Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

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 98°F on 2011-07-22; its coldest fell to -9°F on 2016-02-14.

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
67°F2020-01-12
6°F2004-01-15
56°F1995-01-16
-8°F1981-01-12
February
67°F2017-02-24
11°F2016-02-14
52°F1997-02-22
-9°F2016-02-14
March
79°F1998-03-31
23°F2005-03-09
59°F2012-03-23
6°F1980-03-01
April
84°F2002-04-17
25°F1982-04-07
63°F2009-04-26
18°F1982-04-07
May
89°F1987-05-31
45°F1987-05-05
70°F1991-05-25
36°F2008-05-01
June
96°F2025-06-24
50°F2015-06-02
76°F2025-06-25
45°F1986-06-03
July
98°F2011-07-22
60°F2021-07-03
79°F2019-07-21
51°F1988-07-01
August
95°F1993-08-28
61°F1987-08-29
79°F2006-08-02
48°F1986-08-30
September
92°F2018-09-06
52°F2000-09-29
75°F2018-09-04
40°F2000-09-29
October
82°F2011-10-09
40°F2000-10-29
69°F2017-10-09
28°F2020-10-31
November
77°F2024-11-01
27°F2002-11-28
66°F2022-11-07
13°F1989-11-24
December
69°F1998-12-07
15°F2017-12-29
59°F2006-12-01
-3°F1980-12-25

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)
69°F1998-12-07
6°F2004-01-15
59°F2006-12-01
-9°F2016-02-14
Spring (Mar–May)
89°F1987-05-31
23°F2005-03-09
70°F1991-05-25
6°F1980-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
98°F2011-07-22
50°F2015-06-02
79°F2006-08-02
45°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
92°F2018-09-06
27°F2002-11-28
75°F2018-09-04
13°F1989-11-24

All-time records

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

High

Highest 98°F 2011-07-22
Lowest 6°F 2004-01-15

Low

Highest 79°F 2006-08-02
Lowest -9°F 2016-02-14

Feels-like

Highest 130°F 2016-08-12
Lowest -33°F 2016-02-14

Humidity

Highest 23.4 g/m³ 2016-08-12
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 2023-02-04

Wind

Highest 38 mph 1985-09-27
Lowest 3 mph 1993-01-12

Gust

Highest 80 mph 2024-12-12
Lowest 6 mph 1993-01-12

Precip

Wettest 4.75 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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