New York City August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F 2015
Lowest temperature 56 °F 1979
Lowest daily high 65 °F 1909
Highest daily low 78 °F 2015
Most precipitation 2.86 inches 1974
Most snow none -
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.3 °F
Average low 68.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.6%
Chance snow 0%
New York City August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 72 0.00 0.0
2022 81 63 0.34 0.0
2021 81 73 0.00 0.0
2020 81 64 0.14 0.0
2019 87 73 0.00 0.0
2018 87 72 1.04 0.0
2017 83 69 0.00 0.0
2016 85 77 0.01 0.0
2015 95 78 0.00 0.0
2014 82 66 0.01 0.0
2013 84 64 0.00 0.0
2012 88 65 0.15 0.0
2011 86 66 0.00 0.0
2010 91 74 0.00 0.0
2009 92 75 0.00 0.0
2008 83 65 0.00 0.0
2007 85 62 0.74 0.0
2006 86 69 0.00 0.0
2005 88 68 0.00 0.0
2004 79 61 0.00 0.0
2003 81 64 0.27 0.0
2002 94 74 0.21 0.0
2001 86 73 0.00 0.0
2000 74 63 0.00 0.0
1999 86 72 0.00 0.0
1998 79 73 2.38 0.0
1997 93 72 0.02 0.0
1996 82 68 0.01 0.0
1995 90 77 0.00 0.0
1994 79 68 1.00 0.0
1993 75 66 1.35 0.0
1992 68 65 1.52 0.0
1991 90 74 0.00 0.0
1990 91 71 0.00 0.0
1989 86 68 0.00 0.0
1988 89 74 0.14 0.0
1987 94 75 0.00 0.0
1986 86 72 0.16 0.0
1985 86 67 0.00 0.0
1984 87 69 0.00 0.0
1983 88 68 0.00 0.0
1982 89 71 0.40 0.0
1981 79 59 0.00 0.0
1980 85 64 0.00 0.0
1979 78 56 0.00 0.0
1978 92 78 0.00 0.0
1977 82 70 0.28 0.0
1976 83 60 0.00 0.0
1975 72 65 0.02 0.0
1974 84 70 2.86 0.0
1973 80 67 0.00 0.0
1972 70 64 0.00 0.0
1971 88 66 0.00 0.0
1970 88 74 0.06 0.0
1969 90 73 0.06 0.0
1968 91 73 0.00 0.0
1967 87 68 0.00 0.0
1966 87 68 0.00 0.0
1965 86 72 0.00 0.0
1964 81 62 0.00 0.0
1963 78 63 0.00 0.0
1962 80 65 0.95 0.0
1961 81 63 0.00 0.0
1960 82 63 0.00 0.0
1959 93 75 0.06 0.0
1958 77 66 0.02 0.0
1957 82 61 0.00 0.0
1956 92 71 0.00 0.0
1955 86 75 0.00 0.0
1954 79 63 0.00 0.0
1953 76 65 0.15 0.0
1952 84 69 0.00 0.0
1951 85 69 0.00 0.0
1950 80 69 0.00 0.0
1949 80 65 0.00 0.0
1948 76 64 0.00 0.0
1947 70 64 0.15 0.0
1946 88 66 1.15 0.0
1945 78 63 0.00 0.0
1944 95 76 0.00 0.0
1943 84 69 0.00 0.0
1942 87 69 1.27 0.0
1941 79 60 0.00 0.0
1940 74 69 0.49 0.0
1939 90 75 0.00 0.0
1938 86 76 0.00 0.0
1937 92 69 0.20 0.0
1936 90 69 0.29 0.0
1935 89 68 0.00 0.0
1934 77 60 0.00 0.0
1933 77 67 0.06 0.0
1932 83 70 0.00 0.0
1931 89 70 0.00 0.0
1930 76 62 0.02 0.0
1929 82 63 0.00 0.0
1928 73 66 0.65 0.0
1927 80 62 0.00 0.0
1926 86 71 0.27 0.0
1925 86 69 0.00 0.0
1924 76 65 0.12 0.0
1923 78 58 0.00 0.0
1922 94 71 0.00 0.0
1921 76 63 0.18 0.0
1920 91 71 0.18 0.0
1919 70 65 0.39 0.0
1918 76 65 0.00 0.0
1917 84 69 0.00 0.0
1916 87 64 0.00 0.0
1915 78 60 0.00 0.0
1914 83 68 0.00 0.0
1913 93 70 0.00 0.0
1912 75 58 0.00 0.0
1911 89 72 0.04 0.0
1910 76 67 0.00 0.0
1909 65 61 0.35 0.0
1908 82 75 0.02 0.0
1907 83 70 0.10 0.0
1906 85 71 0.00 0.0
1905 78 61 0.00 0.0
1904 86 72 0.00 0.0
1903 80 62 0.00 0.0
1902 74 57 0.00 0.0
1901 89 76 0.00 0.0
1900 84 72 0.49 0.0
1899 82 63 0.00 0.0
1898 89 72 0.00 0.0
1897 75 67 0.00 0.0
1896 77 65 0.00 0.0
1895 86 76 0.12 0.0
1894 78 60 0.00 0.0
1893 81 71 0.23 0.0
1892 89 68 0.00 0.0
1891 86 67 0.00 0.0
1890 90 71 0.39 0.0
1889 75 60 0.00 0.0
1888 87 77 0.03 0.0
1887 81 64 0.00 0.0
1886 78 64 0.00 0.0
1885 77 60 0.00 0.0
1884 84 69 0.00 0.0
1883 77 57 0.00 0.0
1882 87 74 0.00 0.0
1881 67 56 0.01 0.0
1880 76 57 0.00 0.0
1879 71 64 0.64 0.0
1878 82 73 0.04 0.0
1877 82 68 0.00 0.0
1876 75 70 2.06 0.0
1875 83 72 0.44 0.0
1874 78 61 0.00 0.0
1873 80 64 0.06 0.0
1872 87 75 0.07 0.0
1871 78 71 0.00 0.0
1870 82 67 0.00 0.0
1869 68 62 0.08 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 95 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2015.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1944
1 95 °F 2015
3 94 °F 1987
3 94 °F 1922
3 94 °F 2002
6 93 °F 1959
6 93 °F 1913
6 93 °F 1997
9 92 °F 1956
9 92 °F 1978
9 92 °F 2009
9 92 °F 1937
What's the all-time low for New York City on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 56 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1979.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1979
1 56 °F 1881
3 57 °F 1883
3 57 °F 1880
3 57 °F 1902
6 58 °F 1923
6 58 °F 1912
8 59 °F 1981
9 60 °F 1934
9 60 °F 1889
9 60 °F 1915
9 60 °F 1941
9 60 °F 1976
9 60 °F 1885
9 60 °F 1894
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1909
2 67 °F 1881
3 68 °F 1869
3 68 °F 1992
5 70 °F 1972
5 70 °F 1947
5 70 °F 1919
8 71 °F 1879
9 72 °F 1975
10 73 °F 1928
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 2.86 inches which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.86 inches 1974
2 2.38 inches 1998
3 2.06 inches 1876
4 1.52 inches 1992
5 1.35 inches 1993
6 1.27 inches 1942
7 1.15 inches 1946
8 1.04 inches 2018
9 1.00 inches 1994
10 0.95 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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