New Bedford May 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 31.
May 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1987
Lowest temperature 38 °F 2023
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1912
Highest daily low 72 °F 1987
Most precipitation 2.34 inches 1948
May 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.6 °F
Average low 52.0 °F
Chance precipitation 40.5%
New Bedford May 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 72 38 0.00 n/a
2022 85 56 0.00 n/a
2021 59 49 n/a n/a
2020 70 52 0.00 n/a
2019 77 55 0.00 n/a
2018 75 48 0.00 n/a
2017 66 53 0.45 n/a
2016 79 63 0.02 n/a
2015 79 50 0.00 n/a
2014 64 47 0.01 n/a
2013 89 63 0.00 n/a
2012 83 54 0.00 n/a
2011 85 60 0.00 n/a
2010 75 54 0.00 n/a
2009 73 48 0.00 n/a
2008 66 58 0.00 n/a
2007 72 53 0.05 n/a
2006 76 54 0.00 n/a
2005 66 45 0.00 n/a
2004 68 41 0.00 n/a
2003 71 50 0.31 n/a
2002 73 63 0.53 n/a
2001 67 44 0.00 n/a
2000 68 47 0.00 n/a
1999 86 54 0.00 n/a
1998 72 63 0.00 0.0
1997 72 56 0.01 0.0
1996 77 44 0.00 0.0
1995 89 58 0.00 0.0
1994 72 56 0.00 0.0
1993 69 51 0.00 0.0
1992 69 56 0.03 0.0
1991 77 62 0.07 0.0
1990 76 46 0.00 0.0
1989 76 57 0.15 0.0
1988 87 64 0.00 0.0
1987 98 72 0.00 0.0
1986 86 60 0.02 0.0
1985 66 53 0.00 0.0
1984 61 50 2.11 0.0
1983 66 56 0.16 0.0
1982 61 54 0.05 0.0
1981 77 58 0.07 0.0
1980 70 57 0.00 0.0
1979 76 59 0.02 0.0
1978 77 59 0.00 0.0
1977 70 49 0.00 0.0
1976 73 59 0.00 0.0
1975 72 67 0.95 0.0
1974 70 52 0.00 0.0
1973 77 61 0.00 0.0
1972 72 62 0.00 0.0
1971 67 54 0.14 0.0
1970 73 54 0.00 0.0
1969 78 58 0.00 0.0
1968 71 55 0.00 0.0
1967 62 48 0.00 0.0
1966 70 52 0.00 0.0
1965 74 50 0.00 0.0
1964 67 54 0.00 0.0
1963 79 57 0.00 0.0
1962 84 64 0.00 0.0
1961 68 42 0.00 0.0
1960 66 58 0.18 0.0
1959 70 56 0.00 0.0
1958 76 54 0.00 0.0
1957 72 54 0.00 0.0
1956 77 56 0.00 0.0
1955 68 60 0.15 0.0
1954 76 60 0.00 0.0
1953 63 46 0.00 0.0
1952 72 60 0.00 0.0
1951 75 57 0.00 0.0
1950 64 56 0.00 0.0
1949 68 52 0.00 0.0
1948 58 55 2.34 0.0
1947 67 48 0.00 0.0
1946 80 59 0.00 0.0
1945 60 47 0.00 0.0
1944 90 60 0.00 n/a
1943 72 56 0.00 n/a
1942 64 57 0.19 0.0
1941 74 53 0.00 n/a
1940 62 55 1.68 n/a
1939 85 56 0.00 n/a
1938 61 40 0.00 n/a
1937 82 59 0.00 n/a
1936 66 56 0.00 0.0
1935 68 59 0.00 0.0
1934 77 60 0.00 n/a
1933 64 60 0.12 0.0
1932 68 53 0.00 0.0
1931 69 60 0.10 0.0
1930 67 49 0.01 0.0
1929 86 65 0.03 0.0
1928 69 51 0.05 n/a
1927 67 51 0.00 n/a
1926 58 50 0.12 n/a
1925 72 51 0.00 n/a
1924 75 48 0.00 n/a
1923 69 46 0.00 n/a
1922 83 55 0.00 n/a
1921 80 50 0.00 n/a
1920 68 45 0.00 n/a
1919 81 56 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 58 47 n/a n/a
1916 68 56 0.15 n/a
1915 72 47 0.00 n/a
1914 79 59 0.00 n/a
1913 75 54 0.00 n/a
1912 55 48 0.05 n/a
1911 67 56 0.00 n/a
1910 66 51 0.23 n/a
1909 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1908 78 61 n/a n/a
1907 60 46 n/a n/a
1906 70 52 n/a 0.0
1905 68 54 0.00 n/a
1904 66 53 0.50 n/a
1903 67 46 0.00 n/a
1902 66 48 0.00 n/a
1901 63 n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 81 55 0.00 n/a
1898 69 52 0.04 n/a
1897 63 56 0.88 n/a
1896 72 56 1.16 n/a
1895 87 59 0.02 n/a
1894 58 47 1.05 n/a
1893 61 50 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 98 °F which happened in 1987.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1987
2 90 °F 1944
3 89 °F 1995
3 89 °F 2013
5 87 °F 1988
5 87 °F 1895
7 86 °F 1986
7 86 °F 1999
7 86 °F 1929
10 85 °F 2011
10 85 °F 2022
10 85 °F 1939
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 38 °F which happened in 2023.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 2023
2 40 °F 1938
3 41 °F 2004
4 42 °F 1961
5 44 °F 2001
5 44 °F 1996
7 45 °F 1920
7 45 °F 2005
9 46 °F 1903
9 46 °F 1953
9 46 °F 1923
9 46 °F 1907
9 46 °F 1990
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1912
2 58 °F 1948
2 58 °F 1926
2 58 °F 1894
2 58 °F 1917
6 59 °F 2021
7 60 °F 1907
7 60 °F 1945
9 61 °F 1893
9 61 °F 1984
9 61 °F 1982
9 61 °F 1938
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.34 inches which happened in 1948.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.34 inches 1948
2 2.11 inches 1984
3 1.68 inches 1940
4 1.16 inches 1896
5 1.05 inches 1894
6 0.95 inches 1975
7 0.88 inches 1897
8 0.53 inches 2002
9 0.50 inches 1904
10 0.45 inches 2017
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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