New Bedford August 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of August 20.
August 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1983
Lowest temperature 47 °F 2008
Lowest daily high 67 °F 1929
Highest daily low 73 °F 1937
Most precipitation 1.19 inches 2001
August 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 80.6 °F
Average low 61.0 °F
Chance precipitation 36.3%
New Bedford August 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 58 0.00 n/a
2022 89 63 0.00 n/a
2021 84 69 0.00 n/a
2020 82 57 0.00 n/a
2019 87 64 0.00 n/a
2018 75 63 0.14 n/a
2017 85 59 0.00 n/a
2016 85 60 0.00 n/a
2015 84 71 0.00 n/a
2014 80 50 0.00 n/a
2013 86 60 0.00 n/a
2012 77 58 0.00 n/a
2011 83 65 0.00 n/a
2010 85 58 0.00 n/a
2009 86 66 0.00 n/a
2008 73 47 0.00 n/a
2007 74 50 0.00 n/a
2006 83 66 0.59 n/a
2005 82 63 0.00 n/a
2004 84 68 0.00 n/a
2003 87 65 0.00 n/a
2002 75 58 0.15 n/a
2001 79 66 1.19 n/a
2000 71 49 0.00 n/a
1999 74 49 0.05 n/a
1998 78 54 0.00 0.0
1997 76 62 0.01 0.0
1996 80 n/a 0.00 0.0
1995 80 57 0.00 0.0
1994 80 66 0.04 0.0
1993 81 64 0.03 0.0
1992 77 61 0.00 0.0
1991 75 65 0.60 0.0
1990 72 58 0.00 0.0
1989 80 70 0.02 0.0
1988 80 58 0.00 0.0
1987 88 66 0.00 0.0
1986 77 64 n/a 0.0
1985 80 63 0.00 0.0
1984 76 63 0.00 0.0
1983 93 70 0.00 0.0
1982 80 n/a 0.02 0.0
1981 78 56 0.00 0.0
1980 68 62 0.04 0.0
1979 72 61 0.00 0.0
1978 83 66 0.00 0.0
1977 76 57 0.00 0.0
1976 84 55 0.00 0.0
1975 83 66 0.00 0.0
1974 89 70 0.00 0.0
1973 80 66 0.11 0.0
1972 80 61 0.00 0.0
1971 88 72 0.91 0.0
1970 75 68 0.27 0.0
1969 76 61 0.00 0.0
1968 80 67 0.03 0.0
1967 84 71 0.28 0.0
1966 82 67 0.00 0.0
1965 82 68 0.07 0.0
1964 79 57 0.00 0.0
1963 79 61 0.72 0.0
1962 82 68 0.00 0.0
1961 78 64 0.00 0.0
1960 79 69 0.00 0.0
1959 89 68 0.00 0.0
1958 80 60 0.00 0.0
1957 76 66 0.00 0.0
1956 74 64 0.00 0.0
1955 89 70 0.19 0.0
1954 77 67 0.00 0.0
1953 70 56 0.00 0.0
1952 79 62 0.00 0.0
1951 79 63 0.00 0.0
1950 77 68 0.25 0.0
1949 71 54 0.00 0.0
1948 76 60 0.00 0.0
1947 72 66 0.00 0.0
1946 77 59 0.01 0.0
1945 78 56 0.00 0.0
1944 80 58 0.00 n/a
1943 81 59 n/a n/a
1942 83 67 0.00 n/a
1941 82 68 0.76 n/a
1940 73 59 0.41 n/a
1939 75 69 0.43 n/a
1938 88 67 0.00 n/a
1937 93 73 0.00 n/a
1936 82 67 0.00 n/a
1935 82 71 0.00 n/a
1934 82 65 0.00 0.0
1933 73 67 0.10 0.0
1932 76 62 0.00 0.0
1931 77 67 0.00 n/a
1930 75 63 0.00 0.0
1929 67 52 n/a n/a
1928 71 62 0.00 n/a
1927 69 56 0.00 n/a
1926 71 62 0.00 n/a
1925 84 66 0.00 n/a
1924 79 63 0.00 n/a
1923 75 52 n/a n/a
1922 70 54 0.00 n/a
1921 77 64 0.00 n/a
1920 74 54 0.00 n/a
1919 79 63 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 76 60 0.00 n/a
1915 76 60 0.00 n/a
1914 78 69 0.62 n/a
1913 70 53 0.00 n/a
1912 72 62 0.64 n/a
1911 73 55 n/a n/a
1910 71 55 n/a n/a
1909 81 68 n/a n/a
1908 70 58 n/a n/a
1907 77 60 n/a n/a
1906 83 70 0.00 n/a
1905 71 54 0.00 n/a
1904 71 58 0.42 n/a
1903 77 65 0.06 n/a
1902 74 52 0.00 n/a
1901 81 61 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 77 58 0.00 n/a
1897 77 59 n/a n/a
1896 72 50 n/a n/a
1895 73 55 n/a n/a
1894 79 56 0.06 n/a
1893 67 62 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 93 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1983.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1983
1 93 °F 1937
3 89 °F 1955
3 89 °F 1974
3 89 °F 2022
3 89 °F 1959
7 88 °F 1987
7 88 °F 1971
7 88 °F 1938
10 87 °F 2003
10 87 °F 2019
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 47 °F which happened in 2008.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 2008
2 49 °F 1999
2 49 °F 2000
4 50 °F 1896
4 50 °F 2014
4 50 °F 2007
7 52 °F 1929
7 52 °F 1902
7 52 °F 1923
10 53 °F 1913
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1929
1 67 °F 1893
3 68 °F 1980
4 69 °F 1927
5 70 °F 1913
5 70 °F 1908
5 70 °F 1953
5 70 °F 1922
9 71 °F 1904
9 71 °F 1928
9 71 °F 1949
9 71 °F 1905
9 71 °F 1910
9 71 °F 2000
9 71 °F 1926
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.19 inches which happened in 2001.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on August 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.19 inches 2001
2 0.91 inches 1971
3 0.76 inches 1941
4 0.72 inches 1963
5 0.64 inches 1912
6 0.62 inches 1914
7 0.60 inches 1991
8 0.59 inches 2006
9 0.43 inches 1939
10 0.42 inches 1904
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location