Amherst December 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of December 8.
December 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 72 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -6 °F 1964
Lowest daily high 12 °F 1906
Highest daily low 46 °F 1951
Most precipitation 2.55 inches 2011
Most snow 6.0 inches 1996
December 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 41.5 °F
Average low 22.7 °F
Chance precipitation 36.4%
Chance snow 10.7%
Amherst December 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 33 20 0.00 0.0
2022 57 43 0.05 0.0
2021 38 23 0.00 0.0
2020 35 20 0.00 0.0
2019 31 -4 0.00 0.0
2018 33 15 0.00 0.0
2017 44 21 0.00 0.0
2016 39 27 0.00 0.0
2015 53 25 0.00 0.0
2014 34 13 0.00 0.0
2013 38 21 0.00 0.0
2012 39 23 0.28 0.0
2011 50 35 2.55 0.0
2010 32 23 0.00 0.0
2009 35 20 0.00 0.0
2008 34 11 0.00 0.0
2007 30 14 0.00 0.0
2006 52 17 0.00 0.0
2005 31 10 0.00 0.0
2004 35 27 0.65 0.0
2003 30 13 0.00 0.0
2002 38 n/a 0.00 0.0
2001 55 23 0.00 0.0
2000 32 13 0.00 0.0
1999 50 24 0.00 0.0
1998 72 33 0.00 0.0
1997 40 22 0.00 0.0
1996 36 32 1.16 6.0
1995 37 11 0.00 0.0
1994 44 22 0.00 0.0
1993 51 22 0.00 0.0
1992 38 18 0.00 0.0
1991 43 n/a 0.00 0.0
1990 42 29 0.00 0.0
1989 22 10 0.00 0.0
1988 53 30 0.00 0.0
1987 44 14 0.00 0.0
1986 43 31 0.00 0.0
1985 42 28 0.00 0.0
1984 36 11 0.00 0.0
1983 37 24 0.00 0.0
1982 51 30 0.00 0.0
1981 43 21 0.03 1.0
1980 44 31 0.05 0.0
1979 46 32 0.00 0.0
1978 43 32 0.01 0.0
1977 26 10 0.00 0.0
1976 45 12 0.01 0.0
1975 33 15 0.00 0.0
1974 59 29 0.17 0.0
1973 42 23 0.00 0.0
1972 30 12 0.15 1.0
1971 42 26 0.04 0.0
1970 25 8 0.00 0.0
1969 36 26 0.79 2.0
1968 35 22 0.00 0.0
1967 39 30 0.11 0.0
1966 54 32 0.14 0.0
1965 33 17 0.00 0.0
1964 28 -6 0.00 0.0
1963 46 19 0.90 0.0
1962 40 28 0.00 n/a
1961 35 25 0.00 0.0
1960 33 17 0.00 0.0
1959 41 32 0.00 0.0
1958 27 17 0.00 0.0
1957 52 34 0.00 0.0
1956 49 32 0.20 0.0
1955 32 17 0.00 0.0
1954 36 17 0.00 0.0
1953 59 34 0.00 n/a
1952 38 22 0.00 n/a
1951 61 46 0.00 0.0
1950 50 40 0.65 0.0
1949 29 16 0.00 0.0
1948 50 31 0.00 0.0
1947 46 34 0.18 0.0
1946 45 26 0.00 0.0
1945 49 31 0.00 0.0
1944 49 29 0.27 0.0
1943 39 19 0.00 0.0
1942 37 19 0.00 0.0
1941 39 17 0.00 0.0
1940 42 30 0.00 0.0
1939 43 23 0.00 0.0
1938 45 31 0.00 0.0
1937 32 21 0.00 0.0
1936 25 9 0.00 0.0
1935 44 34 0.00 0.0
1934 17 9 0.00 0.0
1933 55 26 0.00 0.0
1932 50 20 0.00 0.0
1931 30 11 0.00 0.0
1930 42 34 0.00 0.0
1929 33 23 0.18 0.5
1928 32 23 0.03 n/a
1927 60 24 0.49 0.0
1926 38 23 0.01 0.0
1925 38 n/a 0.06 0.0
1924 39 32 0.80 n/a
1923 54 34 n/a n/a
1922 26 16 0.25 1.0
1921 32 16 0.00 n/a
1920 39 20 0.00 0.0
1919 40 33 0.18 n/a
1918 32 20 0.00 n/a
1917 31 2 0.28 3.3
1916 50 26 0.00 n/a
1915 31 18 0.12 0.7
1914 35 30 0.14 n/a
1913 46 27 0.12 0.5
1912 42 23 0.00 0.0
1911 42 23 0.00 0.0
1910 33 14 0.00 0.0
1909 36 24 0.00 0.0
1908 35 29 0.00 0.0
1907 44 21 0.00 0.0
1906 12 -3 0.00 0.0
1905 55 28 0.00 0.0
1904 26 13 0.07 1.0
1903 36 23 0.00 0.0
1902 28 3 0.00 0.0
1901 34 16 0.00 0.0
1900 36 23 0.00 0.0
1899 41 16 0.00 0.0
1898 32 18 0.00 0.0
1897 35 29 0.04 1.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 39 19 0.00 0.0
1894 35 29 0.00 0.0
1893 29 6 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 12/8?
For the date of Dec 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 72 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on December 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1998
2 61 °F 1951
3 60 °F 1927
4 59 °F 1953
4 59 °F 1974
6 57 °F 2022
7 55 °F 1905
7 55 °F 2001
7 55 °F 1933
10 54 °F 1966
10 54 °F 1923
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 12/8?
For the date of Dec 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -6 °F which happened in 1964.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on December 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1964
2 -4 °F 2019
3 -3 °F 1906
4 2 °F 1917
5 3 °F 1902
6 6 °F 1893
7 8 °F 1970
8 9 °F 1934
8 9 °F 1936
10 10 °F 2005
10 10 °F 1989
10 10 °F 1977
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on December 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1906
2 17 °F 1934
3 22 °F 1989
4 25 °F 1970
4 25 °F 1936
6 26 °F 1904
6 26 °F 1922
6 26 °F 1977
9 27 °F 1958
10 28 °F 1964
10 28 °F 1902
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 12/8?
For the date of Dec 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 2.55 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on December 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.55 inches 2011
2 1.16 inches 1996
3 0.90 inches 1963
4 0.80 inches 1924
5 0.79 inches 1969
6 0.65 inches 1950
6 0.65 inches 2004
8 0.49 inches 1927
9 0.28 inches 2012
9 0.28 inches 1917
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on December 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 1996
2 3.3 inches 1917
3 2.0 inches 1969
4 1.0 inches 1922
4 1.0 inches 1981
4 1.0 inches 1897
4 1.0 inches 1904
4 1.0 inches 1972
9 0.7 inches 1915
10 0.5 inches 1913
10 0.5 inches 1929
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Amherst location