Thermograph

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

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 100°F on 2002-08-14; its coldest fell to -22°F on 1994-01-27.

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
64°F2007-01-06
-5°F1994-01-16
48°F1995-01-15
-22°F1994-01-27
February
67°F2018-02-21
1°F1995-02-06
45°F1984-02-15
-21°F2015-02-24
March
78°F1998-03-31
12°F2007-03-06
56°F1998-03-31
-11°F2015-03-06
April
88°F2002-04-17
17°F1982-04-07
58°F2002-04-17
10°F1982-04-07
May
88°F2016-05-28
41°F2020-05-09
65°F2017-05-18
26°F1992-05-06
June
96°F1999-06-27
49°F2017-06-06
73°F2025-06-24
37°F2009-06-01
July
99°F2018-07-01
60°F2021-07-03
75°F2019-07-20
43°F1988-07-01
August
100°F2002-08-14
60°F1987-08-27
76°F2006-08-02
41°F1986-08-29
September
98°F2002-09-09
51°F1992-09-30
70°F2023-09-08
31°F2000-09-29
October
86°F2007-10-06
34°F2000-10-29
65°F2017-10-09
17°F2020-10-31
November
77°F2024-11-06
13°F2018-11-22
61°F2022-11-06
3°F2014-11-29
December
67°F2015-12-24
1°F1983-12-25
52°F2006-12-01
-11°F2017-12-29

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)
67°F2015-12-24
-5°F1994-01-16
52°F2006-12-01
-22°F1994-01-27
Spring (Mar–May)
88°F2016-05-28
12°F2007-03-06
65°F2017-05-18
-11°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
100°F2002-08-14
49°F2017-06-06
76°F2006-08-02
37°F2009-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
98°F2002-09-09
13°F2018-11-22
70°F2023-09-08
3°F2014-11-29

All-time records

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

High

Highest 100°F 2002-08-14
Lowest -5°F 1994-01-16

Low

Highest 76°F 2006-08-02
Lowest -22°F 1994-01-27

Feels-like

Highest 143°F 2018-07-01
Lowest -39°F 2023-02-04

Humidity

Highest 22.6 g/m³ 2006-08-02
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1981-01-04

Wind

Highest 21 mph 1997-03-06
Lowest 2 mph 2000-09-03

Precip

Wettest 4.03 in 1991-08-19
Driest 18-day dry spell 2014-02-22

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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