New York City December 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of December 12.
December 12 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1931
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1988
Lowest daily high 20 °F 1988
Highest daily low 55 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.60 inches 1983
Most snow 11.6 inches 1960
December 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 45.7 °F
Average low 34.3 °F
Chance precipitation 36.3%
Chance snow 6.4%
New York City December 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 44 36 0.00 0.0
2022 38 28 0.01 0.0
2021 56 42 0.00 0.0
2020 58 46 0.00 0.0
2019 36 26 0.00 0.0
2018 41 33 0.00 0.0
2017 50 29 0.00 0.0
2016 46 34 0.50 0.0
2015 66 55 0.00 0.0
2014 38 32 0.00 0.0
2013 30 23 0.00 0.0
2012 43 36 0.00 0.0
2011 44 33 0.00 0.0
2010 56 40 1.38 0.0
2009 37 25 0.00 0.0
2008 44 32 0.93 0.0
2007 52 34 0.00 0.0
2006 49 44 0.00 0.0
2005 37 24 0.00 0.0
2004 46 41 0.00 0.0
2003 41 34 0.00 0.0
2002 48 36 0.02 0.0
2001 47 40 0.00 0.0
2000 52 25 0.01 0.0
1999 46 35 0.00 0.0
1998 47 37 0.00 0.0
1997 39 33 0.13 0.0
1996 45 42 0.03 0.0
1995 26 16 0.00 0.0
1994 31 24 0.00 0.0
1993 41 23 0.00 0.0
1992 41 33 0.46 0.4
1991 54 46 0.00 0.0
1990 51 35 0.00 0.0
1989 35 31 0.00 0.0
1988 20 5 0.00 0.0
1987 53 43 0.07 0.0
1986 39 34 0.00 0.0
1985 49 39 0.01 0.0
1984 49 42 0.00 0.0
1983 59 36 1.60 0.0
1982 31 21 0.19 3.0
1981 41 31 0.02 0.2
1980 41 27 0.00 0.0
1979 65 50 0.00 0.0
1978 40 28 0.00 0.0
1977 32 17 0.00 0.0
1976 42 36 0.14 0.0
1975 39 36 0.00 0.0
1974 50 43 0.00 0.0
1973 40 32 0.00 0.0
1972 37 29 0.05 0.0
1971 53 42 0.00 0.0
1970 33 30 0.74 0.0
1969 50 40 0.00 0.0
1968 41 29 0.00 0.0
1967 51 39 1.28 0.0
1966 43 32 0.00 0.0
1965 42 37 0.17 0.0
1964 53 44 0.79 0.0
1963 36 27 0.32 2.3
1962 25 16 0.00 0.0
1961 46 38 0.43 0.0
1960 21 9 0.68 11.6
1959 55 45 1.15 0.0
1958 29 18 0.00 0.0
1957 27 18 0.00 0.0
1956 55 46 0.19 0.0
1955 38 27 0.00 0.0
1954 39 32 0.00 0.0
1953 48 43 0.43 0.0
1952 44 37 0.00 0.0
1951 41 n/a 0.01 0.0
1950 38 32 0.00 0.0
1949 60 45 0.46 0.0
1948 54 37 0.06 0.0
1947 40 29 0.07 0.4
1946 61 40 0.08 0.0
1945 28 17 0.00 0.0
1944 45 31 0.23 0.0
1943 40 15 0.00 0.0
1942 45 36 0.00 0.0
1941 27 21 0.00 0.0
1940 49 39 0.00 0.0
1939 36 20 0.00 0.0
1938 48 36 0.10 0.0
1937 31 18 0.00 0.0
1936 43 36 0.06 0.0
1935 43 34 0.00 0.0
1934 32 11 0.00 0.0
1933 24 15 0.00 0.0
1932 40 34 0.37 0.0
1931 68 47 0.00 0.0
1930 43 38 0.04 0.0
1929 32 13 0.22 0.9
1928 46 35 0.00 0.0
1927 56 42 0.01 0.0
1926 42 30 0.00 0.0
1925 47 38 0.02 0.0
1924 42 32 0.00 0.0
1923 52 35 0.00 0.0
1922 43 27 0.10 0.0
1921 41 34 0.19 0.0
1920 48 32 0.00 0.0
1919 42 28 0.21 0.0
1918 50 37 0.02 0.0
1917 24 17 0.01 0.1
1916 40 32 0.53 0.5
1915 34 20 0.00 0.0
1914 36 30 0.00 0.0
1913 47 19 0.00 0.0
1912 40 23 0.00 0.0
1911 63 54 0.00 0.0
1910 25 19 0.00 0.0
1909 36 28 0.01 n/a
1908 47 31 0.18 n/a
1907 35 27 0.00 0.0
1906 34 17 0.00 0.0
1905 49 38 0.00 0.0
1904 36 23 0.24 n/a
1903 44 27 0.00 0.0
1902 28 23 0.05 0.3
1901 48 39 0.00 0.0
1900 36 24 0.00 0.0
1899 59 53 0.37 0.0
1898 36 31 0.03 0.5
1897 56 40 0.45 0.0
1896 50 37 0.00 0.0
1895 27 14 0.00 0.0
1894 57 42 1.52 0.0
1893 45 27 0.00 0.0
1892 37 30 0.00 0.0
1891 47 35 0.00 0.0
1890 41 18 0.00 0.0
1889 47 37 0.00 0.0
1888 37 28 0.00 0.0
1887 53 37 0.01 0.0
1886 43 35 0.01 0.0
1885 38 28 0.00 0.0
1884 43 32 0.57 0.1
1883 39 32 0.00 0.0
1882 33 28 0.00 0.0
1881 45 29 0.03 0.0
1880 38 20 0.00 0.0
1879 45 29 0.00 0.0
1878 40 37 0.00 0.0
1877 49 38 0.00 0.0
1876 36 20 0.00 0.0
1875 44 35 0.00 0.0
1874 36 29 0.00 0.0
1873 61 44 0.02 0.0
1872 27 11 0.00 0.0
1871 39 30 0.00 0.0
1870 52 41 1.11 0.0
1869 42 32 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 12/12?
For the date of Dec 12, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 68 °F which happened in 1931.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on December 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1931
2 66 °F 2015
3 65 °F 1979
4 63 °F 1911
5 61 °F 1873
5 61 °F 1946
7 60 °F 1949
8 59 °F 1983
8 59 °F 1899
10 58 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for New York City on 12/12?
For the date of Dec 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 5 °F which happened in 1988.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on December 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1988
2 9 °F 1960
3 11 °F 1872
3 11 °F 1934
5 13 °F 1929
6 14 °F 1895
7 15 °F 1943
7 15 °F 1933
9 16 °F 1995
9 16 °F 1962
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on December 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1988
2 21 °F 1960
3 24 °F 1933
3 24 °F 1917
5 25 °F 1910
5 25 °F 1962
7 26 °F 1995
8 27 °F 1957
8 27 °F 1872
8 27 °F 1941
8 27 °F 1895
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 12/12?
For the date of Dec 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.60 inches which happened in 1983.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on December 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.60 inches 1983
2 1.52 inches 1894
3 1.38 inches 2010
4 1.28 inches 1967
5 1.15 inches 1959
6 1.11 inches 1870
7 0.93 inches 2008
8 0.79 inches 1964
9 0.74 inches 1970
10 0.68 inches 1960
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on December 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 11.6 inches 1960
2 3.0 inches 1982
3 2.3 inches 1963
4 0.9 inches 1929
5 0.5 inches 1916
5 0.5 inches 1898
7 0.4 inches 1992
7 0.4 inches 1947
9 0.3 inches 1902
10 0.2 inches 1981
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location