Boston January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -1 °F 1904
Lowest daily high 7 °F 1904
Highest daily low 44 °F 2020
Most precipitation 1.51 inches 1999
Most snow 10.6 inches 1996
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.4 °F
Average low 25.7 °F
Chance precipitation 39.8%
Chance snow 17.7%
Boston January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 43 31 0.00 0.0
2023 45 34 0.48 0.0
2022 33 21 0.00 0.0
2021 36 29 0.03 0.2
2020 52 44 0.00 0.0
2019 46 32 0.02 0.0
2018 29 16 0.00 0.0
2017 44 40 0.89 0.0
2016 44 31 0.00 0.0
2015 37 22 0.62 1.4
2014 14 2 0.19 4.5
2013 25 7 0.00 0.0
2012 35 14 0.00 0.0
2011 38 29 0.00 0.0
2010 31 17 0.20 3.7
2009 34 24 0.01 0.2
2008 14 7 0.00 0.0
2007 51 35 0.00 0.0
2006 39 28 0.26 0.0
2005 53 40 0.18 0.0
2004 47 35 0.16 0.0
2003 38 26 0.51 0.0
2002 39 28 0.00 0.0
2001 32 18 0.00 0.0
2000 64 43 0.03 0.0
1999 46 17 1.51 0.0
1998 60 37 0.00 0.0
1997 43 33 0.04 0.0
1996 32 15 0.94 10.6
1995 35 26 0.00 0.0
1994 33 23 0.07 1.0
1993 43 16 0.00 0.0
1992 44 32 0.00 0.0
1991 40 28 0.00 0.0
1990 49 30 0.00 0.0
1989 38 24 0.00 0.0
1988 32 20 0.00 0.0
1987 31 23 0.07 0.6
1986 50 32 0.60 0.0
1985 35 23 0.00 0.0
1984 36 25 0.00 0.0
1983 39 29 0.00 0.0
1982 32 18 0.00 0.0
1981 15 6 0.00 0.0
1980 32 19 0.00 0.0
1979 56 18 0.22 0.0
1978 29 22 0.00 0.0
1977 32 19 0.00 0.0
1976 42 31 0.27 0.0
1975 36 22 0.00 0.0
1974 33 27 0.05 0.6
1973 36 27 0.00 0.0
1972 43 36 0.00 0.0
1971 41 28 0.00 0.0
1970 30 17 0.14 2.2
1969 29 21 0.00 0.0
1968 35 17 0.06 0.4
1967 37 28 0.00 0.0
1966 39 34 0.28 0.0
1965 30 20 0.04 0.2
1964 46 33 0.00 0.0
1963 38 33 0.00 0.0
1962 34 23 0.00 0.0
1961 30 23 0.00 0.0
1960 57 37 0.92 0.0
1959 43 34 0.00 0.0
1958 28 17 0.00 0.0
1957 25 8 0.00 0.0
1956 37 24 0.49 0.7
1955 41 32 0.00 0.0
1954 41 34 0.61 0.0
1953 49 36 1.18 0.0
1952 36 27 0.57 4.7
1951 54 39 0.00 0.0
1950 56 40 0.07 0.0
1949 39 28 0.00 0.0
1948 38 30 0.01 0.0
1947 37 27 0.11 0.0
1946 33 14 0.00 0.0
1945 31 16 0.00 0.0
1944 38 26 0.00 0.0
1943 34 26 0.00 0.0
1942 39 32 0.00 0.0
1941 40 31 0.07 0.8
1940 34 18 0.00 0.0
1939 31 16 0.08 0.7
1938 37 27 0.00 0.0
1937 56 39 0.41 0.0
1936 54 35 1.39 0.0
1935 46 25 0.00 0.0
1934 23 14 0.00 0.0
1933 48 32 0.00 0.0
1932 34 28 0.01 0.2
1931 50 27 0.00 0.0
1930 51 37 0.30 0.0
1929 34 21 0.00 0.0
1928 27 14 0.00 0.0
1927 37 22 0.00 0.0
1926 42 29 0.00 0.0
1925 33 22 0.09 2.0
1924 50 27 0.75 0.5
1923 33 26 0.37 3.6
1922 25 4 0.00 0.0
1921 48 38 0.00 0.0
1920 23 11 0.00 0.0
1919 36 29 0.90 0.0
1918 13 5 0.02 0.3
1917 38 30 0.50 2.5
1916 40 18 0.02 0.1
1915 31 20 0.00 0.0
1914 40 26 0.00 0.0
1913 62 35 0.55 0.0
1912 40 27 0.00 0.0
1911 55 43 0.81 0.0
1910 36 27 0.05 0.6
1909 47 28 0.00 0.0
1908 34 26 0.00 0.0
1907 40 30 0.11 0.0
1906 35 22 0.27 0.0
1905 41 18 0.55 1.5
1904 7 -1 0.30 3.8
1903 42 36 0.78 0.0
1902 41 11 0.03 0.2
1901 23 6 0.00 0.0
1900 21 10 0.00 0.0
1899 38 20 0.00 0.0
1898 30 9 0.00 0.0
1897 53 40 0.00 0.0
1896 45 n/a 0.01 0.0
1895 31 16 0.00 0.0
1894 44 31 0.00 0.0
1893 n/a 18 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 64 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 2000
2 62 °F 1913
3 60 °F 1998
4 57 °F 1960
5 56 °F 1979
5 56 °F 1950
5 56 °F 1937
8 55 °F 1911
9 54 °F 1951
9 54 °F 1936
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -1 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 1904
2 2 °F 2014
3 4 °F 1922
4 5 °F 1918
5 6 °F 1901
5 6 °F 1981
7 7 °F 2008
7 7 °F 2013
9 8 °F 1957
10 9 °F 1898
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 7 °F 1904
2 13 °F 1918
3 14 °F 2008
3 14 °F 2014
5 15 °F 1981
6 21 °F 1900
7 23 °F 1934
7 23 °F 1901
7 23 °F 1920
10 25 °F 1922
10 25 °F 2013
10 25 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.51 inches which happened in 1999.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.51 inches 1999
2 1.39 inches 1936
3 1.18 inches 1953
4 0.94 inches 1996
5 0.92 inches 1960
6 0.90 inches 1919
7 0.89 inches 2017
8 0.81 inches 1911
9 0.78 inches 1903
10 0.75 inches 1924
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.6 inches 1996
2 4.7 inches 1952
3 4.5 inches 2014
4 3.8 inches 1904
5 3.7 inches 2010
6 3.6 inches 1923
7 2.5 inches 1917
8 2.2 inches 1970
9 2.0 inches 1925
10 1.5 inches 1905
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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