On June 1, 1967, temperatures in Springfield plummeted to 34 degrees. That record was tied Monday as communities across the state saw unseasonably cold morning lows.
“Anomalous cool airmass over the region with temperatures just before sunrise in the mid- to upper 30s outside the urban areas. That’s about 15-20 degrees cooler than normal for June 1st!,” the National Weather Service said.
Temperatures dropped to 49 degrees in Boston and 40 degrees in Worcester, nearing but not surpassing the cities’ previous record-breaking June 1 lows. Boston’s coldest temperature for the start of the month was set at 41 degrees in 1945, and Worcester saw a record low of 35 degrees the same year.
Other communities Monday saw lows in the 40 and high 30s. Temperatures dipped to 39 degrees both in New Bedford and on Martha’s Vineyard. Lows of 35 degrees and 37 degrees were recorded in Orange and Westfield respectively.
Chatham saw a low of 44 degrees, breaking its previous record-breaking cold temperature by 1 degree, which was set in 2001.
“Strong June sunshine” was expected to hit Massachusetts later Monday morning, with temperatures jumping to the 40s and 50s by 7 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Highs of 65 to 70 degrees, a few degrees cooler than normal for June 1, are forecast in the afternoon.
Strong rainfall and thunderstorms are possible across the state Wednesday. Drier, warmer weather is expected Thursday, though the forecast is subject to change more than 72 hours out.