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Days below 0°F in New York City1
YEAR
|
DATE
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
2016
|
February 14th
|
-1
|
1994
|
January 19th
|
-2
|
1985
|
January 21st
|
-2
|
1980
|
December 25th
|
-1
|
1977
|
January 17th
|
-2
|
1976
|
January 23rd
|
-1
|
1968
|
January 9th
|
-1
|
1963
|
February 8th
|
-2
|
1961
|
February 2nd
|
-2
|
1943
|
February 15th
|
-8
|
1942
|
December 21st
|
-1
|
1942
|
December 20th
|
-4
|
1936
|
January 23rd
|
-3
|
1935
|
January 28th
|
-1
|
1934
|
February 10th
|
-2
|
1934
|
February 9th
|
-15
|
1934
|
February 8th
|
-7
|
1933
|
December 30th
|
-6
|
1933
|
December 29th
|
-3
|
1927
|
January 27th
|
-1
|
1925
|
January 28th
|
-2
|
1922
|
February 17th
|
-2
|
1920
|
February 1st
|
-2
|
1920
|
January 31st
|
-1
|
1919
|
December 18th
|
-1
|
1918
|
February 5th
|
-6
|
1918
|
January 4th
|
-3
|
1918
|
January 1st
|
-4
|
1917
|
December 31st
|
-7
|
1917
|
December 30th
|
-13
|
1917
|
December 29th
|
-6
|
1914
|
February 13th
|
-1
|
1914
|
February 12th
|
-3
|
1914
|
January 14th
|
-5
|
1914
|
January 13th
|
-3
|
1912
|
February 11th
|
-1
|
1912
|
January 13th
|
-3
|
1904
|
January 5th
|
-4
|
1899
|
February 11th
|
-2
|
1899
|
February 10th
|
-6
|
1899
|
February 9th
|
-2
|
1896
|
February 17th
|
-5
|
1896
|
January 6th
|
-2
|
1895
|
February 6th
|
-4
|
1886
|
February 5th
|
-4
|
1885
|
February 11th
|
-2
|
1884
|
December 20th
|
-3
|
1884
|
December 19th
|
-1
|
1883
|
December 23rd
|
-1
|
1882
|
January 24th
|
-6
|
1881
|
February 2nd
|
-3
|
1880
|
December 31st
|
-3
|
1880
|
December 30th
|
-6
|
1879
|
January 3rd
|
-4
|
1875
|
January 19th
|
-1
|
1875
|
January 10th
|
-3
|
1873
|
February 24th
|
-1
|
1873
|
January 30th
|
-1
|
1871
|
December 21st
|
-2
|
Days with Single Digit Maxima in New York City1
YEAR
|
DATE
|
Maximum
Temperature
|
1985
|
January 21st
|
9
|
1943
|
February 15th
|
8
|
1942
|
December 20th
|
8
|
1934
|
February 9th
|
8
|
1918
|
February 5th
|
4
|
1917
|
December 31st
|
6
|
1917
|
December 30th
|
2
|
1914
|
January 13th
|
9
|
1912
|
January 13th
|
8
|
1899
|
February 12th
|
9
|
1899
|
February 11th
|
9
|
1899
|
February 10th
|
7
|
1896
|
February 17th
|
7
|
1895
|
February 8th
|
8
|
1886
|
February 5th
|
7
|
1886
|
January 12th
|
8
|
1884
|
December 20th
|
7
|
1882
|
January 24th
|
6
|
1881
|
February 2nd
|
9
|
1880
|
December 30th
|
4
|
1879
|
January 3rd
|
7
|
Summary Statistics
All-time Minimum
Temperature
|
-15°F – February 9th, 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 15th (1876)
|
Earliest 0°F in Season
|
December 18th (1919)
|
Latest 0°F in Season
|
February 24th (1873)
|
Latest 32°F in Season
|
May 6th (1891)
|
All-time Coldest Maximum
Temperature
|
2°F – December 30th, 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:
Updated through - February 14, 2016
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