New Bedford May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 85 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 31 °F 2007
Lowest daily high 38 °F 1917
Highest daily low 60 °F 1934
Most precipitation 0.85 inches 1914
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 63.4 °F
Average low 44.0 °F
Chance precipitation 43.0%
New Bedford May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 73 41 0.00 n/a
2022 63 45 0.00 n/a
2021 66 43 0.00 n/a
2020 58 32 0.00 n/a
2019 61 38 0.01 n/a
2018 61 50 0.19 n/a
2017 64 54 0.64 n/a
2016 58 45 0.16 n/a
2015 72 44 0.00 n/a
2014 64 39 0.00 n/a
2013 66 44 0.00 n/a
2012 63 42 0.00 n/a
2011 68 42 0.00 n/a
2010 72 55 0.00 n/a
2009 61 46 0.68 n/a
2008 69 40 0.00 n/a
2007 51 31 0.00 n/a
2006 73 48 0.00 n/a
2005 55 33 0.24 n/a
2004 68 39 0.00 n/a
2003 55 46 0.18 n/a
2002 66 41 0.00 n/a
2001 58 32 0.00 n/a
2000 73 52 0.00 n/a
1999 70 52 0.00 n/a
1998 60 55 0.80 0.0
1997 53 47 0.15 0.0
1996 n/a 37 0.24 0.0
1995 66 44 0.00 0.0
1994 58 45 0.30 0.0
1993 76 53 0.05 0.0
1992 48 34 0.00 0.0
1991 63 48 0.78 0.0
1990 60 40 0.00 0.0
1989 61 50 0.43 0.0
1988 61 52 0.14 0.0
1987 52 41 0.00 0.0
1986 72 50 0.08 0.0
1985 46 44 0.41 0.0
1984 62 46 0.00 0.0
1983 66 46 0.00 0.0
1982 73 46 0.00 0.0
1981 70 47 0.00 0.0
1980 74 50 0.00 0.0
1979 57 46 0.00 0.0
1978 60 39 0.00 0.0
1977 66 52 0.22 0.0
1976 62 52 0.00 0.0
1975 69 48 0.00 0.0
1974 59 50 0.02 0.0
1973 59 57 0.00 0.0
1972 64 45 0.00 0.0
1971 63 53 0.02 0.0
1970 58 41 0.16 0.0
1969 67 46 0.00 0.0
1968 58 49 0.01 0.0
1967 51 41 0.73 0.0
1966 65 50 0.15 0.0
1965 70 46 0.00 0.0
1964 65 44 0.00 0.0
1963 65 43 0.00 0.0
1962 62 45 0.00 0.0
1961 62 42 0.00 0.0
1960 72 49 0.00 0.0
1959 76 48 0.00 0.0
1958 53 42 0.25 0.0
1957 62 45 0.00 0.0
1956 54 n/a 0.05 n/a
1955 59 45 0.13 0.0
1954 50 44 0.00 0.0
1953 70 52 0.01 0.0
1952 61 45 0.00 0.0
1951 60 46 0.00 0.0
1950 61 49 0.01 0.0
1949 70 54 0.00 0.0
1948 54 44 0.67 0.0
1947 69 47 0.09 0.0
1946 67 44 0.00 0.0
1945 60 44 0.00 0.0
1944 67 52 0.00 n/a
1943 61 47 0.00 n/a
1942 62 44 0.00 0.0
1941 71 49 0.00 n/a
1940 67 44 0.00 n/a
1939 62 42 0.00 n/a
1938 62 53 0.12 n/a
1937 59 52 0.63 n/a
1936 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1935 64 47 0.18 0.0
1934 80 60 0.00 n/a
1933 59 48 0.00 0.0
1932 63 47 0.00 0.0
1931 67 47 0.00 0.0
1930 85 53 0.00 0.0
1929 61 47 0.03 0.0
1928 65 42 0.00 n/a
1927 60 46 0.00 n/a
1926 63 45 0.00 n/a
1925 61 45 0.00 n/a
1924 64 47 0.00 n/a
1923 65 52 0.00 n/a
1922 59 48 0.01 n/a
1921 42 40 0.11 n/a
1920 58 36 0.00 n/a
1919 63 48 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 38 37 0.07 n/a
1916 59 47 0.23 n/a
1915 68 47 0.00 n/a
1914 64 43 0.85 n/a
1913 65 49 0.00 n/a
1912 51 48 0.51 n/a
1911 65 42 0.00 n/a
1910 62 39 0.00 n/a
1909 71 49 n/a n/a
1908 52 43 n/a n/a
1907 49 41 n/a n/a
1906 68 52 0.02 0.0
1905 73 48 0.00 n/a
1904 64 45 0.00 n/a
1903 54 43 0.03 n/a
1902 61 48 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 59 40 0.00 n/a
1898 58 43 0.64 n/a
1897 59 45 n/a n/a
1896 49 42 0.00 n/a
1895 65 44 n/a n/a
1894 62 45 0.28 n/a
1893 62 44 0.41 n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 85 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1930
2 80 °F 1934
3 76 °F 1993
3 76 °F 1959
5 74 °F 1980
6 73 °F 2006
6 73 °F 2000
6 73 °F 1982
6 73 °F 1905
6 73 °F 2023
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 31 °F which happened in 2007.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 2007
2 32 °F 2020
2 32 °F 2001
4 33 °F 2005
5 34 °F 1992
6 36 °F 1920
7 37 °F 1917
7 37 °F 1996
9 38 °F 2019
10 39 °F 1978
10 39 °F 2004
10 39 °F 1910
10 39 °F 2014
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1917
2 42 °F 1921
3 46 °F 1985
4 48 °F 1992
5 49 °F 1907
5 49 °F 1896
7 50 °F 1954
8 51 °F 1967
8 51 °F 1912
8 51 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 0.85 inches which happened in 1914.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.85 inches 1914
2 0.80 inches 1998
3 0.78 inches 1991
4 0.73 inches 1967
5 0.68 inches 2009
6 0.67 inches 1948
7 0.64 inches 2017
7 0.64 inches 1898
9 0.63 inches 1937
10 0.51 inches 1912
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location