Boston Weather in 1974

Historical record of Boston, Massachusetts weather for the year 1974 based on NOAA data.
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1974 Boston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F July 4
Lowest temperature -3 °F January 18
Highest daily low 74 °F August 4
Lowest daily high 16 °F January 17
Most daily precipitation 2.6 inches October 16
Most daily snow 11.1 inches February 2
Total annual precipitation 40.2 inches -
Total annual snow 42.5 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Boston in 1974
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Jul 4
2 94 °F Jul 9
3 93 °F Jun 10
4 91 °F Aug 14
4 91 °F Jun 9
6 90 °F Jul 10
6 90 °F Jul 7
8 89 °F Aug 4
8 89 °F Jul 15
8 89 °F May 17
Lowest Temperatures in Boston in 1974
Rank Temperature Date
1 -3 °F January 18
2 -1 °F January 17
3 5 °F January 13
4 7 °F January 14
5 8 °F February 5
6 11 °F February 15
6 11 °F February 10
8 12 °F February 6
9 13 °F January 12
10 14 °F January 20
January 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 34 0.22 0.0
36 28 0.00 0.0
33 27 0.05 0.6
34 27 0.11 1.1
30 23 0.00 0.0
35 26 0.00 0.0
36 30 0.00 0.0
31 18 0.00 0.0
22 15 0.66 7.4
27 17 0.33 3.5
31 22 0.14 0.0
29 13 0.00 0.0
22 5 0.00 0.0
34 7 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.00 0.0
41 15 0.29 3.4
16 -1 0.00 0.0
25 -3 0.09 0.0
42 20 0.32 0.0
30 14 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.37 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
44 37 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.39 0.0
51 41 0.25 0.0
51 35 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
February 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
35 25 0.00 0.0
26 16 0.77 11.1
23 17 0.02 0.2
25 15 0.00 0.0
18 8 0.00 0.0
33 12 0.07 0.7
32 24 0.34 3.5
29 16 0.00 0.0
29 18 0.00 0.0
27 11 0.00 0.0
32 21 0.02 0.2
32 18 0.00 0.0
50 24 0.00 0.0
44 15 0.00 0.0
31 11 0.00 0.0
32 16 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.21 2.1
33 25 0.00 0.0
46 20 1.13 0.0
50 36 0.20 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
57 30 0.37 0.0
54 29 0.08 0.0
40 24 0.00 0.0
34 30 0.01 0.0
39 27 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.02 0.0
March 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 37 0.02 0.0
44 32 0.00 0.0
42 36 0.03 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
63 45 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.00 0.0
68 44 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
36 30 0.02 0.0
44 27 0.08 0.0
42 25 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
33 16 0.00 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.45 0.0
52 29 0.55 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
53 32 0.01 0.1
47 30 0.00 0.0
46 34 2.07 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.04 0.0
56 28 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
40 20 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
40 29 0.32 0.0
48 39 0.42 0.0
April 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
55 39 0.00 0.0
47 39 0.15 0.0
73 39 0.00 0.0
71 47 0.36 0.0
69 51 0.09 0.0
51 36 0.02 0.0
58 33 0.00 0.0
48 37 0.04 0.0
39 29 1.01 0.0
38 27 0.31 3.0
59 35 0.00 0.0
52 40 0.00 0.0
45 41 0.10 0.0
61 41 0.43 0.0
64 47 0.39 0.0
60 45 0.00 0.0
66 42 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.00 0.0
48 40 0.09 0.0
50 35 0.00 0.0
77 41 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.00 0.0
68 53 0.59 0.0
53 38 0.01 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.27 0.0
May 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 41 0.30 0.0
61 37 0.00 0.0
54 43 0.24 0.0
62 43 0.01 0.0
58 39 0.00 0.0
50 44 0.01 0.0
53 44 0.14 0.0
62 42 0.00 0.0
60 44 0.00 0.0
53 46 0.58 0.0
53 44 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.66 0.0
63 52 0.00 0.0
72 50 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
89 57 0.12 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
58 49 0.00 0.0
58 46 0.00 0.0
59 48 0.00 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
53 47 0.33 0.0
53 47 0.17 0.0
59 49 0.02 0.0
51 47 0.08 0.0
50 44 0.01 0.0
63 45 0.00 0.0
57 51 0.20 0.0
57 50 0.00 0.0
66 52 0.00 0.0
June 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 58 0.89 0.0
65 53 0.00 0.0
62 50 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
72 51 0.00 0.0
58 48 0.00 0.0
81 49 0.00 0.0
91 66 0.00 0.0
93 56 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
75 54 0.00 0.0
68 55 0.00 0.0
65 57 0.19 0.0
78 60 0.57 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.04 0.0
81 66 0.26 0.0
74 61 0.14 0.0
67 58 0.01 0.0
67 57 0.00 0.0
61 54 0.13 0.0
56 53 0.03 0.0
64 53 0.00 0.0
63 54 0.00 0.0
75 56 0.02 0.0
85 60 0.01 0.0
July 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 63 0.09 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
85 69 0.14 0.0
95 66 0.00 0.0
68 61 0.76 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.03 0.0
86 71 0.02 0.0
94 74 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
73 61 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.04 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
72 64 0.14 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.28 0.0
75 61 0.04 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
69 60 0.00 0.0
69 61 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
71 63 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
74 64 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
August 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
85 68 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
85 71 0.69 0.0
89 74 0.07 0.0
83 71 0.09 0.0
75 65 0.00 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
88 65 0.00 0.0
73 61 0.00 0.0
70 57 0.00 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.36 0.0
78 69 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.00 0.0
75 64 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.00 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
82 69 0.10 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
76 64 0.00 0.0
71 61 0.00 0.0
80 64 0.00 0.0
85 66 1.29 0.0
67 61 0.60 0.0
69 62 0.21 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
September 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 68 0.00 0.0
68 59 0.02 0.0
63 59 0.61 0.0
62 56 0.16 0.0
67 53 0.00 0.0
66 55 0.35 0.0
63 55 1.12 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.51 0.0
72 58 0.09 0.0
67 55 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.00 0.0
68 58 0.02 0.0
69 59 0.00 0.0
80 63 0.25 0.0
72 64 1.93 0.0
67 54 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.00 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
56 44 0.00 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
77 56 0.42 0.0
76 63 1.55 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
October 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
57 42 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.02 0.0
52 39 0.00 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.00 0.0
64 42 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.03 0.0
54 42 2.64 0.0
57 41 0.01 0.0
52 33 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.00 0.0
63 32 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.05 0.0
55 45 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
55 33 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
64 52 0.00 0.0
71 52 0.37 0.0
November 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 58 0.00 0.0
61 43 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.00 0.0
70 52 0.30 0.0
57 50 0.34 0.0
56 48 0.01 0.0
51 46 0.01 0.0
52 44 0.00 0.0
56 43 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.01 0.0
52 50 0.04 0.0
58 45 0.08 0.0
59 41 0.00 0.0
54 36 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
55 44 0.35 0.0
53 33 0.34 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.15 1.0
34 26 0.10 1.0
36 23 0.00 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.00 0.0
December 1974 Boston Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 29 0.00 0.0
51 40 1.63 0.0
42 36 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
43 29 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.06 0.0
58 43 0.47 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.01 0.0
46 38 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.08 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.62 0.0
50 41 0.27 0.0
42 35 0.00 0.0
38 32 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
42 37 0.01 0.0
41 34 0.14 0.0
43 33 0.00 0.0
45 35 0.10 0.0
37 29 0.47 3.3
29 17 0.00 0.0
39 22 0.00 0.0
44 31 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.06 0.3
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