NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.9 38.5 46.0 56.0 67.3 77.1 83.1 81.9 74.3 63.3 52.2 41.9 59.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 43.4 46.1 51.2 62.4 75.5 81.0 87.4 85.4 79.3 68.1 60.0 49.5 87.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 2000 1976 1991 1991 1999 1973 1983 1971 1975 1990 1999
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.6 27.6 39.0 52.2 61.8 71.4 79.5 78.1 71.9 58.5 46.7 28.3 27.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1979 1984 1992 1997 1982 2000 1982 1986 1988 1972 1989 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 28.5 30.1 37.5 47.1 57.9 67.6 74.2 73.3 65.8 54.7 44.4 33.8 51.2
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 36.5 36.8 42.7 51.1 63.5 71.4 78.2 76.0 69.3 59.4 49.8 40.1 78.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1976 1991 1999 1999 1988 1999 1971 1975 1990 1999
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 18.8 20.1 31.5 42.4 54.6 63.2 71.7 69.5 62.4 50.4 39.4 20.2 18.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1979 1984 1972 1997 1982 2000 1982 1978 1988 1976 1989 1981
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.0 21.6 28.9 38.1 48.4 58.1 65.2 64.6 57.2 46.0 36.6 25.7 42.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.5 29.9 34.2 42.4 52.5 62.1 70.6 68.0 61.3 50.8 43.5 32.4 70.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1986 1979 1999 1994 1988 1999 1971 1985 1996 1994
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 9.0 12.5 24.0 31.9 45.6 54.6 62.5 60.9 52.5 40.4 31.4 12.2 9.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1979 1984 1972 1972 1980 1978 1982 1978 1972 1976 1989 1981
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.69 4.01 4.68 4.37 3.69 3.95 3.54 4.55 3.89 3.97 4.66 4.77 50.77
Highest Precipitation (in.) 11.29 8.57 7.51 9.60 6.01 10.15 8.12 14.72 8.74 7.39 8.95 10.44 14.72
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1998 1980 1983 1989 1998 1990 1985 1996 1996 1988 1973 1985
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 1.40 1.38 1.12 1.23 1.25 0.71 1.13 0.92 0.78 0.85 1.39 1.26 0.71
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1987 1981 1976 1993 1999 1987 1984 1980 1994 1976 1988 1999
Heating Degree Days (F) 1135. 979. 854. 538. 233. 33. 0. 1. 52. 325. 617. 967. 5734.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 11. 111. 284. 256. 74. 4. 0. 0. 740.

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