New York City December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 63 °F 1965
Lowest temperature -7 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1917
Highest daily low 51 °F 1965
Most precipitation 1.40 inches 1948
Most snow 4.0 inches 1948
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 42.1 °F
Average low 30.5 °F
Chance precipitation 36.0%
Chance snow 8.4%
New York City December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 43 39 0.00 0.0
2022 55 50 0.28 0.0
2021 55 48 0.00 0.0
2020 48 36 0.48 0.0
2019 45 36 0.02 0.0
2018 48 36 1.02 0.0
2017 21 9 0.00 0.0
2016 44 31 0.00 0.0
2015 48 42 0.03 0.0
2014 32 27 0.00 0.0
2013 32 21 0.00 0.0
2012 38 28 0.00 0.0
2011 54 46 0.01 0.0
2010 45 36 0.00 0.0
2009 35 29 0.23 1.5
2008 35 18 0.04 0.3
2007 44 35 0.22 0.0
2006 45 33 0.00 0.0
2005 36 32 0.14 0.4
2004 56 42 0.00 0.0
2003 46 37 0.00 0.0
2002 53 39 0.01 0.0
2001 31 20 0.00 0.0
2000 30 25 0.00 0.0
1999 43 34 0.07 0.0
1998 25 17 0.00 0.0
1997 35 17 0.00 0.0
1996 36 15 0.02 0.0
1995 43 34 0.00 0.0
1994 43 23 0.07 0.0
1993 33 17 0.00 0.0
1992 61 45 0.04 0.0
1991 37 25 0.00 0.0
1990 60 27 0.10 0.0
1989 53 31 0.52 0.0
1988 42 32 0.00 0.0
1987 41 15 0.00 0.0
1986 45 34 0.00 0.0
1985 49 31 0.01 0.0
1984 44 36 0.05 0.0
1983 31 18 0.00 0.0
1982 38 32 0.01 0.0
1981 41 30 0.06 0.0
1980 27 14 0.00 0.0
1979 47 34 0.00 0.0
1978 50 39 0.17 0.0
1977 42 29 0.04 0.0
1976 22 15 0.00 0.0
1975 44 34 0.18 0.0
1974 40 32 0.31 0.0
1973 38 33 0.29 0.0
1972 59 37 0.36 0.0
1971 46 21 0.00 0.0
1970 34 19 0.00 0.0
1969 33 25 0.16 0.0
1968 42 31 0.15 0.0
1967 34 26 0.28 3.0
1966 34 27 0.00 0.0
1965 63 51 0.00 0.0
1964 47 34 0.00 0.0
1963 28 16 0.00 0.0
1962 13 4 0.00 0.0
1961 34 19 0.00 0.0
1960 44 29 0.00 0.0
1959 38 29 0.00 0.0
1958 36 22 0.00 0.0
1957 49 33 0.00 0.0
1956 45 21 0.00 0.0
1955 33 16 0.00 0.0
1954 43 36 0.00 0.0
1953 38 25 0.00 0.0
1952 39 31 0.30 3.0
1951 47 39 0.02 0.0
1950 41 31 0.14 0.0
1949 38 22 0.00 0.0
1948 52 25 1.40 4.0
1947 32 28 0.00 0.0
1946 30 16 0.00 0.0
1945 43 36 0.37 0.0
1944 41 30 0.20 0.0
1943 37 24 0.00 0.0
1942 40 34 0.00 0.0
1941 37 27 0.00 0.0
1940 46 38 0.00 0.0
1939 35 18 0.00 0.0
1938 37 25 0.03 0.9
1937 38 33 0.05 0.2
1936 60 40 0.48 0.0
1935 29 14 0.00 0.0
1934 35 16 0.00 0.0
1933 42 15 0.00 0.0
1932 62 27 0.03 0.0
1931 37 25 0.00 0.0
1930 33 23 0.00 0.0
1929 50 38 0.00 0.0
1928 38 28 0.00 0.0
1927 57 43 0.12 0.0
1926 39 26 0.10 0.4
1925 31 19 0.00 0.0
1924 39 24 0.00 0.0
1923 41 32 0.38 0.0
1922 45 23 0.00 0.0
1921 40 20 0.00 0.0
1920 44 32 0.00 0.0
1919 39 31 0.00 0.0
1918 50 32 0.00 0.0
1917 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1916 28 19 0.00 0.0
1915 31 13 0.00 0.0
1914 32 23 0.00 0.0
1913 36 27 0.00 0.0
1912 50 39 0.00 0.0
1911 35 29 0.27 1.5
1910 33 15 0.00 0.0
1909 23 12 0.00 0.0
1908 47 30 0.00 0.0
1907 44 36 0.00 0.0
1906 59 42 1.25 0.0
1905 39 35 0.00 0.0
1904 48 35 0.00 0.0
1903 29 19 0.00 0.0
1902 36 25 0.00 0.0
1901 43 27 0.00 0.0
1900 45 36 0.35 0.0
1899 20 9 0.00 0.0
1898 53 18 0.36 1.0
1897 49 34 0.92 0.0
1896 46 34 0.00 0.0
1895 60 35 1.14 0.0
1894 29 21 0.00 0.0
1893 36 26 0.09 0.3
1892 32 20 0.00 0.0
1891 35 26 0.00 0.0
1890 27 22 0.00 0.0
1889 32 22 0.00 0.0
1888 43 38 0.05 0.0
1887 31 12 0.19 1.5
1886 35 25 0.57 1.0
1885 49 35 0.50 0.0
1884 59 49 0.00 0.0
1883 37 34 0.01 0.0
1882 36 29 0.00 0.0
1881 36 24 0.00 0.0
1880 10 -3 0.00 n/a
1879 32 17 0.29 1.5
1878 29 19 0.00 0.0
1877 34 20 0.00 0.0
1876 29 19 0.00 0.0
1875 45 39 0.00 0.0
1874 n/a 7 0.00 0.0
1873 32 20 0.00 0.0
1872 38 21 0.23 2.0
1871 39 34 0.14 0.0
1870 42 29 0.00 0.0
1869 46 37 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 63 °F which happened in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1965
2 62 °F 1932
3 61 °F 1992
4 60 °F 1936
4 60 °F 1990
4 60 °F 1895
7 59 °F 1972
7 59 °F 1906
7 59 °F 1884
10 57 °F 1927
What's the all-time low for New York City on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is -7 °F which happened in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 1917
2 -3 °F 1880
3 4 °F 1962
4 7 °F 1874
5 9 °F 2017
5 9 °F 1899
7 12 °F 1909
7 12 °F 1887
9 13 °F 1915
10 14 °F 1935
10 14 °F 1980
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1917
2 10 °F 1880
3 13 °F 1962
4 20 °F 1899
5 21 °F 2017
6 22 °F 1976
7 23 °F 1909
8 25 °F 1998
9 27 °F 1890
9 27 °F 1980
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.40 inches which happened in 1948.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.40 inches 1948
2 1.25 inches 1906
3 1.14 inches 1895
4 1.02 inches 2018
5 0.92 inches 1897
6 0.57 inches 1886
7 0.52 inches 1989
8 0.50 inches 1885
9 0.48 inches 2020
9 0.48 inches 1936
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.0 inches 1948
2 3.0 inches 1952
2 3.0 inches 1967
4 2.0 inches 1872
5 1.5 inches 1879
5 1.5 inches 1911
5 1.5 inches 2009
5 1.5 inches 1887
9 1.0 inches 1886
9 1.0 inches 1898
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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