New Bedford May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 84 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1999
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1958
Highest daily low 61 °F 1960
Most precipitation 3.11 inches 1954
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.1 °F
Average low 47.4 °F
Chance precipitation 41.8%
New Bedford May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 74 52 0.00 n/a
2022 76 55 0.11 n/a
2021 77 46 0.00 n/a
2020 73 48 0.09 n/a
2019 66 41 0.04 n/a
2018 63 53 0.06 n/a
2017 77 45 0.00 n/a
2016 61 42 0.00 n/a
2015 69 53 0.00 n/a
2014 69 60 0.02 n/a
2013 79 46 0.00 n/a
2012 69 58 0.84 n/a
2011 56 49 0.44 n/a
2010 74 44 0.00 n/a
2009 69 47 0.01 n/a
2008 59 46 0.24 n/a
2007 72 47 0.10 n/a
2006 65 50 0.66 n/a
2005 62 44 0.15 n/a
2004 75 51 0.00 n/a
2003 51 43 0.00 n/a
2002 72 39 0.00 n/a
2001 51 47 0.00 n/a
2000 65 38 0.00 n/a
1999 66 36 0.00 n/a
1998 79 52 0.00 0.0
1997 62 50 0.63 0.0
1996 61 46 0.58 0.0
1995 63 47 0.00 0.0
1994 56 45 0.92 0.0
1993 76 54 0.17 0.0
1992 66 47 0.07 0.0
1991 83 53 0.00 0.0
1990 60 54 0.68 0.0
1989 63 n/a 0.00 0.0
1988 66 54 0.03 0.0
1987 60 42 n/a 0.0
1986 65 52 0.00 0.0
1985 64 46 0.00 0.0
1984 53 41 0.00 0.0
1983 56 42 1.05 0.0
1982 68 46 0.00 0.0
1981 62 54 0.46 0.0
1980 70 49 0.00 0.0
1979 74 57 0.00 0.0
1978 52 46 0.31 0.0
1977 74 49 0.00 0.0
1976 69 52 0.34 0.0
1975 77 55 0.92 0.0
1974 84 60 0.00 0.0
1973 67 51 0.02 0.0
1972 68 55 0.14 0.0
1971 56 51 1.42 0.0
1970 63 54 0.13 0.0
1969 63 52 0.00 0.0
1968 68 55 0.07 0.0
1967 62 48 0.02 0.0
1966 66 45 0.00 0.0
1965 78 52 0.00 0.0
1964 69 46 0.00 0.0
1963 71 49 0.00 0.0
1962 62 50 0.00 0.0
1961 64 56 0.00 0.0
1960 74 61 0.00 0.0
1959 61 45 0.00 0.0
1958 48 46 0.11 0.0
1957 63 48 0.00 0.0
1956 63 45 0.34 0.0
1955 76 52 0.00 0.0
1954 59 50 3.11 0.0
1953 69 53 0.01 0.0
1952 67 48 0.00 0.0
1951 83 53 0.00 0.0
1950 50 47 0.12 0.0
1949 59 45 0.00 0.0
1948 58 46 0.00 0.0
1947 55 38 0.00 0.0
1946 60 47 0.00 0.0
1945 60 48 0.00 0.0
1944 71 52 0.00 n/a
1943 60 46 0.00 n/a
1942 66 54 0.00 0.0
1941 75 53 0.00 n/a
1940 69 53 0.00 n/a
1939 56 41 0.00 n/a
1938 57 45 0.00 n/a
1937 65 45 0.00 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 60 47 0.06 0.0
1934 65 51 0.11 n/a
1933 68 40 0.00 0.0
1932 69 53 0.00 0.0
1931 71 51 0.05 0.0
1930 65 52 0.00 0.0
1929 66 46 0.00 0.0
1928 63 47 0.00 n/a
1927 n/a 48 0.09 n/a
1926 57 49 2.02 n/a
1925 59 48 0.00 n/a
1924 61 54 0.07 n/a
1923 65 54 0.00 n/a
1922 66 49 0.00 n/a
1921 68 48 0.00 n/a
1920 69 41 0.00 n/a
1919 65 45 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 55 40 n/a n/a
1916 55 50 0.07 n/a
1915 54 45 0.00 n/a
1914 64 47 0.00 n/a
1913 55 43 0.00 n/a
1912 59 52 1.16 n/a
1911 71 53 0.07 n/a
1910 75 46 0.00 n/a
1909 62 49 n/a n/a
1908 67 50 n/a n/a
1907 63 51 n/a n/a
1906 79 48 n/a 0.0
1905 57 47 0.02 n/a
1904 59 47 0.10 n/a
1903 68 47 0.00 n/a
1902 67 46 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 63 42 0.00 n/a
1898 60 49 0.26 n/a
1897 57 47 n/a n/a
1896 81 56 n/a n/a
1895 61 42 n/a n/a
1894 75 41 n/a n/a
1893 66 53 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 84 °F which happened in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 84 °F 1974
2 83 °F 1991
2 83 °F 1951
4 81 °F 1896
5 79 °F 2013
5 79 °F 1906
5 79 °F 1998
8 78 °F 1965
9 77 °F 2021
9 77 °F 2017
9 77 °F 1975
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 36 °F which happened in 1999.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1999
2 38 °F 1947
2 38 °F 2000
4 39 °F 2002
5 40 °F 1917
5 40 °F 1933
7 41 °F 1894
7 41 °F 2019
7 41 °F 1939
7 41 °F 1984
7 41 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1958
2 50 °F 1950
3 51 °F 2003
3 51 °F 2001
5 52 °F 1978
6 53 °F 1984
7 54 °F 1915
8 55 °F 1947
8 55 °F 1917
8 55 °F 1916
8 55 °F 1913
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 3.11 inches which happened in 1954.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.11 inches 1954
2 2.02 inches 1926
3 1.42 inches 1971
4 1.16 inches 1912
5 1.05 inches 1983
6 0.92 inches 1994
6 0.92 inches 1975
8 0.84 inches 2012
9 0.68 inches 1990
10 0.66 inches 2006
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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