New Bedford May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 32 °F 2000
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1985
Highest daily low 59 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.98 inches 1897
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.7 °F
Average low 43.2 °F
Chance precipitation 41.6%
New Bedford May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 35 0.00 n/a
2022 58 46 0.00 n/a
2021 70 50 0.11 n/a
2020 66 52 0.00 n/a
2019 56 45 0.16 n/a
2018 83 58 0.00 n/a
2017 67 42 0.00 n/a
2016 50 46 0.33 n/a
2015 62 38 0.00 n/a
2014 67 39 0.00 n/a
2013 57 40 0.00 n/a
2012 54 48 0.06 n/a
2011 67 50 0.00 n/a
2010 78 59 0.20 n/a
2009 61 42 0.11 n/a
2008 47 43 0.05 n/a
2007 68 34 0.00 n/a
2006 50 45 0.24 n/a
2005 57 37 0.00 n/a
2004 60 52 0.31 n/a
2003 62 39 0.00 n/a
2002 59 46 0.01 n/a
2001 90 55 0.00 n/a
2000 59 32 0.00 n/a
1999 52 48 0.66 n/a
1998 63 49 0.02 0.0
1997 56 49 0.05 0.0
1996 62 45 0.40 0.0
1995 63 44 0.00 0.0
1994 61 42 0.00 0.0
1993 60 44 0.00 0.0
1992 72 46 0.05 0.0
1991 59 45 0.00 0.0
1990 64 47 0.00 0.0
1989 64 46 0.00 0.0
1988 54 39 0.11 0.0
1987 57 43 0.24 0.0
1986 53 41 0.00 0.0
1985 45 37 1.37 0.0
1984 60 43 0.31 0.0
1983 56 54 0.00 0.0
1982 68 45 0.00 0.0
1981 59 44 0.00 0.0
1980 66 44 0.05 0.0
1979 64 47 0.08 0.0
1978 59 40 0.00 0.0
1977 68 49 0.00 0.0
1976 64 46 0.00 0.0
1975 62 47 0.01 0.0
1974 58 47 0.84 0.0
1973 66 55 0.02 0.0
1972 60 47 0.80 0.0
1971 52 48 1.12 0.0
1970 64 53 0.10 0.0
1969 68 50 0.06 0.0
1968 61 48 0.06 0.0
1967 66 46 0.10 0.0
1966 59 41 0.00 0.0
1965 55 47 0.00 0.0
1964 60 40 0.00 0.0
1963 73 42 0.02 0.0
1962 51 44 0.07 0.0
1961 60 40 0.00 0.0
1960 69 48 0.00 0.0
1959 69 47 0.00 0.0
1958 56 42 0.06 0.0
1957 52 38 0.00 0.0
1956 62 47 0.28 0.0
1955 68 50 0.00 0.0
1954 51 46 0.78 0.0
1953 49 39 0.05 0.0
1952 60 44 0.00 0.0
1951 58 43 0.00 0.0
1950 59 46 0.00 0.0
1949 64 56 0.53 0.0
1948 59 44 0.00 0.0
1947 54 44 1.41 0.0
1946 54 38 0.00 0.0
1945 52 41 0.00 0.0
1944 62 48 0.00 n/a
1943 50 44 0.79 n/a
1942 67 51 0.00 0.0
1941 57 37 0.00 n/a
1940 53 47 0.11 n/a
1939 49 38 0.04 n/a
1938 65 49 0.00 n/a
1937 76 45 0.00 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.50 0.0
1935 58 45 0.00 0.0
1934 63 54 0.61 n/a
1933 67 55 0.00 0.0
1932 59 48 0.00 0.0
1931 59 46 0.00 0.0
1930 65 52 0.08 0.0
1929 58 46 0.16 0.0
1928 54 47 0.00 n/a
1927 60 43 0.00 n/a
1926 63 49 0.02 n/a
1925 57 46 0.00 n/a
1924 61 45 0.00 n/a
1923 65 44 0.00 n/a
1922 73 51 0.00 n/a
1921 61 45 0.00 n/a
1920 53 41 0.03 n/a
1919 69 49 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 49 40 n/a n/a
1916 60 51 0.00 n/a
1915 49 44 0.08 n/a
1914 64 48 0.00 n/a
1913 76 49 0.00 n/a
1912 61 44 0.00 n/a
1911 49 37 0.00 n/a
1910 61 46 0.00 n/a
1909 58 n/a n/a n/a
1908 57 40 n/a n/a
1907 49 37 n/a n/a
1906 70 47 n/a 0.0
1905 64 44 0.00 n/a
1904 60 37 0.00 n/a
1903 55 34 0.00 n/a
1902 55 45 0.17 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 57 40 0.00 n/a
1898 47 41 0.01 n/a
1897 61 45 1.98 n/a
1896 60 43 0.01 n/a
1895 70 38 n/a n/a
1894 69 47 n/a n/a
1893 50 42 0.78 n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 90 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 2001
2 83 °F 2018
3 78 °F 2010
4 76 °F 1913
4 76 °F 1937
6 73 °F 1963
6 73 °F 1922
8 72 °F 1992
9 70 °F 2021
9 70 °F 1906
9 70 °F 1895
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 32 °F which happened in 2000.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 32 °F 2000
2 34 °F 2007
2 34 °F 1903
4 35 °F 2023
5 37 °F 1911
5 37 °F 1985
5 37 °F 1907
5 37 °F 2005
5 37 °F 1904
5 37 °F 1941
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1985
2 47 °F 2008
2 47 °F 1898
4 49 °F 1953
4 49 °F 1939
4 49 °F 1917
4 49 °F 1907
4 49 °F 1911
4 49 °F 1915
10 50 °F 1943
10 50 °F 2016
10 50 °F 1893
10 50 °F 2006
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 1.98 inches which happened in 1897.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.98 inches 1897
2 1.41 inches 1947
3 1.37 inches 1985
4 1.12 inches 1971
5 0.84 inches 1974
6 0.80 inches 1972
7 0.79 inches 1943
8 0.78 inches 1893
8 0.78 inches 1954
10 0.66 inches 1999
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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