Amherst December 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of December 21.
December 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1957
Lowest temperature -15 °F 1942
Lowest daily high 8 °F 1955
Highest daily low 43 °F 1957
Most precipitation 3.36 inches 1973
Most snow 6.0 inches 1975
December 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.0 °F
Average low 19.2 °F
Chance precipitation 34.1%
Chance snow 13.3%
Amherst December 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 42 24 0.00 0.0
2022 38 16 0.00 0.0
2021 33 17 0.00 0.0
2020 32 19 0.06 0.7
2019 28 11 0.00 0.0
2018 40 19 0.75 0.0
2017 39 25 0.00 0.0
2016 27 -3 0.00 0.0
2015 41 24 0.00 0.0
2014 36 23 0.02 0.1
2013 48 25 0.00 0.0
2012 43 25 0.21 0.0
2011 41 23 0.00 0.0
2010 31 21 0.00 0.0
2009 28 21 0.00 0.0
2008 19 14 0.08 1.0
2007 38 28 0.01 0.3
2006 44 19 0.00 0.0
2005 34 5 0.00 0.0
2004 16 -4 0.05 1.1
2003 35 12 0.00 0.0
2002 57 30 0.40 0.0
2001 42 28 0.02 0.0
2000 30 8 0.00 0.0
1999 37 17 0.50 0.0
1998 47 33 0.00 0.0
1997 45 18 0.00 0.0
1996 27 17 0.00 0.0
1995 21 0 0.02 0.3
1994 39 17 0.00 0.0
1993 42 16 0.36 0.0
1992 45 21 0.05 0.0
1991 33 3 0.12 1.0
1990 36 27 0.14 0.0
1989 26 3 0.00 0.0
1988 53 40 0.03 0.0
1987 44 21 0.04 0.0
1986 39 19 0.01 0.0
1985 28 13 0.00 0.0
1984 45 21 0.00 0.0
1983 16 0 0.00 0.0
1982 35 25 0.00 0.0
1981 32 -11 0.00 0.0
1980 26 -14 0.00 0.0
1979 26 11 0.00 0.0
1978 43 26 0.79 1.0
1977 43 31 0.70 1.0
1976 36 15 0.39 0.0
1975 22 9 0.33 6.0
1974 38 25 0.00 0.0
1973 55 23 3.36 0.0
1972 36 20 0.04 0.3
1971 37 20 0.00 0.0
1970 33 19 0.00 0.0
1969 31 4 0.00 0.0
1968 38 18 0.00 0.0
1967 47 18 0.00 0.0
1966 31 22 0.01 0.3
1965 28 11 0.00 0.0
1964 28 19 0.00 0.0
1963 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1962 22 -4 0.00 n/a
1961 32 15 n/a n/a
1960 32 19 0.97 2.7
1959 26 11 0.00 0.0
1958 18 -4 0.00 0.0
1957 60 43 1.62 0.0
1956 39 25 0.04 0.0
1955 8 -7 0.00 0.0
1954 24 20 0.00 0.0
1953 57 35 0.00 n/a
1952 34 28 0.00 n/a
1951 53 18 1.39 1.1
1950 32 7 0.00 0.0
1949 51 38 0.00 0.0
1948 29 8 0.00 0.0
1947 35 16 0.00 0.0
1946 35 29 1.39 0.5
1945 20 3 0.00 0.0
1944 33 12 0.00 0.0
1943 43 20 0.00 0.0
1942 15 -15 0.00 0.0
1941 25 5 0.00 0.0
1940 41 33 0.00 0.0
1939 41 30 0.00 0.0
1938 28 22 0.00 0.0
1937 27 21 0.00 0.0
1936 39 32 0.00 0.0
1935 22 8 0.00 0.0
1934 39 30 0.00 0.0
1933 34 25 0.20 0.0
1932 39 7 0.00 0.0
1931 36 9 0.00 0.0
1930 39 29 0.00 0.0
1929 31 18 0.00 0.0
1928 34 17 0.00 0.0
1927 41 29 0.00 0.0
1926 41 21 0.00 0.0
1925 38 34 0.57 0.0
1924 17 -1 0.00 n/a
1923 56 32 n/a n/a
1922 31 15 0.02 0.0
1921 37 6 0.05 0.5
1920 36 16 0.00 0.0
1919 21 9 0.01 0.3
1918 52 24 0.00 n/a
1917 34 28 0.00 0.0
1916 29 14 0.04 0.8
1915 34 16 0.00 0.0
1914 35 21 0.00 n/a
1913 44 27 0.00 0.0
1912 38 28 0.00 0.0
1911 38 18 0.00 0.0
1910 26 12 0.00 0.0
1909 30 13 0.00 0.0
1908 42 26 0.00 0.0
1907 44 23 0.00 0.0
1906 35 32 0.12 0.0
1905 43 31 0.65 0.0
1904 28 10 0.00 0.0
1903 40 30 0.00 0.0
1902 35 20 0.72 0.0
1901 24 12 0.00 0.0
1900 35 25 0.00 0.0
1899 44 28 0.00 0.0
1898 38 32 0.18 0.0
1897 34 18 0.07 0.5
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 51 32 0.60 0.0
1894 42 19 0.00 0.0
1893 42 12 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 60 °F which happened in 1957.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1957
2 57 °F 1953
2 57 °F 2002
4 56 °F 1923
5 55 °F 1973
6 53 °F 1951
6 53 °F 1988
8 52 °F 1918
9 51 °F 1895
9 51 °F 1949
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -15 °F which happened in 1942.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15 °F 1942
2 -14 °F 1980
3 -11 °F 1981
4 -7 °F 1955
5 -4 °F 1962
5 -4 °F 1958
5 -4 °F 2004
8 -3 °F 2016
9 -2 °F 1963
10 -1 °F 1924
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 8 °F 1955
2 15 °F 1942
2 15 °F 1963
4 16 °F 2004
4 16 °F 1983
6 17 °F 1924
7 18 °F 1958
8 19 °F 2008
9 20 °F 1945
10 21 °F 1919
10 21 °F 1995
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 3.36 inches which happened in 1973.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.36 inches 1973
2 1.62 inches 1957
3 1.39 inches 1946
3 1.39 inches 1951
5 0.97 inches 1960
6 0.79 inches 1978
7 0.75 inches 2018
8 0.72 inches 1902
9 0.70 inches 1977
10 0.65 inches 1905
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 1975
2 2.7 inches 1960
3 1.1 inches 1951
3 1.1 inches 2004
5 1.0 inches 1991
5 1.0 inches 2008
5 1.0 inches 1977
5 1.0 inches 1978
9 0.8 inches 1916
10 0.7 inches 2020
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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