New Bedford January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1966
Lowest temperature -5 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 14 °F 2018
Highest daily low 48 °F 1966
Most precipitation 1.39 inches 1982
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 40.8 °F
Average low 24.1 °F
Chance precipitation 38.5%
New Bedford January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 44 26 0.00 n/a
2023 58 38 0.17 n/a
2022 54 46 0.11 n/a
2021 41 22 0.03 n/a
2020 43 31 0.00 n/a
2019 59 34 0.52 n/a
2018 14 0 0.00 n/a
2017 48 26 0.10 n/a
2016 43 34 0.00 n/a
2015 39 15 0.00 n/a
2014 30 16 0.00 n/a
2013 37 22 0.00 n/a
2012 53 31 0.10 n/a
2011 58 30 0.00 n/a
2010 35 27 0.02 n/a
2009 19 5 0.00 n/a
2008 45 19 0.12 n/a
2007 55 24 1.23 n/a
2006 33 29 0.15 n/a
2005 54 30 0.00 n/a
2004 44 27 0.00 n/a
2003 47 38 0.44 n/a
2002 36 18 0.00 n/a
2001 34 21 0.00 n/a
2000 47 17 0.00 n/a
1999 30 10 0.00 n/a
1998 32 5 0.00 0.0
1997 26 0 0.00 0.0
1996 37 28 0.00 0.0
1995 54 38 0.71 0.0
1994 45 20 0.00 0.0
1993 51 19 0.00 0.0
1992 52 25 0.00 0.0
1991 n/a 16 0.00 0.0
1990 45 38 0.45 0.0
1989 34 21 0.00 0.0
1988 44 36 0.13 0.0
1987 41 26 0.09 0.0
1986 50 23 0.14 0.0
1985 53 37 0.10 0.0
1984 31 21 0.00 0.0
1983 n/a n/a 0.05 0.0
1982 45 32 1.39 0.0
1981 31 14 0.00 0.0
1980 44 26 0.00 0.0
1979 54 40 0.17 0.0
1978 34 25 0.10 1.0
1977 23 13 0.00 0.0
1976 46 26 0.00 0.0
1975 46 36 0.38 0.0
1974 47 36 0.05 0.0
1973 58 40 0.45 0.0
1972 35 18 0.00 0.0
1971 35 27 1.03 10.3
1970 30 27 0.00 0.0
1969 39 16 0.23 0.0
1968 35 8 0.05 0.5
1967 42 32 0.08 0.0
1966 61 48 0.00 0.0
1965 36 22 0.00 0.0
1964 45 17 0.40 0.0
1963 27 9 0.00 0.0
1962 37 28 0.00 0.0
1961 49 33 0.48 0.0
1960 40 26 0.00 0.0
1959 38 24 0.00 0.0
1958 53 40 n/a 0.0
1957 30 9 0.00 0.0
1956 22 10 0.00 0.0
1955 45 33 0.00 0.0
1954 38 23 0.04 0.5
1953 35 27 0.19 1.5
1952 53 42 0.00 0.0
1951 38 27 0.00 0.0
1950 42 33 0.00 0.0
1949 34 32 0.00 0.2
1948 37 33 0.00 0.0
1947 33 24 0.00 0.0
1946 34 21 0.00 0.0
1945 47 34 0.55 0.0
1944 41 28 0.00 0.0
1943 37 29 0.01 0.0
1942 42 35 0.00 0.0
1941 42 27 0.00 0.0
1940 24 12 0.00 0.0
1939 38 33 0.00 n/a
1938 37 24 0.60 2.2
1937 51 35 0.00 n/a
1936 33 22 0.00 n/a
1935 38 26 0.78 1.5
1934 44 35 0.00 n/a
1933 40 19 0.00 0.0
1932 37 31 0.07 0.0
1931 35 23 0.00 0.0
1930 42 32 0.00 n/a
1929 45 28 0.12 0.0
1928 49 n/a 0.00 n/a
1927 38 34 n/a n/a
1926 47 25 0.00 n/a
1925 n/a 23 0.00 n/a
1924 51 25 0.00 0.0
1923 50 36 0.32 0.0
1922 36 19 0.00 0.0
1921 n/a 22 0.00 n/a
1920 41 31 0.00 0.0
1919 51 37 1.13 0.0
1918 n/a -5 0.00 n/a
1917 35 20 0.00 n/a
1916 41 28 0.20 0.0
1915 32 21 0.00 0.0
1914 33 29 0.00 n/a
1913 50 34 0.69 n/a
1912 38 27 n/a 0.0
1911 44 22 n/a 0.0
1910 34 16 0.00 0.0
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 44 35 n/a n/a
1907 39 n/a n/a n/a
1906 39 31 0.00 0.0
1905 50 33 0.00 n/a
1904 35 21 n/a n/a
1903 46 25 n/a n/a
1902 31 8 n/a 1.0
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 31 2 0.52 3.0
1898 48 14 0.03 n/a
1897 38 16 n/a n/a
1896 36 29 n/a n/a
1895 33 21 n/a n/a
1894 34 11 n/a n/a
1893 38 24 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 61 °F which happened in 1966.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1966
2 59 °F 2019
3 58 °F 2011
3 58 °F 1973
3 58 °F 2023
6 55 °F 2007
7 54 °F 1979
7 54 °F 2005
7 54 °F 1995
7 54 °F 2022
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is -5 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1918
2 0 °F 2018
2 0 °F 1997
4 2 °F 1899
5 5 °F 1998
5 5 °F 2009
7 8 °F 1902
7 8 °F 1968
9 9 °F 1963
9 9 °F 1957
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 °F 2018
2 19 °F 2009
3 22 °F 1956
4 23 °F 1977
5 24 °F 1940
6 26 °F 1997
7 27 °F 1963
8 30 °F 2014
8 30 °F 1970
8 30 °F 1999
8 30 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.39 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.39 inches 1982
2 1.23 inches 2007
3 1.13 inches 1919
4 1.03 inches 1971
5 0.78 inches 1935
6 0.71 inches 1995
7 0.69 inches 1913
8 0.60 inches 1938
9 0.55 inches 1945
10 0.52 inches 1899
10 0.52 inches 2019
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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