Seattle December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 62 °F 1900
Lowest temperature 23 °F 2013
Lowest daily high 29 °F 1972
Highest daily low 52 °F 1900
Most precipitation 2.39 inches 2023
Most snow 2.6 inches 1956
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.0 °F
Average low 37.3 °F
Chance precipitation 59.9%
Chance snow 3.1%
Seattle December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 48 2.39 0.0
2022 41 35 0.00 0.0
2021 42 33 0.00 0.0
2020 58 35 0.00 0.0
2019 52 45 0.00 0.0
2018 45 31 0.00 0.0
2017 45 33 0.00 0.0
2016 39 33 0.24 0.0
2015 50 43 0.62 0.0
2014 55 44 0.12 0.0
2013 34 23 0.00 0.0
2012 48 40 0.06 0.0
2011 42 28 0.00 0.0
2010 50 36 0.00 0.0
2009 42 28 0.00 0.0
2008 48 34 0.00 0.0
2007 47 40 0.00 n/a
2006 47 42 0.00 n/a
2005 44 38 0.00 n/a
2004 42 37 0.02 n/a
2003 53 43 0.44 n/a
2002 53 35 0.00 n/a
2001 41 35 0.20 n/a
2000 50 36 0.00 n/a
1999 48 43 0.17 n/a
1998 42 37 0.10 n/a
1997 52 35 0.00 n/a
1996 43 38 0.09 n/a
1995 41 32 0.00 0.0
1994 38 24 0.04 0.7
1993 47 33 0.00 0.0
1992 41 28 0.01 0.0
1991 52 46 1.22 0.0
1990 48 40 0.00 0.0
1989 55 48 0.08 0.0
1988 53 42 0.08 0.0
1987 51 35 0.79 0.0
1986 41 37 0.12 0.0
1985 49 41 0.32 0.0
1984 46 28 0.00 0.0
1983 39 35 0.42 0.0
1982 44 37 0.39 0.0
1981 52 45 0.73 0.0
1980 39 33 0.00 0.0
1979 47 44 0.00 0.0
1978 42 34 0.06 0.0
1977 45 35 0.23 0.0
1976 47 37 0.00 0.0
1975 44 32 0.00 0.0
1974 50 41 0.00 0.0
1973 46 36 0.42 0.0
1972 29 26 0.00 0.0
1971 50 42 0.05 0.0
1970 51 37 1.67 0.0
1969 50 36 0.00 0.0
1968 42 36 0.13 0.0
1967 44 35 0.12 0.0
1966 46 38 0.44 0.0
1965 53 42 0.33 0.0
1964 42 33 0.00 0.0
1963 47 40 0.87 0.0
1962 50 41 0.23 0.0
1961 46 36 0.00 0.0
1960 40 30 0.00 0.0
1959 40 28 0.00 0.0
1958 42 34 0.01 0.0
1957 46 39 0.12 0.0
1956 29 23 0.28 2.6
1955 44 31 0.39 1.2
1954 55 44 0.26 0.0
1953 48 35 1.00 0.0
1952 43 37 0.29 0.0
1951 42 34 0.08 0.0
1950 45 39 0.67 0.0
1949 47 35 0.10 0.0
1948 41 33 0.35 0.0
1947 41 34 0.00 0.0
1946 49 44 0.03 0.0
1945 50 42 0.12 0.0
1944 59 48 0.21 0.0
1943 47 36 0.00 0.0
1942 41 37 0.06 0.0
1941 52 45 0.14 0.0
1940 53 46 0.29 0.0
1939 56 45 0.17 0.0
1938 53 48 0.00 0.0
1937 48 38 0.00 0.0
1936 53 43 0.08 0.0
1935 51 32 0.12 0.0
1934 43 36 0.00 0.0
1933 51 44 1.82 0.0
1932 44 36 0.02 0.0
1931 48 41 0.02 0.0
1930 46 40 0.00 0.0
1929 52 44 0.08 0.0
1928 42 29 0.00 0.0
1927 47 40 0.37 0.0
1926 46 38 0.01 0.0
1925 55 51 0.00 0.0
1924 44 40 0.00 0.0
1923 44 38 0.48 0.0
1922 36 30 0.35 2.5
1921 50 34 0.07 0.0
1920 48 36 0.00 0.0
1919 44 33 0.00 0.0
1918 49 41 0.18 0.0
1917 46 38 0.08 0.0
1916 40 36 0.01 0.0
1915 48 42 0.82 0.0
1914 45 38 0.00 0.0
1913 47 38 0.04 0.0
1912 43 34 0.00 0.0
1911 46 41 0.43 0.0
1910 52 44 0.50 0.0
1909 36 30 0.00 0.0
1908 36 30 0.00 0.0
1907 47 41 0.08 0.0
1906 48 38 0.00 0.0
1905 50 35 0.82 0.0
1904 42 32 0.00 0.0
1903 46 34 0.00 0.0
1902 42 37 0.02 0.0
1901 48 38 0.00 0.0
1900 62 52 0.10 0.0
1899 47 43 0.08 0.0
1898 42 31 0.00 0.0
1897 54 46 0.40 0.0
1896 49 43 0.34 0.0
1895 53 43 0.20 0.0
1894 48 36 0.41 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 62 °F which happened in 1900.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1900
2 59 °F 1944
2 59 °F 2023
4 58 °F 2020
5 56 °F 1939
6 55 °F 1989
6 55 °F 1954
6 55 °F 1925
6 55 °F 2014
10 54 °F 1897
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 23 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2013.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 2013
1 23 °F 1956
3 24 °F 1994
4 26 °F 1972
5 28 °F 1959
5 28 °F 2011
5 28 °F 2009
5 28 °F 1984
5 28 °F 1992
10 29 °F 1928
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1956
1 29 °F 1972
3 34 °F 2013
4 36 °F 1909
4 36 °F 1922
4 36 °F 1908
7 38 °F 1994
8 39 °F 2016
8 39 °F 1980
8 39 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 2.39 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.39 inches 2023
2 1.82 inches 1933
3 1.67 inches 1970
4 1.22 inches 1991
5 1.00 inches 1953
6 0.87 inches 1963
7 0.82 inches 1905
7 0.82 inches 1915
9 0.79 inches 1987
10 0.73 inches 1981
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.6 inches 1956
2 2.5 inches 1922
3 1.2 inches 1955
4 0.7 inches 1994
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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