Amherst January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 1942
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 5 °F 1918
Highest daily low 43 °F 2022
Most precipitation 2.15 inches 1893
Most snow 4.5 inches 1932
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.5 °F
Average low 17.1 °F
Chance precipitation 36.4%
Chance snow 16.5%
Amherst January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 39 17 0.00 0.0
2023 48 25 0.00 0.0
2022 48 43 0.23 0.0
2021 35 19 0.64 0.4
2020 38 28 0.00 0.0
2019 49 23 0.00 0.0
2018 11 -14 0.00 0.0
2017 41 16 0.00 0.0
2016 40 28 0.01 0.1
2015 32 19 0.00 0.0
2014 28 12 0.08 0.8
2013 36 3 0.00 0.0
2012 51 29 0.13 0.0
2011 46 27 0.00 n/a
2010 38 27 0.07 2.0
2009 26 -1 0.00 0.0
2008 31 13 0.37 4.0
2007 43 32 0.42 0.0
2006 31 20 0.00 0.0
2005 50 27 0.00 0.0
2004 42 23 0.00 0.0
2003 40 24 1.83 3.5
2002 33 10 0.00 0.0
2001 30 -2 0.00 0.0
2000 46 15 0.00 0.0
1999 25 -10 0.00 0.0
1998 30 4 0.00 0.0
1997 23 n/a 0.11 1.5
1996 38 22 0.00 0.1
1995 42 32 0.49 0.0
1994 38 15 0.00 0.0
1993 30 16 0.00 0.0
1992 38 10 0.00 0.0
1991 48 25 0.00 0.0
1990 40 16 0.00 0.0
1989 32 7 0.02 0.0
1988 44 23 0.00 0.0
1987 34 26 0.70 3.0
1986 43 11 0.00 0.0
1985 40 32 0.22 0.0
1984 26 9 0.00 0.0
1983 45 21 0.02 0.0
1982 36 23 0.00 0.0
1981 31 16 0.02 1.0
1980 40 17 0.00 n/a
1979 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 27 18 0.16 2.0
1977 34 8 0.00 0.0
1976 36 6 0.00 0.0
1975 39 17 0.00 0.0
1974 36 20 0.00 0.0
1973 44 24 0.00 0.0
1972 34 24 0.53 0.5
1971 37 4 0.00 0.0
1970 24 -14 0.00 0.0
1969 23 8 0.00 0.0
1968 16 -18 0.00 0.0
1967 42 33 0.00 0.0
1966 54 25 0.00 0.0
1965 30 10 0.13 1.5
1964 38 26 0.36 0.5
1963 36 14 0.00 n/a
1962 33 11 0.00 0.0
1961 33 8 0.00 0.0
1960 38 4 0.00 0.0
1959 41 25 0.76 n/a
1958 n/a 19 0.00 0.0
1957 16 3 0.00 0.0
1956 22 -1 0.00 0.0
1955 42 28 0.42 0.0
1954 35 21 0.00 0.0
1953 38 16 0.00 0.0
1952 42 34 0.06 0.6
1951 35 15 0.00 0.0
1950 35 25 0.01 0.0
1949 33 27 0.00 0.0
1948 29 21 0.61 3.5
1947 30 15 0.24 0.5
1946 21 5 0.00 0.0
1945 34 12 0.00 0.0
1944 32 7 0.00 0.0
1943 29 14 0.00 0.0
1942 56 34 0.52 0.0
1941 32 23 0.17 2.0
1940 21 11 0.00 0.0
1939 45 28 0.00 n/a
1938 40 23 0.57 0.0
1937 34 27 0.41 2.0
1936 35 11 0.29 0.8
1935 29 14 0.00 0.0
1934 30 8 0.00 0.0
1933 42 12 0.00 0.0
1932 37 29 0.58 4.5
1931 32 5 0.00 0.0
1930 48 32 0.00 0.0
1929 33 18 0.00 0.0
1928 21 10 0.00 0.0
1927 32 16 0.00 0.0
1926 37 30 0.00 0.0
1925 20 10 0.00 0.0
1924 26 0 0.07 1.0
1923 38 23 0.00 n/a
1922 14 2 0.00 0.0
1921 50 38 0.02 0.0
1920 n/a 9 0.00 n/a
1919 54 32 0.19 0.5
1918 5 -20 0.00 n/a
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 36 23 0.62 2.8
1915 28 15 0.12 1.3
1914 25 3 n/a n/a
1913 44 24 0.00 0.0
1912 35 8 0.00 0.0
1911 50 32 0.21 0.0
1910 44 30 0.00 0.0
1909 34 n/a 0.00 0.0
1908 36 24 0.00 0.0
1907 44 31 0.00 0.0
1906 34 21 0.00 0.0
1905 37 32 0.14 0.0
1904 12 n/a 0.00 0.0
1903 46 16 0.05 0.0
1902 34 n/a 0.10 1.0
1901 31 13 n/a 0.0
1900 29 7 0.00 0.0
1899 16 -18 0.00 0.0
1898 18 -6 n/a n/a
1897 42 30 0.00 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 29 3 n/a 0.0
1894 42 4 n/a 0.0
1893 55 32 2.15 0.5
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 56 °F which happened in 1942.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1942
2 55 °F 1893
3 54 °F 1919
3 54 °F 1966
5 51 °F 2012
6 50 °F 1921
6 50 °F 2005
6 50 °F 1911
9 49 °F 2019
10 48 °F 2023
10 48 °F 1930
10 48 °F 1991
10 48 °F 2022
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -20 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1918
2 -18 °F 1968
2 -18 °F 1899
4 -14 °F 2018
4 -14 °F 1970
6 -10 °F 1999
7 -6 °F 1898
8 -2 °F 2001
9 -1 °F 1956
9 -1 °F 2009
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1918
2 11 °F 2018
3 12 °F 1904
4 14 °F 1922
5 16 °F 1968
5 16 °F 1899
5 16 °F 1957
8 18 °F 1898
9 20 °F 1925
10 21 °F 1928
10 21 °F 1940
10 21 °F 1946
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 2.15 inches which happened in 1893.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.15 inches 1893
2 1.83 inches 2003
3 0.76 inches 1959
4 0.70 inches 1987
5 0.64 inches 2021
6 0.62 inches 1916
7 0.61 inches 1948
8 0.58 inches 1932
9 0.57 inches 1938
10 0.53 inches 1972
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1932
2 4.0 inches 2008
3 3.5 inches 1948
3 3.5 inches 2003
5 3.0 inches 1987
6 2.8 inches 1916
7 2.0 inches 1978
7 2.0 inches 2010
7 2.0 inches 1941
7 2.0 inches 1937
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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