Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Boston on January 30

On January 30th in Boston, the temperature ranged from a record-breaking high of 60.1°F in 2013 to a frigid low of 1.0°F in 1952. The average temperature for this date is 29.78°F, with an average high of 36.74°F and an average low of 22.83°F. In 1952, when the coldest temperature was recorded, Boston made headlines with the discovery of DNA's double helix structure, a groundbreaking scientific breakthrough that revolutionized the field of genetics.