Cincinnati May 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of May 4.

May 4 All-Time Records 1916–2024
Highest temperature	90 °F	1949
Lowest temperature	30 °F	1971
Lowest daily high	44 °F	1917
Highest daily low	65 °F	1928
Most precipitation	1.07 inches	2021
Most snow	none	-

May 4 All-Time Records
1916–2024

Highest temperature

90 °F

30 °F

44 °F

Highest daily low

65 °F

1928

Most precipitation

1.07 inches

2021

Most snow

none

May 4 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	70.2 °F
Average low	49.6 °F
Chance precipitation	47.4%
Chance snow	0.2%

May 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

70.2 °F

Average low

49.6 °F

Chance precipitation

47.4%

Chance snow

0.2%

Cincinnati May 4 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	67	35	0.00	0.0
2022	60	52	0.00	0.0
2021	73	56	1.07	0.0
2020	69	43	0.00	0.0
2019	61	55	0.16	0.0
2018	80	64	0.06	0.0
2017	60	49	0.46	0.0
2016	60	44	0.06	0.0
2015	80	56	0.00	0.0
2014	74	53	0.00	0.0
2013	71	55	0.05	0.0
2012	82	61	0.15	0.0
2011	52	37	0.18	0.0
2010	76	53	0.01	0.0
2009	70	55	0.00	0.0
2008	67	37	0.00	0.0
2007	72	58	0.08	0.0
2006	75	59	0.01	0.0
2005	63	35	0.00	0.0
2004	61	32	0.02	0.0
2003	61	41	0.59	0.0
2002	67	46	0.00	0.0
2001	85	56	0.00	0.0
2000	77	59	0.00	0.0
1999	81	51	0.00	0.0
1998	63	45	0.01	0.0
1997	63	42	0.00	0.0
1996	76	58	0.81	0.0
1995	65	50	0.27	0.0
1994	57	47	0.00	0.0
1993	74	58	0.22	0.0
1992	61	35	0.02	0.0
1991	74	56	0.06	0.0
1990	71	52	1.07	0.0
1989	66	39	0.48	0.0
1988	59	50	0.00	0.0
1987	67	47	0.00	0.0
1986	70	33	0.00	0.0
1985	70	41	0.00	0.0
1984	56	47	0.25	0.0
1983	67	39	0.11	0.0
1982	78	45	0.00	0.0
1981	79	47	0.00	0.0
1980	85	46	0.00	0.0
1979	53	41	0.73	0.0
1978	56	44	0.40	0.0
1977	76	62	0.15	0.0
1976	64	31	0.00	0.0
1975	70	49	0.00	0.0
1974	64	42	0.00	0.0
1973	60	39	0.00	0.0
1972	67	46	0.00	0.0
1971	66	30	0.00	0.0
1970	75	40	0.00	0.0
1969	84	52	0.00	0.0
1968	70	47	0.00	0.0
1967	71	45	0.00	0.0
1966	63	37	0.00	0.0
1965	81	47	0.00	0.0
1964	81	53	0.00	0.0
1963	78	43	0.00	0.0
1962	80	43	0.00	0.0
1961	64	39	0.00	0.0
1960	81	51	0.00	0.0
1959	83	63	0.03	0.0
1958	73	48	0.97	0.0
1957	45	33	0.00	0.0
1956	61	51	0.00	0.0
1955	85	59	0.00	0.0
1954	50	31	0.00	0.0
1953	70	53	0.30	0.0
1952	84	49	0.00	0.0
1951	70	50	0.16	0.0
1950	85	60	0.03	0.0
1949	90	58	0.00	0.0
1948	57	46	0.58	0.0
1947	74	50	0.00	0.0
1946	73	49	0.10	0.0
1945	52	41	0.00	0.0
1944	70	54	0.75	0.0
1943	68	40	0.00	0.0
1942	61	42	0.01	0.0
1941	80	44	0.00	0.0
1940	61	34	0.00	0.0
1939	69	40	0.00	0.0
1938	85	60	0.00	0.0
1937	64	53	0.10	0.0
1936	62	44	0.00	0.0
1935	48	36	0.03	0.0
1934	86	61	0.00	0.0
1933	60	42	0.00	0.0
1932	84	57	0.00	0.0
1931	74	41	0.00	0.0
1930	83	54	0.00	0.0
1929	50	43	0.63	0.0
1928	85	65	0.00	0.0
1927	70	56	0.33	0.0
1926	60	32	0.00	0.0
1925	62	42	0.12	0.0
1924	60	44	0.01	0.0
1923	79	52	0.00	0.0
1922	78	59	0.01	0.0
1921	62	44	0.10	0.0
1920	62	41	0.00	0.0
1919	82	63	0.00	0.0
1918	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1917	44	36	0.63	0.0
1916	61	45	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 5/4?

For the date of May 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 90 °F which happened in 1949.

Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 4

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	90 °F	1949
2	86 °F	1934
3	85 °F	1928
3	85 °F	1955
3	85 °F	1938
3	85 °F	2001
3	85 °F	1980
3	85 °F	1950
9	84 °F	1969
9	84 °F	1952
9	84 °F	1932

What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 5/4?

For the date of May 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 30 °F which happened in 1971.

Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 4

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	30 °F	1971
2	31 °F	1976
2	31 °F	1954
4	32 °F	2004
4	32 °F	1926
6	33 °F	1957
6	33 °F	1986
8	34 °F	1940
9	35 °F	2023
9	35 °F	1992
9	35 °F	2005

Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 4

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	44 °F	1917
2	45 °F	1957
3	48 °F	1935
4	50 °F	1954
4	50 °F	1929
6	52 °F	1945
6	52 °F	2011
8	53 °F	1979
9	56 °F	1978
9	56 °F	1984

What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 5/4?

For the date of May 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 1.07 inches which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2021.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on May 4

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.07 inches	2021
1	1.07 inches	1990
3	0.97 inches	1958
4	0.81 inches	1996
5	0.75 inches	1944
6	0.73 inches	1979
7	0.63 inches	1929
7	0.63 inches	1917
9	0.59 inches	2003
10	0.58 inches	1948

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport	location
1916–1947	Cincinnati	location