New Bedford January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -6 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 19 °F 2018
Highest daily low 49 °F 1979
Most precipitation 1.74 inches 1979
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 40.7 °F
Average low 23.8 °F
Chance precipitation 38.6%
New Bedford January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 40 23 0.00 n/a
2023 49 29 0.00 n/a
2022 52 36 0.33 n/a
2021 51 33 0.21 n/a
2020 47 30 0.00 n/a
2019 37 25 0.00 n/a
2018 19 -4 0.00 n/a
2017 42 22 0.00 n/a
2016 40 24 0.00 n/a
2015 42 26 0.00 n/a
2014 31 22 0.06 n/a
2013 30 15 0.00 n/a
2012 53 32 0.00 n/a
2011 51 37 0.14 n/a
2010 32 20 0.10 n/a
2009 39 5 0.00 n/a
2008 34 11 0.00 n/a
2007 47 33 0.01 n/a
2006 42 29 0.10 n/a
2005 44 27 0.00 n/a
2004 37 22 0.11 n/a
2003 41 26 0.21 n/a
2002 38 22 0.00 n/a
2001 30 17 0.00 n/a
2000 56 28 0.00 n/a
1999 20 3 0.00 n/a
1998 47 32 0.00 0.0
1997 37 22 0.18 1.8
1996 33 27 0.27 2.0
1995 46 26 0.19 0.0
1994 46 32 0.19 0.0
1993 29 17 0.00 0.0
1992 49 28 0.00 0.0
1991 51 n/a 0.00 0.0
1990 n/a 25 0.00 0.0
1989 40 31 0.00 0.0
1988 36 20 0.00 0.0
1987 44 33 1.71 1.0
1986 46 28 0.00 0.0
1985 53 35 0.18 0.0
1984 31 26 0.00 0.0
1983 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1982 35 21 0.00 0.0
1981 30 16 0.53 5.3
1980 38 27 0.00 0.0
1979 56 49 1.74 0.0
1978 28 21 0.25 2.5
1977 38 19 0.00 0.0
1976 37 21 0.00 0.0
1975 43 32 0.00 0.0
1974 36 29 0.00 0.0
1973 40 36 0.00 0.0
1972 55 35 0.11 0.0
1971 36 26 0.00 0.0
1970 31 20 0.00 0.0
1969 28 16 0.00 0.0
1968 32 5 0.00 0.0
1967 44 33 0.00 0.0
1966 49 32 0.45 0.0
1965 32 20 0.30 3.0
1964 42 35 0.00 0.0
1963 46 26 0.00 0.0
1962 33 23 0.04 4.0
1961 38 29 0.00 0.0
1960 45 26 0.00 0.0
1959 50 35 0.79 0.0
1958 40 25 0.00 0.0
1957 23 8 0.00 0.0
1956 28 6 0.00 0.0
1955 48 41 0.34 0.0
1954 41 29 0.00 0.0
1953 40 30 0.00 0.0
1952 50 40 0.08 0.0
1951 42 32 0.00 0.0
1950 43 33 0.00 0.0
1949 34 31 0.00 0.0
1948 36 32 0.75 1.5
1947 40 33 0.56 3.0
1946 28 18 0.00 0.0
1945 34 18 0.67 0.0
1944 40 26 0.00 0.0
1943 34 22 0.00 0.0
1942 55 36 0.79 0.0
1941 35 24 0.06 0.1
1940 23 15 0.00 0.0
1939 51 35 0.00 n/a
1938 36 28 0.02 0.0
1937 42 34 0.30 n/a
1936 37 25 0.04 n/a
1935 28 20 0.00 n/a
1934 43 25 0.00 n/a
1933 42 29 0.00 0.0
1932 n/a n/a 0.66 n/a
1931 31 20 0.00 0.0
1930 50 42 0.00 n/a
1929 45 24 n/a 0.0
1928 n/a 18 0.00 n/a
1927 33 27 n/a n/a
1926 38 32 0.00 n/a
1925 35 27 n/a 2.0
1924 35 19 0.00 0.0
1923 37 30 0.00 0.0
1922 19 5 0.00 0.0
1921 50 n/a 0.00 n/a
1920 31 16 0.00 0.0
1919 53 38 0.51 0.0
1918 n/a -3 0.00 n/a
1917 40 32 0.00 n/a
1916 37 31 0.39 0.0
1915 38 28 0.02 0.0
1914 36 25 0.00 n/a
1913 51 32 n/a n/a
1912 42 24 n/a 0.0
1911 52 41 0.56 0.0
1910 43 34 0.00 0.0
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 37 29 n/a n/a
1907 22 n/a n/a n/a
1906 35 27 0.00 0.0
1905 45 32 0.05 n/a
1904 25 5 0.70 9.0
1903 46 30 n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1901 29 n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 21 -6 n/a n/a
1898 23 8 n/a n/a
1897 41 31 n/a n/a
1896 46 22 n/a n/a
1895 30 16 n/a n/a
1894 40 7 n/a n/a
1893 52 37 1.12 0.0
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 56 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1979
1 56 °F 2000
3 55 °F 1942
3 55 °F 1972
5 53 °F 1919
5 53 °F 1985
5 53 °F 2012
8 52 °F 2022
8 52 °F 1911
8 52 °F 1893
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is -6 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1899
2 -4 °F 2018
3 -3 °F 1918
4 3 °F 1999
5 5 °F 1922
5 5 °F 1904
5 5 °F 2009
5 5 °F 1968
9 6 °F 1956
10 7 °F 1894
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 19 °F 2018
1 19 °F 1922
3 20 °F 1999
4 21 °F 1899
5 22 °F 1907
6 23 °F 1940
6 23 °F 1898
6 23 °F 1957
9 25 °F 1904
10 28 °F 1956
10 28 °F 1969
10 28 °F 1946
10 28 °F 1935
10 28 °F 1978
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.74 inches which happened in 1979.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.74 inches 1979
2 1.71 inches 1987
3 1.12 inches 1893
4 0.79 inches 1942
4 0.79 inches 1959
6 0.75 inches 1948
7 0.70 inches 1904
8 0.67 inches 1945
9 0.66 inches 1932
10 0.56 inches 1911
10 0.56 inches 1947
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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