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South Boston weather records

Record high and low temperatures for South Boston, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 103°F on 2011-07-22; its coldest fell to -13°F on 1984-01-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
69°F2020-01-12
6°F2004-01-15
57°F1995-01-16
-13°F1984-01-22
February
72°F2017-02-24
9°F1995-02-06
53°F2017-02-25
-12°F2016-02-14
March
86°F1998-03-31
22°F2005-03-09
62°F2012-03-23
1°F2003-03-07
April
90°F2009-04-28
23°F1982-04-07
65°F2009-04-26
18°F1982-04-07
May
94°F2017-05-18
45°F1987-05-05
72°F1991-05-25
34°F2008-05-01
June
100°F1988-06-15
50°F2015-06-02
78°F1991-06-29
42°F1986-06-03
July
103°F2011-07-22
59°F2021-07-03
80°F1995-07-15
49°F1988-07-01
August
100°F1993-08-28
60°F1987-08-29
80°F2006-08-02
45°F1986-08-30
September
96°F1983-09-11
53°F1992-09-30
76°F2018-09-04
36°F2000-09-29
October
85°F2011-10-09
39°F2000-10-29
70°F2017-10-09
23°F2020-10-31
November
80°F2024-11-06
27°F2002-11-28
66°F2022-11-06
7°F1989-11-24
December
71°F1998-12-07
12°F1983-12-25
60°F2006-12-01
-7°F1980-12-26

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
72°F2017-02-24
6°F2004-01-15
60°F2006-12-01
-13°F1984-01-22
Spring (Mar–May)
94°F2017-05-18
22°F2005-03-09
72°F1991-05-25
1°F2003-03-07
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2011-07-22
50°F2015-06-02
80°F1995-07-15
42°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F1983-09-11
27°F2002-11-28
76°F2018-09-04
7°F1989-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value South Boston has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 103°F 2011-07-22
Lowest 6°F 2004-01-15

Low

Highest 80°F 1995-07-15
Lowest -13°F 1984-01-22

Feels-like

Highest 141°F 2016-08-12
Lowest -34°F 2016-02-14

Humidity

Highest 24.0 g/m³ 2016-08-12
Lowest 0.4 g/m³ 2023-02-04

Wind

Highest 32 mph 1985-09-27
Lowest 2 mph 1993-01-12

Gust

Highest 78 mph 2023-12-18
Lowest 7 mph 2021-12-30

Precip

Wettest 4.28 in 2009-08-29
Driest 11-day dry spell 2025-08-02

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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