Cedar Rapids May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1924
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1929
Lowest daily high 40 °F 1944
Highest daily low 67 °F 1949
Most precipitation 2.27 inches 1982
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.6 °F
Average low 46.2 °F
Chance precipitation 40.1%
Chance snow 0.5%
Cedar Rapids May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 50 0.00 0.0
2022 61 48 0.19 0.0
2021 67 35 0.00 0.0
2020 55 37 0.70 0.0
2019 78 48 0.00 0.0
2018 85 46 0.00 0.0
2017 74 39 0.00 0.0
2016 72 34 0.00 0.0
2015 70 54 0.83 0.0
2014 67 44 0.00 0.0
2013 73 50 0.20 0.0
2012 80 58 0.00 0.0
2011 64 48 0.00 0.0
2010 79 50 0.06 0.0
2009 75 53 0.02 0.0
2008 78 46 0.00 0.0
2007 76 59 0.00 0.0
2006 64 44 0.00 0.0
2005 73 39 0.00 0.0
2004 78 37 0.00 0.0
2003 59 46 0.14 0.0
2002 79 44 0.00 0.0
2001 68 48 0.18 0.0
2000 83 58 0.00 0.0
1999 70 57 0.55 0.0
1998 76 58 0.00 0.0
1997 74 56 0.00 0.0
1996 65 43 0.01 0.0
1995 70 41 0.00 0.0
1994 65 43 0.11 0.0
1993 72 53 0.01 0.0
1992 65 36 0.00 0.0
1991 65 44 0.66 0.0
1990 66 40 0.04 0.0
1989 62 35 0.00 0.0
1988 80 44 0.00 0.0
1987 70 37 0.00 0.0
1986 78 57 0.13 0.0
1985 76 58 0.96 0.0
1984 68 44 0.00 0.0
1983 63 38 0.05 0.0
1982 82 61 2.27 0.0
1981 66 52 0.12 0.0
1980 88 53 0.00 0.0
1979 69 45 0.00 0.0
1978 51 38 0.29 0.0
1977 78 55 0.39 0.0
1976 74 58 1.36 0.0
1975 84 49 0.00 0.0
1974 69 52 0.00 0.0
1973 65 45 0.00 0.0
1972 63 36 0.18 0.0
1971 69 45 0.01 0.0
1970 69 48 0.00 0.0
1969 82 56 0.00 0.0
1968 60 36 0.00 0.0
1967 51 39 0.03 0.0
1966 86 59 0.00 0.0
1965 78 58 0.15 0.0
1964 83 66 0.00 0.0
1963 69 49 0.00 0.0
1962 89 63 0.01 0.0
1961 61 47 0.09 0.0
1960 69 55 0.33 0.0
1959 86 64 0.00 0.0
1958 62 32 0.00 0.0
1957 68 35 0.00 0.0
1956 62 46 1.04 0.0
1955 73 49 0.00 0.0
1954 57 32 0.00 0.0
1953 60 50 0.00 0.0
1952 84 63 0.00 0.0
1951 59 38 0.00 0.0
1950 76 50 0.01 0.0
1949 93 67 0.00 0.0
1948 70 52 0.00 0.0
1947 60 39 n/a 0.0
1946 68 41 0.01 0.0
1945 69 39 0.00 0.0
1944 40 33 0.00 0.0
1943 79 56 0.00 0.0
1942 54 43 0.00 0.0
1941 80 58 0.00 0.0
1940 82 45 0.09 0.0
1939 85 54 0.38 0.0
1938 59 48 0.88 0.0
1937 72 47 0.00 0.0
1936 79 47 0.00 0.0
1935 59 40 0.00 0.0
1934 86 51 0.00 0.0
1933 52 39 0.00 0.0
1932 81 52 0.00 0.0
1931 75 42 0.00 0.0
1930 85 64 0.05 0.0
1929 60 29 0.00 0.0
1928 70 40 0.00 0.0
1927 66 41 0.00 0.0
1926 85 54 0.00 0.0
1925 61 29 0.00 0.0
1924 94 47 0.00 0.0
1923 70 38 0.00 0.0
1922 82 56 0.00 0.0
1921 79 45 0.00 0.0
1920 67 42 0.00 0.0
1919 63 42 0.00 0.0
1918 92 61 0.00 0.0
1917 51 35 0.04 0.0
1916 75 45 0.00 0.0
1915 58 44 0.00 0.0
1914 80 54 0.00 0.0
1913 65 59 0.95 0.0
1912 82 56 0.00 0.0
1911 65 37 0.00 0.0
1910 60 35 0.00 0.0
1909 70 38 0.00 0.0
1908 46 40 0.59 0.0
1907 53 29 0.00 0.0
1906 59 45 0.00 0.0
1905 76 40 0.00 0.0
1904 80 55 0.00 0.0
1903 72 53 0.00 0.0
1902 66 55 0.13 0.0
1901 77 60 0.31 0.0
1900 72 36 0.00 0.0
1899 79 48 0.00 0.0
1898 55 39 0.01 0.0
1897 83 44 0.00 0.0
1896 87 58 0.00 0.0
1895 80 63 0.04 0.0
1894 78 60 0.00 n/a
1893 50 43 0.53 0.0
1892 76 42 1.05 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cedar Rapids on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is 94 °F which happened in 1924.
Highest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1924
2 93 °F 1949
3 92 °F 1918
4 89 °F 1962
5 88 °F 1980
6 87 °F 1896
7 86 °F 1934
7 86 °F 1959
7 86 °F 1966
10 85 °F 1930
10 85 °F 1926
10 85 °F 1939
10 85 °F 2018
What's the all-time low for Cedar Rapids on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cedar Rapids history is 29 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1929.
Lowest Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1929
1 29 °F 1907
1 29 °F 1925
4 32 °F 1954
4 32 °F 1958
6 33 °F 1944
7 34 °F 2016
8 35 °F 1989
8 35 °F 1917
8 35 °F 2021
8 35 °F 1957
8 35 °F 1910
Lowest High Temperatures in Cedar Rapids on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1944
2 46 °F 1908
3 50 °F 1893
4 51 °F 1967
4 51 °F 1978
4 51 °F 1917
7 52 °F 1933
8 53 °F 1907
9 54 °F 1942
10 55 °F 2020
10 55 °F 1898
What's the most it has ever rained in Cedar Rapids on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cedar Rapids history is 2.27 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cedar Rapids on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.27 inches 1982
2 1.36 inches 1976
3 1.05 inches 1892
4 1.04 inches 1956
5 0.96 inches 1985
6 0.95 inches 1913
7 0.88 inches 1938
8 0.83 inches 2015
9 0.70 inches 2020
10 0.66 inches 1991
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1892–2024 Cedar Rapids #1 location