Seattle May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 86 °F 1953
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1965
Lowest daily high 48 °F 2010
Highest daily low 57 °F 1953
Most precipitation 0.70 inches 2023
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 63.1 °F
Average low 46.2 °F
Chance precipitation 40.3%
Chance snow 0%
Seattle May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 48 0.70 0.0
2022 52 44 0.44 0.0
2021 71 45 0.00 0.0
2020 71 49 0.00 0.0
2019 70 49 0.00 0.0
2018 68 48 0.01 0.0
2017 59 46 0.25 0.0
2016 68 48 0.00 0.0
2015 58 45 0.24 0.0
2014 60 49 0.20 0.0
2013 84 53 0.00 0.0
2012 56 41 0.00 0.0
2011 57 45 0.03 0.0
2010 48 40 0.10 0.0
2009 56 47 0.59 0.0
2008 66 48 0.00 n/a
2007 57 41 0.00 n/a
2006 73 48 0.00 n/a
2005 68 54 0.00 n/a
2004 62 44 0.00 n/a
2003 54 40 0.09 n/a
2002 52 40 0.00 n/a
2001 55 42 0.01 n/a
2000 53 42 0.08 n/a
1999 61 40 0.00 n/a
1998 67 50 0.00 n/a
1997 62 48 0.17 n/a
1996 60 41 0.00 0.0
1995 60 50 0.06 0.0
1994 71 53 0.00 0.0
1993 64 46 0.19 0.0
1992 79 56 0.00 0.0
1991 60 49 0.06 0.0
1990 75 46 0.00 0.0
1989 79 54 0.00 0.0
1988 60 42 0.00 0.0
1987 73 48 0.00 0.0
1986 49 43 0.16 0.0
1985 56 41 0.02 0.0
1984 56 42 0.02 0.0
1983 53 47 0.46 0.0
1982 63 42 0.00 0.0
1981 58 40 0.00 0.0
1980 63 49 0.00 0.0
1979 60 46 0.32 0.0
1978 60 39 0.00 0.0
1977 57 42 0.15 0.0
1976 61 47 0.02 0.0
1975 56 44 0.00 0.0
1974 68 48 0.02 0.0
1973 53 44 0.00 0.0
1972 74 50 0.00 0.0
1971 51 45 0.03 0.0
1970 57 47 0.00 0.0
1969 66 45 0.00 0.0
1968 51 41 0.11 0.0
1967 64 46 0.00 0.0
1966 77 54 0.00 0.0
1965 53 36 0.00 0.0
1964 53 39 0.12 0.0
1963 59 46 0.45 0.0
1962 55 41 0.00 0.0
1961 54 39 0.09 0.0
1960 65 48 0.00 0.0
1959 59 37 0.00 0.0
1958 59 48 0.00 0.0
1957 72 49 0.00 0.0
1956 63 47 0.05 0.0
1955 60 39 0.00 0.0
1954 59 44 0.00 0.0
1953 86 57 0.00 0.0
1952 55 37 0.00 0.0
1951 69 42 0.00 0.0
1950 52 39 0.10 0.0
1949 72 36 0.00 0.0
1948 55 45 0.56 0.0
1947 73 48 0.00 0.0
1946 65 48 0.00 0.0
1945 74 50 0.00 0.0
1944 70 50 0.00 0.0
1943 51 45 0.26 0.0
1942 69 46 0.00 0.0
1941 58 47 0.25 0.0
1940 57 46 0.28 0.0
1939 58 43 0.00 0.0
1938 59 44 0.00 0.0
1937 60 43 0.00 0.0
1936 58 47 0.12 0.0
1935 62 50 0.00 0.0
1934 59 47 0.62 0.0
1933 57 43 0.00 0.0
1932 59 47 0.00 0.0
1931 77 52 0.00 0.0
1930 54 42 0.14 0.0
1929 53 44 0.01 0.0
1928 70 48 0.00 0.0
1927 59 42 0.00 0.0
1926 55 44 0.06 0.0
1925 76 50 0.00 0.0
1924 58 41 0.00 0.0
1923 72 49 0.00 0.0
1922 57 44 0.00 0.0
1921 57 44 0.00 0.0
1920 63 47 0.00 0.0
1919 64 40 0.00 0.0
1918 59 45 0.03 0.0
1917 61 42 0.01 0.0
1916 58 48 0.06 0.0
1915 78 51 0.00 0.0
1914 65 46 0.00 0.0
1913 60 45 0.00 0.0
1912 57 44 0.15 0.0
1911 54 45 0.17 0.0
1910 60 49 0.00 0.0
1909 57 36 0.00 0.0
1908 66 45 0.00 0.0
1907 66 43 0.00 0.0
1906 67 46 0.00 0.0
1905 60 47 0.00 0.0
1904 48 41 0.15 0.0
1903 74 46 0.00 0.0
1902 75 47 0.00 0.0
1901 59 46 0.00 0.0
1900 63 53 0.17 0.0
1899 57 49 0.06 0.0
1898 66 50 0.00 0.0
1897 64 46 0.00 0.0
1896 55 44 0.09 0.0
1895 53 42 0.04 0.0
1894 54 44 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 86 °F which happened in 1953.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 86 °F 1953
2 84 °F 2013
3 79 °F 1989
3 79 °F 1992
5 78 °F 1915
6 77 °F 1966
6 77 °F 1931
8 76 °F 1925
9 75 °F 1990
9 75 °F 1902
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 36 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1965.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1909
1 36 °F 1949
1 36 °F 1965
4 37 °F 1952
4 37 °F 1959
6 39 °F 1964
6 39 °F 1950
6 39 °F 1961
6 39 °F 1955
6 39 °F 1978
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 2010
1 48 °F 1904
3 49 °F 1986
4 51 °F 1943
4 51 °F 1968
4 51 °F 1971
4 51 °F 2023
8 52 °F 2022
8 52 °F 1950
8 52 °F 2002
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 0.70 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.70 inches 2023
2 0.62 inches 1934
3 0.59 inches 2009
4 0.56 inches 1948
5 0.46 inches 1983
6 0.45 inches 1963
7 0.44 inches 2022
8 0.32 inches 1979
9 0.28 inches 1940
10 0.26 inches 1943
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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