Amherst December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of December 20.
December 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 62 °F 1957
Lowest temperature -15 °F 1980
Lowest daily high 5 °F 1942
Highest daily low 49 °F 1957
Most precipitation 1.42 inches 1903
Most snow 6.0 inches 2008
December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.3 °F
Average low 19.5 °F
Chance precipitation 34.6%
Chance snow 13.3%
Amherst December 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 44 23 0.00 0.0
2022 37 26 0.00 0.0
2021 36 16 0.00 0.0
2020 30 -2 0.00 0.0
2019 20 5 0.00 0.0
2018 37 16 0.00 0.0
2017 39 30 0.00 0.0
2016 24 -3 0.00 0.0
2015 39 31 0.00 0.0
2014 34 23 0.00 0.0
2013 42 23 0.00 0.0
2012 44 26 0.00 0.0
2011 43 16 0.00 0.0
2010 33 15 0.00 0.0
2009 23 12 0.00 0.0
2008 28 14 0.60 6.0
2007 30 14 0.05 0.5
2006 41 18 0.00 0.0
2005 35 16 0.00 0.0
2004 35 11 0.15 4.1
2003 44 21 0.00 0.0
2002 43 15 0.02 0.0
2001 46 25 0.00 0.0
2000 33 23 0.30 2.9
1999 34 16 0.00 0.0
1998 44 34 0.00 0.0
1997 48 21 0.00 0.0
1996 39 22 0.33 0.0
1995 19 15 0.17 3.0
1994 38 16 0.00 0.0
1993 35 15 0.10 1.0
1992 42 25 0.00 0.0
1991 35 0 0.00 0.0
1990 47 26 0.00 0.0
1989 27 11 0.00 0.0
1988 45 11 0.00 0.0
1987 36 23 0.37 3.0
1986 42 28 0.00 0.0
1985 26 0 0.00 0.0
1984 45 28 0.29 0.0
1983 23 4 0.00 0.0
1982 32 25 0.10 1.0
1981 24 3 0.00 0.0
1980 25 -15 0.00 0.0
1979 12 5 0.00 0.0
1978 30 15 0.00 0.0
1977 34 30 0.00 0.0
1976 42 20 0.03 0.0
1975 16 2 0.00 0.0
1974 43 19 0.00 0.0
1973 25 13 0.02 0.0
1972 37 30 0.11 0.0
1971 28 19 0.15 2.0
1970 45 29 0.00 0.0
1969 31 19 0.00 0.0
1968 34 27 0.11 1.0
1967 48 26 0.00 0.0
1966 30 13 0.00 0.0
1965 37 7 0.00 0.0
1964 32 18 0.14 1.6
1963 24 3 0.00 0.0
1962 24 4 0.00 n/a
1961 35 26 n/a n/a
1960 30 -5 0.00 0.0
1959 26 15 0.00 0.0
1958 16 5 0.00 0.0
1957 62 49 0.00 0.0
1956 45 30 0.00 0.0
1955 n/a -4 0.00 0.0
1954 31 22 0.00 0.0
1953 45 26 0.00 n/a
1952 35 15 0.00 n/a
1951 35 -9 0.31 3.5
1950 27 5 0.00 0.0
1949 49 31 0.00 0.0
1948 32 16 0.01 0.0
1947 30 11 0.00 0.0
1946 29 11 0.50 5.0
1945 21 7 0.03 0.2
1944 29 -3 0.00 0.0
1943 36 20 0.00 0.0
1942 5 -15 0.00 0.0
1941 40 10 0.00 0.0
1940 41 31 0.06 0.0
1939 38 32 1.23 0.0
1938 35 25 0.00 0.0
1937 34 25 0.00 0.0
1936 55 32 1.38 0.0
1935 34 22 0.02 0.5
1934 46 36 0.00 0.0
1933 36 22 0.62 3.0
1932 39 8 0.00 0.0
1931 40 16 0.07 0.5
1930 45 29 0.17 2.0
1929 36 22 0.12 0.0
1928 36 30 0.05 0.0
1927 32 22 0.00 0.0
1926 24 5 0.06 1.2
1925 n/a n/a 0.35 0.0
1924 34 17 0.00 n/a
1923 47 24 0.01 n/a
1922 16 -6 0.00 0.0
1921 36 20 0.00 n/a
1920 37 16 0.00 0.0
1919 27 8 0.00 n/a
1918 45 18 0.00 n/a
1917 34 30 0.00 0.0
1916 28 4 0.00 n/a
1915 33 26 0.00 0.0
1914 39 23 0.72 3.5
1913 41 17 0.00 0.0
1912 35 31 0.00 0.0
1911 38 16 0.00 0.0
1910 34 22 0.01 0.5
1909 30 14 0.00 0.0
1908 35 25 0.00 0.0
1907 30 10 0.00 0.0
1906 33 4 0.30 1.0
1905 45 24 0.12 0.0
1904 32 20 0.00 0.0
1903 52 14 1.42 0.0
1902 38 22 0.00 0.0
1901 24 6 0.00 0.0
1900 44 24 0.00 0.0
1899 41 30 0.00 0.0
1898 35 16 0.47 2.0
1897 24 n/a 0.11 1.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 56 38 0.00 0.0
1894 39 20 0.00 0.0
1893 38 12 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 62 °F which happened in 1957.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1957
2 56 °F 1895
3 55 °F 1936
4 52 °F 1903
5 49 °F 1949
6 48 °F 1997
6 48 °F 1967
8 47 °F 1923
8 47 °F 1990
10 46 °F 1934
10 46 °F 2001
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -15 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1980.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15 °F 1942
1 -15 °F 1980
3 -9 °F 1951
4 -6 °F 1922
5 -5 °F 1960
6 -4 °F 1955
7 -3 °F 1944
7 -3 °F 2016
9 -2 °F 2020
10 0 °F 1985
10 0 °F 1991
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1942
2 12 °F 1979
3 16 °F 1922
3 16 °F 1958
3 16 °F 1975
6 19 °F 1995
7 20 °F 2019
8 21 °F 1945
9 23 °F 1983
9 23 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.42 inches which happened in 1903.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.42 inches 1903
2 1.38 inches 1936
3 1.23 inches 1939
4 0.72 inches 1914
5 0.62 inches 1933
6 0.60 inches 2008
7 0.50 inches 1946
8 0.47 inches 1898
9 0.37 inches 1987
10 0.35 inches 1925
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 2008
2 5.0 inches 1946
3 4.1 inches 2004
4 3.5 inches 1951
4 3.5 inches 1914
6 3.0 inches 1995
6 3.0 inches 1987
6 3.0 inches 1933
9 2.9 inches 2000
10 2.0 inches 1930
10 2.0 inches 1898
10 2.0 inches 1971
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Amherst location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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