New Bedford May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1975
Lowest temperature 33 °F 2020
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1990
Highest daily low 69 °F 1996
Most precipitation 2.26 inches 1920
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.6 °F
Average low 48.8 °F
Chance precipitation 41.1%
New Bedford May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 72 51 0.54 n/a
2022 81 60 0.20 n/a
2021 74 51 0.00 n/a
2020 67 33 0.00 n/a
2019 70 54 0.00 n/a
2018 74 51 0.00 n/a
2017 68 37 0.00 n/a
2016 73 45 0.00 n/a
2015 66 42 0.00 n/a
2014 70 41 0.00 n/a
2013 82 53 0.08 n/a
2012 65 50 0.06 n/a
2011 73 51 0.00 n/a
2010 76 51 0.00 n/a
2009 80 52 0.00 n/a
2008 66 46 0.00 n/a
2007 65 42 0.02 n/a
2006 67 44 0.14 n/a
2005 52 43 0.05 n/a
2004 77 51 0.02 n/a
2003 65 48 0.13 n/a
2002 60 33 0.00 n/a
2001 65 47 0.00 n/a
2000 56 48 0.00 n/a
1999 72 46 0.00 n/a
1998 82 56 0.00 0.0
1997 62 46 0.02 0.0
1996 90 69 0.06 0.0
1995 70 49 0.00 0.0
1994 65 40 0.00 0.0
1993 71 48 0.00 0.0
1992 82 48 0.00 0.0
1991 72 50 0.00 0.0
1990 45 41 0.16 0.0
1989 76 55 0.00 0.0
1988 66 50 0.29 0.0
1987 70 50 0.00 0.0
1986 74 60 0.39 0.0
1985 64 57 0.32 0.0
1984 68 52 0.22 0.0
1983 72 54 0.03 0.0
1982 68 52 0.00 0.0
1981 68 49 0.00 0.0
1980 52 48 0.75 0.0
1979 68 52 0.02 0.0
1978 79 57 0.06 0.0
1977 75 53 0.00 0.0
1976 67 47 0.03 0.0
1975 91 64 0.00 0.0
1974 69 50 0.00 0.0
1973 62 55 0.13 0.0
1972 66 51 0.00 0.0
1971 64 54 0.00 0.0
1970 60 54 0.00 0.0
1969 69 55 0.00 0.0
1968 68 49 0.04 0.0
1967 61 47 0.00 0.0
1966 76 51 0.00 0.0
1965 66 50 0.00 0.0
1964 61 45 0.00 0.0
1963 70 51 0.00 0.0
1962 81 52 0.23 0.0
1961 70 50 0.00 0.0
1960 74 54 0.00 0.0
1959 79 60 0.15 0.0
1958 70 52 0.00 0.0
1957 62 45 0.02 0.0
1956 60 47 0.00 0.0
1955 75 52 0.00 0.0
1954 57 56 0.51 0.0
1953 66 49 0.00 0.0
1952 65 54 0.99 0.0
1951 72 57 0.00 0.0
1950 73 44 0.00 0.0
1949 62 43 0.36 0.0
1948 54 44 0.00 0.0
1947 61 55 0.02 0.0
1946 62 56 0.08 0.0
1945 63 47 0.00 0.0
1944 70 50 0.00 n/a
1943 52 49 0.07 n/a
1942 70 56 0.00 0.0
1941 69 52 0.00 n/a
1940 64 55 0.26 n/a
1939 65 52 0.00 n/a
1938 71 52 0.00 n/a
1937 73 50 0.00 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 64 52 0.00 0.0
1934 76 58 0.02 n/a
1933 82 62 0.00 0.0
1932 69 51 0.03 0.0
1931 67 57 0.00 0.0
1930 73 51 0.00 0.0
1929 54 43 0.66 0.0
1928 56 47 0.01 n/a
1927 61 54 0.00 n/a
1926 60 48 0.00 n/a
1925 76 40 0.00 n/a
1924 56 43 0.10 n/a
1923 73 56 0.08 n/a
1922 77 53 0.00 n/a
1921 82 59 0.00 n/a
1920 67 54 2.26 n/a
1919 73 58 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 63 52 n/a n/a
1916 64 50 0.00 n/a
1915 60 53 0.13 n/a
1914 67 52 0.00 n/a
1913 67 49 0.00 n/a
1912 71 47 0.00 n/a
1911 77 60 0.00 n/a
1910 65 53 0.42 n/a
1909 58 43 n/a n/a
1908 69 57 n/a n/a
1907 55 40 n/a n/a
1906 62 40 n/a 0.0
1905 61 42 0.00 n/a
1904 71 49 0.00 n/a
1903 80 60 0.00 n/a
1902 64 49 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 52 43 0.03 n/a
1898 69 53 n/a n/a
1897 66 56 0.15 n/a
1896 56 49 n/a n/a
1895 56 47 n/a n/a
1894 58 44 n/a n/a
1893 76 51 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 91 °F which happened in 1975.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1975
2 90 °F 1996
3 82 °F 1992
3 82 °F 2013
3 82 °F 1921
3 82 °F 1998
3 82 °F 1933
8 81 °F 1962
8 81 °F 2022
10 80 °F 1903
10 80 °F 2009
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 33 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2020.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 2020
1 33 °F 2002
3 37 °F 2017
4 40 °F 1925
4 40 °F 1907
4 40 °F 1994
4 40 °F 1906
8 41 °F 2014
8 41 °F 1990
10 42 °F 2007
10 42 °F 2015
10 42 °F 1905
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1990
2 52 °F 1980
2 52 °F 1899
2 52 °F 2005
2 52 °F 1943
6 54 °F 1948
6 54 °F 1929
8 55 °F 1907
9 56 °F 1928
9 56 °F 1924
9 56 °F 2000
9 56 °F 1896
9 56 °F 1895
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.26 inches which happened in 1920.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.26 inches 1920
2 0.99 inches 1952
3 0.75 inches 1980
4 0.66 inches 1929
5 0.54 inches 2023
6 0.51 inches 1954
7 0.42 inches 1910
8 0.39 inches 1986
9 0.36 inches 1949
10 0.32 inches 1985
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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