Lowell January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Lowell, Massachusetts for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1885–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1966
Lowest temperature -11 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 9 °F 1918
Highest daily low 46 °F 2023
Most precipitation 1.20 inches 1899
Most snow 8.2 inches 2009
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.5 °F
Average low 18.6 °F
Chance precipitation 35.5%
Chance snow 16.4%
Lowell January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 40 31 0.13 0.0
2023 56 46 0.10 0.0
2022 45 37 0.00 0.0
2021 43 22 0.00 0.0
2020 36 32 0.09 0.0
2019 43 24 0.67 0.0
2018 10 -4 0.00 0.0
2017 36 n/a 0.22 0.0
2016 43 n/a 0.00 0.0
2015 29 9 0.00 0.0
2014 23 10 0.00 0.0
2013 33 18 0.00 0.0
2012 36 28 0.03 0.0
2011 51 26 0.00 n/a
2010 30 21 0.24 1.8
2009 23 3 0.67 8.2
2008 40 19 0.13 0.2
2007 38 19 0.16 0.0
2006 30 20 0.11 1.9
2005 45 26 0.00 0.0
2004 44 33 0.00 0.0
2003 38 29 0.03 0.0
2002 32 14 0.00 0.0
2001 29 17 0.00 0.0
2000 35 18 0.00 0.0
1999 21 6 0.00 0.0
1998 29 -1 0.03 1.0
1997 18 -3 0.14 2.3
1996 39 25 0.00 0.0
1995 41 14 0.15 0.0
1994 27 2 0.00 0.0
1993 43 32 0.10 0.0
1992 36 14 0.00 0.0
1991 35 12 0.00 0.0
1990 46 25 0.29 0.0
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1988 36 6 0.00 0.0
1987 40 15 0.00 0.0
1986 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1985 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1984 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1983 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1982 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1981 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1980 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1979 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1978 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1977 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1976 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1975 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1974 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1973 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1972 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1971 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1970 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1969 29 9 0.18 4.0
1968 27 3 0.03 0.5
1967 35 19 0.15 0.0
1966 59 42 0.00 0.0
1965 30 20 0.00 0.0
1964 35 -2 0.52 1.5
1963 20 7 0.00 0.0
1962 37 20 0.00 0.0
1961 34 18 1.00 3.0
1960 37 19 0.00 0.0
1959 32 12 0.00 0.0
1958 46 35 0.75 0.0
1957 19 8 0.00 0.0
1956 20 2 0.00 0.0
1955 39 25 0.00 0.0
1954 30 13 0.03 0.5
1953 39 19 0.00 0.0
1952 52 35 0.00 0.0
1951 35 20 0.00 0.0
1950 41 23 0.00 0.0
1949 45 29 0.05 0.0
1948 32 28 0.00 0.0
1947 20 9 0.00 0.0
1946 n/a 22 0.00 0.0
1945 53 29 0.82 0.0
1944 32 15 0.00 0.0
1943 33 25 0.00 0.0
1942 44 30 0.00 n/a
1941 38 30 0.00 0.0
1940 21 5 0.00 0.0
1939 41 n/a 0.00 0.0
1938 23 n/a n/a 6.0
1937 48 34 0.00 0.0
1936 31 n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 34 10 0.84 6.0
1934 49 n/a 0.00 0.0
1933 n/a 7 0.00 0.0
1932 31 n/a 0.66 8.0
1931 32 22 0.00 0.0
1930 36 23 0.00 0.0
1929 32 16 0.65 1.0
1928 36 28 0.00 0.0
1927 35 28 0.00 0.0
1926 33 20 0.00 n/a
1925 26 2 0.00 0.0
1924 35 17 0.00 n/a
1923 50 33 0.77 n/a
1922 33 22 0.00 n/a
1921 37 10 0.00 n/a
1920 32 22 0.00 n/a
1919 31 18 0.00 n/a
1918 9 -11 0.00 n/a
1917 31 14 0.00 n/a
1916 32 18 0.00 n/a
1915 29 4 0.00 0.0
1914 33 13 n/a n/a
1913 n/a 35 0.00 n/a
1912 35 20 0.00 n/a
1911 46 14 0.00 n/a
1910 29 -5 0.00 n/a
1909 36 21 0.00 n/a
1908 41 26 0.00 n/a
1907 46 34 0.00 n/a
1906 39 27 0.01 n/a
1905 48 31 0.00 n/a
1904 33 15 0.00 n/a
1903 47 17 0.00 n/a
1902 36 5 0.00 n/a
1901 38 24 0.00 n/a
1900 18 10 0.00 n/a
1899 n/a 7 1.20 n/a
1898 n/a 21 0.00 n/a
1897 n/a 11 0.00 n/a
1896 n/a 26 0.00 n/a
1895 32 10 0.00 n/a
1894 33 3 0.00 n/a
1893 51 16 n/a n/a
1892 39 18 n/a n/a
1891 33 6 n/a n/a
1890 55 14 n/a n/a
1889 44 35 n/a n/a
1888 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1887 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1886 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Lowell on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Lowell history is 59 °F which happened in 1966.
Highest Temperatures in Lowell on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1966
2 56 °F 2023
3 55 °F 1890
4 53 °F 1945
5 52 °F 1952
6 51 °F 1893
6 51 °F 2011
8 50 °F 1923
9 49 °F 1934
10 48 °F 1905
10 48 °F 1937
What's the all-time low for Lowell on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Lowell history is -11 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Lowell on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1918
2 -5 °F 1910
3 -4 °F 2018
4 -3 °F 1997
5 -2 °F 1964
6 -1 °F 1998
7 2 °F 1994
7 2 °F 1956
7 2 °F 1925
10 3 °F 1968
10 3 °F 1894
10 3 °F 2009
Lowest High Temperatures in Lowell on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1918
2 10 °F 2018
3 18 °F 1900
3 18 °F 1997
5 19 °F 1957
6 20 °F 1956
6 20 °F 1963
6 20 °F 1947
9 21 °F 1940
9 21 °F 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Lowell on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Lowell history is 1.20 inches which happened in 1899.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Lowell on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.20 inches 1899
2 1.00 inches 1961
3 0.84 inches 1935
4 0.82 inches 1945
5 0.77 inches 1923
6 0.75 inches 1958
7 0.67 inches 2009
7 0.67 inches 2019
9 0.66 inches 1932
10 0.65 inches 1929
All-Time Most Snow in Lowell on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.2 inches 2009
2 8.0 inches 1932
3 6.0 inches 1938
3 6.0 inches 1935
5 4.0 inches 1969
6 3.0 inches 1961
7 2.3 inches 1997
8 1.9 inches 2006
9 1.8 inches 2010
10 1.5 inches 1964
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1885–2024 Lowell location