New Bedford May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 79 °F 1957
Lowest temperature 28 °F 2008
Lowest daily high 43 °F 1917
Highest daily low 55 °F 1972
Most precipitation 1.57 inches 1947
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.1 °F
Average low 42.5 °F
Chance precipitation 41.0%
New Bedford May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 60 45 0.00 n/a
2022 65 33 0.00 n/a
2021 65 42 0.08 n/a
2020 66 46 0.76 n/a
2019 56 35 0.00 n/a
2018 66 40 0.00 n/a
2017 63 45 0.00 n/a
2016 52 35 0.17 n/a
2015 55 39 0.00 n/a
2014 60 48 1.35 n/a
2013 67 33 0.00 n/a
2012 51 47 0.58 n/a
2011 59 37 0.00 n/a
2010 76 50 0.00 n/a
2009 60 52 0.04 n/a
2008 57 28 0.00 n/a
2007 68 46 0.00 n/a
2006 59 39 0.01 n/a
2005 60 42 0.42 n/a
2004 71 48 0.00 n/a
2003 63 47 0.10 n/a
2002 62 38 0.00 n/a
2001 77 46 0.00 n/a
2000 60 32 0.00 n/a
1999 65 30 0.00 n/a
1998 67 52 0.21 0.0
1997 62 46 0.24 0.0
1996 66 48 0.23 0.0
1995 47 38 0.66 0.0
1994 59 50 0.22 0.0
1993 68 46 0.00 0.0
1992 65 46 0.07 0.0
1991 60 44 0.00 0.0
1990 60 45 0.18 0.0
1989 59 43 0.03 0.0
1988 53 45 0.08 0.0
1987 56 43 0.00 0.0
1986 58 46 0.00 0.0
1985 77 54 0.00 0.0
1984 66 50 0.00 0.0
1983 64 52 0.00 0.0
1982 75 44 0.00 0.0
1981 62 46 0.00 0.0
1980 53 44 0.00 0.0
1979 69 48 0.00 0.0
1978 53 34 0.00 0.0
1977 68 45 0.00 0.0
1976 63 47 0.62 0.0
1975 65 46 0.00 0.0
1974 75 52 0.14 0.0
1973 66 45 0.00 0.0
1972 72 55 0.00 0.0
1971 61 44 0.00 0.0
1970 66 48 0.00 0.0
1969 63 44 0.00 0.0
1968 64 45 0.06 0.0
1967 64 42 0.00 0.0
1966 62 44 0.28 0.0
1965 70 50 0.00 0.0
1964 59 41 0.00 0.0
1963 60 45 0.02 0.0
1962 48 42 0.07 0.0
1961 61 42 0.00 0.0
1960 55 46 0.82 0.0
1959 53 42 0.37 0.0
1958 60 45 0.00 0.0
1957 79 49 0.00 0.0
1956 56 42 0.00 0.0
1955 63 44 0.00 0.0
1954 74 47 0.00 0.0
1953 50 42 1.24 0.0
1952 60 44 0.00 0.0
1951 60 47 0.00 0.0
1950 n/a 42 0.30 0.0
1949 71 50 0.00 0.0
1948 60 43 0.10 0.0
1947 53 42 1.57 0.0
1946 64 45 0.00 0.0
1945 51 41 0.00 0.0
1944 70 47 0.00 n/a
1943 50 38 0.72 n/a
1942 71 49 0.00 0.0
1941 50 42 0.00 n/a
1940 59 45 0.18 n/a
1939 61 38 0.00 n/a
1938 62 41 0.00 n/a
1937 63 41 0.00 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 59 47 0.00 0.0
1934 59 41 0.00 n/a
1933 67 53 0.00 0.0
1932 54 50 0.96 0.0
1931 52 37 0.00 0.0
1930 63 47 0.00 0.0
1929 63 44 0.00 0.0
1928 57 46 0.00 n/a
1927 54 43 0.00 n/a
1926 55 45 0.00 n/a
1925 60 44 0.00 n/a
1924 69 52 1.00 n/a
1923 65 45 0.00 n/a
1922 60 36 0.00 n/a
1921 46 40 0.20 n/a
1920 55 46 0.38 n/a
1919 59 41 0.13 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 43 38 1.34 n/a
1916 57 43 0.00 n/a
1915 51 42 0.21 n/a
1914 51 36 0.00 n/a
1913 61 42 0.00 n/a
1912 63 40 0.00 n/a
1911 55 51 0.06 n/a
1910 55 43 0.00 n/a
1909 59 41 n/a n/a
1908 57 45 n/a n/a
1907 61 46 n/a n/a
1906 69 49 n/a 0.0
1905 55 42 0.00 n/a
1904 59 42 0.00 n/a
1903 54 42 0.00 n/a
1902 68 47 0.22 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 73 52 0.00 n/a
1898 65 45 n/a n/a
1897 59 44 n/a n/a
1896 57 36 n/a n/a
1895 56 37 n/a n/a
1894 69 48 n/a n/a
1893 48 42 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 79 °F which happened in 1957.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 79 °F 1957
2 77 °F 1985
2 77 °F 2001
4 76 °F 2010
5 75 °F 1974
5 75 °F 1982
7 74 °F 1954
8 73 °F 1899
9 72 °F 1972
10 71 °F 2004
10 71 °F 1949
10 71 °F 1942
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 28 °F which happened in 2008.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 2008
2 30 °F 1999
3 32 °F 2000
4 33 °F 2013
4 33 °F 2022
6 34 °F 1978
7 35 °F 2019
7 35 °F 2016
9 36 °F 1896
9 36 °F 1914
9 36 °F 1922
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1917
2 46 °F 1921
3 47 °F 1995
4 48 °F 1893
4 48 °F 1962
6 50 °F 1943
6 50 °F 1941
6 50 °F 1953
9 51 °F 1945
9 51 °F 2012
9 51 °F 1914
9 51 °F 1915
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.57 inches which happened in 1947.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.57 inches 1947
2 1.35 inches 2014
3 1.34 inches 1917
4 1.24 inches 1953
5 1.00 inches 1924
6 0.96 inches 1932
7 0.82 inches 1960
8 0.76 inches 2020
9 0.72 inches 1943
10 0.66 inches 1995
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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