Worcester January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Worcester, Massachusetts for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1892–2023
Highest temperature 58 °F 2011
Lowest temperature -5 °F 2018
Lowest daily high 8 °F 2018
Highest daily low 44 °F 2022
Most precipitation 1.3 inches 1982
Most snow 8.0 inches 1935
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 34.5 °F
Average low 20.7 °F
Chance precipitation 39.6%
Chance snow 21.9%
Worcester January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 53 37 0.04 0.0
2022 50 44 0.13 0.0
2021 35 24 0.18 0.8
2020 34 29 0.00 0.0
2019 51 29 0.24 0.0
2018 8 -5 0.00 0.0
2017 37 25 0.09 0.9
2016 35 27 0.00 0.0
2015 30 13 0.00 0.0
2014 23 13 0.00 0.0
2013 32 16 0.00 0.0
2012 48 33 0.07 0.0
2011 58 38 0.00 0.0
2010 35 22 0.00 0.0
2009 15 0 0.00 0.0
2008 31 24 0.28 2.5
2007 42 30 0.96 0.0
2006 29 21 0.11 1.7
2005 47 30 0.00 0.0
2004 38 29 0.00 0.0
2003 39 30 0.68 0.0
2002 29 15 0.00 0.0
2001 26 15 0.00 0.0
2000 46 22 0.00 0.0
1999 22 2 0.00 0.0
1998 23 0 0.00 n/a
1997 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1996 36 27 0.00 0.0
1995 41 32 0.78 0.0
1994 36 16 0.00 0.0
1993 41 15 0.00 0.0
1992 51 29 0.00 0.0
1991 30 11 0.00 0.0
1990 47 20 0.15 0.0
1989 30 16 0.00 0.0
1988 45 27 0.00 0.0
1987 34 22 0.04 0.5
1986 35 20 0.00 0.0
1985 34 31 0.11 0.0
1984 29 19 0.00 0.0
1983 38 24 0.01 0.1
1982 35 26 1.25 1.2
1981 22 9 0.01 0.1
1980 39 23 0.00 0.0
1979 55 39 0.44 0.0
1978 23 16 0.08 0.8
1977 18 8 0.00 0.0
1976 32 15 0.00 0.0
1975 34 27 0.10 1.5
1974 35 24 0.10 0.0
1973 53 36 0.03 0.0
1972 24 7 0.00 0.0
1971 27 20 0.17 4.0
1970 19 6 0.00 0.0
1969 30 3 0.12 1.2
1968 27 -1 0.08 1.0
1967 33 20 0.07 0.1
1966 55 38 0.00 0.0
1965 27 15 0.00 0.0
1964 33 8 0.22 1.1
1963 16 0 0.01 0.1
1962 32 19 0.00 0.0
1961 35 24 1.09 3.0
1960 27 16 0.00 0.0
1959 32 24 0.01 0.1
1958 46 30 1.01 0.0
1957 19 -2 0.00 0.0
1956 14 3 0.00 0.0
1955 40 26 0.00 0.0
1954 30 10 0.04 1.0
1953 35 19 0.00 0.0
1952 48 34 0.01 0.0
1951 35 17 0.00 0.0
1950 40 27 0.00 0.0
1949 32 24 0.03 0.6
1948 33 24 0.00 0.0
1947 19 9 0.00 0.0
1946 36 16 0.00 0.0
1945 55 36 1.22 0.0
1944 36 20 0.00 0.0
1943 33 21 0.02 0.0
1942 36 n/a 0.00 0.0
1941 39 29 0.00 0.0
1940 23 7 0.00 0.0
1939 31 19 0.00 0.0
1938 18 8 0.51 5.0
1937 54 33 0.00 0.0
1936 38 11 0.00 0.0
1935 34 12 0.88 8.0
1934 52 28 0.06 0.0
1933 36 5 0.00 0.0
1932 29 16 0.02 0.5
1931 32 16 0.00 0.0
1930 36 22 0.00 0.0
1929 32 16 0.46 0.2
1928 53 19 0.19 1.3
1927 32 28 0.24 n/a
1926 36 21 0.00 0.0
1924 n/a 15 0.00 0.0
1923 52 36 1.08 0.0
1922 30 15 0.00 0.0
1921 39 20 0.00 0.0
1920 38 26 0.03 0.0
1919 42 25 0.51 0.0
1918 9 -5 0.00 0.0
1917 33 20 0.00 0.0
1916 34 20 0.04 0.0
1915 27 14 0.00 0.0
1914 21 15 0.00 0.0
1913 45 30 0.00 0.0
1912 33 22 0.04 0.0
1911 42 15 0.03 0.0
1910 30 7 0.00 0.0
1909 29 19 0.00 0.0
1908 44 27 0.00 0.0
1907 44 37 0.17 0.0
1906 36 28 0.00 0.0
1905 48 37 0.00 0.0
1904 31 18 0.00 0.0
1903 45 24 0.00 0.0
1902 29 3 0.00 0.0
1901 40 22 0.00 0.0
1900 19 10 0.13 3.0
1899 25 0 1.13 7.0
1898 n/a 12 0.00 0.0
1897 30 17 0.00 0.0
1896 31 27 0.00 0.0
1895 28 18 0.00 0.0
1894 30 15 0.00 0.0
1892 58 20 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Worcester on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Worcester history is 58 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2011.
Highest Temperatures in Worcester on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 2011
1 58 °F 1892
3 55 °F 1945
3 55 °F 1966
3 55 °F 1979
6 54 °F 1937
7 53 °F 2023
7 53 °F 1928
7 53 °F 1973
10 52 °F 1923
10 52 °F 1934
What's the all-time low for Worcester on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Worcester history is -5 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2018.
Lowest Temperatures in Worcester on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1918
1 -5 °F 2018
3 -3 °F 1997
4 -2 °F 1957
5 -1 °F 1968
6 0 °F 1899
6 0 °F 2009
6 0 °F 1998
6 0 °F 1963
10 2 °F 1999
Lowest High Temperatures in Worcester on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 8 °F 2018
2 9 °F 1918
3 14 °F 1956
4 15 °F 2009
5 16 °F 1963
6 18 °F 1977
6 18 °F 1938
8 19 °F 1900
8 19 °F 1970
8 19 °F 1947
8 19 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in Worcester on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Worcester history is 1.25 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Worcester on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.25 inches 1982
2 1.22 inches 1945
3 1.13 inches 1899
4 1.09 inches 1961
5 1.08 inches 1923
6 1.01 inches 1958
7 0.96 inches 2007
8 0.88 inches 1935
9 0.78 inches 1995
10 0.68 inches 2003
All-Time Most Snow in Worcester on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.0 inches 1935
2 7.0 inches 1899
3 5.0 inches 1938
4 4.0 inches 1971
5 3.0 inches 1900
5 3.0 inches 1961
7 2.5 inches 2008
8 1.7 inches 2006
9 1.5 inches 1975
10 1.3 inches 1928
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2023 Worcester Regional Airport location
1892–1948 Worcester location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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