0.0
1939 62 41 0.00 0.0
1938 60 45 0.02 0.0
1937 68 52 0.02 0.0
1936 62 47 0.00 0.0
1935 64 44 0.05 0.0
1934 81 66 0.00 0.0
1933 58 48 0.00 0.0
1932 65 46 0.12 0.0
1931 75 47 0.00 0.0
1930 90 59 0.00 0.0
1929 71 50 0.23 0.0
1928 70 53 0.00 0.0
1927 72 45 0.18 0.0
1926 59 44 0.00 0.0
1925 61 45 0.00 0.0
1924 64 45 0.01 0.0
1923 67 50 0.00 0.0
1922 62 47 0.00 0.0
1921 51 44 0.00 0.0
1920 62 41 0.00 0.0
1919 54 46 0.00 0.0
1918 88 51 0.03 0.0
1917 42 36 0.35 0.0
1916 69 48 0.14 0.0
1915 69 51 0.00 0.0
1914 62 45 0.13 0.0
1913 77 53 0.00 0.0
1912 49 44 0.44 0.0
1911 68 46 0.00 0.0
1910 62 40 0.00 0.0
1909 83 50 0.00 0.0
1908 50 44 0.00 0.0
1907 52 41 0.28 0.0
1906 57 52 0.22 0.0
1905 79 49 0.00 0.0
1904 62 50 0.00 0.0
1903 52 47 0.06 0.0
1902 62 49 0.00 0.0
1901 59 40 0.00 0.0
1900 60 39 0.00 0.0
1899 71 43 0.00 0.0
1898 63 44 0.27 0.0
1897 60 47 0.00 0.0
1896 47 43 0.00 0.0
1895 82 43 0.00 0.0
1894 72 48 0.44 0.0
1893 60 46 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 90 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1930
2 88 °F 1918
3 83 °F 1960
3 83 °F 1909
3 83 °F 1976
6 82 °F 1895
7 81 °F 1934
7 81 °F 1977
9 80 °F 1950
9 80 °F 1993
What's the all-time low for Boston on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 36 °F which happened in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1917
2 38 °F 1992
3 39 °F 1900
3 39 °F 1996
5 40 °F 1910
5 40 °F 1901
5 40 °F 1970
8 41 °F 1907
8 41 °F 1939
8 41 °F 2020
8 41 °F 1987
8 41 °F 1920
8 41 °F 2001
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1917
2 47 °F 1896
3 48 °F 1992
3 48 °F 1954
5 49 °F 1967
5 49 °F 1985
5 49 °F 1912
8 50 °F 1974
8 50 °F 1958
8 50 °F 1908
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.00 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.00 inches 1998
2 0.97 inches 1958
3 0.44 inches 1912
3 0.44 inches 1894
5 0.37 inches 1996
6 0.35 inches 1917
7 0.30 inches 1985
7 0.30 inches 1994
7 0.30 inches 1991
10 0.29 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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