Amherst Weather in 1973

Historical record of Amherst, Massachusetts weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.

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1973 Amherst Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	August 31
Lowest temperature	-12 °F	January 30
Highest daily low	72 °F	August 3
Lowest daily high	14 °F	January 8
Most daily precipitation	3.4 inches	December 21
Most daily snow	14.0 inches	January 29
Total annual precipitation	47.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	24.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Amherst in 1973?

The highest temperature recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1973 was 95 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Amherst in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Aug 31
1	95 °F	Aug 30
3	94 °F	Sep 4
3	94 °F	Sep 1
5	93 °F	Jul 10
5	93 °F	Jul 9
5	93 °F	Jun 12
5	93 °F	Jun 11
9	92 °F	Sep 5
9	92 °F	Sep 3
9	92 °F	Aug 29

What was the coldest temperature in Amherst in 1973?

The lowest temperature recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1973 was -12 °F which happened on Jan 30.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Amherst in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-12 °F	January 30
2	-9 °F	February 18
3	-6 °F	February 1
4	-5 °F	December 19
5	-3 °F	January 9
6	-1 °F	January 8
7	1 °F	February 19
7	1 °F	February 17
7	1 °F	January 11
10	2 °F	February 10

January 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	51	32	0.98	0.0
January 2	44	24	0.00	0.0
January 3	41	18	0.00	0.0
January 4	36	32	0.42	2.0
January 5	40	31	0.00	0.0
January 6	36	17	0.00	0.0
January 7	19	3	0.00	0.0
January 8	14	-1	0.00	0.0
January 9	21	-3	0.00	0.0
January 10	27	6	0.00	0.0
January 11	31	1	0.00	0.0
January 12	29	12	0.00	0.0
January 13	26	4	0.00	0.0
January 14	33	5	0.00	0.0
January 15	41	26	0.00	0.0
January 16	48	24	0.00	0.0
January 17	56	25	0.00	0.0
January 18	57	35	0.00	0.0
January 19	52	25	0.00	0.0
January 20	50	35	0.47	0.0
January 21	38	18	0.00	0.0
January 22	37	14	0.00	0.0
January 23	48	30	1.22	0.0
January 24	46	35	0.00	0.0
January 25	41	23	0.00	0.0
January 26	51	20	0.00	0.0
January 27	51	23	0.00	0.0
January 28	40	31	0.02	0.0
January 29	33	18	1.15	14.0
January 30	24	-12	0.00	0.0
January 31	24	5	0.00	0.0

February 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	15	-6	0.00	0.0
February 2	53	13	0.73	0.5
February 3	50	31	1.17	0.0
February 4	42	30	0.00	0.0
February 5	44	33	0.00	0.0
February 6	41	15	0.00	0.0
February 7	41	22	0.00	0.0
February 8	39	31	0.00	0.0
February 9	39	15	0.07	0.0
February 10	22	2	0.00	0.0
February 11	26	5	0.00	0.0
February 12	28	3	0.00	0.0
February 13	36	15	0.00	0.0
February 14	43	6	0.00	0.0
February 15	42	28	0.41	2.0
February 16	38	17	0.00	0.0
February 17	19	1	0.00	0.0
February 18	24	-9	0.00	0.0
February 19	35	1	0.00	0.0
February 20	45	32	0.00	0.0
February 21	44	28	0.00	0.0
February 22	41	31	0.15	0.5
February 23	39	23	0.00	0.0
February 24	35	15	0.00	0.0
February 25	34	11	0.00	0.0
February 26	41	22	0.05	0.5
February 27	40	6	0.00	0.0
February 28	41	5	0.00	0.0

March 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	48	16	0.00
March 2	52	31	0.00
March 3	48	31	0.00
March 4	48	33	0.61
March 5	53	28	0.00
March 6	53	34	0.00
March 7	44	34	0.02
March 8	48	35	0.69
March 9	55	32	0.01
March 10	54	30	0.00
March 11	47	31	0.00
March 12	64	36	0.03
March 13	56	36	0.00
March 14	55	27	0.00
March 15	48	34	0.21
March 16	64	41	0.00
March 17	65	44	0.61
March 18	65	30	0.37
March 19	45	28	0.00
March 20	42	33	0.00
March 21	43	23	0.00
March 22	40	28	0.00
March 23	52	27	0.00
March 24	59	26	0.00
March 25	62	24	0.00
March 26	61	40	0.86
March 27	51	34	0.00
March 28	54	22	0.00
March 29	54	26	0.00
March 30	52	35	0.01
March 31	50	43	0.03

April 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	51	44	0.02
April 2	51	40	2.23
April 3	46	36	0.00
April 4	49	34	0.12
April 5	45	31	0.82
April 6	50	30	0.00
April 7	60	29	0.00
April 8	60	37	0.00
April 9	56	21	0.00
April 10	56	36	1.36
April 11	47	23	0.00
April 12	46	25	0.00
April 13	47	22	0.00
April 14	53	21	0.00
April 15	64	23	0.00
April 16	76	29	0.00
April 17	75	52	0.00
April 18	77	53	0.03
April 19	79	44	0.00
April 20	76	43	0.00
April 21	69	40	0.00
April 22	86	47	0.00
April 23	82	61	0.00
April 24	71	38	0.20
April 25	69	35	0.03
April 26	67	45	0.45
April 27	48	42	0.28
April 28	65	42	0.85
April 29	65	43	0.01
April 30	66	30	0.00

May 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	37	0.00
May 2	76	51	0.01
May 3	76	55	0.00
May 4	70	46	0.31
May 5	57	40	0.02
May 6	57	34	0.01
May 7	67	32	0.00
May 8	68	48	0.00
May 9	59	47	0.58
May 10	74	54	0.02
May 11	75	54	0.80
May 12	69	44	0.00
May 13	68	37	0.07
May 14	66	35	0.00
May 15	66	41	0.02
May 16	65	44	0.96
May 17	68	41	0.00
May 18	68	48	0.50
May 19	58	42	0.00
May 20	60	38	0.00
May 21	62	49	1.32
May 22	66	48	0.07
May 23	71	35	0.00
May 24	73	51	0.00
May 25	73	51	0.00
May 26	57	48	0.00
May 27	58	44	0.03
May 28	63	48	0.20
May 29	81	50	0.48
May 30	81	49	0.00
May 31	82	58	0.05

June 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	79	45	0.00
June 2	73	53	0.01
June 3	71	38	0.00
June 4	74	50	0.03
June 5	82	60	0.01
June 6	82	58	0.00
June 7	82	66	0.00
June 8	87	58	0.00
June 9	89	58	0.00
June 10	89	52	0.00
June 11	93	57	0.00
June 12	93	65	0.00
June 13	77	64	0.96
June 14	78	54	0.01
June 15	78	45	0.00
June 16	77	52	0.00
June 17	82	50	0.03
June 18	74	51	0.06
June 19	78	54	0.00
June 20	81	58	0.00
June 21	84	67	0.06
June 22	82	69	0.00
June 23	76	60	0.06
June 24	78	65	0.00
June 25	82	61	0.00
June 26	83	61	0.00
June 27	82	64	0.20
June 28	78	64	1.05
June 29	80	67	0.42
June 30	80	67	1.53

July 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	68	0.05
July 2	85	66	0.00
July 3	85	65	0.00
July 4	84	71	0.14
July 5	82	69	1.22
July 6	82	53	0.00
July 7	83	54	0.00
July 8	88	62	0.00
July 9	93	63	0.00
July 10	93	64	0.00
July 11	89	68	0.00
July 12	81	49	0.00
July 13	81	46	0.00
July 14	88	66	0.06
July 15	87	64	0.05
July 16	81	56	0.16
July 17	82	57	0.00
July 18	84	54	0.00
July 19	87	52	0.00
July 20	87	65	0.00
July 21	84	66	1.01
July 22	78	61	0.02
July 23	84	55	0.00
July 24	88	51	0.00
July 25	88	53	0.00
July 26	87	66	0.00
July 27	81	69	0.67
July 28	87	66	0.00
July 29	88	69	0.00
July 30	86	57	0.00
July 31	87	61	0.00

August 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	86	65	0.00
August 2	85	70	1.49
August 3	88	72	0.00
August 4	88	67	0.00
August 5	86	56	0.00
August 6	88	52	0.00
August 7	90	61	0.00
August 8	90	64	0.00
August 9	91	68	0.00
August 10	91	70	0.00
August 11	88	71	0.00
August 12	85	62	0.00
August 13	88	55	0.00
August 14	83	55	0.00
August 15	77	64	0.10
August 16	80	62	0.56
August 17	85	60	0.00
August 18	85	62	0.00
August 19	84	59	0.00
August 20	82	54	0.01
August 21	81	53	0.00
August 22	80	57	0.00
August 23	78	47	0.00
August 24	79	56	0.01
August 25	80	51	0.00
August 26	83	59	0.00
August 27	89	60	0.00
August 28	91	69	0.00
August 29	92	60	0.00
August 30	95	62	0.00
August 31	95	62	0.00

September 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	94	63	0.07
September 2	90	66	0.00
September 3	92	64	0.00
September 4	94	66	0.00
September 5	92	64	0.00
September 6	81	68	0.15
September 7	80	52	0.03
September 8	75	45	0.00
September 9	71	45	0.00
September 10	73	33	0.00
September 11	79	39	0.00
September 12	79	46	0.00
September 13	74	36	0.00
September 14	74	45	0.00
September 15	65	52	0.38
September 16	68	45	0.00
September 17	72	37	0.00
September 18	70	47	0.67
September 19	71	35	0.00
September 20	72	36	0.00
September 21	69	31	0.00
September 22	63	30	n/a
September 23	77	41	n/a
September 24	79	53	0.07
September 25	68	46	0.38
September 26	71	38	0.01
September 27	78	42	0.00
September 28	78	58	0.00
September 29	74	36	0.00
September 30	75	31	0.00

October 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	70	30	0.00
October 2	70	34	0.00
October 3	76	57	0.29
October 4	76	50	0.00
October 5	76	50	0.18
October 6	70	35	0.00
October 7	70	34	0.00
October 8	68	32	0.00
October 9	73	30	0.00
October 10	73	32	0.00
October 11	63	32	0.00
October 12	73	29	0.00
October 13	73	34	0.00
October 14	74	52	0.03
October 15	69	39	0.00
October 16	67	31	0.00
October 17	55	34	0.00
October 18	52	34	0.06
October 19	57	34	0.01
October 20	57	39	0.05
October 21	57	28	0.00
October 22	62	23	0.00
October 23	73	25	0.00
October 24	76	30	0.00
October 25	75	40	0.00
October 26	56	48	0.00
October 27	63	34	0.00
October 28	54	23	0.00
October 29	50	33	0.23
October 30	61	46	1.33
October 31	62	42	0.06

November 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	60	42	0.25
November 2	62	44	0.00
November 3	60	47	0.02
November 4	51	35	0.00
November 5	48	26	0.00
November 6	42	26	0.00
November 7	43	34	0.00
November 8	49	23	0.00
November 9	49	30	0.00
November 10	38	21	0.00
November 11	42	11	0.00
November 12	47	21	0.00
November 13	52	36	0.00
November 14	71	43	0.00
November 15	67	30	0.00
November 16	62	35	0.17
November 17	41	22	0.00
November 18	49	38	0.00
November 19	50	35	0.05
November 20	45	16	0.00
November 21	45	17	0.00
November 22	48	40	0.17
November 23	55	32	0.03
November 24	48	29	0.02
November 25	57	36	0.39
November 26	56	25	0.21
November 27	43	35	0.05
November 28	43	39	0.61
November 29	51	37	0.33
November 30	44	31	0.00

December 1973 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	43	35	0.00	0.0
December 2	39	15	0.00	0.0
December 3	50	18	0.00	0.0
December 4	55	25	0.00	0.0
December 5	60	32	0.64	0.0
December 6	62	43	0.40	0.0
December 7	46	25	0.00	0.0
December 8	42	23	0.00	0.0
December 9	42	29	0.54	0.0
December 10	57	38	0.36	0.0
December 11	45	21	0.00	0.0
December 12	38	24	0.00	0.0
December 13	38	14	0.00	0.0
December 14	50	32	0.30	0.0
December 15	47	26	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	21	0.00	0.0
December 17	31	18	1.55	4.0
December 18	26	7	0.04	0.4
December 19	19	-5	0.00	0.0
December 20	25	13	0.02	0.0
December 21	55	23	3.36	0.0
December 22	48	18	0.00	0.0
December 23	39	12	0.00	0.0
December 24	39	12	0.00	0.0
December 25	26	9	0.00	0.0
December 26	40	16	0.10	0.0
December 27	43	34	0.83	0.0
December 28	45	32	0.52	0.0
December 29	45	22	0.00	0.0
December 30	48	30	0.04	0.0
December 31	36	23	0.07	0.7

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