What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in New York City in January?

The coldest month of the year in New York City is January which has an average daily temperature of just 31.5 degrees. But what is the hottest temperature ever recorded in New York City in January the coldest month of the year in the city?

Weather temperatures have been kept in Central Park in Manhattan in New York City since 1869. So the hottest temperature record for January in New York City is from 1869 until the present day.

What's the Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York City in January?

• 72 degrees on both January 6, 2007 and January 26, 1950

That's right the hottest temperature ever recorded in New York City in the month of January is a balmy 72 degrees and its happened not just once but twice since 1869. The first time it was 72 degrees in January in New York City occurred on January 26, 1950, and the second time was on January 6, 2007.

Since 1869 there have actually been three times when the temperature soared to 70 degrees or more in New York City in January as it was exactly 70 degrees on January 14, 1932 in addition to the two record dates above. So it can certainly get warm in New York City in January but only on rare occasions.

Sixty degree temperature days in New York City are not all that rare. In fact, ever single day in January except for the 16th has had at least one year since 1869 when the temperature reached at least 60 degrees. The record hottest temperature for January 16 dating back to 1869 is 58 degrees which occurred in 1995. Every other January day is at least 60 degrees for the record. 

The last time it reached 60 degrees in January in New York City was in 2008 when it 64 degrees on January 9th. For 20 out of the 31 dates in January the temperature has been at least 64 degrees once in the city since 1869.

Will the temperature rise to 70 degrees or above this January in New York? Since it has only happened three times since 1869 the odds are pretty high it will not be 70 degrees this January in New York but since it's happened in the past it could happen this year too.

For more see:

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Ten Coldest Weather Temperature Days Ever Recorded in Boston, Massachusetts