Boston January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1951
Lowest temperature -3 °F 1946
Lowest daily high 15 °F 1994
Highest daily low 41 °F 1986
Most precipitation 2.05 inches 1978
Most snow 21.0 inches 1978
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.9 °F
Average low 23.0 °F
Chance precipitation 38.9%
Chance snow 22.7%
Boston January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 21 14 0.00 0.4
2023 38 31 0.49 0.3
2022 41 19 0.15 0.0
2021 38 25 0.00 0.0
2020 30 19 0.00 0.0
2019 37 10 1.20 1.1
2018 47 29 0.00 0.0
2017 40 34 0.00 0.0
2016 33 19 0.00 0.0
2015 39 27 0.00 0.0
2014 41 26 0.00 0.0
2013 54 29 0.00 0.0
2012 32 22 0.05 1.5
2011 32 26 0.00 0.0
2010 37 31 0.00 0.0
2009 32 21 0.00 0.0
2008 34 19 0.00 0.0
2007 33 16 0.00 0.0
2006 57 35 0.00 0.0
2005 28 14 0.01 0.4
2004 25 15 0.00 0.0
2003 30 16 0.00 0.0
2002 37 22 0.15 1.5
2001 35 25 0.01 0.8
2000 22 13 0.00 3.2
1999 41 33 0.00 0.0
1998 38 32 0.00 0.0
1997 34 16 0.00 0.0
1996 33 26 0.00 0.0
1995 45 40 1.20 0.0
1994 15 3 0.00 0.0
1993 42 19 0.00 0.0
1992 21 15 0.02 0.3
1991 49 35 0.00 0.0
1990 35 26 0.15 1.8
1989 53 31 0.02 0.0
1988 38 32 0.11 0.0
1987 28 18 0.13 1.3
1986 53 41 0.11 0.0
1985 26 9 0.00 0.0
1984 21 11 0.00 0.0
1983 24 5 0.00 0.0
1982 35 17 0.04 0.6
1981 35 19 0.00 0.0
1980 39 27 0.00 0.0
1979 31 14 0.20 2.1
1978 34 19 2.05 21.0
1977 38 22 0.00 0.0
1976 34 21 0.02 0.2
1975 39 17 0.13 0.8
1974 30 14 0.00 0.0
1973 50 25 0.39 0.3
1972 38 32 0.29 3.0
1971 17 2 0.00 0.0
1970 22 10 0.01 0.1
1969 40 30 0.00 0.0
1968 46 36 0.00 0.0
1967 37 23 0.00 0.0
1966 37 34 0.00 0.0
1965 36 20 0.00 0.0
1964 44 33 1.09 0.0
1963 54 35 0.81 0.0
1962 28 19 0.00 0.0
1961 23 5 0.96 11.8
1960 35 25 0.00 0.0
1959 38 32 0.20 1.5
1958 30 12 0.00 0.0
1957 38 15 0.00 0.0
1956 30 23 0.00 0.0
1955 25 15 0.00 0.0
1954 52 34 0.02 0.0
1953 41 36 0.00 0.0
1952 49 31 0.41 1.1
1951 60 38 0.00 0.0
1950 27 14 0.00 0.0
1949 41 23 0.00 0.0
1948 33 15 0.00 0.0
1947 58 29 0.91 0.0
1946 17 -3 0.00 0.1
1945 34 20 0.00 0.0
1944 45 33 0.00 0.0
1943 20 12 0.00 0.0
1942 46 35 0.00 0.0
1941 24 12 0.00 0.0
1940 22 8 0.00 0.0
1939 30 19 0.00 0.0
1938 32 20 0.00 0.0
1937 32 23 0.15 0.8
1936 26 16 0.00 0.0
1935 33 18 0.52 3.1
1934 30 17 0.00 0.0
1933 51 35 0.00 0.0
1932 49 33 0.00 0.0
1931 44 34 0.00 0.0
1930 31 16 0.00 0.0
1929 44 25 0.00 0.0
1928 42 21 0.00 0.7
1927 52 40 0.24 0.0
1926 46 34 0.00 0.0
1925 30 16 0.70 7.4
1924 50 28 0.00 0.0
1923 42 18 0.05 0.0
1922 46 29 0.00 0.0
1921 37 15 0.00 0.0
1920 27 5 0.10 0.8
1919 49 28 0.00 0.0
1918 18 6 0.00 0.0
1917 26 14 0.00 0.0
1916 41 22 0.01 0.1
1915 45 35 0.00 0.0
1914 34 30 0.22 2.2
1913 49 31 0.00 0.0
1912 26 17 0.00 0.0
1911 38 28 0.00 0.0
1910 46 28 0.00 0.0
1909 41 25 0.00 0.0
1908 42 12 0.00 0.0
1907 58 34 0.02 0.0
1906 46 24 0.00 0.0
1905 42 27 0.00 0.0
1904 28 8 0.06 0.7
1903 33 8 0.00 0.0
1902 31 16 0.00 0.0
1901 29 -3 0.00 0.0
1900 56 39 0.43 0.0
1899 50 21 0.00 0.0
1898 42 32 0.86 0.7
1897 27 6 0.00 0.0
1896 24 20 0.03 0.3
1895 33 15 0.00 0.0
1894 32 20 0.00 0.0
1893 23 11 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 60 °F which happened in 1951.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1951
2 58 °F 1947
2 58 °F 1907
4 57 °F 2006
5 56 °F 1900
6 54 °F 2013
6 54 °F 1963
8 53 °F 1989
8 53 °F 1986
10 52 °F 1927
10 52 °F 1954
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -3 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1946.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1946
1 -3 °F 1901
3 2 °F 1971
4 3 °F 1994
5 5 °F 1961
5 5 °F 1920
5 5 °F 1983
8 6 °F 1897
8 6 °F 1918
10 8 °F 1940
10 8 °F 1904
10 8 °F 1903
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1994
2 17 °F 1946
2 17 °F 1971
4 18 °F 1918
5 20 °F 1943
6 21 °F 1992
6 21 °F 2024
6 21 °F 1984
9 22 °F 1940
9 22 °F 2000
9 22 °F 1970
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.05 inches which happened in 1978.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.05 inches 1978
2 1.20 inches 1995
2 1.20 inches 2019
4 1.09 inches 1964
5 0.96 inches 1961
6 0.91 inches 1947
7 0.86 inches 1898
8 0.81 inches 1963
9 0.70 inches 1925
10 0.52 inches 1935
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 21.0 inches 1978
2 11.8 inches 1961
3 7.4 inches 1925
4 3.2 inches 2000
5 3.1 inches 1935
6 3.0 inches 1972
7 2.2 inches 1914
8 2.1 inches 1979
9 1.8 inches 1990
10 1.5 inches 2012
10 1.5 inches 2002
10 1.5 inches 1959
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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