New York City May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1980
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1891
Lowest daily high 43 °F 1891
Highest daily low 66 °F 2015
Most precipitation 3.02 inches 2017
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.1 °F
Average low 50.8 °F
Chance precipitation 38.7%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 48 0.00 0.0
2022 74 56 0.00 0.0
2021 62 52 0.31 0.0
2020 63 46 0.00 0.0
2019 58 51 1.31 0.0
2018 76 61 0.00 0.0
2017 59 51 3.02 0.0
2016 57 46 0.00 0.0
2015 85 66 0.00 0.0
2014 70 50 0.00 0.0
2013 64 46 0.00 0.0
2012 63 56 0.00 0.0
2011 65 46 0.00 0.0
2010 80 58 0.00 0.0
2009 54 51 0.31 0.0
2008 73 50 0.00 0.0
2007 73 51 0.00 0.0
2006 80 64 0.00 0.0
2005 63 46 0.00 0.0
2004 65 49 0.16 0.0
2003 59 45 0.05 0.0
2002 71 51 0.00 0.0
2001 79 60 0.00 0.0
2000 86 60 0.00 0.0
1999 72 56 0.00 0.0
1998 62 55 0.57 0.0
1997 68 47 0.00 0.0
1996 71 51 0.05 0.0
1995 62 54 0.00 0.0
1994 73 49 0.00 0.0
1993 69 57 0.25 0.0
1992 57 44 0.00 0.0
1991 70 51 0.00 0.0
1990 69 49 0.55 0.0
1989 58 51 0.80 0.0
1988 57 53 1.11 0.0
1987 50 44 0.05 0.0
1986 85 53 0.00 0.0
1985 77 57 0.00 0.0
1984 69 53 0.00 0.0
1983 70 51 0.00 0.0
1982 71 51 0.00 0.0
1981 71 55 0.00 0.0
1980 90 57 0.00 0.0
1979 68 50 0.00 0.0
1978 45 41 0.09 0.0
1977 63 50 0.41 0.0
1976 72 45 0.00 0.0
1975 59 45 0.06 0.0
1974 56 40 0.00 0.0
1973 57 45 0.00 0.0
1972 60 52 0.00 0.0
1971 75 49 0.00 0.0
1970 77 51 0.00 0.0
1969 79 56 0.00 0.0
1968 69 49 0.00 0.0
1967 68 48 0.17 0.0
1966 70 44 0.00 0.0
1965 62 50 0.09 0.0
1964 72 48 0.00 0.0
1963 85 54 0.03 0.0
1962 82 54 0.00 0.0
1961 70 47 0.00 0.0
1960 75 52 0.00 0.0
1959 70 47 0.00 0.0
1958 55 45 0.28 0.0
1957 66 49 0.00 0.0
1956 62 42 0.00 0.0
1955 90 54 0.13 0.0
1954 61 42 0.00 0.0
1953 71 55 0.65 0.0
1952 61 46 0.00 0.0
1951 65 47 0.00 0.0
1950 55 50 0.23 0.0
1949 90 63 0.00 0.0
1948 53 47 0.59 0.0
1947 56 48 0.37 0.0
1946 64 46 0.08 0.0
1945 62 45 0.04 0.0
1944 87 64 0.00 0.0
1943 74 44 0.00 0.0
1942 76 51 0.00 0.0
1941 64 54 0.37 0.0
1940 71 50 0.00 0.0
1939 79 57 0.00 0.0
1938 71 54 0.00 0.0
1937 72 55 0.00 0.0
1936 72 52 0.00 0.0
1935 55 43 0.18 0.0
1934 89 54 0.00 0.0
1933 62 48 0.00 0.0
1932 67 57 0.00 0.0
1931 70 50 0.00 0.0
1930 89 61 0.00 0.0
1929 70 52 0.03 0.0
1928 70 50 0.00 0.0
1927 69 46 0.00 0.0
1926 67 40 0.00 0.0
1925 66 50 0.00 0.0
1924 69 46 0.00 0.0
1923 64 46 0.00 0.0
1922 58 46 1.24 0.0
1921 49 43 0.42 0.0
1920 61 41 0.00 0.0
1919 88 59 0.02 0.0
1918 66 50 0.00 0.0
1917 44 40 1.08 0.0
1916 64 53 0.26 0.0
1915 60 49 0.11 0.0
1914 62 51 0.95 0.0
1913 71 51 0.00 0.0
1912 57 48 0.13 0.0
1911 61 44 0.00 0.0
1910 59 49 0.00 0.0
1909 69 50 0.00 0.0
1908 62 45 0.00 0.0
1907 61 42 0.00 0.0
1906 75 60 0.55 0.0
1905 63 48 0.00 0.0
1904 78 52 0.00 0.0
1903 64 52 0.00 0.0
1902 71 50 0.00 0.0
1901 71 49 0.00 0.0
1900 55 41 0.00 0.0
1899 65 51 0.00 0.0
1898 53 48 0.17 0.0
1897 65 46 0.00 0.0
1896 78 62 0.11 0.0
1895 71 58 0.00 0.0
1894 68 51 0.11 0.0
1893 62 45 0.29 0.0
1892 67 50 0.06 0.0
1891 43 34 0.00 0.0
1890 80 59 0.15 0.0
1889 79 51 0.00 0.0
1888 75 51 0.09 0.0
1887 71 56 0.00 0.0
1886 81 59 0.09 0.0
1885 60 44 0.00 0.0
1884 70 53 0.15 0.0
1883 54 49 0.00 0.0
1882 59 47 0.10 0.0
1881 58 44 0.00 0.0
1880 71 54 0.00 0.0
1879 75 57 0.00 0.0
1878 65 53 0.54 0.0
1877 60 42 0.00 0.0
1876 65 48 0.00 0.0
1875 63 41 0.00 0.0
1874 60 45 0.13 0.0
1873 75 49 0.00 0.0
1872 60 41 0.00 0.0
1871 49 44 1.33 0.0
1870 61 50 0.00 0.0
1869 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 90 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1980.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1980
1 90 °F 1955
1 90 °F 1949
4 89 °F 1930
4 89 °F 1934
6 88 °F 1919
7 87 °F 1944
8 86 °F 2000
9 85 °F 1986
9 85 °F 1963
9 85 °F 2015
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 34 °F which happened in 1891.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1891
2 40 °F 1974
2 40 °F 1917
2 40 °F 1926
5 41 °F 1978
5 41 °F 1872
5 41 °F 1920
5 41 °F 1875
5 41 °F 1900
10 42 °F 1877
10 42 °F 1956
10 42 °F 1907
10 42 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1891
2 44 °F 1917
3 45 °F 1978
4 49 °F 1921
4 49 °F 1871
6 50 °F 1987
7 53 °F 1948
7 53 °F 1898
9 54 °F 2009
9 54 °F 1883
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 3.02 inches which happened in 2017.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.02 inches 2017
2 1.33 inches 1871
3 1.31 inches 2019
4 1.24 inches 1922
5 1.11 inches 1988
6 1.08 inches 1917
7 0.95 inches 1914
8 0.80 inches 1989
9 0.65 inches 1953
10 0.59 inches 1948
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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