New York City December 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of December 21.
December 21 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 2013
Lowest temperature -2 °F 1871
Lowest daily high 9 °F 1871
Highest daily low 51 °F 2013
Most precipitation 2.49 inches 1973
Most snow 4.0 inches 1884
December 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 43.4 °F
Average low 32.0 °F
Chance precipitation 36.6%
Chance snow 7.0%
New York City December 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 42 30 0.00 0.0
2022 40 27 0.00 0.0
2021 43 31 0.00 0.0
2020 46 37 0.00 0.0
2019 35 23 0.00 0.0
2018 61 47 1.61 0.0
2017 39 32 0.00 0.0
2016 40 30 0.00 0.0
2015 56 39 0.00 0.0
2014 36 31 0.00 0.0
2013 65 51 0.01 0.0
2012 56 36 0.70 0.0
2011 62 42 0.11 0.0
2010 38 28 0.00 0.0
2009 36 28 0.00 0.0
2008 37 25 0.58 0.2
2007 39 36 0.00 0.0
2006 54 38 0.00 0.0
2005 33 24 0.00 0.0
2004 37 12 0.00 0.0
2003 39 25 0.00 0.0
2002 46 38 0.00 0.0
2001 41 34 0.00 0.0
2000 33 22 0.00 0.0
1999 50 36 0.01 0.0
1998 52 46 0.00 0.0
1997 39 29 0.00 0.0
1996 32 20 0.00 0.0
1995 30 19 0.00 0.1
1994 54 36 0.00 0.0
1993 54 37 1.65 0.0
1992 36 28 0.00 0.0
1991 44 33 0.00 0.0
1990 59 45 0.30 0.0
1989 22 12 0.00 0.0
1988 53 39 0.20 0.0
1987 49 38 0.00 0.0
1986 41 30 0.00 0.0
1985 31 23 0.00 0.0
1984 46 36 0.50 0.0
1983 32 14 0.00 0.0
1982 41 36 0.00 0.0
1981 33 20 0.00 0.0
1980 27 16 0.00 0.0
1979 38 26 0.00 0.0
1978 49 39 0.48 0.0
1977 54 40 1.14 0.0
1976 41 16 0.00 0.0
1975 27 22 0.00 0.0
1974 42 38 0.00 0.0
1973 57 25 2.49 0.0
1972 36 33 0.33 0.0
1971 52 41 0.00 0.0
1970 36 30 0.05 0.3
1969 37 26 0.00 0.0
1968 40 33 0.00 0.0
1967 54 38 0.00 0.0
1966 34 28 0.15 1.2
1965 37 25 0.00 0.0
1964 33 25 0.00 0.0
1963 22 11 0.00 0.0
1962 28 10 0.16 1.6
1961 41 32 0.00 0.0
1960 49 25 1.29 0.0
1959 33 23 0.25 3.4
1958 27 14 0.00 0.0
1957 58 47 0.20 0.0
1956 50 42 0.15 0.0
1955 18 5 0.00 0.0
1954 24 16 0.00 0.1
1953 50 39 0.01 0.0
1952 39 36 0.67 0.0
1951 57 39 0.37 0.0
1950 35 23 0.00 0.0
1949 54 43 0.00 0.0
1948 42 26 0.00 0.0
1947 42 28 0.00 0.0
1946 43 37 0.88 0.0
1945 27 19 0.00 0.0
1944 38 20 0.00 0.0
1943 48 29 0.00 0.0
1942 21 -1 0.00 0.0
1941 27 14 0.00 0.0
1940 49 40 0.00 0.0
1939 40 35 0.00 0.0
1938 33 28 0.03 0.4
1937 36 29 0.00 0.0
1936 40 33 0.00 0.0
1935 23 16 0.00 0.0
1934 44 35 0.00 0.0
1933 46 37 0.00 0.0
1932 38 26 0.00 0.0
1931 45 25 0.00 0.0
1930 42 30 0.00 0.0
1929 31 23 0.00 0.0
1928 35 22 0.00 0.0
1927 40 31 0.00 0.0
1926 46 35 0.00 0.0
1925 44 39 0.14 0.0
1924 22 15 0.00 0.0
1923 62 46 0.01 0.0
1922 40 33 0.03 0.0
1921 44 13 0.00 0.0
1920 40 24 0.00 0.0
1919 30 25 0.00 0.0
1918 48 40 0.00 0.0
1917 46 32 0.00 0.0
1916 39 34 0.37 0.7
1915 36 26 0.00 0.0
1914 41 31 0.88 0.4
1913 52 39 0.02 0.0
1912 45 33 0.00 0.0
1911 40 31 0.02 0.0
1910 25 19 0.00 0.0
1909 29 20 0.00 0.0
1908 43 35 0.00 0.0
1907 41 34 0.00 0.0
1906 47 40 0.00 0.0
1905 53 41 1.40 0.0
1904 31 23 0.00 0.0
1903 42 37 0.00 0.0
1902 54 37 1.37 0.0
1901 26 19 0.00 0.0
1900 34 31 0.00 0.0
1899 48 37 0.00 0.0
1898 42 37 0.00 0.0
1897 38 32 0.01 n/a
1896 35 25 0.00 0.0
1895 60 49 0.00 0.0
1894 50 35 0.01 0.0
1893 40 25 0.00 0.0
1892 31 21 0.00 0.0
1891 49 38 0.00 0.0
1890 41 32 0.00 0.0
1889 50 36 0.00 0.0
1888 33 16 0.00 0.0
1887 41 33 0.13 0.0
1886 39 26 0.00 0.0
1885 43 28 0.00 0.0
1884 36 7 1.94 4.0
1883 29 21 0.35 2.5
1882 35 29 0.42 0.0
1881 43 38 0.01 0.0
1880 33 28 0.07 1.0
1879 36 11 0.00 0.0
1878 49 25 1.39 3.0
1877 38 28 0.00 0.0
1876 19 13 0.06 1.3
1875 49 28 0.00 0.0
1874 30 20 0.02 0.0
1873 32 23 0.00 0.0
1872 38 26 0.00 0.0
1871 9 -2 0.00 0.0
1870 38 19 0.00 0.0
1869 37 27 0.01 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 65 °F which happened in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 2013
2 62 °F 2011
2 62 °F 1923
4 61 °F 2018
5 60 °F 1895
6 59 °F 1990
7 58 °F 1957
8 57 °F 1951
8 57 °F 1973
10 56 °F 2015
10 56 °F 2012
What's the all-time low for New York City on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is -2 °F which happened in 1871.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1871
2 -1 °F 1942
3 5 °F 1955
4 7 °F 1884
5 10 °F 1962
6 11 °F 1963
6 11 °F 1879
8 12 °F 1989
8 12 °F 2004
10 13 °F 1876
10 13 °F 1921
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1871
2 18 °F 1955
3 19 °F 1876
4 21 °F 1942
5 22 °F 1989
5 22 °F 1924
5 22 °F 1963
8 23 °F 1935
9 24 °F 1954
10 25 °F 1910
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 2.49 inches which happened in 1973.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.49 inches 1973
2 1.94 inches 1884
3 1.65 inches 1993
4 1.61 inches 2018
5 1.40 inches 1905
6 1.39 inches 1878
7 1.37 inches 1902
8 1.29 inches 1960
9 1.14 inches 1977
10 0.88 inches 1914
10 0.88 inches 1946
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.0 inches 1884
2 3.4 inches 1959
3 3.0 inches 1878
4 2.5 inches 1883
5 1.6 inches 1962
6 1.3 inches 1876
7 1.2 inches 1966
8 1.0 inches 1880
9 0.7 inches 1916
10 0.4 inches 1914
10 0.4 inches 1938
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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