New Bedford December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of December 20.
December 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 2002
Lowest temperature -7 °F 1942
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1942
Highest daily low 50 °F 1957
Most precipitation 1.22 inches 2002
December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 42.5 °F
Average low 26.0 °F
Chance precipitation 40.2%
New Bedford December 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 44 29 0.00 n/a
2022 43 28 0.00 n/a
2021 36 20 0.00 n/a
2020 38 20 0.00 n/a
2019 31 15 0.00 n/a
2018 49 22 0.00 n/a
2017 50 28 0.00 n/a
2016 38 21 0.00 n/a
2015 42 25 0.00 n/a
2014 36 28 0.02 n/a
2013 52 46 n/a n/a
2012 45 31 0.00 n/a
2011 46 23 0.00 n/a
2010 33 27 0.07 n/a
2009 31 19 0.52 n/a
2008 30 18 0.04 n/a
2007 37 31 0.06 n/a
2006 42 18 0.00 n/a
2005 34 23 0.00 n/a
2004 37 7 0.00 n/a
2003 39 20 0.00 n/a
2002 59 42 1.22 n/a
2001 50 29 0.00 n/a
2000 39 25 0.30 n/a
1999 56 20 0.07 n/a
1998 49 39 0.00 0.0
1997 43 32 0.00 0.0
1996 n/a 21 0.00 0.0
1995 32 15 0.43 4.0
1994 38 24 0.00 0.0
1993 57 32 0.00 0.0
1992 49 32 0.15 0.0
1991 38 29 0.00 0.0
1990 n/a 27 0.00 0.0
1989 24 16 0.20 2.0
1988 51 31 0.00 0.0
1987 46 27 0.08 0.5
1986 42 35 0.00 0.0
1985 36 17 0.00 0.0
1984 47 34 0.00 0.0
1983 18 12 0.00 0.0
1982 31 25 0.10 1.0
1981 24 17 0.00 0.0
1980 19 5 0.00 0.0
1979 29 19 0.00 0.0
1978 36 24 0.09 0.0
1977 40 36 0.00 0.0
1976 51 37 0.36 0.0
1975 35 14 0.10 1.0
1974 50 38 0.00 0.0
1973 55 24 0.02 0.0
1972 42 37 0.49 0.0
1971 44 31 0.32 0.0
1970 42 31 0.00 0.0
1969 34 25 0.00 0.0
1968 38 33 0.19 0.0
1967 50 39 0.00 0.0
1966 37 24 0.00 0.0
1965 30 14 0.00 0.0
1964 34 28 0.50 5.0
1963 25 13 0.00 0.0
1962 40 7 0.00 0.0
1961 41 35 0.00 0.0
1960 31 20 0.00 0.0
1959 31 23 0.00 0.0
1958 40 11 0.21 0.5
1957 57 50 0.00 0.0
1956 48 36 0.00 0.0
1955 16 1 0.06 0.5
1954 43 35 0.00 0.0
1953 46 28 0.00 0.0
1952 36 23 0.00 0.0
1951 44 16 0.00 0.0
1950 33 19 0.00 0.0
1949 48 37 0.00 0.0
1948 30 24 0.97 7.5
1947 36 19 0.00 0.0
1946 43 28 0.00 0.0
1945 23 14 0.85 6.8
1944 39 11 0.00 0.0
1943 40 26 0.00 0.0
1942 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1941 44 15 0.00 0.0
1940 46 32 0.00 0.0
1939 52 41 0.73 0.0
1938 37 30 0.01 0.0
1937 38 29 0.00 0.0
1936 50 34 0.95 0.0
1935 39 32 0.01 0.1
1934 50 37 0.00 0.0
1933 40 33 1.04 0.0
1932 34 25 0.00 0.0
1931 40 30 0.05 0.0
1930 41 32 0.32 n/a
1929 32 27 0.17 n/a
1928 44 36 0.29 0.0
1927 36 23 0.00 n/a
1926 30 16 0.02 0.9
1925 43 33 0.15 0.0
1924 37 8 0.00 0.0
1923 50 39 0.00 0.0
1922 n/a 13 0.00 0.0
1921 33 23 0.00 n/a
1920 32 20 n/a n/a
1919 22 11 0.00 0.0
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 32 16 0.00 0.0
1915 35 29 0.00 0.0
1914 45 30 n/a n/a
1913 44 31 0.00 n/a
1912 37 33 n/a 0.0
1911 37 21 0.00 n/a
1910 40 27 0.00 0.0
1909 32 20 n/a n/a
1908 36 26 n/a n/a
1907 35 27 n/a n/a
1906 n/a n/a 0.33 0.0
1905 45 29 0.00 n/a
1904 36 20 0.00 n/a
1903 49 21 0.80 0.0
1902 40 29 n/a n/a
1901 23 7 n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 39 26 0.43 2.0
1897 28 11 n/a n/a
1896 29 13 n/a n/a
1895 59 44 n/a n/a
1894 48 22 n/a n/a
1893 35 17 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 59 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2002.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1895
1 59 °F 2002
3 57 °F 1993
3 57 °F 1957
5 56 °F 1999
6 55 °F 1973
7 52 °F 1939
7 52 °F 2013
9 51 °F 1988
9 51 °F 1976
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is -7 °F which happened in 1942.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 1942
2 1 °F 1955
3 5 °F 1980
4 7 °F 1901
4 7 °F 1962
4 7 °F 2004
7 8 °F 1924
8 11 °F 1944
8 11 °F 1897
8 11 °F 1958
8 11 °F 1919
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1942
2 16 °F 1955
3 18 °F 1983
4 19 °F 1980
5 22 °F 1919
6 23 °F 1945
6 23 °F 1901
8 24 °F 1989
8 24 °F 1981
10 25 °F 1963
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.22 inches which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.22 inches 2002
2 1.04 inches 1933
3 0.97 inches 1948
4 0.95 inches 1936
5 0.85 inches 1945
6 0.80 inches 1903
7 0.73 inches 1939
8 0.52 inches 2009
9 0.50 inches 1964
10 0.49 inches 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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