New Bedford December 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of December 3.
December 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 2009
Lowest temperature 9 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1976
Highest daily low 50 °F 1998
Most precipitation 2.01 inches 1925
December 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.3 °F
Average low 30.1 °F
Chance precipitation 41.3%
New Bedford December 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 47 40 0.53 n/a
2022 59 37 0.56 n/a
2021 48 30 0.00 n/a
2020 51 30 0.00 n/a
2019 36 26 0.12 n/a
2018 59 45 0.00 n/a
2017 45 28 0.00 n/a
2016 50 35 0.00 n/a
2015 59 40 0.02 n/a
2014 53 39 0.14 n/a
2013 50 35 0.00 n/a
2012 60 33 0.00 n/a
2011 48 27 0.00 n/a
2010 43 32 0.00 n/a
2009 64 49 1.64 n/a
2008 44 24 0.00 n/a
2007 40 28 0.44 n/a
2006 45 27 0.00 n/a
2005 38 29 0.00 n/a
2004 48 24 0.04 n/a
2003 30 14 0.00 n/a
2002 33 17 0.06 n/a
2001 52 26 0.00 n/a
2000 34 15 0.00 n/a
1999 51 34 0.00 n/a
1998 63 50 0.00 0.0
1997 50 30 0.00 0.0
1996 48 31 0.00 0.0
1995 53 24 0.08 0.0
1994 63 41 0.00 0.0
1993 56 39 0.07 0.0
1992 43 34 0.92 0.0
1991 44 32 1.16 n/a
1990 43 33 0.04 0.0
1989 42 11 0.00 0.0
1988 47 36 0.00 0.0
1987 44 28 0.00 0.0
1986 59 44 1.29 0.0
1985 n/a 20 0.00 0.0
1984 51 33 0.57 0.0
1983 43 32 0.11 0.0
1982 54 41 0.00 0.0
1981 47 37 0.01 0.0
1980 58 24 0.16 0.0
1979 42 23 0.00 0.0
1978 49 24 0.14 0.8
1977 44 32 0.08 0.0
1976 22 9 0.00 0.0
1975 44 33 0.00 0.0
1974 47 38 0.03 0.0
1973 51 32 0.00 0.0
1972 56 44 0.00 0.0
1971 40 21 0.00 0.0
1970 57 45 0.03 0.0
1969 46 30 0.00 0.0
1968 50 42 0.00 0.0
1967 54 40 1.38 0.0
1966 28 18 0.00 0.0
1965 46 34 0.00 0.0
1964 48 34 0.20 0.0
1963 44 32 0.42 0.0
1962 49 34 0.00 0.0
1961 44 33 0.00 0.0
1960 47 31 0.00 0.0
1959 50 37 0.00 0.0
1958 37 25 0.00 0.0
1957 39 30 0.00 0.0
1956 52 36 0.10 0.0
1955 43 38 0.00 0.0
1954 32 23 0.00 0.0
1953 53 35 0.00 0.0
1952 43 34 0.00 0.0
1951 49 37 0.00 0.0
1950 56 39 0.10 0.0
1949 41 27 0.69 1.7
1948 51 39 0.00 0.0
1947 53 40 0.00 0.0
1946 37 10 0.00 0.0
1945 43 28 0.00 0.0
1944 29 19 0.00 0.0
1943 51 38 0.00 0.0
1942 37 25 0.00 0.0
1941 53 45 0.36 0.0
1940 36 10 0.00 0.0
1939 53 45 0.21 0.0
1938 46 19 0.00 0.0
1937 38 28 0.00 0.0
1936 45 32 0.50 0.0
1935 36 29 0.00 0.0
1934 48 39 0.00 0.0
1933 45 37 0.06 0.0
1932 57 43 0.00 0.0
1931 44 30 0.00 0.0
1930 43 25 0.00 n/a
1929 33 25 0.00 n/a
1928 46 39 0.05 0.0
1927 43 34 n/a n/a
1926 32 15 0.09 1.0
1925 52 40 2.01 0.0
1924 41 33 0.00 0.0
1923 52 42 0.00 0.0
1922 38 26 0.00 0.0
1921 54 36 0.04 n/a
1920 32 29 n/a n/a
1919 33 14 0.00 0.0
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 45 32 0.00 0.0
1915 38 30 0.00 0.0
1914 61 n/a n/a n/a
1913 51 37 0.00 n/a
1912 56 n/a n/a 0.0
1911 40 32 0.00 n/a
1910 33 22 0.00 0.0
1909 38 32 n/a n/a
1908 30 21 n/a n/a
1907 35 24 n/a n/a
1906 n/a n/a 0.01 n/a
1905 57 43 1.14 n/a
1904 28 16 n/a n/a
1903 35 28 0.00 0.0
1902 48 38 0.44 n/a
1901 44 n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 40 21 0.00 0.0
1897 32 25 0.08 0.8
1896 23 12 0.05 0.8
1895 59 26 0.50 n/a
1894 34 24 0.74 n/a
1893 58 20 0.15 1.8
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 64 °F which happened in 2009.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 2009
2 63 °F 1998
2 63 °F 1994
4 61 °F 1914
5 60 °F 2012
6 59 °F 1986
6 59 °F 2015
6 59 °F 2018
6 59 °F 2022
6 59 °F 1895
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 9 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1976
2 10 °F 1940
2 10 °F 1946
4 11 °F 1989
5 12 °F 1896
6 14 °F 1919
6 14 °F 2003
8 15 °F 1926
8 15 °F 2000
10 16 °F 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1976
2 23 °F 1896
3 28 °F 1904
3 28 °F 1966
5 29 °F 1944
6 30 °F 1908
6 30 °F 2003
8 32 °F 1897
8 32 °F 1926
8 32 °F 1954
8 32 °F 1920
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.01 inches which happened in 1925.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.01 inches 1925
2 1.64 inches 2009
3 1.38 inches 1967
4 1.29 inches 1986
5 1.16 inches 1991
6 1.14 inches 1905
7 0.92 inches 1992
8 0.74 inches 1894
9 0.69 inches 1949
10 0.57 inches 1984
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location