New Bedford August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1944
Lowest temperature 49 °F 2013
Lowest daily high 62 °F 1914
Highest daily low 76 °F 2012
Most precipitation 2.45 inches 2021
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 82.3 °F
Average low 63.5 °F
Chance precipitation 39.4%
New Bedford August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 85 66 0.00 n/a
2022 93 73 0.00 n/a
2021 78 64 2.45 n/a
2020 89 68 0.00 n/a
2019 81 58 0.00 n/a
2018 89 66 0.00 n/a
2017 78 66 0.01 n/a
2016 82 54 0.00 n/a
2015 86 59 0.00 n/a
2014 85 65 0.00 n/a
2013 77 49 0.00 n/a
2012 86 76 0.00 n/a
2011 80 64 0.00 n/a
2010 86 74 0.03 n/a
2009 84 69 0.00 n/a
2008 77 63 0.00 n/a
2007 82 60 0.00 n/a
2006 86 63 0.01 n/a
2005 91 70 0.31 n/a
2004 70 60 0.84 n/a
2003 78 71 0.09 n/a
2002 89 73 0.12 n/a
2001 79 68 0.03 n/a
2000 80 62 0.00 n/a
1999 81 57 0.00 n/a
1998 88 67 0.00 0.0
1997 73 62 0.28 0.0
1996 84 63 0.00 0.0
1995 78 67 0.09 0.0
1994 85 56 0.73 0.0
1993 82 66 0.00 0.0
1992 79 60 0.00 0.0
1991 82 65 0.00 0.0
1990 86 69 0.00 0.0
1989 86 73 0.01 0.0
1988 89 76 0.00 0.0
1987 82 68 0.00 0.0
1986 86 66 n/a 0.0
1985 78 64 0.00 0.0
1984 84 68 0.00 0.0
1983 82 70 0.00 0.0
1982 81 62 1.20 0.0
1981 82 69 0.02 0.0
1980 88 72 0.00 0.0
1979 85 72 0.00 0.0
1978 75 65 0.00 0.0
1977 83 69 0.11 0.0
1976 75 62 0.00 0.0
1975 88 74 0.07 0.0
1974 86 72 0.18 0.0
1973 91 69 0.00 0.0
1972 74 56 0.00 0.0
1971 82 62 0.04 0.0
1970 79 64 0.00 0.0
1969 83 72 0.44 0.0
1968 81 68 0.00 0.0
1967 77 70 0.04 0.0
1966 77 66 0.00 0.0
1965 80 67 0.00 0.0
1964 75 61 0.05 0.0
1963 85 69 0.00 0.0
1962 84 66 0.00 0.0
1961 73 65 0.00 0.0
1960 69 61 0.00 0.0
1959 69 61 0.09 0.0
1958 82 64 0.13 0.0
1957 n/a 67 0.13 0.0
1956 83 65 0.00 0.0
1955 89 72 0.00 0.0
1954 76 60 0.10 0.0
1953 78 61 0.00 0.0
1952 80 68 0.00 0.0
1951 72 55 0.00 0.0
1950 76 59 0.00 0.0
1949 81 68 0.01 0.0
1948 73 63 0.09 0.0
1947 79 64 0.00 0.0
1946 81 68 0.00 0.0
1945 76 56 0.00 0.0
1944 96 73 0.00 n/a
1943 74 65 n/a n/a
1942 74 58 0.00 n/a
1941 88 68 0.00 n/a
1940 77 68 0.00 n/a
1939 84 67 0.00 n/a
1938 83 72 0.00 n/a
1937 82 69 0.00 n/a
1936 78 69 0.02 n/a
1935 89 68 0.02 n/a
1934 79 66 0.00 0.0
1933 77 62 0.22 0.0
1932 80 65 0.00 0.0
1931 85 67 0.00 n/a
1930 89 75 0.00 0.0
1929 69 54 0.00 n/a
1928 84 n/a 0.00 n/a
1927 77 61 0.00 n/a
1926 85 67 0.00 n/a
1925 79 67 0.31 n/a
1924 83 68 0.00 n/a
1923 92 72 0.00 n/a
1922 79 62 0.00 n/a
1921 78 58 0.00 n/a
1920 82 63 0.00 n/a
1919 80 64 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 76 68 0.00 n/a
1915 65 59 0.00 n/a
1914 62 60 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1912 74 57 0.00 n/a
1911 78 61 n/a n/a
1910 79 64 n/a n/a
1909 76 66 n/a n/a
1908 76 69 n/a n/a
1907 77 58 n/a n/a
1906 85 69 0.00 n/a
1905 78 66 0.00 n/a
1904 70 62 0.00 n/a
1903 65 54 1.95 n/a
1902 73 65 0.10 n/a
1901 n/a 58 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 78 65 0.43 n/a
1897 73 57 0.56 n/a
1896 89 65 n/a n/a
1895 84 65 n/a n/a
1894 75 58 n/a n/a
1893 71 63 1.44 n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 96 °F which happened in 1944.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1944
2 93 °F 2022
3 92 °F 1923
4 91 °F 1973
4 91 °F 2005
6 89 °F 1955
6 89 °F 1930
6 89 °F 1988
6 89 °F 1935
6 89 °F 2018
6 89 °F 2020
6 89 °F 1896
6 89 °F 2002
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 49 °F which happened in 2013.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 2013
2 54 °F 1903
2 54 °F 1929
2 54 °F 2016
5 55 °F 1951
6 56 °F 1972
6 56 °F 1945
6 56 °F 1994
9 57 °F 1912
9 57 °F 1897
9 57 °F 1999
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 62 °F 1914
2 65 °F 1903
2 65 °F 1915
4 69 °F 1929
4 69 °F 1959
4 69 °F 1960
7 70 °F 1904
7 70 °F 2004
9 71 °F 1893
10 72 °F 1951
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.45 inches which happened in 2021.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.45 inches 2021
2 1.95 inches 1903
3 1.44 inches 1893
4 1.20 inches 1982
5 0.84 inches 2004
6 0.73 inches 1994
7 0.56 inches 1897
8 0.44 inches 1969
9 0.43 inches 1898
10 0.31 inches 2005
10 0.31 inches 1925
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location