Boston December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 1932
Lowest temperature -8 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 9 °F 1962
Highest daily low 48 °F 1965
Most precipitation 1.68 inches 1906
Most snow 6.5 inches 2008
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.9 °F
Average low 26.3 °F
Chance precipitation 39.7%
Chance snow 16.9%
Boston December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 41 33 0.00 0.0
2022 54 44 0.35 0.0
2021 46 40 0.00 0.0
2020 45 33 0.10 0.0
2019 44 37 0.27 0.0
2018 45 31 0.41 0.0
2017 13 4 0.00 0.0
2016 42 26 0.07 0.0
2015 47 33 0.08 0.0
2014 30 20 0.00 0.0
2013 26 14 0.00 0.0
2012 34 21 0.00 0.0
2011 40 34 0.01 0.0
2010 50 28 0.00 0.0
2009 32 24 0.12 2.2
2008 28 9 0.40 6.5
2007 41 30 0.47 0.0
2006 40 27 0.00 0.0
2005 34 23 0.05 0.1
2004 47 27 0.00 0.0
2003 46 38 0.00 0.0
2002 40 29 0.03 0.0
2001 33 23 0.00 0.0
2000 32 25 0.00 0.5
1999 35 27 0.00 0.0
1998 23 11 0.00 0.0
1997 35 13 0.00 0.0
1996 23 5 0.03 1.6
1995 40 33 0.00 0.0
1994 42 21 0.02 0.0
1993 32 13 0.00 0.0
1992 53 37 0.26 0.0
1991 37 21 0.00 0.0
1990 58 20 0.05 0.0
1989 53 27 0.23 0.0
1988 42 28 0.00 0.0
1987 40 14 0.01 0.0
1986 42 29 0.03 0.2
1985 49 25 0.01 0.0
1984 42 26 0.00 0.0
1983 31 15 0.00 0.0
1982 40 30 0.00 0.0
1981 35 24 0.00 0.0
1980 24 10 0.00 0.0
1979 41 26 0.00 0.0
1978 42 32 0.00 0.0
1977 45 31 0.00 0.0
1976 22 16 0.00 0.0
1975 47 35 0.06 0.0
1974 43 32 0.06 0.3
1973 35 32 0.15 0.0
1972 39 27 0.71 0.0
1971 23 17 0.02 0.3
1970 32 18 0.00 0.0
1969 37 20 0.28 2.3
1968 35 21 0.34 0.2
1967 33 20 0.40 3.8
1966 32 22 0.00 0.0
1965 63 48 0.00 0.0
1964 43 26 0.00 0.0
1963 22 8 0.00 0.0
1962 9 -4 0.17 1.2
1961 33 16 0.00 0.0
1960 42 28 0.00 0.0
1959 34 26 0.00 0.0
1958 36 22 0.00 0.0
1957 45 32 0.00 0.0
1956 26 9 0.14 2.6
1955 27 14 0.00 0.0
1954 43 33 0.00 0.0
1953 40 23 0.00 0.0
1952 34 22 0.04 0.4
1951 43 39 0.03 0.0
1950 37 31 0.25 0.2
1949 39 20 0.00 0.0
1948 52 37 0.03 0.0
1947 35 21 0.00 0.0
1946 25 12 0.00 0.0
1945 39 35 0.50 0.0
1944 40 27 0.05 0.0
1943 38 25 0.00 0.0
1942 43 29 0.00 0.0
1941 37 23 0.00 0.0
1940 44 35 0.00 0.0
1939 34 18 0.01 0.1
1938 30 18 0.04 0.5
1937 26 17 0.00 0.0
1936 59 37 0.10 0.0
1935 32 15 0.00 0.0
1934 30 11 0.00 0.0
1933 38 10 0.00 0.0
1932 65 26 0.00 0.0
1931 38 20 0.00 0.0
1930 37 25 0.00 0.0
1929 47 35 0.00 0.0
1928 40 28 0.00 0.0
1927 58 41 0.13 0.0
1926 42 26 0.00 0.0
1925 34 19 0.00 0.0
1924 37 16 0.00 0.0
1923 39 24 0.25 1.4
1922 45 22 0.00 0.0
1921 43 13 0.00 0.0
1920 39 28 0.00 0.0
1919 31 19 0.00 0.0
1918 32 18 0.03 0.2
1917 10 -8 0.00 0.0
1916 23 10 0.00 0.0
1915 31 16 0.00 0.0
1914 31 22 0.00 0.0
1913 39 25 0.00 0.0
1912 52 42 0.00 0.0
1911 40 22 0.52 3.2
1910 22 6 0.00 0.0
1909 23 4 0.00 0.0
1908 50 31 0.07 0.0
1907 48 31 0.05 0.0
1906 53 38 1.68 0.0
1905 44 35 0.00 0.0
1904 46 29 0.00 0.0
1903 26 15 0.00 0.0
1902 40 26 0.00 0.0
1901 41 n/a 0.00 0.0
1900 43 37 0.44 0.0
1899 19 5 0.00 0.0
1898 49 20 0.43 1.8
1897 40 34 0.34 0.0
1896 45 25 0.00 0.0
1895 64 35 0.62 0.0
1894 29 22 0.00 0.0
1893 27 16 0.09 1.1
What's the all-time high for Boston on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 65 °F which happened in 1932.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1932
2 64 °F 1895
3 63 °F 1965
4 59 °F 1936
5 58 °F 1927
5 58 °F 1990
7 54 °F 2022
8 53 °F 1906
8 53 °F 1992
8 53 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Boston on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -8 °F which happened in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -8 °F 1917
2 -4 °F 1962
3 4 °F 1909
3 4 °F 2017
5 5 °F 1996
5 5 °F 1899
7 6 °F 1910
8 8 °F 1963
9 9 °F 1956
9 9 °F 2008
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1962
2 10 °F 1917
3 13 °F 2017
4 19 °F 1899
5 22 °F 1976
5 22 °F 1910
5 22 °F 1963
8 23 °F 1971
8 23 °F 1998
8 23 °F 1909
8 23 °F 1916
8 23 °F 1996
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.68 inches which happened in 1906.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.68 inches 1906
2 0.71 inches 1972
3 0.62 inches 1895
4 0.52 inches 1911
5 0.50 inches 1945
6 0.47 inches 2007
7 0.44 inches 1900
8 0.43 inches 1898
9 0.41 inches 2018
10 0.40 inches 2008
10 0.40 inches 1967
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.5 inches 2008
2 3.8 inches 1967
3 3.2 inches 1911
4 2.6 inches 1956
5 2.3 inches 1969
6 2.2 inches 2009
7 1.8 inches 1898
8 1.6 inches 1996
9 1.4 inches 1923
10 1.2 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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