Boston Weather in 1948

Historical record of Boston, Massachusetts weather for the year 1948 based on NOAA data.

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1948 Boston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	August 27
Lowest temperature	-3 °F	January 30
Highest daily low	79 °F	August 28
Lowest daily high	14 °F	February 4
Most daily precipitation	1.8 inches	November 20
Most daily snow	7.3 inches	January 18
Total annual precipitation	40.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	67.9 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Boston in 1948?

The highest temperature recorded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1948 was 100 °F which happened on August 27.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Boston in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Aug 27
2	99 °F	Aug 28
2	99 °F	Aug 26
4	96 °F	Aug 25
4	96 °F	Jul 12
6	93 °F	Jul 11
7	92 °F	Aug 29
7	92 °F	Jun 30
9	90 °F	Sep 13
9	90 °F	Jul 31
9	90 °F	Jul 30
9	90 °F	Jul 18

What was the coldest temperature in Boston in 1948?

The lowest temperature recorded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1948 was -3 °F which happened on Jan 30.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Boston in 1948

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-3 °F	January 30
2	1 °F	March 5
3	2 °F	February 10
3	2 °F	January 31
3	2 °F	January 24
6	3 °F	January 19
6	3 °F	January 15
8	4 °F	January 11
8	4 °F	January 10
10	5 °F	February 9
10	5 °F	February 4

January 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	35	30	0.00	0.0
January 2	35	30	0.65	2.1
January 3	38	30	0.01	0.0
January 4	35	30	0.00	0.0
January 5	34	28	0.07	0.5
January 6	33	27	0.10	1.2
January 7	30	26	0.20	2.0
January 8	32	23	0.00	0.0
January 9	45	25	0.07	1.1
January 10	29	4	0.00	0.0
January 11	25	4	0.00	0.0
January 12	41	17	0.01	0.0
January 13	37	32	0.92	3.1
January 14	35	18	0.00	0.0
January 15	18	3	0.00	0.0
January 16	32	11	0.00	0.0
January 17	34	29	0.20	1.4
January 18	31	7	0.76	7.3
January 19	20	3	0.00	0.0
January 20	33	15	0.00	0.0
January 21	37	24	1.11	2.2
January 22	35	24	0.05	1.0
January 23	24	6	0.00	0.0
January 24	23	2	0.50	5.4
January 25	20	8	0.46	5.2
January 26	26	12	0.00	0.0
January 27	26	18	0.00	0.0
January 28	22	8	0.00	0.0
January 29	30	16	0.00	0.0
January 30	17	-3	0.00	0.0
January 31	26	2	0.00	0.0

February 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	24	6	0.00	0.0
February 2	36	18	0.00	0.0
February 3	30	13	0.00	0.0
February 4	14	5	0.16	1.5
February 5	22	12	0.05	0.8
February 6	26	15	0.00	0.0
February 7	31	12	0.01	0.4
February 8	34	11	0.01	0.1
February 9	16	5	0.00	0.0
February 10	18	2	0.00	0.0
February 11	50	11	0.18	2.3
February 12	42	27	0.00	0.0
February 13	43	20	0.36	1.2
February 14	54	31	0.13	0.0
February 15	31	17	0.00	0.0
February 16	42	18	0.00	0.0
February 17	54	38	0.02	0.0
February 18	50	27	0.00	0.0
February 19	50	24	0.00	0.0
February 20	51	26	0.00	0.0
February 21	31	18	0.00	0.0
February 22	27	15	0.24	3.0
February 23	25	12	0.00	0.0
February 24	32	13	0.00	0.0
February 25	47	26	0.00	0.0
February 26	40	31	0.00	0.0
February 27	45	29	0.00	0.0
February 28	33	29	0.83	6.6
February 29	32	19	0.09	1.1

March 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	27	11	0.00	0.0
March 2	32	22	0.86	6.5
March 3	35	28	0.04	0.3
March 4	34	10	0.12	1.4
March 5	20	1	0.00	0.0
March 6	42	8	0.00	0.0
March 7	36	29	0.45	0.0
March 8	40	28	0.00	0.0
March 9	48	27	0.00	0.0
March 10	39	34	0.43	0.0
March 11	36	22	0.43	3.6
March 12	31	14	0.00	0.0
March 13	33	15	0.00	0.0
March 14	38	18	0.00	0.0
March 15	54	32	0.00	0.0
March 16	58	46	0.08	0.0
March 17	55	36	0.10	0.0
March 18	46	32	0.00	0.0
March 19	53	35	0.17	0.0
March 20	62	48	0.02	0.0
March 21	67	41	0.24	0.0
March 22	72	39	0.09	0.0
March 23	42	37	0.00	0.0
March 24	66	36	0.00	0.0
March 25	49	32	0.00	0.0
March 26	55	34	0.00	0.0
March 27	62	52	0.11	0.0
March 28	56	31	0.00	0.0
March 29	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 30	60	32	0.00	0.0
March 31	68	40	0.00	0.0

April 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	60	52	0.64
April 2	57	40	0.16
April 3	45	33	0.00
April 4	56	31	0.00
April 5	72	44	0.00
April 6	74	46	0.39
April 7	53	41	0.00
April 8	52	40	0.00
April 9	54	35	0.00
April 10	47	30	0.00
April 11	51	31	0.52
April 12	64	51	0.18
April 13	55	46	0.00
April 14	46	37	0.50
April 15	51	35	0.06
April 16	57	38	0.00
April 17	49	35	0.00
April 18	48	32	0.00
April 19	59	35	0.02
April 20	67	44	0.00
April 21	68	41	0.09
April 22	54	39	0.00
April 23	59	41	0.00
April 24	74	44	0.00
April 25	57	42	0.00
April 26	55	40	0.00
April 27	48	35	0.00
April 28	49	40	0.00
April 29	54	40	0.00
April 30	61	44	0.06

May 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	60	42	0.00
May 2	71	43	0.00
May 3	58	45	0.00
May 4	70	46	0.00
May 5	56	46	0.00
May 6	56	44	0.00
May 7	48	44	0.65
May 8	56	46	0.17
May 9	72	47	0.00
May 10	83	51	0.02
May 11	64	48	0.00
May 12	78	52	0.17
May 13	55	46	0.32
May 14	48	42	0.20
May 15	56	44	0.00
May 16	63	47	0.27
May 17	63	50	0.47
May 18	68	51	0.80
May 19	63	44	0.00
May 20	47	42	0.00
May 21	50	44	0.05
May 22	59	44	0.38
May 23	69	50	0.00
May 24	66	51	0.00
May 25	59	49	0.08
May 26	57	49	0.03
May 27	63	51	0.00
May 28	73	56	0.00
May 29	74	56	0.02
May 30	63	57	1.52
May 31	58	55	0.22

June 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	64	54	0.00
June 2	71	53	0.00
June 3	66	54	0.00
June 4	80	55	0.00
June 5	65	54	0.69
June 6	73	49	0.00
June 7	63	54	0.78
June 8	59	49	0.05
June 9	53	47	0.22
June 10	60	48	0.00
June 11	58	52	0.32
June 12	57	51	0.00
June 13	54	50	0.63
June 14	79	53	0.00
June 15	77	58	0.00
June 16	74	59	0.00
June 17	78	57	0.00
June 18	77	54	0.00
June 19	62	55	0.74
June 20	80	55	0.00
June 21	81	59	0.00
June 22	78	58	0.00
June 23	66	54	0.51
June 24	89	54	0.39
June 25	89	70	0.03
June 26	73	62	0.00
June 27	73	58	0.00
June 28	82	60	0.13
June 29	80	60	0.00
June 30	92	69	0.01

July 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	78	69	0.16
July 2	83	63	0.00
July 3	82	63	0.00
July 4	86	66	0.00
July 5	74	63	0.86
July 6	82	57	0.71
July 7	72	53	0.01
July 8	85	60	0.00
July 9	85	64	0.00
July 10	88	68	0.00
July 11	93	71	0.00
July 12	96	73	0.00
July 13	86	70	0.30
July 14	76	66	0.29
July 15	79	61	0.00
July 16	86	61	0.00
July 17	81	62	0.00
July 18	90	68	0.00
July 19	84	70	0.00
July 20	85	67	0.00
July 21	88	69	0.59
July 22	77	63	0.23
July 23	76	58	0.90
July 24	81	58	0.00
July 25	82	63	0.00
July 26	85	65	0.00
July 27	85	66	0.47
July 28	88	70	0.01
July 29	88	68	0.00
July 30	90	70	0.00
July 31	90	74	0.00

August 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	82	67	0.00
August 2	88	68	0.14
August 3	80	66	0.00
August 4	78	65	0.00
August 5	77	64	0.00
August 6	77	61	0.03
August 7	77	58	0.00
August 8	80	58	0.00
August 9	81	62	0.00
August 10	81	60	0.00
August 11	83	60	0.00
August 12	76	64	0.46
August 13	78	66	0.00
August 14	80	64	0.14
August 15	87	63	0.00
August 16	80	64	0.00
August 17	78	62	0.20
August 18	73	61	0.00
August 19	73	59	0.00
August 20	78	64	0.00
August 21	81	64	0.00
August 22	83	65	0.00
August 23	80	66	0.00
August 24	89	66	0.00
August 25	96	71	0.00
August 26	99	76	0.00
August 27	100	76	0.00
August 28	99	79	0.00
August 29	92	76	0.00
August 30	76	65	0.16
August 31	70	58	0.11

September 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	75	53	0.00
September 2	76	57	0.00
September 3	78	60	0.00
September 4	77	62	0.00
September 5	80	63	0.00
September 6	86	66	0.00
September 7	87	66	0.00
September 8	78	61	0.00
September 9	79	56	0.01
September 10	78	63	0.04
September 11	77	61	0.00
September 12	86	61	0.00
September 13	90	65	0.00
September 14	76	58	0.00
September 15	70	52	0.00
September 16	65	47	0.00
September 17	68	45	0.00
September 18	88	62	0.26
September 19	69	61	0.00
September 20	72	60	0.12
September 21	67	50	0.00
September 22	68	44	0.00
September 23	65	49	0.00
September 24	60	49	0.00
September 25	67	47	0.00
September 26	70	47	0.00
September 27	73	50	0.00
September 28	78	56	0.00
September 29	74	58	0.00
September 30	79	58	0.24

October 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	79	61	0.49
October 2	79	57	0.00
October 3	61	45	0.00
October 4	58	40	0.00
October 5	59	42	0.00
October 6	64	50	0.00
October 7	63	50	0.00
October 8	65	51	0.59
October 9	68	52	0.01
October 10	70	51	0.00
October 11	70	57	0.16
October 12	72	59	1.34
October 13	66	53	0.00
October 14	59	50	0.01
October 15	63	49	0.00
October 16	66	42	0.00
October 17	72	53	0.00
October 18	63	35	0.11
October 19	53	33	0.00
October 20	52	40	0.00
October 21	48	38	0.00
October 22	52	34	0.00
October 23	53	38	0.00
October 24	51	45	1.14
October 25	49	44	0.84
October 26	59	44	0.15
October 27	62	45	0.00
October 28	64	40	0.00
October 29	58	45	0.00
October 30	61	42	0.00
October 31	73	48	0.00

November 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	53	44	0.00	0.0
November 2	52	36	0.00	0.0
November 3	54	37	0.07	0.0
November 4	64	53	0.79	0.0
November 5	73	58	0.00	0.0
November 6	73	57	0.00	0.0
November 7	68	51	0.18	0.0
November 8	62	46	0.00	0.0
November 9	64	45	0.00	0.0
November 10	71	52	0.87	0.0
November 11	55	45	0.07	0.0
November 12	55	42	0.00	0.0
November 13	56	45	0.07	0.0
November 14	51	40	0.00	0.0
November 15	51	40	0.01	0.0
November 16	51	40	0.00	0.0
November 17	56	43	0.09	0.0
November 18	60	44	0.00	0.0
November 19	57	41	0.31	0.0
November 20	68	42	1.81	0.0
November 21	54	41	0.00	0.0
November 22	49	41	0.11	0.0
November 23	47	44	0.16	0.0
November 24	49	43	0.11	0.0
November 25	48	42	0.00	0.0
November 26	51	41	0.00	0.0
November 27	57	44	0.26	0.0
November 28	49	41	0.00	0.0
November 29	43	30	0.25	1.1
November 30	41	28	0.00	0.0

December 1948 Boston Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	47	34	0.00	0.0
December 2	46	35	0.00	0.0
December 3	50	40	0.00	0.0
December 4	47	38	0.00	0.0
December 5	50	36	0.00	0.0
December 6	57	44	0.09	0.0
December 7	58	39	0.00	0.0
December 8	56	39	0.00	0.0
December 9	43	33	0.00	0.0
December 10	40	33	0.00	0.0
December 11	37	30	0.00	0.0
December 12	52	33	0.20	0.0
December 13	54	45	0.00	0.0
December 14	46	29	0.00	0.0
December 15	36	25	0.00	0.0
December 16	41	34	0.17	0.0
December 17	45	32	0.10	0.0
December 18	35	26	0.00	0.0
December 19	33	23	0.52	4.6
December 20	32	24	0.07	0.9
December 21	35	21	0.00	0.0
December 22	45	33	0.00	0.0
December 23	40	27	0.00	0.0
December 24	27	13	0.00	0.0
December 25	21	10	0.00	0.0
December 26	19	7	0.00	0.0
December 27	28	10	0.00	0.0
December 28	40	27	0.00	0.0
December 29	53	27	0.04	0.0
December 30	55	46	0.03	0.0
December 31	52	37	0.03	0.0

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