New York City August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 101 °F 1944
Lowest temperature 56 °F 1951
Lowest daily high 68 °F 1903
Highest daily low 81 °F 1908
Most precipitation 1.44 inches 1884
Most snow none -
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.4 °F
Average low 69.4 °F
Chance precipitation 36.4%
Chance snow 0%
New York City August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 71 0.00 0.0
2022 89 78 0.00 0.0
2021 81 69 0.00 0.0
2020 86 73 0.00 0.0
2019 82 70 0.00 0.0
2018 91 73 0.00 0.0
2017 78 69 0.30 0.0
2016 83 69 0.00 0.0
2015 87 72 0.00 0.0
2014 90 71 0.00 0.0
2013 78 62 0.00 0.0
2012 91 73 0.22 0.0
2011 86 70 0.00 0.0
2010 95 77 0.02 0.0
2009 85 73 0.00 0.0
2008 86 69 0.04 0.0
2007 85 70 0.00 0.0
2006 89 72 0.00 0.0
2005 98 79 0.00 0.0
2004 77 67 0.00 0.0
2003 80 72 0.08 0.0
2002 91 78 0.00 0.0
2001 90 70 0.00 0.0
2000 80 65 0.00 0.0
1999 90 68 0.12 0.0
1998 86 70 0.00 0.0
1997 80 62 0.70 0.0
1996 85 70 0.00 0.0
1995 87 75 0.13 0.0
1994 82 60 0.46 0.0
1993 86 67 0.00 0.0
1992 81 62 0.00 0.0
1991 84 67 0.00 0.0
1990 79 69 0.11 0.0
1989 94 76 0.01 0.0
1988 89 76 0.00 0.0
1987 85 69 0.61 0.0
1986 85 68 0.00 0.0
1985 83 68 0.00 0.0
1984 78 72 0.08 0.0
1983 84 73 0.00 0.0
1982 88 74 0.57 0.0
1981 90 73 0.01 0.0
1980 94 78 0.02 0.0
1979 94 76 0.00 0.0
1978 70 65 0.11 0.0
1977 92 74 0.00 0.0
1976 86 65 0.00 0.0
1975 91 72 0.00 0.0
1974 85 66 0.01 0.0
1973 88 67 0.00 0.0
1972 80 59 0.00 0.0
1971 83 65 0.00 0.0
1970 79 67 0.01 0.0
1969 79 69 0.49 0.0
1968 88 70 0.00 0.0
1967 86 67 0.79 0.0
1966 88 67 0.00 0.0
1965 77 64 0.10 0.0
1964 81 62 0.00 0.0
1963 80 65 0.00 0.0
1962 85 65 0.00 0.0
1961 80 68 0.00 0.0
1960 70 65 0.06 0.0
1959 70 61 1.25 0.0
1958 86 71 0.00 0.0
1957 80 61 0.00 0.0
1956 71 66 0.05 0.0
1955 100 77 0.00 0.0
1954 84 68 0.00 0.0
1953 87 68 0.14 0.0
1952 90 76 0.00 0.0
1951 77 56 0.00 0.0
1950 79 62 0.00 0.0
1949 87 71 0.46 0.0
1948 70 67 0.31 0.0
1947 87 66 0.00 0.0
1946 86 69 0.00 0.0
1945 82 60 0.00 0.0
1944 101 77 0.03 0.0
1943 84 68 0.12 0.0
1942 79 63 0.00 0.0
1941 92 72 0.00 0.0
1940 85 68 0.00 0.0
1939 89 69 0.00 0.0
1938 92 73 0.06 0.0
1937 87 70 0.00 0.0
1936 82 69 0.00 0.0
1935 84 69 0.00 0.0
1934 80 64 0.00 0.0
1933 84 63 0.00 0.0
1932 88 68 0.00 0.0
1931 95 72 0.00 0.0
1930 96 79 0.00 0.0
1929 79 57 0.00 0.0
1928 92 75 0.00 0.0
1927 82 64 0.10 0.0
1926 82 69 0.00 0.0
1925 74 66 0.21 0.0
1924 91 69 0.01 0.0
1923 92 74 0.00 0.0
1922 84 64 0.00 0.0
1921 80 61 0.00 0.0
1920 84 62 0.00 0.0
1919 76 68 0.01 0.0
1918 95 69 0.30 0.0
1917 83 66 0.00 0.0
1916 87 74 0.00 0.0
1915 77 61 0.06 0.0
1914 76 64 0.00 0.0
1913 78 63 0.00 0.0
1912 76 56 0.00 0.0
1911 81 65 0.00 0.0
1910 78 67 0.00 0.0
1909 73 61 0.00 0.0
1908 93 81 0.25 0.0
1907 80 65 0.00 0.0
1906 92 76 0.00 0.0
1905 85 74 0.00 0.0
1904 80 74 0.65 0.0
1903 68 62 0.67 0.0
1902 84 69 0.00 0.0
1901 79 64 0.00 0.0
1900 81 61 0.00 0.0
1899 94 78 0.41 0.0
1898 82 67 1.15 0.0
1897 73 65 0.50 0.0
1896 94 76 0.00 0.0
1895 87 67 0.00 0.0
1894 78 60 0.00 0.0
1893 85 67 0.23 0.0
1892 81 70 0.51 0.0
1891 75 66 0.00 0.0
1890 87 77 0.00 0.0
1889 76 66 0.17 0.0
1888 88 73 0.01 0.0
1887 80 69 0.00 0.0
1886 76 56 0.00 0.0
1885 87 67 0.38 0.0
1884 76 72 1.44 0.0
1883 74 61 0.00 0.0
1882 88 68 0.00 0.0
1881 91 75 0.07 0.0
1880 74 62 0.13 0.0
1879 87 70 0.00 0.0
1878 81 73 0.00 0.0
1877 79 64 0.00 0.0
1876 84 71 0.00 0.0
1875 82 69 0.18 0.0
1874 74 59 0.00 0.0
1873 80 66 0.00 0.0
1872 82 65 0.00 0.0
1871 88 71 0.37 0.0
1870 86 66 0.00 0.0
1869 72 67 0.37 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 101 °F which happened in 1944.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 101 °F 1944
2 100 °F 1955
3 98 °F 2005
4 96 °F 1930
5 95 °F 1918
5 95 °F 1931
5 95 °F 2010
8 94 °F 1896
8 94 °F 1979
8 94 °F 1980
8 94 °F 1989
8 94 °F 1899
What's the all-time low for New York City on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 56 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1951.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1886
1 56 °F 1951
1 56 °F 1912
4 57 °F 1929
5 59 °F 1874
5 59 °F 1972
7 60 °F 1894
7 60 °F 1945
7 60 °F 1994
10 61 °F 1900
10 61 °F 1957
10 61 °F 1921
10 61 °F 1959
10 61 °F 1909
10 61 °F 1915
10 61 °F 1883
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1903
2 70 °F 1948
2 70 °F 1978
2 70 °F 1960
2 70 °F 1959
6 71 °F 1956
7 72 °F 1869
8 73 °F 1909
8 73 °F 1897
10 74 °F 1883
10 74 °F 1874
10 74 °F 1925
10 74 °F 1880
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.44 inches which happened in 1884.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.44 inches 1884
2 1.25 inches 1959
3 1.15 inches 1898
4 0.79 inches 1967
5 0.70 inches 1997
6 0.67 inches 1903
7 0.65 inches 1904
8 0.61 inches 1987
9 0.57 inches 1982
10 0.51 inches 1892
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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