The weather has been recorded in Central Park, New York City since 1869. Included in this article are the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Central Park, New York City since 1869.
In general, New York City has a much milder climate than most of New York State. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in New York State is 160 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in New York City proper is 121 degrees; a significant difference of 39 degrees.
All-time Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York City is 106 degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in Central Park, New York city is 106 degrees. The record hottest temperature was set on July 9, 1936.
The summer of 1936 was a very hot one throughout the entire United States. A total of 15 states in the country saw their all-time hottest temperatures set in the summer of 1936.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York State is 108 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in New York State is 108 degrees. That record temperature was set on July 22, 1926, in the city of Troy.
Troy is located some 160 miles directly north of NYC. While some people might think it odd that the all-time hottest temperature in New York State was set in a city that is 160 miles north of New York City, it’s all about location. New York City is located along the coast, so breezes off the Atlantic Ocean keep the city a little cooler than Upstate New York.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in New York State (108 degrees) and New York City (106) is just two degrees; not that big a difference.
All-time Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York City is -15 degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Central Park, New York City is -15 degrees, set on February 9, 1934.
Temperature recordings below zero degrees are relatively rare in New York City. There have only been 58 days when the temperature was below zero in Central Park since 1869.
The same is not true for all of the other major cities in New York State. Cities like Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse have below zero temperature days most years. The reason why New York City has far fewer zero temperature days is again because of its location near the Atlantic Ocean, as warmer ocean breezes moderate temperatures in the city.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York State is -52 Degrees
The coldest all-time temperature ever recorded in New York State is -52 degrees, which occurred in Old Forge on February 18, 1979. Old Forge is a town located in the western foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. I know Old Forge very well, as my family had a vacation home near there when I was growing up, and it is a cold and snowy place in winter.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature in New York State (-52 degrees) and New York City (-15) is 37 degrees. This illustrates a big difference, much bigger than the difference between the all-time hottest temperatures found in New York City and New York State.
