Boston January 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of January 8.
January 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 2008
Lowest temperature -4 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1968
Highest daily low 49 °F 1930
Most precipitation 1.47 inches 1979
Most snow 13.2 inches 1996
January 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.0 °F
Average low 24.3 °F
Chance precipitation 40.2%
Chance snow 19.8%
Boston January 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 26 0.00 0.0
2023 38 25 0.00 0.0
2022 28 17 0.00 0.0
2021 41 26 0.00 0.0
2020 45 29 0.02 0.1
2019 43 30 0.02 0.0
2018 35 17 0.00 0.0
2017 22 13 0.01 0.2
2016 42 30 0.00 0.0
2015 19 -1 0.00 0.0
2014 22 7 0.00 0.0
2013 46 28 0.00 0.0
2012 45 30 0.00 0.0
2011 33 27 0.16 1.9
2010 29 21 0.01 0.2
2009 40 25 0.07 0.1
2008 67 45 0.00 0.0
2007 53 40 0.57 0.0
2006 35 26 0.12 0.3
2005 34 29 0.58 1.5
2004 21 9 0.00 0.0
2003 38 20 0.05 0.9
2002 34 22 0.05 0.5
2001 39 26 0.04 0.0
2000 38 30 0.00 0.0
1999 34 18 0.14 1.8
1998 41 36 0.46 0.0
1997 32 22 0.00 0.0
1996 29 15 0.95 13.2
1995 35 27 0.00 0.0
1994 35 17 0.84 7.2
1993 44 34 0.00 0.0
1992 38 27 0.00 0.0
1991 26 11 0.01 0.1
1990 42 32 0.06 0.0
1989 54 28 0.01 0.0
1988 33 9 0.51 9.0
1987 35 26 0.00 0.0
1986 26 8 0.00 0.0
1985 33 11 0.17 1.9
1984 29 21 0.00 0.0
1983 44 30 0.00 0.0
1982 31 19 0.01 0.2
1981 18 11 0.00 0.0
1980 38 28 0.00 0.0
1979 55 33 1.47 0.0
1978 53 25 0.05 0.0
1977 30 19 0.00 0.0
1976 41 18 0.44 0.1
1975 46 35 0.00 0.0
1974 31 18 0.00 0.0
1973 16 1 0.00 0.0
1972 34 18 0.00 0.0
1971 23 13 0.00 0.0
1970 24 13 0.01 0.1
1969 32 22 0.00 0.0
1968 6 -4 0.00 0.0
1967 51 40 0.26 0.0
1966 36 11 0.93 4.3
1965 42 27 0.04 0.0
1964 37 25 0.00 0.0
1963 39 29 0.00 0.0
1962 45 36 0.00 0.0
1961 45 26 0.00 0.0
1960 46 30 0.00 0.0
1959 29 16 0.00 0.0
1958 35 22 0.81 0.6
1957 36 27 0.00 0.0
1956 44 21 0.61 0.0
1955 37 25 0.00 0.0
1954 25 14 0.00 0.0
1953 32 22 0.18 1.6
1952 37 20 0.00 0.0
1951 26 17 0.17 1.3
1950 25 6 0.00 0.0
1949 56 38 0.00 0.0
1948 32 23 0.00 0.0
1947 39 28 0.00 0.0
1946 49 35 0.00 0.0
1945 31 18 0.03 0.0
1944 20 11 0.00 0.0
1943 29 14 0.00 0.0
1942 10 1 0.00 n/a
1941 30 14 0.00 0.0
1940 25 17 0.03 0.3
1939 46 32 0.00 0.0
1938 40 27 0.00 0.0
1937 53 42 0.01 0.0
1936 40 28 0.00 0.0
1935 51 45 0.01 0.0
1934 46 35 0.06 0.0
1933 42 25 0.00 0.0
1932 40 36 0.00 0.0
1931 31 18 0.00 0.0
1930 64 49 0.00 0.0
1929 28 17 0.00 0.0
1928 49 45 0.02 0.0
1927 27 15 0.00 0.0
1926 29 16 0.00 0.0
1925 46 31 0.00 0.0
1924 37 23 0.00 0.0
1923 40 19 1.42 0.3
1922 33 18 0.00 0.0
1921 42 31 0.19 0.2
1920 45 37 0.00 0.0
1919 40 32 0.06 0.0
1918 36 24 0.06 0.6
1917 44 31 0.00 0.0
1916 21 8 0.00 0.0
1915 44 32 0.00 0.0
1914 38 32 0.00 0.0
1913 39 17 0.87 0.0
1912 35 8 0.27 0.4
1911 46 30 0.02 0.0
1910 32 21 0.00 0.0
1909 20 12 0.00 0.0
1908 52 36 0.00 0.0
1907 41 37 0.13 0.0
1906 n/a 16 0.00 0.0
1905 36 26 0.00 0.0
1904 33 17 0.13 2.0
1903 38 19 0.01 0.1
1902 29 19 0.05 1.0
1901 35 27 0.00 0.0
1900 44 13 0.10 0.0
1899 35 20 0.00 0.0
1898 49 31 0.00 0.0
1897 27 19 0.00 0.0
1896 22 7 0.04 0.6
1895 47 33 0.11 0.5
1894 32 24 0.00 0.0
1893 22 7 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 67 °F which happened in 2008.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 2008
2 64 °F 1930
3 56 °F 1949
4 55 °F 1979
5 54 °F 1989
6 53 °F 2007
6 53 °F 1978
6 53 °F 1937
9 52 °F 1908
10 51 °F 1935
10 51 °F 1967
What's the all-time low for Boston on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is -4 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1968
2 -1 °F 2015
3 1 °F 1973
3 1 °F 1942
5 6 °F 1950
6 7 °F 1893
6 7 °F 1896
6 7 °F 2014
9 8 °F 1986
9 8 °F 1912
9 8 °F 1916
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1968
2 10 °F 1942
3 16 °F 1973
4 18 °F 1981
5 19 °F 2015
6 20 °F 1909
6 20 °F 1944
8 21 °F 1916
8 21 °F 2004
10 22 °F 2017
10 22 °F 2014
10 22 °F 1896
10 22 °F 1893
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 1.47 inches which happened in 1979.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.47 inches 1979
2 1.42 inches 1923
3 0.95 inches 1996
4 0.93 inches 1966
5 0.87 inches 1913
6 0.84 inches 1994
7 0.81 inches 1958
8 0.61 inches 1956
9 0.58 inches 2005
10 0.57 inches 2007
All-Time Most Snow in Boston on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.2 inches 1996
2 9.0 inches 1988
3 7.2 inches 1994
4 4.3 inches 1966
5 2.0 inches 1904
6 1.9 inches 2011
6 1.9 inches 1985
8 1.8 inches 1999
9 1.6 inches 1953
10 1.5 inches 2005
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location