Yonkers has a population of some 201,000 people in the city proper which makes it the largest city in Westchester County, the 4th largest city in New York State and the 113th largest city in the United States. Yonkers is located in the New York City metro area and it is the fourth largest city in the metro area after New York City itself and Newark and Jersey City in New Jersey.
It can certainly get hot in Yonkers and the state of New York. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Yonkers is 104 degrees which occurred on July 21, 1980. 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 Yonkers 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 July 3, 1966, when it was 101 degrees. The latest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on September 2, 1953, when it was 100 degrees.
10 All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Yonkers, New York
1. July 21, 1980 - 104 degrees
T-2. July 6, 2010 - 102 degrees
T-2. July 15, 1995 - 102 degrees
T-2. July 14, 1954 - 102 degrees
T-2. August 26, 1948 - 102 degrees
T-6. July 19, 1977 - 101 degrees
T-6. July 3, 1966 - 101 degrees
T-6. July 22, 1955 - 101 degrees
T-6. July 31, 1954 - 101 degrees
T-6. August 2, 1955 - 101 degrees
It's also been 101 degrees in Yonkers a few other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The annual average temperature in Yonkers for the entire year is 51.5 degrees.
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