New Bedford May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1977
Lowest temperature 36 °F 2003
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1994
Highest daily low 59 °F 1991
Most precipitation 3.17 inches 1916
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.5 °F
Average low 47.7 °F
Chance precipitation 41.0%
New Bedford May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 38 0.00 n/a
2022 73 56 0.07 n/a
2021 75 44 0.15 n/a
2020 62 44 0.00 n/a
2019 70 42 0.01 n/a
2018 68 53 0.25 n/a
2017 81 53 0.00 n/a
2016 71 39 0.00 n/a
2015 81 53 0.00 n/a
2014 74 49 0.59 n/a
2013 69 44 0.00 n/a
2012 72 45 0.00 n/a
2011 56 50 0.52 n/a
2010 75 41 0.00 n/a
2009 63 50 0.37 n/a
2008 73 47 0.57 n/a
2007 57 43 0.05 n/a
2006 67 50 0.00 n/a
2005 62 47 0.00 n/a
2004 61 49 0.00 n/a
2003 54 36 0.00 n/a
2002 77 54 0.08 n/a
2001 60 47 0.00 n/a
2000 69 48 0.00 n/a
1999 70 40 0.00 n/a
1998 62 49 0.04 0.0
1997 60 47 0.00 0.0
1996 66 50 0.34 0.0
1995 56 46 1.10 0.0
1994 48 45 0.19 0.0
1993 70 53 0.02 0.0
1992 66 44 0.00 0.0
1991 75 59 0.21 0.0
1990 56 50 0.28 0.0
1989 69 50 0.06 0.0
1988 72 58 0.02 0.0
1987 79 50 n/a 0.0
1986 74 58 0.02 0.0
1985 72 55 0.13 0.0
1984 58 38 0.00 0.0
1983 54 39 0.03 0.0
1982 76 51 0.00 0.0
1981 68 49 0.00 0.0
1980 71 52 0.00 0.0
1979 64 56 0.00 0.0
1978 60 48 0.00 0.0
1977 87 56 0.00 0.0
1976 63 55 0.04 0.0
1975 74 58 0.00 0.0
1974 85 59 0.02 0.0
1973 65 51 0.00 0.0
1972 69 55 0.00 0.0
1971 65 51 0.00 0.0
1970 62 56 0.56 0.0
1969 73 55 0.00 0.0
1968 75 50 0.27 0.0
1967 65 46 0.00 0.0
1966 59 49 0.00 0.0
1965 63 56 0.54 0.0
1964 73 52 0.00 0.0
1963 70 51 0.00 0.0
1962 69 46 0.00 0.0
1961 69 53 0.00 0.0
1960 74 57 0.00 0.0
1959 57 44 0.05 0.0
1958 58 48 0.00 0.0
1957 60 46 0.00 0.0
1956 55 38 0.00 0.0
1955 60 46 0.21 0.0
1954 66 52 0.00 0.0
1953 53 51 0.23 0.0
1952 62 45 0.00 0.0
1951 63 48 0.00 0.0
1950 64 47 0.01 0.0
1949 72 47 0.00 0.0
1948 56 49 1.31 0.0
1947 65 49 0.00 0.0
1946 69 52 0.02 0.0
1945 62 43 0.01 0.0
1944 74 54 0.00 n/a
1943 67 54 0.00 n/a
1942 64 56 0.00 0.0
1941 71 55 0.02 n/a
1940 62 54 0.18 n/a
1939 59 41 0.00 n/a
1938 68 45 0.00 n/a
1937 59 49 0.12 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.01 0.0
1935 66 50 0.00 0.0
1934 63 50 0.00 n/a
1933 64 55 0.00 0.0
1932 75 55 0.00 0.0
1931 61 50 0.16 0.0
1930 74 57 0.00 0.0
1929 58 43 0.00 0.0
1928 65 47 0.00 n/a
1927 63 n/a 0.00 n/a
1926 59 51 0.02 n/a
1925 67 53 0.00 n/a
1924 73 51 0.00 n/a
1923 78 56 0.00 n/a
1922 62 46 0.00 n/a
1921 70 46 0.00 n/a
1920 75 45 0.00 n/a
1919 66 47 0.21 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 60 47 n/a n/a
1916 56 50 3.17 n/a
1915 49 44 0.29 n/a
1914 70 48 0.00 n/a
1913 55 43 0.00 n/a
1912 62 52 0.21 n/a
1911 69 53 0.00 n/a
1910 73 48 0.00 n/a
1909 57 48 n/a n/a
1908 65 50 n/a n/a
1907 62 52 n/a n/a
1906 73 51 n/a 0.0
1905 n/a 45 0.08 n/a
1904 64 45 0.00 n/a
1903 74 43 0.00 n/a
1902 72 52 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 64 46 0.17 n/a
1898 68 48 0.57 n/a
1897 63 47 0.26 n/a
1896 77 57 n/a n/a
1895 61 39 n/a n/a
1894 67 38 n/a n/a
1893 62 51 1.23 n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 87 °F which happened in 1977.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1977
2 85 °F 1974
3 81 °F 2015
3 81 °F 2017
5 79 °F 1987
6 78 °F 1923
7 77 °F 2002
7 77 °F 1896
9 76 °F 1982
10 75 °F 2021
10 75 °F 1920
10 75 °F 1968
10 75 °F 1932
10 75 °F 1991
10 75 °F 2010
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 36 °F which happened in 2003.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 2003
2 38 °F 1984
2 38 °F 1956
2 38 °F 2023
2 38 °F 1894
6 39 °F 1895
6 39 °F 2016
6 39 °F 1983
9 40 °F 1999
10 41 °F 2010
10 41 °F 1939
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1994
2 49 °F 1915
3 53 °F 1953
4 54 °F 2003
4 54 °F 1983
6 55 °F 1913
6 55 °F 1956
8 56 °F 1948
8 56 °F 1995
8 56 °F 1916
8 56 °F 2011
8 56 °F 1990
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 3.17 inches which happened in 1916.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.17 inches 1916
2 1.31 inches 1948
3 1.23 inches 1893
4 1.10 inches 1995
5 0.59 inches 2014
6 0.57 inches 2008
6 0.57 inches 1898
8 0.56 inches 1970
9 0.54 inches 1965
10 0.52 inches 2011
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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