New Bedford May 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 15.
May 15 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 82 °F 2004
Lowest temperature 34 °F 2013
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1995
Highest daily low 61 °F 1974
Most precipitation 2.02 inches 1946
May 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.7 °F
Average low 47.1 °F
Chance precipitation 42.4%
New Bedford May 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 36 0.00 n/a
2022 74 57 0.01 n/a
2021 75 43 0.00 n/a
2020 76 51 0.03 n/a
2019 61 42 0.00 n/a
2018 76 53 0.29 n/a
2017 60 44 0.27 n/a
2016 62 45 0.01 n/a
2015 71 36 0.00 n/a
2014 73 57 0.00 n/a
2013 63 34 0.01 n/a
2012 70 58 0.86 n/a
2011 69 53 0.27 n/a
2010 75 52 0.01 n/a
2009 69 52 0.09 n/a
2008 66 43 0.00 n/a
2007 66 50 0.00 n/a
2006 60 51 0.19 n/a
2005 62 45 0.01 n/a
2004 82 55 0.00 n/a
2003 63 45 0.00 n/a
2002 63 44 0.00 n/a
2001 58 48 0.05 n/a
2000 65 45 0.00 n/a
1999 67 36 0.00 n/a
1998 71 42 0.00 0.0
1997 63 49 0.08 0.0
1996 68 44 0.00 0.0
1995 51 46 0.29 0.0
1994 75 50 0.14 0.0
1993 66 47 0.00 0.0
1992 68 50 0.00 0.0
1991 73 51 0.00 0.0
1990 74 51 0.00 0.0
1989 73 50 0.00 0.0
1988 64 44 0.00 0.0
1987 63 51 0.13 0.0
1986 63 45 0.00 0.0
1985 60 39 0.00 0.0
1984 57 43 0.03 0.0
1983 55 47 0.34 0.0
1982 62 50 0.00 0.0
1981 65 53 0.12 0.0
1980 68 50 0.00 0.0
1979 65 56 0.22 0.0
1978 53 48 0.81 0.0
1977 66 44 0.00 0.0
1976 78 55 0.00 0.0
1975 69 53 0.00 0.0
1974 72 61 0.00 0.0
1973 59 54 0.05 0.0
1972 60 56 1.08 0.0
1971 64 48 0.00 0.0
1970 63 46 0.00 0.0
1969 66 46 0.00 0.0
1968 72 50 0.00 0.0
1967 53 50 0.21 0.0
1966 66 48 0.00 0.0
1965 69 49 0.00 0.0
1964 59 47 0.10 0.0
1963 70 51 0.00 0.0
1962 56 52 0.00 0.0
1961 74 56 0.00 0.0
1960 60 49 0.05 0.0
1959 62 47 0.00 0.0
1958 59 47 0.00 0.0
1957 76 53 0.65 0.0
1956 71 48 0.00 0.0
1955 66 46 0.00 0.0
1954 65 46 0.00 0.0
1953 61 51 0.00 0.0
1952 56 52 0.03 0.0
1951 76 50 0.00 0.0
1950 61 47 0.00 0.0
1949 62 49 0.01 0.0
1948 55 42 0.00 0.0
1947 58 38 0.00 0.0
1946 59 52 2.02 0.0
1945 62 50 0.00 0.0
1944 72 55 0.00 n/a
1943 64 46 0.00 n/a
1942 66 49 0.00 0.0
1941 75 46 0.00 n/a
1940 71 53 0.02 n/a
1939 58 41 0.00 n/a
1938 53 44 0.96 n/a
1937 62 52 0.30 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 62 51 0.00 0.0
1934 63 57 0.74 n/a
1933 56 48 0.00 0.0
1932 70 49 0.00 0.0
1931 67 52 0.00 0.0
1930 60 52 0.90 0.0
1929 65 52 0.14 0.0
1928 58 44 0.00 n/a
1927 62 50 0.18 n/a
1926 63 49 0.39 n/a
1925 65 49 0.02 n/a
1924 67 55 0.02 n/a
1923 64 42 0.00 n/a
1922 77 48 0.00 n/a
1921 62 55 0.07 n/a
1920 62 47 0.00 n/a
1919 59 47 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 53 42 n/a n/a
1916 53 49 0.69 n/a
1915 60 47 0.00 n/a
1914 65 46 0.00 n/a
1913 58 42 0.20 n/a
1912 62 49 0.00 n/a
1911 63 46 0.00 n/a
1910 59 42 0.04 n/a
1909 76 56 n/a n/a
1908 64 42 n/a n/a
1907 55 45 n/a n/a
1906 62 43 n/a 0.0
1905 61 53 0.01 n/a
1904 61 48 0.00 n/a
1903 73 52 0.00 n/a
1902 60 46 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 64 45 0.00 n/a
1898 63 42 n/a n/a
1897 70 52 n/a n/a
1896 77 57 n/a n/a
1895 56 43 0.96 n/a
1894 64 36 n/a n/a
1893 70 47 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 82 °F which happened in 2004.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 82 °F 2004
2 78 °F 1976
3 77 °F 1922
3 77 °F 1896
5 76 °F 1909
5 76 °F 2018
5 76 °F 2020
5 76 °F 1957
5 76 °F 1951
10 75 °F 2010
10 75 °F 2021
10 75 °F 1941
10 75 °F 1994
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 34 °F which happened in 2013.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 2013
2 36 °F 2015
2 36 °F 2023
2 36 °F 1999
2 36 °F 1894
6 38 °F 1947
7 39 °F 1985
8 41 °F 1939
9 42 °F 1923
9 42 °F 1917
9 42 °F 1908
9 42 °F 1948
9 42 °F 2019
9 42 °F 1910
9 42 °F 1913
9 42 °F 1898
9 42 °F 1998
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1995
2 53 °F 1916
2 53 °F 1978
2 53 °F 1967
2 53 °F 1938
2 53 °F 1917
7 55 °F 1948
7 55 °F 1983
7 55 °F 1907
10 56 °F 1952
10 56 °F 1933
10 56 °F 1895
10 56 °F 1962
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.02 inches which happened in 1946.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.02 inches 1946
2 1.08 inches 1972
3 0.96 inches 1895
3 0.96 inches 1938
5 0.90 inches 1930
6 0.86 inches 2012
7 0.81 inches 1978
8 0.74 inches 1934
9 0.69 inches 1916
10 0.65 inches 1957
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location