Amherst January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1966
Lowest temperature -14 °F 1970
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1918
Highest daily low 39 °F 2022
Most precipitation 1.48 inches 1938
Most snow 9.0 inches 1935
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.6 °F
Average low 17.3 °F
Chance precipitation 36.5%
Chance snow 16.3%
Amherst January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 37 31 0.00 0.0
2023 50 33 0.33 0.0
2022 46 39 0.02 0.0
2021 42 18 0.00 0.0
2020 34 28 0.00 0.0
2019 39 23 0.83 0.0
2018 12 -9 0.00 0.0
2017 39 22 0.10 0.0
2016 44 32 0.00 0.0
2015 30 11 0.00 0.0
2014 24 12 0.00 0.0
2013 37 22 0.00 0.0
2012 38 29 0.06 0.0
2011 45 25 0.00 n/a
2010 30 23 0.11 1.0
2009 26 4 0.15 n/a
2008 40 14 0.00 0.0
2007 47 20 0.31 0.0
2006 28 20 0.15 2.0
2005 46 30 0.00 0.0
2004 48 33 0.00 0.0
2003 35 8 0.00 n/a
2002 33 9 0.00 0.0
2001 28 -6 0.00 0.0
2000 39 15 0.00 0.0
1999 21 0 0.00 0.0
1998 n/a 4 0.00 0.0
1997 20 -3 0.07 1.3
1996 43 23 0.00 0.0
1995 36 14 0.50 0.0
1994 28 1 0.00 0.0
1993 41 28 0.00 0.0
1992 35 6 0.00 0.0
1991 31 12 0.00 0.0
1990 39 29 0.32 0.0
1989 38 17 0.00 0.0
1988 45 24 0.02 0.0
1987 41 12 0.00 0.0
1986 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1985 38 30 0.18 0.0
1984 26 n/a 0.00 n/a
1983 43 13 0.00 0.0
1982 35 17 0.81 3.0
1981 22 7 0.00 0.0
1980 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1979 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 38 16 0.00 0.0
1977 21 10 0.00 0.0
1976 39 28 0.00 0.0
1975 40 29 0.27 1.5
1974 34 27 0.08 0.0
1973 51 32 0.98 0.0
1972 25 -7 0.00 0.0
1971 26 7 0.32 6.0
1970 25 -14 0.00 0.0
1969 29 9 0.14 2.0
1968 27 7 0.20 2.0
1967 37 10 0.00 0.0
1966 61 37 0.50 4.0
1965 36 n/a 0.00 0.0
1964 26 -13 0.02 0.0
1963 14 -1 0.00 n/a
1962 34 16 0.00 0.0
1961 35 12 0.51 2.0
1960 35 9 0.00 0.0
1959 27 14 0.00 0.0
1958 44 n/a 0.39 0.0
1957 17 4 0.00 0.0
1956 19 4 0.00 0.0
1955 40 24 0.00 0.0
1954 36 15 0.06 0.8
1953 40 21 0.00 0.0
1952 43 35 0.00 0.0
1951 36 13 0.00 0.0
1950 35 25 0.00 0.0
1949 40 28 0.04 1.5
1948 28 22 0.00 0.0
1947 19 10 0.65 2.5
1946 27 17 0.00 0.0
1945 55 30 1.05 0.0
1944 37 15 0.00 0.0
1943 33 27 0.00 0.0
1942 38 22 0.13 0.2
1941 39 27 0.00 0.0
1940 25 7 0.00 0.0
1939 33 24 0.00 n/a
1938 23 11 1.48 7.0
1937 48 30 0.00 0.0
1936 33 10 0.00 0.0
1935 36 13 0.92 9.0
1934 43 22 0.02 0.0
1933 n/a 9 0.00 0.0
1932 33 18 0.03 0.0
1931 30 16 0.00 0.0
1930 34 24 0.05 0.0
1929 32 17 0.40 0.5
1928 45 16 0.05 0.0
1927 34 22 0.25 2.0
1926 37 30 0.00 0.0
1925 20 1 0.00 n/a
1924 44 12 0.04 n/a
1923 50 38 1.22 n/a
1922 36 12 0.00 0.0
1921 38 4 0.07 0.0
1920 37 n/a 0.01 n/a
1919 53 27 0.46 n/a
1918 10 -11 0.00 n/a
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 33 20 0.18 n/a
1915 31 0 0.00 n/a
1914 26 9 n/a n/a
1913 46 30 0.00 0.0
1912 34 22 0.00 0.0
1911 34 16 0.10 0.0
1910 34 -7 0.00 0.0
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1908 43 27 0.00 0.0
1907 44 33 0.00 0.0
1906 35 26 0.00 0.0
1905 50 32 0.00 0.0
1904 32 12 0.00 0.0
1903 49 11 0.00 0.0
1902 27 2 n/a 0.0
1901 40 20 n/a 0.0
1900 22 12 0.50 6.0
1899 17 -1 0.55 3.0
1898 36 8 n/a n/a
1897 35 14 0.00 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 25 -2 n/a 0.0
1894 32 6 n/a 0.0
1893 44 21 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 61 °F which happened in 1966.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1966
2 55 °F 1945
3 53 °F 1919
4 51 °F 1973
5 50 °F 1905
5 50 °F 1923
5 50 °F 2023
8 49 °F 1903
9 48 °F 2004
9 48 °F 1937
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -14 °F which happened in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14 °F 1970
2 -13 °F 1964
3 -11 °F 1918
4 -9 °F 2018
5 -7 °F 1910
5 -7 °F 1972
7 -6 °F 2001
8 -3 °F 1997
9 -2 °F 1895
10 -1 °F 1963
10 -1 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1918
2 12 °F 2018
3 14 °F 1963
4 17 °F 1899
4 17 °F 1957
6 19 °F 1947
6 19 °F 1956
8 20 °F 1925
8 20 °F 1997
10 21 °F 1999
10 21 °F 1977
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.48 inches which happened in 1938.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.48 inches 1938
2 1.22 inches 1923
3 1.05 inches 1945
4 0.98 inches 1973
5 0.92 inches 1935
6 0.83 inches 2019
7 0.81 inches 1982
8 0.65 inches 1947
9 0.55 inches 1899
10 0.51 inches 1961
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 1935
2 7.0 inches 1938
3 6.0 inches 1900
3 6.0 inches 1971
5 4.0 inches 1966
6 3.0 inches 1899
6 3.0 inches 1982
8 2.5 inches 1947
9 2.0 inches 1927
9 2.0 inches 1968
9 2.0 inches 1961
9 2.0 inches 2006
9 2.0 inches 1969
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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