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Looking for daily average maximum and minimum temperatures for New York City? Access these and other normal weather statistics in the Original New York City Weather Calendar.

Days below 0°F in New York City¹

YEAR	DATE	Minimum Temperature
1994	January 19^th	-2
1985	January 21^st	-2
1980	December 25^th	-1
1977	January 17^th	-2
1976	January 23^rd	-1
1968	January 9^th	-1
1963	February 8^th	-2
1961	February 2^nd	-2
1943	February 15^th	-8
1942	December 21^st	-1
1942	December 20^th	-4
1936	January 23^rd	-3
1935	January 28^th	-1
1934	February 10^th	-2
1934	February 9^th	-15
1934	February 8^th	-7
1933	December 30^th	-6
1933	December 29^th	-3
1927	January 27^th	-1
1925	January 28^th	-2
1922	February 17^th	-2
1920	February 1^st	-2
1920	January 31^st	-1
1919	December 18^th	-1
1918	February 5^th	-6
1918	January 4^th	-3
1918	January 1^st	-4
1917	December 31^st	-7
1917	December 30^th	-13
1917	December 29^th	-6
1914	February 13^th	-1
1914	February 12^th	-3
1914	January 14^th	-5
1914	January 13^th	-3
1912	February 11^th	-1
1912	January 13^th	-3
1904	January 5^th	-4
1899	February 11^th	-2
1899	February 10^th	-6
1899	February 9^th	-2
1896	February 17^th	-5
1896	January 6^th	-2
1895	February 6^th	-4
1886	February 5^th	-4
1885	February 11^th	-2
1884	December 20^th	-3
1884	December 19th	-1
1883	December 23^rd	-1
1882	January 24^th	-6
1881	February 2^nd	-3
1880	December 31^st	-3
1880	December 30^th	-6
1879	January 3^rd	-4
1875	January 19^th	-1
1875	January 10^th	-3
1873	February 24^th	-1
1873	January 30^th	-1
1871	December 21^st	-2

Days with Single Digit Maxima in New York City¹

YEAR	DATE	Maximum Temperature
1985	January 21^st	9
1943	February 15^th	8
1942	December 20^th	8
1934	February 9^th	8
1918	February 5^th	4
1917	December 31^st	6
1917	December 30^th	2
1914	January 13^th	9
1912	January 13^th	8
1899	February 12^th	9
1899	February 11^th	9
1899	February 10^th	7
1896	February 17^th	7
1895	February 8^th	8
1886	February 5^th	7
1886	January 12^th	8
1884	December 20^th	7
1882	January 24^th	6
1881	February 2^nd	9
1880	December 30^th	4
1879	January 3^rd	7

Summary Statistics

All-time Minimum Temperature	-15°F – February 9^th, 1934
Most Consecutive sub-0°F Days	4 – Dec-Jan 1917-18
Most Consecutive Days with Max 32°F or Below	16 – Jan-Feb 1961
Month with Most sub-0°F Days	February (20)
Winter with Most sub-0°F Days	1917-18 (6)
Earliest 32°F in Season	October 15^th (1876)
Earliest 0°F in Season	December 18^th (1919)
Latest 0°F in Season	February 24^th (1873)
Latest 32°F in Season	May 6^th (1891)
All-time Coldest Maximum Temperature	2°F – December 30^th, 1917

Coldest Winters in New York City

Year	December, January & February Average Temperature
1917-18	25.7
1880-81	26.6
1919-20	27.4
1903-04	27.4
1874-75	27.6
1904-05	28.1
1935-36	28.3
1872-73	28.3
1892-93	28.4
1876-77	28.5
1884-85	28.6
1887-88	28.7
1882-83	28.7

NOTES:

¹At New York City's Official Weather Station

Updated through - March 23, 2010