New Bedford March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 69 °F 2003
Lowest temperature 10 °F 1916
Lowest daily high 22 °F 1967
Highest daily low 47 °F 1936
Most precipitation 2.44 inches 1968
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.9 °F
Average low 28.8 °F
Chance precipitation 37.6%
New Bedford March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 62 37 0.02 n/a
2023 53 33 0.00 n/a
2022 56 30 0.00 n/a
2021 47 30 0.00 n/a
2020 47 35 0.07 n/a
2019 43 29 0.00 n/a
2018 43 23 0.00 n/a
2017 44 21 0.00 n/a
2016 63 39 0.05 n/a
2015 52 29 0.18 n/a
2014 31 15 0.00 n/a
2013 41 25 0.00 n/a
2012 56 33 0.00 n/a
2011 62 39 0.00 n/a
2010 64 26 0.00 n/a
2009 48 27 0.00 n/a
2008 44 30 0.00 n/a
2007 51 29 1.86 n/a
2006 43 24 0.00 n/a
2005 45 22 0.00 n/a
2004 31 27 0.00 n/a
2003 69 36 0.00 n/a
2002 45 26 0.00 n/a
2001 51 36 0.03 n/a
2000 46 23 1.00 n/a
1999 58 38 0.00 n/a
1998 42 24 0.00 0.0
1997 40 18 0.00 0.0
1996 51 23 0.00 0.0
1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 38 23 0.03 0.0
1993 47 29 0.51 0.0
1992 42 22 0.00 0.0
1991 51 30 0.00 0.0
1990 58 n/a 0.06 0.0
1989 55 39 0.00 0.0
1988 51 28 0.00 0.0
1987 38 27 0.00 0.0
1986 48 38 0.00 0.0
1985 44 n/a 0.00 0.0
1984 40 32 0.12 0.0
1983 44 35 0.00 0.0
1982 38 32 0.52 1.8
1981 40 19 0.00 0.0
1980 55 33 0.31 0.0
1979 41 28 0.00 0.0
1978 34 27 0.20 2.0
1977 44 33 0.00 0.0
1976 34 19 0.00 0.0
1975 50 39 0.00 0.0
1974 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1973 59 45 0.43 0.0
1972 55 39 1.56 0.0
1971 48 36 0.00 0.0
1970 46 27 0.00 0.0
1969 47 30 0.00 0.0
1968 52 43 2.44 0.0
1967 22 15 0.15 1.5
1966 46 31 0.00 0.0
1965 52 33 0.00 0.0
1964 55 31 0.05 0.0
1963 48 37 0.48 0.0
1962 50 36 0.00 0.0
1961 34 18 0.00 0.0
1960 41 32 0.53 0.8
1959 48 33 0.00 0.0
1958 42 34 0.00 0.0
1957 52 32 0.00 0.0
1956 n/a 17 n/a 6.7
1955 41 29 0.00 0.0
1954 45 30 0.00 n/a
1953 47 40 0.00 n/a
1952 46 27 0.00 0.0
1951 44 34 0.00 0.0
1950 38 26 0.00 0.0
1949 41 31 0.00 0.0
1948 51 37 0.10 0.0
1947 40 32 0.00 0.0
1946 50 37 0.00 0.0
1945 49 38 0.00 0.0
1944 47 37 0.05 0.0
1943 50 34 0.21 0.0
1942 46 34 1.02 0.0
1941 40 19 0.08 0.0
1940 40 25 0.00 0.0
1939 41 27 0.00 0.0
1938 40 37 0.81 0.0
1937 36 30 0.00 0.0
1936 60 47 0.00 0.0
1935 54 35 0.00 0.0
1934 48 35 0.00 0.0
1933 47 36 0.00 n/a
1932 35 30 0.27 0.3
1931 35 31 0.16 2.0
1930 37 31 0.00 0.0
1929 40 24 n/a 0.0
1928 41 33 0.00 0.0
1927 53 41 0.00 0.0
1926 36 30 0.00 n/a
1925 42 36 0.27 n/a
1924 42 25 0.00 0.0
1923 n/a n/a 0.09 0.0
1922 32 21 0.00 n/a
1921 50 35 0.01 n/a
1920 47 37 0.00 n/a
1919 49 35 0.13 0.0
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 43 35 0.58 0.0
1916 25 10 0.00 n/a
1915 30 27 0.05 n/a
1914 48 38 0.01 0.0
1913 58 35 0.00 n/a
1912 48 34 0.00 n/a
1911 33 17 n/a 0.0
1910 37 20 0.14 n/a
1909 36 22 n/a n/a
1908 42 26 n/a n/a
1907 50 34 n/a n/a
1906 32 22 0.00 0.0
1905 43 13 0.00 0.0
1904 37 24 0.00 n/a
1903 56 35 n/a n/a
1902 50 n/a 1.74 0.0
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 34 16 n/a 0.0
1898 58 35 0.38 0.0
1897 35 11 n/a n/a
1896 41 29 1.25 8.0
1895 34 19 n/a n/a
1894 54 35 n/a 0.0
1893 32 15 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 69 °F which happened in 2003.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 2003
2 64 °F 2010
3 63 °F 2016
4 62 °F 2011
4 62 °F 2024
6 60 °F 1936
7 59 °F 1973
8 58 °F 1913
8 58 °F 1898
8 58 °F 1999
8 58 °F 1990
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 10 °F which happened in 1916.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1916
2 11 °F 1897
3 13 °F 1905
4 15 °F 1893
4 15 °F 2014
4 15 °F 1967
7 16 °F 1899
8 17 °F 1911
8 17 °F 1956
10 18 °F 1997
10 18 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1967
2 25 °F 1916
3 30 °F 1915
4 31 °F 2004
4 31 °F 2014
6 32 °F 1893
6 32 °F 1906
6 32 °F 1922
9 33 °F 1911
10 34 °F 1895
10 34 °F 1978
10 34 °F 1976
10 34 °F 1899
10 34 °F 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.44 inches which happened in 1968.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.44 inches 1968
2 1.86 inches 2007
3 1.74 inches 1902
4 1.56 inches 1972
5 1.25 inches 1896
6 1.02 inches 1942
7 1.00 inches 2000
8 0.81 inches 1938
9 0.58 inches 1917
10 0.53 inches 1960
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location