NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.6 39.1 46.4 56.1 66.2 75.4 81.3 80.6 73.6 63.7 53.0 42.1 59.6
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.5 46.9 53.1 61.3 71.8 79.2 85.2 85.5 78.3 69.6 62.4 49.7 63.9
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1976 1973 1976 1975 1973 1974 1973 1961 1971 1975 1990 1975
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 29.6 28.3 38.9 52.6 60.3 68.4 78.0 75.7 69.7 58.1 47.4 28.5 57.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1979 1984 1984 1967 1985 1986 1982 1963 1981 1976 1989 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 30.6 31.8 39.2 48.2 58.1 67.3 73.5 72.9 65.7 55.7 46.1 35.1 52.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 39.8 38.2 46.2 51.9 63.7 71.9 77.4 77.5 70.6 61.8 55.0 41.8 56.4
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1976 1973 1976 1975 1973 1975 1973 1971 1971 1975 1973 1975
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 21.6 22.7 32.6 45.0 52.9 61.6 70.6 68.1 61.6 50.4 40.5 20.4 49.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1979 1984 1982 1967 1985 1986 1982 1978 1988 1976 1989 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 23.4 24.5 32.1 40.4 50.0 59.0 65.7 65.1 57.7 47.7 39.1 28.0 44.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 33.1 30.0 39.2 43.8 55.5 64.5 70.1 69.5 63.0 53.9 47.6 34.6 48.9
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1984 1973 1973 1975 1973 1975 1973 1971 1971 1975 1974 1975
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.6 17.0 26.3 35.8 45.5 54.7 62.5 60.4 52.9 42.5 33.6 12.2 42.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1979 1984 1982 1967 1985 1962 1982 1978 1988 1976 1989 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.28 3.93 4.15 4.12 3.69 3.58 3.10 4.19 3.39 3.53 4.62 4.76 47.34
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.29 7.26 8.89 9.60 8.91 10.03 8.12 14.72 8.54 6.52 8.95 11.70 71.52
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1971 1968 1983 1967 1972 1990 1985 1972 1989 1988 1969 1972
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 1.14 1.38 0.73 1.23 0.32 0.67 0.11 0.84 0.78 1.28 1.29 1.22 21.87
Year Lowest Occurred 1970 1987 1962 1976 1964 1961 1970 1964 1980 1963 1964 1965 1965
Heating Degree Days (F) 1066. 930. 800. 504. 223. 38. 0. 8. 64. 299. 567. 927. 5426.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 9. 107. 264. 253. 85. 11. 0. 0. 729.

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