New Bedford October 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the date of October 3.
October 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 82 °F 1919
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1897
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1981
Highest daily low 66 °F 1973
Most precipitation 2.41 inches 1969
October 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.2 °F
Average low 48.5 °F
Chance precipitation 39.8%
New Bedford October 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 42 0.00 n/a
2022 55 51 0.00 n/a
2021 76 54 0.03 n/a
2020 70 36 0.00 n/a
2019 56 49 0.00 n/a
2018 68 56 0.53 n/a
2017 65 39 0.00 n/a
2016 73 56 0.00 n/a
2015 54 51 0.05 n/a
2014 59 48 0.00 n/a
2013 79 48 0.00 n/a
2012 69 60 0.08 n/a
2011 68 49 0.15 n/a
2010 60 46 0.00 n/a
2009 66 58 2.01 n/a
2008 66 42 0.00 n/a
2007 74 60 0.00 n/a
2006 71 40 0.01 n/a
2005 73 46 0.01 n/a
2004 62 41 0.00 n/a
2003 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
2002 76 53 0.00 n/a
2001 76 45 0.01 n/a
2000 79 47 0.01 n/a
1999 75 51 0.00 n/a
1998 64 46 0.00 0.0
1997 65 50 0.16 0.0
1996 65 40 0.00 0.0
1995 80 59 0.00 0.0
1994 60 38 0.00 0.0
1993 64 48 0.00 0.0
1992 73 58 0.00 0.0
1991 70 62 0.02 0.0
1990 69 46 0.00 0.0
1989 76 47 0.00 0.0
1988 69 54 0.02 0.0
1987 73 60 0.30 0.0
1986 64 55 0.22 0.0
1985 63 54 0.24 0.0
1984 63 42 0.00 0.0
1983 79 61 0.00 0.0
1982 66 45 0.00 0.0
1981 51 44 0.02 0.0
1980 64 57 0.72 0.0
1979 70 60 0.70 0.0
1978 56 44 0.00 0.0
1977 61 49 0.00 0.0
1976 66 54 0.03 0.0
1975 64 45 0.00 0.0
1974 56 43 0.02 0.0
1973 71 66 1.72 0.0
1972 73 43 0.00 0.0
1971 71 54 0.00 0.0
1970 76 61 0.00 0.0
1969 75 63 2.41 0.0
1968 76 65 0.27 0.0
1967 76 55 0.00 0.0
1966 67 46 0.00 0.0
1965 67 47 0.00 0.0
1964 73 55 0.16 0.0
1963 65 58 0.02 0.0
1962 78 53 0.00 0.0
1961 66 61 1.70 0.0
1960 73 54 0.00 0.0
1959 66 54 0.00 0.0
1958 60 48 0.00 0.0
1957 66 45 0.00 0.0
1956 70 55 0.02 0.0
1955 66 50 0.00 0.0
1954 68 63 0.15 0.0
1953 74 52 0.00 0.0
1952 60 46 0.54 0.0
1951 65 61 0.00 0.0
1950 76 56 0.00 0.0
1949 62 44 0.00 0.0
1948 58 44 0.00 0.0
1947 65 47 0.00 0.0
1946 67 43 0.00 0.0
1945 53 37 0.00 0.0
1944 62 39 0.00 0.0
1943 64 56 0.00 0.0
1942 60 42 0.00 n/a
1941 68 59 0.23 n/a
1940 56 51 0.52 n/a
1939 56 53 0.05 n/a
1938 62 48 0.00 n/a
1937 61 49 0.00 n/a
1936 66 49 0.00 0.0
1935 64 51 0.00 0.0
1934 65 50 0.00 0.0
1933 62 51 0.00 0.0
1932 67 58 0.00 0.0
1931 71 59 0.00 n/a
1930 64 49 0.00 n/a
1929 62 46 0.01 0.0
1928 62 47 0.00 n/a
1927 74 65 0.00 n/a
1926 72 62 0.00 n/a
1925 63 56 1.14 n/a
1924 69 51 0.00 n/a
1923 68 48 0.00 n/a
1922 75 51 0.00 n/a
1921 70 59 0.93 n/a
1920 65 48 0.00 n/a
1919 82 61 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 66 52 0.00 n/a
1915 51 43 0.01 n/a
1914 73 53 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1912 65 45 0.00 n/a
1911 58 40 0.00 n/a
1910 62 47 0.00 n/a
1909 60 51 n/a n/a
1908 62 38 n/a n/a
1907 64 49 n/a n/a
1906 65 49 0.00 0.0
1905 73 59 0.40 n/a
1904 60 40 0.00 n/a
1903 66 46 0.02 n/a
1902 71 58 0.00 n/a
1901 65 49 0.02 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 76 60 n/a n/a
1897 60 34 n/a n/a
1896 57 51 0.02 n/a
1895 67 42 n/a n/a
1894 69 46 0.04 n/a
1893 61 45 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for New Bedford on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 82 °F which happened in 1919.
Highest Temperatures in New Bedford on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 82 °F 1919
2 80 °F 1995
3 79 °F 1983
3 79 °F 2000
3 79 °F 2013
3 79 °F 2023
7 78 °F 1962
8 76 °F 1989
8 76 °F 1970
8 76 °F 2002
8 76 °F 2001
8 76 °F 1950
8 76 °F 1898
8 76 °F 1967
8 76 °F 2021
8 76 °F 1968
What's the all-time low for New Bedford on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New Bedford history is 34 °F which happened in 1897.
Lowest Temperatures in New Bedford on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1897
2 36 °F 2020
3 37 °F 1945
4 38 °F 1994
4 38 °F 1908
6 39 °F 2017
6 39 °F 1944
8 40 °F 1996
8 40 °F 1911
8 40 °F 2006
8 40 °F 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in New Bedford on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1915
1 51 °F 1981
3 53 °F 1945
4 54 °F 2015
5 55 °F 2022
6 56 °F 1940
6 56 °F 1974
6 56 °F 1939
6 56 °F 1978
6 56 °F 2019
What's the most it has ever rained in New Bedford on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New Bedford history is 2.41 inches which happened in 1969.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New Bedford on October 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.41 inches 1969
2 2.01 inches 2009
3 1.72 inches 1973
4 1.70 inches 1961
5 1.14 inches 1925
6 0.93 inches 1921
7 0.72 inches 1980
8 0.70 inches 1979
9 0.54 inches 1952
10 0.53 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 New Bedford Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 New Bedford Coop location