New Bedford May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1991
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1949
Highest daily low 60 °F 1908
Most precipitation 1.75 inches 1968
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.7 °F
Average low 45.8 °F
Chance precipitation 41.7%
New Bedford May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 47 0.00 n/a
2022 76 50 0.00 n/a
2021 68 42 0.00 n/a
2020 57 39 0.00 n/a
2019 53 41 0.49 n/a
2018 55 41 0.07 n/a
2017 56 39 0.01 n/a
2016 73 42 0.00 n/a
2015 80 58 0.02 n/a
2014 79 47 0.00 n/a
2013 68 47 0.09 n/a
2012 74 37 0.00 n/a
2011 60 51 0.00 n/a
2010 52 37 0.00 n/a
2009 64 40 0.32 n/a
2008 49 39 0.00 n/a
2007 62 48 0.00 n/a
2006 63 50 0.42 n/a
2005 65 36 0.04 n/a
2004 85 55 0.00 n/a
2003 59 45 0.06 n/a
2002 58 48 0.45 n/a
2001 86 53 0.00 n/a
2000 65 41 0.01 n/a
1999 71 39 0.00 n/a
1998 54 42 0.00 0.0
1997 64 48 0.00 0.0
1996 54 42 0.12 0.0
1995 64 44 0.00 0.0
1994 62 50 0.05 0.0
1993 77 57 0.00 0.0
1992 55 42 0.03 0.0
1991 88 52 0.00 0.0
1990 62 42 0.00 0.0
1989 67 52 0.49 0.0
1988 68 49 0.00 0.0
1987 70 53 0.00 0.0
1986 50 46 0.01 0.0
1985 63 50 0.04 0.0
1984 57 52 0.28 0.0
1983 57 37 0.00 0.0
1982 63 40 0.00 0.0
1981 60 52 1.38 0.0
1980 72 52 0.14 0.0
1979 67 55 0.00 0.0
1978 68 48 0.00 0.0
1977 73 49 0.00 0.0
1976 67 49 0.20 0.0
1975 72 54 0.00 0.0
1974 63 49 n/a 0.0
1973 68 53 0.00 0.0
1972 70 46 0.00 0.0
1971 74 53 0.00 0.0
1970 82 58 0.00 0.0
1969 64 44 0.00 0.0
1968 59 52 1.75 0.0
1967 63 45 0.05 0.0
1966 56 49 0.02 0.0
1965 70 54 0.00 0.0
1964 76 57 0.00 0.0
1963 59 36 0.00 0.0
1962 65 43 0.00 0.0
1961 58 50 0.14 0.0
1960 65 52 0.22 0.0
1959 82 58 0.00 0.0
1958 75 51 0.11 0.0
1957 59 50 0.05 0.0
1956 64 48 0.01 0.0
1955 71 52 0.00 0.0
1954 59 47 0.00 0.0
1953 67 53 0.00 0.0
1952 59 52 0.64 0.0
1951 60 50 0.44 0.0
1950 68 52 0.00 0.0
1949 48 46 0.15 0.0
1948 70 49 0.00 0.0
1947 68 52 0.00 0.0
1946 56 52 0.28 0.0
1945 53 44 0.00 0.0
1944 74 53 0.04 n/a
1943 64 49 0.30 n/a
1942 59 46 0.00 0.0
1941 66 47 0.00 n/a
1940 63 45 0.00 n/a
1939 64 48 0.00 n/a
1938 48 41 0.37 n/a
1937 75 51 0.00 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 61 51 0.00 0.0
1934 63 50 0.00 n/a
1933 59 46 0.00 0.0
1932 57 45 0.01 0.0
1931 55 43 0.65 0.0
1930 66 52 0.00 0.0
1929 62 49 0.21 0.0
1928 63 48 0.00 n/a
1927 67 54 0.10 n/a
1926 63 43 0.00 n/a
1925 62 53 0.00 n/a
1924 57 45 0.00 n/a
1923 58 49 0.15 n/a
1922 61 41 0.00 n/a
1921 62 38 0.00 n/a
1920 65 45 0.00 n/a
1919 n/a n/a 0.03 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 49 40 n/a n/a
1916 64 51 0.00 n/a
1915 70 53 0.09 n/a
1914 54 40 0.35 n/a
1913 59 39 0.00 n/a
1912 63 54 0.00 n/a
1911 59 53 0.00 n/a
1910 60 48 0.00 n/a
1909 64 44 n/a n/a
1908 63 60 n/a n/a
1907 51 34 n/a n/a
1906 63 42 n/a 0.0
1905 63 49 0.35 n/a
1904 68 46 0.00 n/a
1903 67 40 0.00 n/a
1902 61 44 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 72 48 0.00 n/a
1898 64 51 n/a n/a
1897 61 51 0.06 n/a
1896 75 49 n/a n/a
1895 68 52 0.77 n/a
1894 69 40 n/a n/a
1893 79 49 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 88 °F which happened in 1991.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1991
2 86 °F 2001
3 85 °F 2004
4 82 °F 1970
4 82 °F 1959
6 80 °F 2015
6 80 °F 2023
8 79 °F 1893
8 79 °F 2014
10 77 °F 1993
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 34 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1907
2 36 °F 2005
2 36 °F 1963
4 37 °F 2012
4 37 °F 2010
4 37 °F 1983
7 38 °F 1921
8 39 °F 2008
8 39 °F 1913
8 39 °F 1999
8 39 °F 2020
8 39 °F 2017
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1949
1 48 °F 1938
3 49 °F 1917
3 49 °F 2008
5 50 °F 1986
6 51 °F 1907
7 52 °F 2010
8 53 °F 2019
8 53 °F 1945
10 54 °F 1996
10 54 °F 1914
10 54 °F 1998
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.75 inches which happened in 1968.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.75 inches 1968
2 1.38 inches 1981
3 0.77 inches 1895
4 0.65 inches 1931
5 0.64 inches 1952
6 0.49 inches 2019
6 0.49 inches 1989
8 0.45 inches 2002
9 0.44 inches 1951
10 0.42 inches 2006
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location