Amherst December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1932
Lowest temperature -17 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 5 °F 1917
Highest daily low 40 °F 1948
Most precipitation 1.44 inches 1906
Most snow 6.5 inches 2000
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.8 °F
Average low 17.5 °F
Chance precipitation 37.0%
Chance snow 16.5%
Amherst December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 44 34 0.04 0.0
2022 53 29 0.00 0.0
2021 45 36 0.05 0.0
2020 38 19 0.18 0.0
2019 34 30 0.79 n/a
2018 36 24 0.00 0.0
2017 12 -9 0.00 0.0
2016 38 17 0.00 0.0
2015 33 29 0.18 0.0
2014 29 11 0.00 0.0
2013 40 12 0.00 0.0
2012 28 12 0.00 0.0
2011 37 25 0.01 0.0
2010 41 12 0.00 0.0
2009 31 8 0.00 0.0
2008 38 23 0.00 0.0
2007 40 27 0.52 4.0
2006 36 20 0.00 0.0
2005 39 20 0.00 0.0
2004 44 22 0.00 0.0
2003 49 34 0.02 0.0
2002 34 8 0.05 0.5
2001 35 15 0.00 0.0
2000 26 n/a 0.39 6.5
1999 47 22 0.00 0.0
1998 30 -4 0.00 0.0
1997 40 28 0.00 0.0
1996 38 21 0.00 1.5
1995 40 18 0.00 0.0
1994 29 12 0.00 0.0
1993 25 1 0.00 0.0
1992 41 33 0.45 0.0
1991 33 11 0.00 0.0
1990 52 29 0.25 0.0
1989 31 19 0.17 0.0
1988 38 17 0.00 0.0
1987 27 4 0.00 0.0
1986 41 31 0.00 0.0
1985 44 15 0.00 0.0
1984 45 16 0.00 0.0
1983 23 -4 0.00 0.0
1982 37 19 0.00 0.0
1981 36 -2 0.00 0.0
1980 36 3 0.00 0.0
1979 43 20 0.00 0.0
1978 32 22 0.01 0.0
1977 38 16 0.00 0.0
1976 21 5 0.00 0.0
1975 43 23 0.35 0.5
1974 42 15 0.00 0.0
1973 36 23 0.07 0.7
1972 34 21 0.97 0.5
1971 30 12 0.18 0.0
1970 32 -5 0.00 0.0
1969 28 21 0.19 4.0
1968 27 0 0.00 0.0
1967 25 -10 0.00 0.0
1966 32 0 0.00 0.0
1965 45 29 0.00 0.0
1964 n/a 22 0.00 0.0
1963 19 -17 0.00 0.0
1962 15 -9 0.00 n/a
1961 29 -4 n/a n/a
1960 38 6 0.00 0.0
1959 31 19 0.00 0.0
1958 33 16 0.00 0.0
1957 43 22 0.00 0.0
1956 22 6 0.13 1.6
1955 26 10 0.01 0.2
1954 39 33 0.00 0.0
1953 30 20 0.00 n/a
1952 n/a 18 0.00 n/a
1951 n/a n/a 0.16 0.0
1950 37 26 0.20 2.0
1949 37 14 0.00 0.0
1948 56 40 0.52 0.5
1947 25 11 0.00 0.0
1946 26 1 0.00 0.0
1945 37 27 0.20 0.0
1944 32 20 0.20 0.0
1943 34 8 0.00 0.0
1942 35 27 0.00 0.0
1941 27 8 0.00 0.0
1940 40 36 0.00 0.0
1939 33 14 0.00 0.0
1938 26 11 0.10 1.5
1937 25 6 0.03 0.5
1936 51 33 0.37 0.0
1935 32 7 0.00 0.0
1934 26 3 0.00 0.0
1933 22 -3 0.00 0.0
1932 61 n/a 0.02 0.0
1931 35 16 0.00 0.0
1930 33 14 0.00 0.0
1929 44 30 0.00 0.0
1928 39 20 0.00 0.0
1927 45 30 0.89 0.0
1926 32 14 0.00 0.0
1925 31 n/a 0.00 0.0
1924 35 11 0.00 n/a
1923 30 20 0.39 1.0
1922 41 6 0.00 n/a
1921 31 2 0.00 n/a
1920 40 19 0.00 0.0
1919 35 11 0.00 n/a
1918 27 16 0.01 0.0
1917 5 -15 0.00 0.0
1916 23 n/a 0.00 n/a
1915 31 2 0.00 0.0
1914 30 12 0.00 n/a
1913 25 14 0.00 0.0
1912 48 37 0.00 0.0
1911 27 20 0.54 3.5
1910 22 2 0.00 0.0
1909 26 -2 0.00 0.0
1908 38 28 0.45 0.0
1907 40 28 n/a 0.0
1906 38 34 1.44 0.0
1905 40 29 0.00 0.0
1904 41 18 0.00 0.0
1903 24 9 0.00 0.0
1902 36 18 0.00 0.0
1901 40 25 0.00 0.0
1900 41 32 0.29 0.0
1899 20 2 0.00 0.0
1898 39 17 0.28 2.5
1897 40 31 0.70 5.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 61 29 1.42 0.0
1894 26 5 0.00 0.0
1893 33 17 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 61 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1932.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1895
1 61 °F 1932
3 56 °F 1948
4 53 °F 2022
5 52 °F 1990
6 51 °F 1936
7 49 °F 2003
8 48 °F 1912
9 47 °F 1999
10 45 °F 1927
10 45 °F 1965
10 45 °F 2021
10 45 °F 1984
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -17 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 1963
2 -15 °F 1917
3 -10 °F 1967
4 -9 °F 1962
4 -9 °F 2017
6 -5 °F 1970
7 -4 °F 1998
7 -4 °F 1961
7 -4 °F 1983
10 -3 °F 1933
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1917
2 12 °F 2017
3 15 °F 1962
4 19 °F 1963
5 20 °F 1899
6 21 °F 1976
7 22 °F 1956
7 22 °F 1933
7 22 °F 1910
10 23 °F 1916
10 23 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.44 inches which happened in 1906.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.44 inches 1906
2 1.42 inches 1895
3 0.97 inches 1972
4 0.89 inches 1927
5 0.79 inches 2019
6 0.70 inches 1897
7 0.54 inches 1911
8 0.52 inches 1948
8 0.52 inches 2007
10 0.45 inches 1908
10 0.45 inches 1992
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.5 inches 2000
2 5.0 inches 1897
3 4.0 inches 2007
3 4.0 inches 1969
5 3.5 inches 1911
6 2.5 inches 1898
7 2.0 inches 1950
8 1.6 inches 1956
9 1.5 inches 1938
9 1.5 inches 1996
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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