Cincinnati May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of May 5.

May 5 All-Time Records 1916–2024
Highest temperature	92 °F	1959
Lowest temperature	33 °F	1979
Lowest daily high	43 °F	1917
Highest daily low	68 °F	1952
Most precipitation	1.96 inches	2013
Most snow	0.1 inches	1992

May 5 All-Time Records
1916–2024

Highest temperature

92 °F

33 °F

43 °F

Highest daily low

68 °F

1.96 inches

0.1 inches

May 5 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	70.4 °F
Average low	49.9 °F
Chance precipitation	47.0%
Chance snow	0.2%

May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

70.4 °F

Average low

49.9 °F

Chance precipitation

47.0%

Chance snow

0.2%

Cincinnati May 5 Weather by Year

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2023	73	45	0.00	0.0
2022	63	54	0.19	0.0
2021	63	46	0.07	0.0
2020	58	44	0.22	0.0
2019	70	52	0.00	0.0
2018	65	57	0.12	0.0
2017	56	44	1.00	0.0
2016	59	41	0.03	0.0
2015	84	56	0.00	0.0
2014	74	48	0.00	0.0
2013	56	51	1.96	0.0
2012	79	64	0.13	0.0
2011	63	34	0.00	0.0
2010	83	55	0.00	0.0
2009	73	54	0.00	0.0
2008	73	41	0.00	0.0
2007	77	61	0.03	0.0
2006	72	54	0.00	0.0
2005	68	44	0.00	0.0
2004	74	52	0.00	0.0
2003	79	54	1.40	0.0
2002	73	39	0.00	0.0
2001	83	55	0.00	0.0
2000	82	58	0.00	0.0
1999	78	61	0.02	0.0
1998	73	42	0.00	0.0
1997	70	41	0.11	0.0
1996	67	56	0.01	0.0
1995	65	46	0.00	0.0
1994	71	41	0.00	0.0
1993	75	59	0.12	0.0
1992	48	40	0.21	0.1
1991	73	58	0.17	0.0
1990	60	47	0.11	0.0
1989	68	47	0.37	0.0
1988	67	49	0.00	0.0
1987	70	43	0.00	0.0
1986	83	51	0.00	0.0
1985	76	53	0.00	0.0
1984	69	42	0.00	0.0
1983	64	39	0.00	0.0
1982	82	51	0.00	0.0
1981	72	53	0.75	0.0
1980	86	49	0.00	0.0
1979	61	33	0.00	0.0
1978	53	46	0.00	0.0
1977	81	61	0.53	0.0
1976	80	46	0.00	0.0
1975	75	42	0.00	0.0
1974	66	43	0.00	0.0
1973	63	33	0.00	0.0
1972	70	41	0.00	0.0
1971	65	47	0.08	0.0
1970	76	46	0.00	0.0
1969	87	58	0.00	0.0
1968	58	43	0.00	0.0
1967	70	49	0.08	0.0
1966	82	46	0.00	0.0
1965	79	57	0.00	0.0
1964	84	55	0.00	0.0
1963	75	51	0.00	0.0
1962	81	45	0.00	0.0
1961	54	46	0.80	0.0
1960	80	57	0.00	0.0
1959	92	63	0.00	0.0
1958	51	46	0.16	0.0
1957	63	34	0.00	0.0
1956	76	44	0.00	0.0
1955	78	61	0.00	0.0
1954	57	36	0.00	0.0
1953	71	61	0.14	0.0
1952	90	68	0.02	0.0
1951	66	46	0.00	0.0
1950	85	64	0.00	0.0
1949	90	58	0.00	0.0
1948	70	42	0.00	0.0
1947	62	44	0.00	0.0
1946	72	43	0.00	0.0
1945	58	43	0.05	0.0
1944	54	44	0.37	0.0
1943	83	54	0.00	0.0
1942	68	39	0.00	0.0
1941	85	61	0.00	0.0
1940	73	41	0.00	0.0
1939	80	51	0.00	0.0
1938	81	57	0.01	0.0
1937	58	47	0.55	0.0
1936	73	45	0.00	0.0
1935	53	42	0.14	0.0
1934	71	61	0.40	0.0
1933	74	48	0.23	0.0
1932	82	60	0.00	0.0
1931	78	59	0.00	0.0
1930	83	62	0.00	0.0
1929	61	40	0.04	0.0
1928	71	47	0.23	0.0
1927	72	50	0.02	0.0
1926	74	41	0.00	0.0
1925	57	39	0.10	0.0
1924	78	43	0.00	0.0
1923	67	49	0.00	0.0
1922	76	56	0.00	0.0
1921	68	47	0.01	0.0
1920	65	45	0.00	0.0
1919	71	47	0.02	0.0
1918	83	60	0.00	0.0
1917	43	36	0.00	0.0
1916	76	50	0.00	0.0

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

For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 92 °F which happened in 1959.

Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	92 °F	1959
2	90 °F	1952
2	90 °F	1949
4	87 °F	1969
5	86 °F	1980
6	85 °F	1941
6	85 °F	1950
8	84 °F	1964
8	84 °F	2015
10	83 °F	1986
10	83 °F	2001
10	83 °F	2010
10	83 °F	1918
10	83 °F	1930
10	83 °F	1943

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

For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 33 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1979.

Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	33 °F	1979
1	33 °F	1973
3	34 °F	1957
3	34 °F	2011
5	36 °F	1954
5	36 °F	1917
7	39 °F	1925
7	39 °F	1983
7	39 °F	2002
7	39 °F	1942

Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 5

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	43 °F	1917
2	48 °F	1992
3	51 °F	1958
4	53 °F	1978
4	53 °F	1935
6	54 °F	1944
6	54 °F	1961
8	56 °F	2017
8	56 °F	2013
10	57 °F	1954
10	57 °F	1925

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

For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 1.96 inches which happened in 2013.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on May 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.96 inches	2013
2	1.40 inches	2003
3	1.00 inches	2017
4	0.80 inches	1961
5	0.75 inches	1981
6	0.55 inches	1937
7	0.53 inches	1977
8	0.40 inches	1934
9	0.37 inches	1989
9	0.37 inches	1944

All-Time Most Snow in Cincinnati on May 5

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	0.1 inches	1992

Weather Station Details

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