Massachusetts, 2000

Cold in Massachusetts, July 8, 2000

July 8, 2000 · NWS BOX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The low temperature of 55 degrees at Logan International Airport in Boston tied the previous record low for the date set in 1909.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.

The low temperature of 55 degrees at Logan International Airport in Boston tied the previous record low for the date set in 1909.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk

When
July 8, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where
Suffolk / Also Part of Norfolk forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.264, -71.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Logan International Airport

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5162721.