New Bedford March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1966
Lowest temperature 5 °F 2015
Lowest daily high 21 °F 1950
Highest daily low 43 °F 2020
Most precipitation 1.55 inches 1896
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 43.5 °F
Average low 25.8 °F
Chance precipitation 37.3%
New Bedford March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 60 42 0.51 n/a
2023 55 32 0.00 n/a
2022 45 24 0.15 n/a
2021 49 25 0.00 n/a
2020 60 43 0.13 n/a
2019 41 23 0.10 n/a
2018 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
2017 39 24 0.00 n/a
2016 35 20 0.00 n/a
2015 37 5 0.07 n/a
2014 33 7 0.02 n/a
2013 42 32 0.00 n/a
2012 55 36 0.17 n/a
2011 31 15 0.00 n/a
2010 36 33 0.10 n/a
2009 26 14 0.00 n/a
2008 46 18 0.00 n/a
2007 55 24 0.00 n/a
2006 28 17 0.02 n/a
2005 29 19 0.00 n/a
2004 56 36 0.00 n/a
2003 38 11 0.00 n/a
2002 n/a n/a 0.77 n/a
2001 32 22 0.01 n/a
2000 48 32 0.00 n/a
1999 51 21 0.10 n/a
1998 40 35 0.16 0.0
1997 39 30 0.08 0.8
1996 38 19 0.00 0.0
1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 41 26 1.13 3.5
1993 45 28 0.00 0.0
1992 33 26 0.00 0.0
1991 58 40 0.82 0.0
1990 48 35 0.00 0.0
1989 42 26 0.00 0.0
1988 57 36 0.07 0.0
1987 42 32 0.00 0.0
1986 43 30 0.00 0.0
1985 45 n/a 0.00 0.0
1984 30 22 0.00 0.0
1983 48 34 0.02 0.0
1982 32 20 0.00 0.0
1981 38 25 0.00 0.0
1980 33 16 0.00 0.0
1979 44 35 0.14 0.0
1978 30 17 0.65 6.5
1977 50 33 0.00 0.0
1976 32 30 0.23 0.0
1975 40 29 0.00 0.0
1974 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1973 46 40 0.00 0.0
1972 57 31 0.85 0.0
1971 39 34 0.38 0.0
1970 40 28 0.00 0.0
1969 33 32 0.50 5.0
1968 36 12 0.00 0.0
1967 50 38 0.04 0.0
1966 61 37 0.00 0.0
1965 54 40 0.00 0.0
1964 50 38 0.00 0.0
1963 46 26 0.00 0.0
1962 33 9 0.00 0.0
1961 50 36 0.00 0.0
1960 30 20 0.50 6.0
1959 44 34 0.30 2.0
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 40 26 0.00 0.0
1956 n/a 38 0.07 0.0
1955 46 33 0.00 0.0
1954 48 37 0.00 n/a
1953 39 24 0.00 n/a
1952 40 25 0.12 1.2
1951 37 28 0.00 0.0
1950 21 11 0.00 0.0
1949 44 23 0.00 0.0
1948 34 32 0.69 6.0
1947 43 33 1.20 0.2
1946 51 34 0.34 0.0
1945 51 38 0.09 0.0
1944 33 23 0.00 0.0
1943 30 14 0.27 5.3
1942 45 35 0.87 0.0
1941 40 37 0.00 0.0
1940 36 28 0.04 0.0
1939 41 24 0.00 0.0
1938 42 18 0.00 0.0
1937 43 29 0.00 0.0
1936 40 28 0.96 1.5
1935 45 33 0.00 0.0
1934 44 36 0.32 0.0
1933 37 33 0.20 0.5
1932 38 30 0.00 0.0
1931 41 28 0.00 n/a
1930 28 20 0.00 0.0
1929 37 30 0.31 2.0
1928 32 20 0.00 0.0
1927 29 18 0.00 0.0
1926 33 25 0.01 0.8
1925 39 18 0.00 n/a
1924 41 28 0.00 0.0
1923 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1922 39 24 0.00 n/a
1921 50 42 0.00 n/a
1920 37 22 0.00 n/a
1919 44 29 0.00 0.0
1918 52 n/a n/a n/a
1917 46 30 0.17 0.0
1916 32 25 0.00 n/a
1915 n/a 14 0.00 n/a
1914 43 35 0.05 0.0
1913 40 20 0.00 n/a
1912 29 13 0.00 n/a
1911 33 25 0.08 1.0
1910 53 33 0.00 n/a
1909 37 29 n/a n/a
1908 39 23 n/a n/a
1907 43 33 n/a n/a
1906 47 27 0.38 0.0
1905 32 13 0.00 0.0
1904 48 29 0.00 n/a
1903 40 28 n/a n/a
1902 48 33 0.00 0.0
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 37 34 0.51 0.0
1898 36 27 0.46 2.0
1897 48 36 n/a n/a
1896 31 23 1.55 2.5
1895 34 28 0.08 1.0
1894 49 35 n/a 0.0
1893 35 16 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 61 °F which happened in 1966.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1966
2 60 °F 2020
2 60 °F 2024
4 58 °F 1991
5 57 °F 1972
5 57 °F 1988
7 56 °F 2004
8 55 °F 2007
8 55 °F 2012
8 55 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 5 °F which happened in 2015.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 2015
2 7 °F 2014
3 9 °F 1962
4 11 °F 2003
4 11 °F 1950
6 12 °F 1968
7 13 °F 1905
7 13 °F 1912
9 14 °F 2009
9 14 °F 1943
9 14 °F 1915
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 21 °F 1950
2 26 °F 2009
3 28 °F 1930
3 28 °F 2006
5 29 °F 1927
5 29 °F 1912
5 29 °F 2005
8 30 °F 1984
8 30 °F 1943
8 30 °F 1960
8 30 °F 1978
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.55 inches which happened in 1896.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.55 inches 1896
2 1.20 inches 1947
3 1.13 inches 1994
4 0.96 inches 1936
5 0.87 inches 1942
6 0.85 inches 1972
7 0.82 inches 1991
8 0.77 inches 2002
9 0.69 inches 1948
10 0.65 inches 1978
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location