Amherst Weather in 1988

Historical record of Amherst, Massachusetts weather for the year 1988 based on NOAA data.

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1988 Amherst Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 11
Lowest temperature	-19 °F	January 15
Highest daily low	74 °F	August 11
Lowest daily high	16 °F	January 15
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	August 30
Most daily snow	10.0 inches	February 12
Total annual precipitation	37.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	37.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Amherst in 1988?

The highest temperature recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1988 was 98 °F which happened on July 11.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Amherst in 1988

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 11
2	96 °F	Jul 30
2	96 °F	Jun 16
2	96 °F	Jun 15
5	95 °F	Aug 15
5	95 °F	Aug 14
5	95 °F	Jul 31
5	95 °F	Jul 10
5	95 °F	Jul 8
10	94 °F	Aug 13
10	94 °F	Jul 7
10	94 °F	Jun 14

What was the coldest temperature in Amherst in 1988?

The lowest temperature recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1988 was -19 °F which happened on Jan 15.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Amherst in 1988

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-19 °F	January 15
2	-18 °F	January 11
3	-16 °F	January 7
4	-12 °F	January 6
5	-11 °F	February 6
5	-11 °F	January 5
7	-7 °F	February 7
7	-7 °F	January 14
9	-6 °F	January 28
10	-5 °F	December 18

January 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	45	24	0.02	0.0
January 2	44	23	0.00	0.0
January 3	32	5	0.00	0.0
January 4	31	20	0.24	3.0
January 5	31	-11	0.00	0.0
January 6	21	-12	0.00	0.0
January 7	20	-16	0.00	0.0
January 8	20	4	0.09	n/a
January 9	33	14	0.20	n/a
January 10	34	28	0.00	0.0
January 11	28	-18	0.00	0.0
January 12	31	0	0.00	0.0
January 13	40	18	0.14	0.0
January 14	40	-7	0.00	0.0
January 15	16	-19	0.00	0.0
January 16	33	-4	0.00	0.0
January 17	42	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 18	42	31	0.54	0.0
January 19	46	35	0.03	0.0
January 20	45	26	0.25	0.0
January 21	40	32	0.09	0.0
January 22	40	24	0.00	0.0
January 23	32	9	0.00	0.0
January 24	32	14	0.00	0.0
January 25	41	26	0.00	0.0
January 26	39	23	0.80	6.0
January 27	32	1	0.00	0.0
January 28	29	-6	0.00	0.0
January 29	32	-4	0.00	0.0
January 30	38	20	0.00	0.0
January 31	54	27	0.00	0.0

February 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	52	41	0.02	0.0
February 2	52	40	0.24	0.0
February 3	42	18	0.15	0.0
February 4	31	22	0.60	6.0
February 5	28	0	0.00	0.0
February 6	24	-11	0.00	0.0
February 7	23	-7	0.00	0.0
February 8	34	14	0.00	0.0
February 9	31	1	0.00	0.0
February 10	36	20	0.00	0.0
February 11	34	7	0.00	0.0
February 12	33	22	1.10	10.0
February 13	34	21	0.44	4.0
February 14	35	7	0.00	0.0
February 15	42	12	0.00	0.0
February 16	42	32	0.18	0.0
February 17	41	12	0.00	0.0
February 18	46	21	0.00	0.0
February 19	47	11	0.00	0.0
February 20	50	35	0.61	0.0
February 21	50	18	0.00	0.0
February 22	38	4	0.00	0.0
February 23	46	36	0.06	0.0
February 24	41	20	0.00	0.0
February 25	35	10	0.00	0.0
February 26	37	7	0.00	0.0
February 27	36	14	0.00	0.0
February 28	39	13	0.00	0.0
February 29	41	10	0.00	0.0

March 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	41	18	0.00	0.0
March 2	48	8	0.00	0.0
March 3	47	8	0.00	0.0
March 4	44	29	0.37	2.0
March 5	37	12	0.05	0.0
March 6	44	7	0.00	0.0
March 7	52	21	0.00	0.0
March 8	50	20	0.00	0.0
March 9	49	22	0.00	0.0
March 10	51	35	0.04	0.0
March 11	43	26	0.00	0.0
March 12	52	22	0.00	0.0
March 13	53	31	0.13	0.0
March 14	52	35	0.00	0.0
March 15	43	28	0.35	0.0
March 16	43	22	0.00	0.0
March 17	47	27	0.02	0.0
March 18	48	20	0.00	0.0
March 19	43	23	0.00	0.0
March 20	44	24	0.00	0.0
March 21	35	10	0.00	0.0
March 22	38	11	0.00	0.0
March 23	47	11	0.00	0.0
March 24	71	35	0.00	0.0
March 25	71	42	0.14	0.0
March 26	57	42	0.38	0.0
March 27	54	43	0.65	0.0
March 28	47	29	0.00	0.0
March 29	58	24	0.00	0.0
March 30	62	28	0.00	0.0
March 31	63	25	0.00	0.0

April 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	63	29	0.00
April 2	57	38	0.00
April 3	55	43	0.27
April 4	59	47	0.12
April 5	63	48	0.16
April 6	64	43	0.00
April 7	53	39	0.00
April 8	49	43	0.00
April 9	60	45	0.00
April 10	61	41	0.00
April 11	61	37	0.00
April 12	53	41	0.00
April 13	55	22	0.00
April 14	55	28	0.00
April 15	56	34	0.12
April 16	45	36	0.09
April 17	53	37	0.00
April 18	62	44	0.10
April 19	54	24	0.00
April 20	50	27	0.00
April 21	53	26	0.00
April 22	55	28	0.00
April 23	55	25	0.00
April 24	51	39	0.20
April 25	55	40	0.00
April 26	65	25	0.00
April 27	68	34	0.00
April 28	68	50	1.97
April 29	57	38	0.56
April 30	57	36	0.00

May 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	57	36	0.01
May 2	57	45	0.01
May 3	59	36	0.05
May 4	74	35	0.00
May 5	72	29	0.00
May 6	66	55	0.06
May 7	70	50	0.07
May 8	72	35	0.00
May 9	73	34	0.00
May 10	71	46	0.02
May 11	58	51	0.40
May 12	69	37	0.02
May 13	78	41	0.00
May 14	77	44	0.12
May 15	72	39	0.00
May 16	75	40	0.00
May 17	75	55	0.00
May 18	74	51	0.25
May 19	63	54	0.10
May 20	64	53	0.10
May 21	69	54	0.00
May 22	73	61	0.00
May 23	83	54	0.02
May 24	85	63	0.45
May 25	71	49	0.70
May 26	63	36	0.14
May 27	81	43	0.00
May 28	84	45	0.00
May 29	85	44	0.00
May 30	86	55	0.06
May 31	83	37	0.00

June 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	51	0.00
June 2	64	42	0.00
June 3	63	45	0.05
June 4	77	48	0.10
June 5	75	44	0.00
June 6	80	35	0.00
June 7	78	46	0.00
June 8	75	37	0.00
June 9	73	51	0.04
June 10	69	39	0.04
June 11	75	39	0.00
June 12	88	45	0.00
June 13	93	56	0.00
June 14	94	52	0.00
June 15	96	58	0.00
June 16	96	65	0.00
June 17	91	61	0.33
June 18	80	57	0.00
June 19	84	57	0.00
June 20	88	56	0.00
June 21	91	65	0.00
June 22	92	56	0.00
June 23	90	65	0.64
June 24	78	42	0.00
June 25	73	57	0.00
June 26	77	61	0.01
June 27	78	50	0.00
June 28	82	49	0.00
June 29	83	56	0.04
June 30	74	40	0.03

July 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	67	41	0.00
July 2	67	53	0.05
July 3	80	43	0.00
July 4	87	48	0.00
July 5	89	55	0.00
July 6	92	57	0.00
July 7	94	64	0.00
July 8	95	64	0.00
July 9	n/a	68	0.12
July 10	95	67	0.09
July 11	98	66	0.00
July 12	92	67	0.17
July 13	88	61	0.00
July 14	90	58	0.00
July 15	90	65	0.42
July 16	89	56	0.00
July 17	90	70	0.32
July 18	91	68	0.60
July 19	90	67	0.17
July 20	84	70	0.29
July 21	85	63	1.02
July 22	76	61	0.86
July 23	82	62	0.01
July 24	82	64	1.11
July 25	84	64	0.00
July 26	87	59	0.00
July 27	85	67	1.01
July 28	86	68	0.10
July 29	89	61	0.02
July 30	96	68	0.00
July 31	95	67	0.01

August 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	66	0.02
August 2	92	65	0.00
August 3	93	72	0.00
August 4	93	71	0.00
August 5	91	72	0.00
August 6	91	71	0.00
August 7	89	71	0.10
August 8	88	62	0.00
August 9	88	61	0.00
August 10	92	68	0.00
August 11	93	74	0.00
August 12	93	72	0.00
August 13	94	65	0.00
August 14	95	72	0.00
August 15	95	65	0.08
August 16	83	68	0.08
August 17	84	54	0.00
August 18	n/a	52	0.00
August 19	78	46	0.00
August 20	85	42	0.00
August 21	86	40	0.00
August 22	79	38	0.00
August 23	73	39	0.00
August 24	72	53	1.54
August 25	74	53	0.01
August 26	80	60	0.00
August 27	84	56	0.00
August 28	82	69	0.00
August 29	83	69	0.64
August 30	73	59	2.15
August 31	77	49	0.00

September 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	77	50	0.00
September 2	80	47	0.00
September 3	80	52	0.00
September 4	77	52	0.14
September 5	77	52	1.81
September 6	79	40	0.00
September 7	71	37	0.00
September 8	73	40	0.00
September 9	74	48	0.00
September 10	79	55	0.00
September 11	79	43	0.00
September 12	71	39	0.00
September 13	73	51	0.10
September 14	74	41	0.00
September 15	72	36	0.00
September 16	66	34	0.00
September 17	68	42	0.00
September 18	79	42	0.25
September 19	80	45	0.00
September 20	80	62	0.00
September 21	75	61	0.12
September 22	74	56	0.00
September 23	73	51	0.02
September 24	75	45	0.00
September 25	70	44	0.00
September 26	72	44	0.01
September 27	73	37	0.00
September 28	74	48	0.00
September 29	73	30	0.00
September 30	73	35	0.00

October 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	77	47	0.00
October 2	78	45	0.00
October 3	76	44	0.23
October 4	68	51	0.00
October 5	64	45	0.00
October 6	59	32	0.17
October 7	54	29	0.00
October 8	53	38	0.20
October 9	54	30	0.00
October 10	64	28	0.00
October 11	65	48	0.05
October 12	62	29	0.00
October 13	50	34	0.00
October 14	57	26	0.00
October 15	58	29	0.00
October 16	62	29	0.00
October 17	62	30	0.00
October 18	67	50	0.04
October 19	65	39	0.02
October 20	53	23	0.00
October 21	51	20	0.00
October 22	52	40	0.94
October 23	54	36	0.04
October 24	58	32	0.00
October 25	59	29	0.00
October 26	52	24	0.00
October 27	55	25	0.00
October 28	57	24	0.00
October 29	59	29	0.03
October 30	51	24	0.00
October 31	46	17	0.00

November 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	46	23	0.35
November 2	47	36	1.72
November 3	49	37	0.00
November 4	61	22	0.00
November 5	67	36	0.03
November 6	66	35	0.50
November 7	64	34	0.02
November 8	51	32	0.00
November 9	53	40	0.00
November 10	57	30	0.00
November 11	56	38	0.12
November 12	50	22	0.00
November 13	47	21	0.03
November 14	63	20	0.82
November 15	62	32	0.00
November 16	54	25	0.00
November 17	61	41	0.47
November 18	49	30	0.00
November 19	47	26	0.00
November 20	41	26	0.10
November 21	48	27	0.90
November 22	47	29	0.00
November 23	47	18	0.00
November 24	45	24	0.00
November 25	47	24	0.00
November 26	54	19	0.00
November 27	57	18	0.02
November 28	59	18	0.75
November 29	46	37	0.00
November 30	47	22	0.00

December 1988 Amherst Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	48	25	0.00	0.0
December 2	47	27	0.00	0.0
December 3	48	21	0.00	0.0
December 4	48	22	0.00	0.0
December 5	33	15	0.00	0.0
December 6	37	15	0.00	0.0
December 7	55	20	0.00	0.0
December 8	53	30	0.00	0.0
December 9	40	23	0.00	0.0
December 10	31	11	0.00	0.0
December 11	32	12	0.00	0.0
December 12	18	-4	0.00	0.0
December 13	21	1	0.00	n/a
December 14	40	20	0.20	4.0
December 15	44	32	0.08	0.0
December 16	39	8	0.00	0.0
December 17	22	4	0.00	0.0
December 18	26	-5	0.04	2.0
December 19	32	-4	0.00	0.0
December 20	45	11	0.00	0.0
December 21	53	40	0.03	0.0
December 22	50	25	0.00	0.0
December 23	34	n/a	0.05	0.5
December 24	34	24	0.25	0.0
December 25	45	23	0.52	0.0
December 26	43	28	0.00	0.0
December 27	32	15	0.00	0.0
December 28	53	23	0.11	0.0
December 29	50	29	0.24	0.0
December 30	35	18	0.00	0.0
December 31	38	17	0.00	0.0

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Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Amherst	location