As most people who live in Boston know the city has had more below zero weather temperature days than 100 degree days but how many more times has the city seen below zero weather temperature days vs 100 degrees days?
This is a great weather trivia question that people living in Boston might find pretty interesting. The answer shows just how much more Boston is a cold weather city city vs being a warm weather city.
They have been keeping official weather temperature records in Boston since 1872, so all the data below is from 1872 until the present day.
How Many More Times Has Boston Had a Below Zero Weather Temperature Day vs a 100 Degree Day?
Total Number of 100 Degree Weather Temperature Days in Boston
- 22
Since 1872 there have only been 22 total days in Boston when the weather temperature reached 100 degrees or hotter. That is not a lot of 100 degree days and on average Boston has a 100 degree weather temperature day just once every 6 1/2 years.
As mentioned above, Boston is just not a hot weather city at all. It can very occasionally get hot in the city but those occasions are pretty rare.
Total Number of Below Zero Weather Temperature Days in Boston
- 145
Since 1872 there have been at least 145 days in Boston when the weather temperature was below zero. That works out to about once every year. In some years Boston never has a below zero temperature day and in other years the city has more than a handful of below zero days but on average Boston averages just one below zero day a year.
Even though Boston averages just one below zero weather temperature day a year that still marks the city as a cold weather city. Of all the 100 highest population cities in the United States only 20 average one or more below zero temperature days a year.
Boston Has Had 6 1/2 Times More Below Zero Weather Temperature Days Than 100 Degree Days
Overall, since 1872 the city of Boston, Massachusetts has had 6 1/2 times more below zero weather temperature days than 100 degree temperature days. For comparison purposes, the city of New York has had just about an equal amount of 100 degree days vs below zero days.
While Boston is far from the coldest weather city in the United States, the city does have the distinction of being the largest city in the country that is number one in a very particular weather category. Do you know what that category is? You can see it right here.
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