Boston January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1979
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 12 °F 1918
Highest daily low 52 °F 1979
Most precipitation 2.24 inches 1987
Most snow 10.6 inches 2014
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.5 °F
Average low 25.8 °F
Chance precipitation 39.0%
Chance snow 17.1%
Boston January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 41 24 0.00 0.0
2023 52 36 0.00 0.0
2022 46 33 0.23 0.0
2021 42 32 0.41 0.0
2020 49 34 0.00 0.0
2019 37 28 0.00 0.0
2018 19 4 0.00 0.0
2017 41 28 0.00 0.0
2016 40 31 0.00 0.0
2015 41 31 0.00 0.0
2014 26 2 0.38 10.6
2013 30 12 0.00 0.0
2012 50 34 0.01 0.0
2011 51 38 0.15 0.0
2010 30 21 0.43 6.4
2009 34 14 0.00 0.0
2008 33 10 0.00 0.0
2007 45 35 0.00 0.0
2006 38 27 0.09 0.0
2005 40 28 0.02 0.0
2004 39 27 0.06 0.3
2003 37 23 0.05 0.2
2002 38 23 0.00 0.0
2001 30 19 0.00 0.0
2000 54 34 0.03 0.0
1999 19 2 0.00 0.0
1998 42 30 0.00 0.0
1997 37 22 0.04 0.9
1996 34 24 0.14 2.0
1995 40 29 0.44 0.0
1994 49 29 0.03 0.0
1993 32 19 0.00 0.0
1992 44 26 0.00 0.0
1991 49 26 0.00 0.0
1990 40 26 0.00 0.0
1989 42 33 0.00 0.0
1988 34 23 0.00 0.0
1987 39 31 2.24 3.1
1986 42 26 0.00 0.0
1985 40 31 0.17 0.0
1984 30 22 0.01 0.1
1983 43 33 0.00 0.0
1982 36 21 0.00 0.0
1981 31 12 0.22 3.0
1980 37 26 0.00 0.0
1979 61 52 1.04 0.0
1978 30 18 0.24 3.1
1977 38 22 0.00 0.0
1976 31 17 0.00 0.0
1975 38 28 0.00 0.0
1974 36 28 0.00 0.0
1973 41 28 0.00 0.0
1972 51 31 0.31 0.0
1971 36 26 0.00 0.0
1970 28 19 0.00 0.0
1969 24 15 0.00 0.0
1968 20 2 0.00 0.0
1967 42 34 0.02 0.0
1966 46 31 0.57 4.3
1965 28 18 0.06 0.7
1964 41 33 0.00 0.0
1963 43 22 0.00 0.0
1962 31 17 0.15 1.5
1961 35 26 0.00 0.0
1960 47 23 0.00 0.0
1959 42 34 1.00 0.4
1958 38 23 0.00 0.0
1957 19 5 0.00 0.0
1956 26 6 0.00 0.0
1955 44 38 0.62 0.0
1954 35 21 0.00 0.0
1953 39 27 0.00 0.0
1952 51 35 0.05 0.0
1951 47 30 0.00 0.0
1950 40 31 0.01 0.0
1949 37 30 0.00 0.0
1948 35 30 0.65 2.1
1947 32 19 0.57 2.4
1946 26 16 0.00 0.0
1945 38 19 0.00 0.0
1944 33 16 0.00 0.0
1943 36 18 0.00 0.0
1942 60 36 0.40 0.0
1941 36 24 0.03 0.0
1940 25 16 0.00 0.0
1939 50 29 0.01 0.3
1938 38 26 0.50 0.0
1937 41 32 0.46 0.0
1936 35 21 0.21 0.0
1935 28 16 0.00 0.0
1934 33 18 0.00 0.0
1933 45 25 0.00 0.0
1932 41 28 1.70 0.0
1931 35 20 0.00 0.0
1930 57 47 0.00 0.0
1929 40 23 0.05 0.0
1928 25 15 0.00 0.0
1927 34 24 0.00 0.0
1926 38 32 0.00 0.0
1925 32 17 0.09 0.0
1924 29 16 0.01 0.0
1923 43 29 0.00 0.0
1922 16 4 0.00 0.0
1921 55 43 0.05 0.0
1920 28 15 0.00 0.0
1919 59 35 0.38 0.0
1918 12 -2 0.00 0.0
1917 43 33 0.00 0.0
1916 35 22 0.50 1.8
1915 35 22 0.01 0.2
1914 30 17 0.00 0.0
1913 51 34 0.00 0.0
1912 40 25 0.00 0.0
1911 60 46 0.21 0.0
1910 45 36 0.00 0.0
1909 35 22 0.00 0.0
1908 40 31 0.00 0.0
1907 45 36 0.00 0.0
1906 33 26 0.00 0.0
1905 49 37 0.13 0.0
1904 15 3 0.59 8.0
1903 46 34 0.00 0.0
1902 41 16 0.00 0.0
1901 32 17 0.00 0.0
1900 30 13 0.00 0.0
1899 22 -3 0.00 0.0
1898 23 9 0.00 0.0
1897 47 28 0.00 0.0
1896 43 25 0.00 0.0
1895 29 16 0.00 0.0
1894 42 19 0.00 0.0
1893 53 n/a 0.80 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 61 °F which happened in 1979.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1979
2 60 °F 1942
2 60 °F 1911
4 59 °F 1919
5 57 °F 1930
6 55 °F 1921
7 54 °F 2000
8 53 °F 1893
9 52 °F 2023
10 51 °F 1972
10 51 °F 2011
10 51 °F 1913
10 51 °F 1952
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -3 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1899
2 -2 °F 1918
3 2 °F 2014
3 2 °F 1968
3 2 °F 1999
6 3 °F 1904
7 4 °F 2018
7 4 °F 1922
9 5 °F 1957
10 6 °F 1956
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 °F 1918
2 15 °F 1904
3 16 °F 1922
4 19 °F 1957
4 19 °F 1999
4 19 °F 2018
7 20 °F 1968
8 22 °F 1899
9 23 °F 1898
10 24 °F 1969
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.24 inches which happened in 1987.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.24 inches 1987
2 1.70 inches 1932
3 1.04 inches 1979
4 1.00 inches 1959
5 0.80 inches 1893
6 0.65 inches 1948
7 0.62 inches 1955
8 0.59 inches 1904
9 0.57 inches 1947
9 0.57 inches 1966
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.6 inches 2014
2 8.0 inches 1904
3 6.4 inches 2010
4 4.3 inches 1966
5 3.1 inches 1978
5 3.1 inches 1987
7 3.0 inches 1981
8 2.4 inches 1947
9 2.1 inches 1948
10 2.0 inches 1996
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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