Amherst January 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Amherst, Massachusetts for the date of January 8.
January 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 1930
Lowest temperature -17 °F 2018
Lowest daily high 11 °F 2014
Highest daily low 45 °F 1930
Most precipitation 1.40 inches 1998
Most snow 6.0 inches 1994
January 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 35.3 °F
Average low 15.5 °F
Chance precipitation 36.4%
Chance snow 18.3%
Amherst January 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 30 24 0.20 4.5
2023 41 21 0.00 0.0
2022 32 12 0.06 1.0
2021 39 20 0.00 0.0
2020 39 25 0.00 0.0
2019 27 17 0.02 0.2
2018 18 -17 0.00 0.0
2017 20 -2 0.11 1.5
2016 40 10 0.00 0.0
2015 23 -4 0.00 0.0
2014 11 5 0.00 0.0
2013 36 11 0.00 0.0
2012 55 22 0.00 0.0
2011 31 18 0.10 1.5
2010 36 19 0.00 0.0
2009 35 28 0.75 1.0
2008 48 29 0.00 0.0
2007 50 39 0.55 0.0
2006 37 13 0.01 0.5
2005 37 21 0.00 0.0
2004 24 10 0.00 0.0
2003 33 8 0.03 0.3
2002 35 5 0.09 1.5
2001 40 12 0.00 0.0
2000 37 21 0.00 0.0
1999 n/a 2 0.00 0.0
1998 42 33 1.40 0.0
1997 33 22 0.00 0.0
1996 13 2 0.91 4.0
1995 43 25 0.00 0.0
1994 14 8 0.55 6.0
1993 40 25 0.00 0.0
1992 43 23 0.00 0.0
1991 30 6 0.00 0.0
1990 38 21 0.00 0.0
1989 38 19 0.03 0.0
1988 20 4 0.09 n/a
1987 44 23 0.00 0.0
1986 22 3 0.00 0.0
1985 25 12 0.20 2.0
1984 33 9 0.00 0.0
1983 42 32 0.00 0.0
1982 n/a 14 0.00 0.0
1981 30 9 0.00 0.0
1980 38 20 0.00 n/a
1979 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1978 32 25 0.00 0.0
1977 32 17 0.08 1.0
1976 38 22 0.46 1.0
1975 42 9 0.00 0.0
1974 35 16 0.00 0.0
1973 14 -1 0.00 0.0
1972 35 17 0.00 0.0
1971 24 12 0.00 0.0
1970 20 -12 0.00 0.0
1969 34 12 0.00 0.0
1968 16 -2 0.00 0.0
1967 37 17 0.20 0.3
1966 37 n/a 0.10 1.0
1965 35 9 0.02 0.1
1964 37 7 0.00 0.0
1963 38 26 0.00 n/a
1962 42 34 0.00 0.0
1961 40 20 0.00 0.0
1960 44 26 0.00 0.0
1959 23 14 0.00 0.0
1958 29 11 0.46 4.4
1957 37 20 0.00 0.0
1956 34 17 0.32 0.3
1955 35 20 0.00 0.0
1954 n/a 10 0.00 0.0
1953 24 19 0.13 0.8
1952 35 12 0.00 0.0
1951 20 12 0.03 0.5
1950 26 5 0.00 0.0
1949 53 33 0.00 0.0
1948 35 17 0.00 0.0
1947 37 24 0.00 0.0
1946 44 28 0.01 0.0
1945 32 19 0.00 0.0
1944 20 8 0.00 0.0
1943 28 -4 0.00 0.0
1942 15 -13 0.00 0.0
1941 30 0 0.00 0.0
1940 19 12 0.05 0.5
1939 41 30 0.00 n/a
1938 32 21 0.00 0.0
1937 38 32 0.00 0.0
1936 35 26 0.00 0.0
1935 48 38 0.21 0.0
1934 36 33 0.07 0.0
1933 34 24 0.00 0.0
1932 34 27 0.00 0.0
1931 31 12 0.00 0.0
1930 56 45 0.00 0.0
1929 23 14 0.00 0.0
1928 47 37 0.00 0.0
1927 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1926 30 12 0.00 0.0
1925 42 30 0.00 n/a
1924 34 15 0.00 n/a
1923 29 11 0.95 6.0
1922 31 3 0.00 0.0
1921 41 26 0.00 0.0
1920 38 31 0.00 n/a
1919 36 26 0.04 0.3
1918 30 20 0.00 0.0
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 16 0 0.00 n/a
1915 38 30 0.00 n/a
1914 34 30 0.02 0.5
1913 36 16 1.02 0.0
1912 17 -7 0.60 3.0
1911 42 16 0.00 0.0
1910 29 12 0.00 0.0
1909 23 4 0.00 0.0
1908 43 32 0.08 0.0
1907 38 34 0.14 0.0
1906 24 14 0.03 0.5
1905 32 25 0.00 0.0
1904 25 3 0.00 n/a
1903 32 14 0.00 0.0
1902 33 27 0.02 0.5
1901 38 20 n/a 0.0
1900 40 16 0.05 0.0
1899 30 14 0.00 0.0
1898 43 24 0.64 n/a
1897 31 15 0.00 0.0
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 43 33 1.03 1.0
1894 30 16 n/a 0.0
1893 24 9 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Amherst on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is 56 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Amherst on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1930
2 55 °F 2012
3 53 °F 1949
4 50 °F 2007
5 48 °F 2008
5 48 °F 1935
7 47 °F 1928
8 44 °F 1987
8 44 °F 1946
8 44 °F 1960
What's the all-time low for Amherst on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Amherst history is -17 °F which happened in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Amherst on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 2018
2 -13 °F 1942
3 -12 °F 1970
4 -7 °F 1912
5 -4 °F 2015
5 -4 °F 1943
7 -2 °F 1927
7 -2 °F 1968
7 -2 °F 2017
10 -1 °F 1973
Lowest High Temperatures in Amherst on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 2014
2 13 °F 1996
3 14 °F 1994
3 14 °F 1973
5 15 °F 1942
6 16 °F 1968
6 16 °F 1916
8 17 °F 1912
9 18 °F 2018
10 19 °F 1940
What's the most it has ever rained in Amherst on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Amherst history is 1.40 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Amherst on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.40 inches 1998
2 1.03 inches 1895
3 1.02 inches 1913
4 0.95 inches 1923
5 0.91 inches 1996
6 0.75 inches 2009
7 0.64 inches 1898
8 0.60 inches 1912
9 0.55 inches 1994
9 0.55 inches 2007
All-Time Most Snow in Amherst on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 1923
1 6.0 inches 1994
3 4.5 inches 2024
4 4.4 inches 1958
5 4.0 inches 1996
6 3.0 inches 1912
7 2.0 inches 1985
8 1.5 inches 2011
8 1.5 inches 2017
8 1.5 inches 2002
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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