What is the coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Massachusetts? This is a weather trivia question that people living in Massachusetts or people thinking of visiting Massachusetts including Boston, the Berkshires, Cape Cod and all the other great tourist attractions in the state will find interesting.
Massachusetts is certainly considered a cold weather state since it is located in New England. Despite that, the record coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Massachusetts is probably a lot colder than most people might imagine.
What is the Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Massachusetts?
- -35 degrees below zero on January 12, 1981
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Massachusetts is -35 degrees below zero. That record low temperature for Massachusetts was recorded on January 12, 1981, in Chester.
Chester is a small 1,300 population city located in western Massachusetts about 115 miles west of Boston and 30 miles northwest of Springfield. Chester also holds the state record for hottest temperature for Massachusetts at 107 degrees tied with New Bedford.
How does a -35 degrees below zero record weather coldest temperature stack up vs the rest of the United States? It's ranks as the 33rd coldest record weather temperature out of the 50 states.
The coldest weather temperature ever recorded anywhere in the United States is -80 degrees below zero which occurred on January 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska. The coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states is -70 degrees below zero which occurred on January 20, 1954, in Rogers Pass, Montana.
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