Boston Weather in 1956

Historical record of Boston, Massachusetts weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.
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1956 Boston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 97 °F June 13
Lowest temperature 5 °F January 1
Highest daily low 76 °F June 15
Lowest daily high 19 °F January 1
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches October 23
Most daily snow 13.2 inches March 19
Total annual precipitation 47.4 inches -
Total annual snow 72.6 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Boston in 1956
Rank Temperature Date
1 97 °F Jun 13
2 96 °F Jun 15
3 93 °F Aug 18
3 93 °F Jul 2
3 93 °F May 31
6 92 °F Jun 22
6 92 °F Jun 16
8 91 °F Jun 12
9 90 °F Aug 28
9 90 °F Aug 19
9 90 °F Aug 10
Lowest Temperatures in Boston in 1956
Rank Temperature Date
1 5 °F January 1
2 6 °F January 2
3 8 °F December 30
4 9 °F December 31
4 9 °F February 22
6 12 °F February 4
7 13 °F March 25
7 13 °F March 18
9 15 °F February 29
9 15 °F February 24
9 15 °F February 21
January 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
19 5 0.00 0.0
26 6 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.49 0.7
37 30 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
35 23 0.00 0.0
37 20 0.00 0.0
44 21 0.61 0.0
43 42 1.52 0.0
43 39 0.53 0.0
40 37 0.61 0.0
39 37 0.98 0.0
41 34 0.60 0.0
34 32 0.19 0.0
38 33 0.10 0.0
38 32 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.56 6.1
33 20 0.00 0.0
31 16 0.00 0.0
30 23 0.00 0.0
36 22 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
35 21 0.03 0.7
32 19 0.00 0.0
33 21 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.00 0.0
30 26 0.00 0.0
33 21 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.02 0.1
40 35 0.75 0.1
37 22 0.00 0.0
February 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
36 20 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.46 0.7
40 17 0.00 0.0
32 12 0.17 1.1
43 28 0.09 0.5
37 27 0.65 2.0
43 35 0.66 0.0
49 33 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.05 0.6
39 35 0.56 0.1
41 37 0.22 0.0
45 34 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.21 0.0
37 26 0.00 0.0
28 17 0.00 0.0
32 26 0.74 6.7
40 29 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.1
31 15 0.00 0.0
28 9 0.00 0.0
29 17 0.00 0.0
35 15 0.02 0.2
53 32 0.06 0.1
40 30 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.01 0.0
38 18 0.46 2.4
29 15 0.00 0.0
March 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 20 0.00 0.0
47 33 0.06 0.0
52 39 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.10 0.0
46 33 0.00 0.0
37 35 0.01 0.0
37 33 0.78 0.1
37 28 0.50 0.5
35 27 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.01 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
37 31 0.01 0.2
36 33 0.51 1.2
40 25 0.00 0.0
30 19 0.56 5.4
26 17 0.14 1.3
28 13 0.00 0.0
28 25 1.25 13.2
35 25 0.01 0.1
43 24 0.00 0.0
50 27 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
39 19 0.59 5.7
30 13 0.00 0.0
39 24 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.00 0.0
44 24 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.43 2.3
37 32 0.43 1.2
45 31 0.00 0.0
April 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 33 0.00 0.0
52 33 0.06 0.0
40 37 0.06 0.0
49 40 0.04 0.0
59 45 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.00 0.0
44 38 0.00 0.0
40 33 0.83 3.1
45 32 0.01 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.01 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
50 38 0.19 0.0
61 48 0.32 0.0
56 44 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.04 0.0
53 34 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.29 0.1
49 38 0.00 0.0
54 34 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.21 0.0
54 36 0.00 0.0
83 45 0.22 0.0
61 42 0.54 0.0
67 44 0.12 0.0
May 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 42 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.07 0.0
68 44 0.14 0.0
68 43 0.03 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
57 47 0.06 0.0
54 43 0.04 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
64 40 0.03 0.0
68 47 0.12 0.0
57 41 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.05 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
57 43 0.00 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
65 42 0.15 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
51 43 0.02 0.0
68 43 0.02 0.0
62 48 0.01 0.0
71 48 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
76 46 0.29 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
66 45 0.00 0.0
60 49 0.54 0.0
64 49 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.10 0.0
93 60 0.18 0.0
June 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
87 60 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.01 0.0
70 54 0.82 0.0
76 59 0.03 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
88 58 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
50 48 0.00 0.0
59 47 0.01 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
91 56 0.00 0.0
97 67 1.11 0.0
88 71 0.00 0.0
96 76 0.00 0.0
92 72 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.00 0.0
67 56 0.00 0.0
66 50 0.00 0.0
72 54 0.00 0.0
69 59 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.00 0.0
77 67 0.00 0.0
67 59 0.00 0.0
87 60 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
79 63 0.05 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
74 58 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
July 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 67 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.00 0.0
74 64 0.00 0.0
65 56 1.04 0.0
60 56 0.20 0.0
66 55 0.00 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
86 62 0.56 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
87 68 0.01 0.0
82 68 0.16 0.0
83 67 0.39 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
78 63 0.06 0.0
75 59 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
69 60 0.76 0.0
71 59 0.14 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
75 63 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
August 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 64 0.00 0.0
73 61 0.00 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.00 0.0
75 65 0.12 0.0
86 65 0.06 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.36 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
79 64 0.17 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.01 0.0
90 70 0.05 0.0
74 65 0.00 0.0
66 59 0.58 0.0
68 59 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
74 61 0.08 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
75 62 0.01 0.0
66 61 0.00 0.0
67 60 0.02 0.0
September 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 58 0.01 0.0
81 65 0.01 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
84 66 1.29 0.0
72 58 0.94 0.0
66 54 0.00 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.02 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.42 0.0
65 54 0.08 0.0
57 53 0.28 0.0
64 53 0.06 0.0
65 49 0.00 0.0
66 46 0.00 0.0
61 47 0.28 0.0
62 41 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.00 0.0
58 53 0.15 0.0
59 54 0.77 0.0
60 48 0.00 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
57 46 0.00 0.0
55 51 0.76 0.0
65 52 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.00 0.0
October 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 50 0.00 0.0
65 46 0.11 0.0
70 55 0.00 0.0
64 51 0.28 0.0
62 46 0.00 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
70 54 1.54 0.0
69 49 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
56 40 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
69 57 0.00 0.0
67 49 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
56 37 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
60 50 0.00 0.0
62 57 2.33 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
50 45 0.00 0.0
54 49 0.00 0.0
57 43 0.00 0.0
57 39 0.00 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
65 49 0.13 0.0
November 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 57 0.15 0.0
58 48 0.00 0.0
49 44 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
61 46 0.00 0.0
66 47 0.00 0.0
65 51 0.09 0.0
54 39 0.01 0.0
39 26 0.00 0.0
48 25 0.03 0.0
67 48 0.08 0.0
48 36 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
71 48 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.06 0.0
43 31 1.64 0.6
44 28 0.00 0.0
53 35 0.02 0.0
65 47 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.69 0.0
38 24 0.00 0.0
35 20 0.00 0.0
44 23 0.00 0.0
52 41 0.69 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
35 28 0.00 0.0
December 1956 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 24 0.00 0.0
40 30 0.00 0.0
38 27 0.10 0.4
50 24 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
51 37 0.00 0.0
62 46 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.07 0.0
40 27 1.29 3.8
35 25 0.00 0.0
58 30 0.00 0.0
57 44 0.36 0.0
58 33 0.22 0.0
38 32 1.23 1.2
38 29 0.38 0.3
52 31 0.42 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
47 21 0.00 0.0
38 20 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.21 0.0
37 25 0.50 2.0
36 30 0.24 0.0
44 29 0.08 0.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
36 24 0.02 0.0
45 35 0.01 0.0
45 25 0.85 5.0
25 8 0.01 0.1
26 9 0.14 2.6
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