New Bedford May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 36 °F 2002
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1948
Highest daily low 66 °F 1903
Most precipitation 1.22 inches 2023
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.4 °F
Average low 48.5 °F
Chance precipitation 41.1%
New Bedford May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 46 1.22 n/a
2022 68 43 0.04 n/a
2021 73 43 0.00 n/a
2020 63 39 0.00 n/a
2019 78 60 0.11 n/a
2018 73 60 0.32 n/a
2017 67 43 0.00 n/a
2016 74 43 0.00 n/a
2015 67 44 0.00 n/a
2014 72 45 0.00 n/a
2013 78 57 0.11 n/a
2012 74 47 0.00 n/a
2011 72 57 0.05 n/a
2010 77 50 0.01 n/a
2009 81 46 0.00 n/a
2008 60 44 0.44 n/a
2007 65 49 0.19 n/a
2006 65 48 0.04 n/a
2005 62 40 0.00 n/a
2004 70 39 0.00 n/a
2003 74 41 0.00 n/a
2002 57 36 0.00 n/a
2001 66 48 0.00 n/a
2000 57 44 0.10 n/a
1999 69 50 0.46 n/a
1998 72 53 0.00 0.0
1997 70 48 0.10 0.0
1996 96 54 0.00 0.0
1995 70 48 0.00 0.0
1994 53 41 0.02 0.0
1993 51 48 0.51 0.0
1992 70 42 0.00 0.0
1991 70 46 0.00 0.0
1990 54 45 0.06 0.0
1989 74 51 0.00 0.0
1988 68 51 0.00 0.0
1987 61 44 0.00 0.0
1986 75 58 0.00 0.0
1985 68 52 0.00 0.0
1984 66 51 0.12 0.0
1983 58 52 0.54 0.0
1982 74 n/a 0.07 0.0
1981 71 46 0.00 0.0
1980 71 48 0.12 0.0
1979 64 52 0.09 0.0
1978 78 53 0.00 0.0
1977 66 47 0.00 0.0
1976 61 44 0.11 0.0
1975 88 58 0.00 0.0
1974 69 49 0.00 0.0
1973 66 54 0.77 0.0
1972 54 49 1.19 0.0
1971 66 52 0.00 0.0
1970 73 48 0.00 0.0
1969 66 60 0.37 0.0
1968 62 52 0.31 0.0
1967 74 53 0.04 0.0
1966 62 54 0.00 0.0
1965 64 52 0.00 0.0
1964 73 53 0.00 0.0
1963 68 58 0.00 0.0
1962 74 55 0.00 0.0
1961 65 46 0.00 0.0
1960 80 55 0.00 0.0
1959 77 58 0.07 0.0
1958 58 54 0.31 0.0
1957 53 45 0.32 0.0
1956 64 48 0.09 0.0
1955 70 49 0.00 0.0
1954 60 57 0.00 0.0
1953 65 54 0.00 0.0
1952 60 53 0.07 0.0
1951 66 54 0.00 0.0
1950 54 44 0.28 0.0
1949 64 45 0.40 0.0
1948 50 41 0.00 0.0
1947 69 48 0.04 0.0
1946 66 50 0.00 0.0
1945 62 42 0.00 0.0
1944 67 48 0.00 n/a
1943 64 51 0.34 n/a
1942 65 52 0.00 0.0
1941 74 55 0.00 n/a
1940 69 57 0.00 n/a
1939 71 53 0.00 n/a
1938 56 50 0.12 n/a
1937 60 47 0.00 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 68 49 0.00 0.0
1934 65 55 0.05 n/a
1933 82 38 0.23 0.0
1932 64 49 0.00 0.0
1931 67 54 0.00 0.0
1930 67 51 0.14 0.0
1929 53 43 0.00 0.0
1928 56 49 0.42 n/a
1927 60 49 0.03 n/a
1926 64 53 0.01 n/a
1925 64 49 0.00 n/a
1924 69 50 0.01 n/a
1923 73 50 0.00 n/a
1922 72 52 0.00 n/a
1921 83 52 0.00 n/a
1920 73 51 0.00 n/a
1919 73 48 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 76 51 n/a n/a
1916 65 50 0.05 n/a
1915 63 48 0.00 n/a
1914 82 59 0.00 n/a
1913 67 46 0.00 n/a
1912 59 54 0.00 n/a
1911 73 54 0.00 n/a
1910 66 50 0.00 n/a
1909 61 46 n/a n/a
1908 67 57 n/a n/a
1907 63 46 n/a n/a
1906 69 47 0.00 0.0
1905 58 45 0.01 n/a
1904 65 46 0.03 n/a
1903 82 66 0.09 n/a
1902 65 50 0.19 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 55 47 0.00 n/a
1898 85 56 0.27 n/a
1897 64 46 n/a n/a
1896 61 41 n/a n/a
1895 65 39 0.00 n/a
1894 60 45 0.02 n/a
1893 63 43 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 96 °F which happened in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1996
2 88 °F 1975
3 85 °F 1898
4 83 °F 1921
5 82 °F 1933
5 82 °F 1903
5 82 °F 1914
8 81 °F 2009
9 80 °F 1960
10 78 °F 1978
10 78 °F 2019
10 78 °F 2013
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 36 °F which happened in 2002.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 2002
2 38 °F 1933
3 39 °F 2004
3 39 °F 1895
3 39 °F 2020
6 40 °F 2005
7 41 °F 1994
7 41 °F 1948
7 41 °F 2003
7 41 °F 1896
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1948
2 51 °F 1993
3 53 °F 1929
3 53 °F 1994
3 53 °F 1957
6 54 °F 1950
6 54 °F 1972
6 54 °F 1990
9 55 °F 1899
10 56 °F 1928
10 56 °F 1938
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.22 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.22 inches 2023
2 1.19 inches 1972
3 0.77 inches 1973
4 0.54 inches 1983
5 0.51 inches 1993
6 0.46 inches 1999
7 0.44 inches 2008
8 0.42 inches 1928
9 0.40 inches 1949
10 0.37 inches 1969
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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