Boston January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1973
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1918
Highest daily low 46 °F 1966
Most precipitation 1.40 inches 1938
Most snow 8.0 inches 1938
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.7 °F
Average low 26.1 °F
Chance precipitation 38.9%
Chance snow 16.8%
Boston January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 38 27 0.00 0.0
2023 55 43 0.04 0.0
2022 52 44 0.08 0.0
2021 36 29 0.10 0.0
2020 43 36 0.00 0.0
2019 59 34 0.38 0.0
2018 13 0 0.00 0.0
2017 44 33 0.07 0.0
2016 41 33 0.00 0.0
2015 33 22 0.00 0.0
2014 29 19 0.00 0.0
2013 37 20 0.00 0.0
2012 52 39 0.01 0.0
2011 56 35 0.00 0.0
2010 35 26 0.00 0.0
2009 19 6 0.00 0.0
2008 40 28 0.18 0.0
2007 48 33 0.86 0.0
2006 34 22 0.07 1.0
2005 52 34 0.00 0.0
2004 44 34 0.00 0.0
2003 44 36 0.43 0.0
2002 34 24 0.00 0.0
2001 35 22 0.00 0.0
2000 50 27 0.00 0.0
1999 27 6 0.00 0.0
1998 30 7 0.00 0.0
1997 23 4 0.00 0.0
1996 36 32 0.00 0.0
1995 42 36 1.07 0.0
1994 47 22 0.00 0.0
1993 49 22 0.00 0.0
1992 43 27 0.00 0.0
1991 32 19 0.00 0.0
1990 52 27 0.06 0.0
1989 33 21 0.00 0.0
1988 48 33 0.00 0.0
1987 39 24 0.05 0.0
1986 42 29 0.00 0.0
1985 45 31 0.12 0.0
1984 29 22 0.00 0.0
1983 42 32 0.00 0.0
1982 41 33 1.38 0.0
1981 25 13 0.00 0.0
1980 38 26 0.00 0.0
1979 58 42 0.07 0.0
1978 31 22 0.04 0.7
1977 25 13 0.00 0.0
1976 37 20 0.00 0.0
1975 41 32 0.38 0.4
1974 43 34 0.22 0.0
1973 61 34 0.35 0.0
1972 32 13 0.00 0.0
1971 34 23 0.44 4.9
1970 29 16 0.00 0.0
1969 34 11 0.23 0.1
1968 32 5 0.04 0.3
1967 38 28 0.22 0.0
1966 61 46 0.00 0.0
1965 32 19 0.00 0.0
1964 41 14 0.59 0.7
1963 23 8 0.00 0.0
1962 36 26 0.00 0.0
1961 41 30 1.22 0.0
1960 37 24 0.00 0.0
1959 35 22 0.00 0.0
1958 53 38 0.85 0.0
1957 25 6 0.00 0.0
1956 19 5 0.00 0.0
1955 45 29 0.00 0.0
1954 35 19 0.05 0.5
1953 38 21 0.00 0.0
1952 55 39 0.00 0.0
1951 38 25 0.00 0.0
1950 44 32 0.00 0.0
1949 37 31 0.00 0.0
1948 35 30 0.00 0.0
1947 30 13 0.08 0.8
1946 35 18 0.00 0.0
1945 59 38 0.86 0.0
1944 37 19 0.00 0.0
1943 36 29 0.00 0.0
1942 40 34 0.05 0.0
1941 39 28 0.00 0.0
1940 25 14 0.00 0.0
1939 34 29 0.01 0.5
1938 37 12 1.40 8.0
1937 53 36 0.00 0.0
1936 35 21 0.00 0.0
1935 40 25 0.50 3.5
1934 55 33 0.00 0.0
1933 26 9 0.00 0.0
1932 38 31 0.02 0.0
1931 36 23 0.00 0.0
1930 50 33 0.00 0.0
1929 41 30 0.50 0.1
1928 58 20 0.00 0.0
1927 38 32 0.06 0.0
1926 38 27 0.00 0.0
1925 20 10 0.00 0.0
1924 40 21 0.00 0.0
1923 55 41 0.47 0.0
1922 36 16 0.00 0.0
1921 44 22 0.00 0.0
1920 41 28 0.00 0.0
1919 59 21 0.60 0.0
1918 10 -3 0.00 0.0
1917 37 20 0.00 0.0
1916 35 24 0.32 1.9
1915 29 17 0.01 0.1
1914 32 16 0.00 0.0
1913 52 37 0.01 0.0
1912 38 24 0.00 0.0
1911 46 22 0.01 0.0
1910 38 16 0.00 0.0
1909 32 25 0.00 0.0
1908 46 35 0.00 0.0
1907 50 39 0.00 0.0
1906 41 32 0.02 0.3
1905 52 40 0.00 0.0
1904 35 15 0.00 0.0
1903 50 28 0.00 0.0
1902 n/a 6 0.00 0.0
1901 42 19 0.00 0.0
1900 27 16 0.56 6.0
1899 20 -1 0.30 4.2
1898 44 14 0.13 0.0
1897 34 19 0.00 0.0
1896 35 30 0.00 0.0
1895 32 19 0.00 0.0
1894 35 18 0.00 0.0
1893 38 25 0.20 0.1
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 61 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1973.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1973
1 61 °F 1966
3 59 °F 1919
3 59 °F 2019
3 59 °F 1945
6 58 °F 1979
6 58 °F 1928
8 56 °F 2011
9 55 °F 2023
9 55 °F 1934
9 55 °F 1952
9 55 °F 1923
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -3 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1918
2 -1 °F 1899
3 0 °F 2018
4 4 °F 1997
5 5 °F 1968
5 5 °F 1956
7 6 °F 1999
7 6 °F 2009
7 6 °F 1957
7 6 °F 1902
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1918
2 13 °F 2018
3 19 °F 1956
3 19 °F 2009
5 20 °F 1925
5 20 °F 1899
7 23 °F 1997
7 23 °F 1963
9 25 °F 1981
9 25 °F 1957
9 25 °F 1940
9 25 °F 1977
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.40 inches which happened in 1938.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.40 inches 1938
2 1.38 inches 1982
3 1.22 inches 1961
4 1.07 inches 1995
5 0.86 inches 1945
5 0.86 inches 2007
7 0.85 inches 1958
8 0.60 inches 1919
9 0.59 inches 1964
10 0.56 inches 1900
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.0 inches 1938
2 6.0 inches 1900
3 4.9 inches 1971
4 4.2 inches 1899
5 3.5 inches 1935
6 1.9 inches 1916
7 1.0 inches 2006
8 0.8 inches 1947
9 0.7 inches 1964
9 0.7 inches 1978
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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