New Bedford January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 63 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -2 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 11 °F 1904
Highest daily low 49 °F 2000
Most precipitation 1.63 inches 1986
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 40.6 °F
Average low 23.7 °F
Chance precipitation 38.6%
New Bedford January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 45 22 0.00 n/a
2023 55 29 0.33 n/a
2022 36 24 0.00 n/a
2021 39 27 0.00 n/a
2020 49 44 0.00 n/a
2019 48 26 0.00 n/a
2018 30 4 0.00 n/a
2017 47 41 0.98 n/a
2016 47 25 0.00 n/a
2015 41 23 0.32 n/a
2014 25 1 0.10 n/a
2013 24 8 0.00 n/a
2012 33 15 0.00 n/a
2011 37 25 0.00 n/a
2010 27 15 0.00 n/a
2009 35 24 0.00 n/a
2008 16 5 0.00 n/a
2007 49 27 0.00 n/a
2006 36 32 1.23 n/a
2005 55 44 0.32 n/a
2004 48 35 0.12 n/a
2003 41 32 0.68 n/a
2002 37 20 0.00 n/a
2001 34 16 0.00 n/a
2000 63 49 0.00 n/a
1999 54 19 1.17 n/a
1998 53 36 0.00 0.0
1997 50 32 0.00 0.0
1996 32 22 0.56 2.0
1995 34 22 0.00 0.0
1994 32 26 0.20 2.0
1993 42 12 0.00 0.0
1992 48 34 0.00 0.0
1991 38 27 0.00 0.0
1990 49 n/a 0.00 0.0
1989 37 27 0.00 0.0
1988 29 15 0.00 0.0
1987 n/a 25 0.15 1.5
1986 54 24 1.63 0.0
1985 36 26 0.00 0.0
1984 37 25 0.00 0.0
1983 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1982 31 18 0.00 0.0
1981 16 7 0.20 2.0
1980 32 22 0.00 0.0
1979 55 20 0.38 0.0
1978 27 20 0.00 0.0
1977 37 20 0.00 0.0
1976 48 37 0.29 0.0
1975 45 26 0.04 0.0
1974 35 30 0.55 5.5
1973 38 28 0.00 0.0
1972 46 36 0.00 0.0
1971 31 28 0.00 0.0
1970 34 19 0.10 1.0
1969 31 21 0.00 0.0
1968 40 n/a 0.12 0.5
1967 40 31 0.00 0.0
1966 43 32 0.57 0.0
1965 34 24 0.00 0.0
1964 45 35 0.00 0.0
1963 40 36 0.00 0.0
1962 37 23 0.00 0.0
1961 32 26 0.00 0.0
1960 55 38 0.56 0.0
1959 44 32 0.00 0.0
1958 31 19 0.00 0.0
1957 29 12 0.00 0.0
1956 44 28 0.15 0.5
1955 45 35 0.00 0.0
1954 51 37 0.00 0.0
1953 46 37 0.69 0.0
1952 40 31 0.52 0.2
1951 52 40 0.00 0.0
1950 54 43 0.14 0.0
1949 40 28 0.00 0.0
1948 37 32 0.44 1.0
1947 44 35 0.15 0.0
1946 34 18 0.00 0.0
1945 32 14 0.00 0.0
1944 39 28 0.00 0.0
1943 35 27 0.00 0.0
1942 40 31 0.00 0.0
1941 40 32 0.08 0.9
1940 31 17 0.00 0.0
1939 35 24 0.00 n/a
1938 36 27 0.00 0.0
1937 52 n/a 0.65 n/a
1936 47 36 1.47 n/a
1935 39 28 0.00 n/a
1934 29 25 0.00 n/a
1933 47 33 0.00 0.0
1932 n/a n/a 0.01 0.1
1931 40 26 0.00 0.0
1930 46 37 0.28 n/a
1929 34 21 n/a 0.0
1928 25 14 0.00 n/a
1927 36 27 n/a n/a
1926 41 32 0.00 n/a
1925 42 34 0.15 n/a
1924 55 35 1.15 0.0
1923 32 27 0.61 0.0
1922 25 5 0.01 0.1
1921 44 36 0.00 n/a
1920 19 11 0.00 0.0
1919 39 33 0.40 0.0
1918 n/a -2 0.20 n/a
1917 40 33 0.47 1.0
1916 38 23 0.00 0.0
1915 36 22 0.00 0.0
1914 39 35 0.60 n/a
1913 56 36 1.30 n/a
1912 40 29 n/a 0.0
1911 54 47 0.60 0.0
1910 43 30 0.00 0.0
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 34 25 n/a n/a
1907 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1906 37 26 0.00 0.0
1905 38 23 0.37 n/a
1904 11 -2 0.60 7.0
1903 41 34 1.14 n/a
1902 36 25 0.15 0.0
1901 26 n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 37 21 n/a n/a
1898 33 12 n/a n/a
1897 43 36 n/a n/a
1896 46 27 0.06 n/a
1895 33 11 n/a n/a
1894 42 31 n/a n/a
1893 40 25 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 63 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 2000
2 56 °F 1913
3 55 °F 1960
3 55 °F 1979
3 55 °F 1924
3 55 °F 2023
3 55 °F 2005
8 54 °F 1999
8 54 °F 1911
8 54 °F 1950
8 54 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is -2 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1904
1 -2 °F 1918
3 1 °F 2014
4 4 °F 2018
5 5 °F 1922
5 5 °F 2008
7 7 °F 1981
8 8 °F 2013
9 11 °F 1895
9 11 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 1904
2 16 °F 2008
2 16 °F 1981
4 19 °F 1920
5 24 °F 2013
6 25 °F 1922
6 25 °F 2014
6 25 °F 1928
9 26 °F 1901
10 27 °F 1978
10 27 °F 2010
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.63 inches which happened in 1986.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.63 inches 1986
2 1.47 inches 1936
3 1.30 inches 1913
4 1.23 inches 2006
5 1.17 inches 1999
6 1.15 inches 1924
7 1.14 inches 1903
8 0.98 inches 2017
9 0.69 inches 1953
10 0.68 inches 2003
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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