The 10 all-time hottest weather temperature days recorded in the borough or city of Queens, plus the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of New York. The temperature data for Queens dates back to 1939.
Queens has a population of some 2.34 million people in the borough proper which makes it the 2nd largest borough in New York City. If Queens was an independent city it would be the 2nd largest city in New York State after Brooklyn and the 4th largest in the United States after Los Angeles, Chicago and Brooklyn.
It can certainly get hot in Queens and the state of New York. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Queens is 107 degrees which occurred on July 3, 1966. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of New York is 108 degrees which occurred on July 22, 1926, in Troy.
The weather temperature can soar to 100 degrees or hotter in Queens during the summer but such days are not common. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree weather temperature day occurred was on June 10, 2008, when it was 100 degrees. The latest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on September 2, 1953, when it was 102 degrees.
10 All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Queens, New York
1. July 3, 1966 - 107 degrees
T-2. July 22, 2011 - 104 degrees
T-2. August 9, 2001 - 104 degrees
T-4. July 6, 2010 - 103 degrees
T-4. July 15, 1995 - 103 degrees
T-4. August 26, 1948 - 103 degrees
T-7. August 2, 2006 - 102 degrees
T-7. September 2, 1953 - 102 degrees
T-7. June 13, 2017 - 101 degrees
T-7. July 18, 2012 - 101 degrees
It's also been 101 degrees in Queens a few other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The annual average temperature in Queens for the entire year is 53.2 degrees.
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