Included are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in New York City as well as annual average temperatures, record rain and snowfall totals plus averages, annual sunshine levels and the highest wind gusts ever recorded in New York City.
In general, New York City has hot summers and cold winters and receives its share of yearly rain and snow. As anyone who has ever walked around down in the canyons of Wall Street knows it can also get pretty windy in the city at times. However, compared to all the other cities in New York State the city of New York has the best weather.
All the upstate cities have higher annual average rain and snow totals and colder temperatures all around. The upstate cities also receive far less annual sunshine than New York City does.
The weather for all the upstate cities is heavily influenced by weather patterns flowing over the Great Lakes. As weather systems pass over large bodies of water they pick up moisture which means rain, snow and clouds. Many upstate New York cities are among the snowiest, rainiest and most cloudy cities in the United States.
The weather for New York City is not heavily influenced by the Great Lakes and hence New York City is not close to making any of the top lists of cities in the United States for rain, snow or cloud cover.
Average and Record Temperatures in New York City
The annual average temperature in NYC is 54.6 degrees
The annual average high temperature in NYC is 61.7 degrees
The annual average low temperature in NYC is 47.5 degrees
Record Hottest Temperatures in NYC
The hottest temperature ever recorded in NYC is 106 degrees which occurred on July 9, 1936
The hottest year in NYC history is 2012 with an annual average temperature of 57.3 degrees
Record Coldest Temperatures in NYC
The coldest temperature ever recorded in NYC is -15 degrees which occurred on February 9, 1934
The coldest temperature year in NYC history is 1888 when the annual average temperature was 49.3degrees
Record Precipitation or Rain Totals
Average annual rainfall in NYC is 49.69 inches
The rainiest year on record in NYC is 1983 with 80.56 inches of rain
The driest year on record in NYC is 1965 with 26.09 inches of rain
Snowfall Records in NYC
NYC averages 28.8 inches of yearly snow
The snowiest winter on record is 1995-1996 with 75.6 inches of snow
The largest snowstorm in NYC history is 27.5" which occurred on January 24-26, 2016
The greatest daily snowfall total in NYC history is 27.3" which occurred on January 23, 2016
The snowiest month in NYC history is 36.9" which occurred in February of 2010
Wind Records in NYC
The highest wind gust ever recorded in Central Park is 78 mph which occurred on December 2, 1974
On October 14, 1954 wind gusts of 113 mph were recorded in The Battery on the tip of Manhattan. That is a very high wind but NYC is not one of the windiest cities in the United States.
Sunshine Levels in NYC
On average the sun shines 58% of the time in NYC.
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