Memphis May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Memphis, Tennessee for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1928–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1955
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1954
Lowest daily high 59 °F 1979
Highest daily low 73 °F 2012
Most precipitation 3.18 inches 1999
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 78.0 °F
Average low 58.9 °F
Chance precipitation 35.2%
Chance snow 0%
Memphis May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 59 0.02 0.0
2022 81 64 1.30 0.0
2021 71 55 0.00 0.0
2020 75 59 0.06 0.0
2019 74 56 0.00 0.0
2018 77 59 0.37 0.0
2017 70 48 0.05 0.0
2016 72 50 0.00 0.0
2015 87 65 0.00 0.0
2014 86 63 0.00 0.0
2013 62 45 0.43 0.0
2012 90 73 0.00 0.0
2011 70 46 0.01 0.0
2010 87 62 0.00 0.0
2009 74 57 0.24 0.0
2008 80 52 0.00 0.0
2007 84 69 0.00 0.0
2006 74 58 0.20 n/a
2005 76 48 0.00 n/a
2004 84 60 0.00 n/a
2003 82 68 0.47 n/a
2002 75 54 0.00 0.0
2001 78 65 0.00 0.0
2000 77 66 0.87 n/a
1999 83 61 3.18 n/a
1998 80 56 0.00 0.0
1997 74 52 0.00 0.0
1996 86 71 0.00 0.0
1995 71 55 0.00 0.0
1994 80 54 0.00 0.0
1993 86 60 0.00 0.0
1992 78 50 0.00 0.0
1991 79 57 0.30 0.0
1990 64 50 0.00 0.0
1989 80 60 0.09 0.0
1988 80 51 0.00 0.0
1987 80 63 0.00 0.0
1986 85 58 0.00 0.0
1985 83 62 0.00 0.0
1984 77 58 0.14 0.0
1983 80 53 0.00 0.0
1982 86 67 0.00 0.0
1981 77 68 0.07 0.0
1980 85 58 0.00 0.0
1979 59 52 0.01 0.0
1978 64 53 0.00 0.0
1977 86 72 0.00 0.0
1976 81 57 0.00 0.0
1975 82 57 0.00 0.0
1974 71 56 0.06 0.0
1973 75 45 0.00 0.0
1972 80 53 0.00 0.0
1971 77 62 0.00 0.0
1970 85 57 0.00 0.0
1969 85 63 0.00 0.0
1968 69 51 0.00 0.0
1967 69 52 0.00 0.0
1966 82 53 0.00 0.0
1965 85 64 0.00 0.0
1964 84 61 0.00 0.0
1963 85 61 0.27 0.0
1962 82 55 0.00 0.0
1961 87 60 0.00 0.0
1960 79 62 0.43 0.0
1959 90 68 0.00 0.0
1958 72 50 0.11 0.0
1957 68 46 0.00 0.0
1956 85 60 0.00 0.0
1955 94 67 0.00 0.0
1954 69 42 0.00 0.0
1953 67 55 0.00 0.0
1952 94 64 0.00 0.0
1951 71 53 0.00 0.0
1950 84 70 0.00 0.0
1949 89 66 0.00 0.0
1948 75 52 0.00 0.0
1947 75 56 0.00 0.0
1946 74 48 0.00 0.0
1945 71 44 0.00 0.0
1944 65 45 0.00 0.0
1943 91 64 0.00 0.0
1942 82 55 0.00 0.0
1941 n/a 66 0.04 0.0
1940 85 56 0.00 0.0
1939 81 61 0.00 0.0
1938 73 60 0.00 0.0
1937 70 54 0.22 0.0
1936 83 60 0.00 0.0
1935 62 48 1.36 0.0
1934 75 63 0.49 0.0
1933 72 62 0.02 0.0
1932 84 63 0.00 0.0
1931 78 60 0.33 0.0
1930 83 72 0.00 0.0
1929 68 51 0.00 0.0
1928 69 56 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Memphis on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 94 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1955.
Highest Temperatures in Memphis on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1952
1 94 °F 1955
3 91 °F 1943
4 90 °F 2012
4 90 °F 1959
6 89 °F 1949
7 87 °F 2015
7 87 °F 2010
7 87 °F 1961
10 86 °F 2014
10 86 °F 1982
10 86 °F 1993
10 86 °F 1977
10 86 °F 1996
What's the all-time low for Memphis on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Memphis history is 42 °F which happened in 1954.
Lowest Temperatures in Memphis on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1954
2 44 °F 1945
3 45 °F 1944
3 45 °F 2013
3 45 °F 1973
6 46 °F 1957
6 46 °F 2011
8 48 °F 2005
8 48 °F 2017
8 48 °F 1935
8 48 °F 1946
Lowest High Temperatures in Memphis on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1979
2 62 °F 2013
2 62 °F 1935
4 64 °F 1978
4 64 °F 1990
6 65 °F 1944
7 67 °F 1953
8 68 °F 1957
8 68 °F 1929
10 69 °F 1954
10 69 °F 1968
10 69 °F 1928
10 69 °F 1967
What's the most it has ever rained in Memphis on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Memphis history is 3.18 inches which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Memphis on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.18 inches 1999
2 1.36 inches 1935
3 1.30 inches 2022
4 0.87 inches 2000
5 0.49 inches 1934
6 0.47 inches 2003
7 0.43 inches 1960
7 0.43 inches 2013
9 0.37 inches 2018
10 0.33 inches 1931
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1940–2024 Memphis International Airport location
1928–1939 Memphis Post Office location