New York City February 28 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of February 28.
February 28 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1934
Lowest daily high 19 °F 1875
Highest daily low 47 °F 2017
Most precipitation 1.21 inches 1910
Most snow 9.0 inches 1949
February 28 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 45.7 °F
Average low 31.4 °F
Chance precipitation 35.9%
Chance snow 9.3%
New York City February 28 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 62 44 0.17 0.0
2023 38 32 0.34 0.9
2022 36 26 0.00 0.0
2021 45 41 0.22 0.0
2020 42 29 0.00 0.0
2019 37 27 0.03 0.1
2018 61 42 0.00 0.0
2017 59 47 0.00 0.0
2016 60 38 0.00 0.0
2015 29 13 0.00 0.0
2014 24 9 0.00 0.0
2013 51 39 0.00 0.0
2012 50 40 0.00 0.0
2011 60 40 0.44 0.0
2010 40 33 0.00 0.0
2009 54 31 0.00 0.0
2008 28 18 0.00 0.0
2007 46 35 0.00 0.0
2006 33 22 0.00 0.0
2005 35 30 0.40 4.8
2004 57 30 0.00 0.0
2003 38 28 0.00 0.0
2002 40 26 0.00 0.0
2001 36 26 0.00 0.0
2000 56 40 0.10 0.0
1999 50 41 0.82 0.0
1998 53 42 0.09 0.0
1997 62 43 0.00 0.0
1996 60 31 0.08 0.0
1995 42 33 1.06 0.0
1994 34 14 0.00 0.0
1993 36 21 0.00 0.0
1992 50 38 0.00 0.0
1991 45 32 0.00 0.0
1990 39 27 0.00 0.0
1989 40 31 0.00 0.0
1988 41 27 0.00 0.0
1987 43 33 0.03 0.0
1986 37 22 0.00 0.0
1985 43 24 0.00 0.0
1984 46 34 1.02 0.0
1983 56 37 0.00 0.0
1982 42 30 0.00 0.0
1981 44 35 0.13 0.0
1980 31 21 0.00 0.0
1979 57 34 0.00 0.0
1978 34 19 0.00 0.0
1977 48 34 0.00 0.0
1976 67 37 0.00 0.0
1975 43 30 0.00 0.0
1974 53 32 0.00 0.0
1973 45 20 0.00 0.0
1972 51 35 0.01 0.0
1971 58 46 0.00 0.0
1970 40 29 0.00 0.0
1969 41 30 0.00 0.0
1968 45 31 0.00 0.0
1967 44 25 0.14 0.9
1966 50 38 0.88 0.0
1965 49 33 0.00 0.0
1964 39 27 0.14 2.0
1963 36 22 0.00 0.0
1962 41 35 0.23 0.0
1961 54 36 0.04 0.0
1960 41 29 0.00 0.0
1959 46 32 0.00 0.0
1958 43 36 0.89 0.0
1957 33 24 0.06 0.0
1956 40 24 0.40 0.6
1955 61 44 0.13 0.0
1954 59 41 0.00 0.0
1953 42 30 0.00 0.0
1952 44 33 0.00 0.0
1951 45 36 0.00 0.0
1950 34 15 0.01 0.1
1949 37 24 0.86 9.0
1948 40 32 0.73 0.8
1947 37 23 0.00 0.0
1946 40 31 0.05 0.0
1945 40 29 0.06 0.3
1944 47 36 0.00 0.0
1943 53 30 0.00 0.0
1942 45 29 0.00 0.0
1941 30 18 0.34 3.9
1940 35 25 0.00 0.0
1939 57 34 1.15 0.0
1938 37 12 0.00 0.0
1937 34 20 0.00 0.0
1936 38 30 0.00 0.0
1935 33 12 0.00 0.0
1934 25 5 0.00 0.0
1933 45 29 0.00 0.0
1932 39 36 0.06 0.0
1931 56 30 0.00 0.0
1930 48 27 0.00 0.0
1929 43 33 0.19 0.0
1928 36 25 0.00 0.0
1927 41 26 0.00 0.0
1926 36 17 0.00 0.0
1925 30 12 0.00 0.0
1924 40 30 0.00 0.0
1923 36 31 0.13 0.9
1922 42 19 0.00 0.0
1921 46 38 0.39 0.0
1920 32 13 0.00 0.0
1919 52 35 0.00 0.0
1918 46 38 0.00 0.0
1917 40 30 0.19 4.3
1916 27 19 0.00 0.0
1915 37 24 0.00 0.0
1914 49 31 0.00 0.0
1913 59 37 0.03 0.0
1912 37 23 0.00 0.0
1911 25 20 0.00 0.0
1910 56 47 1.21 0.0
1909 41 29 0.00 0.0
1908 28 20 0.00 0.0
1907 31 12 0.00 0.0
1906 24 16 0.00 0.0
1905 38 25 0.00 0.0
1904 41 30 0.53 0.0
1903 62 47 0.81 0.0
1902 53 41 0.59 0.0
1901 29 17 0.00 0.0
1900 41 17 0.00 0.0
1899 45 27 0.00 0.0
1898 38 25 0.00 0.0
1897 34 20 0.00 0.0
1896 51 32 0.00 0.0
1895 46 38 0.00 0.0
1894 43 26 0.00 0.0
1893 34 21 0.41 2.0
1892 32 23 0.00 0.0
1891 41 22 0.00 0.0
1890 45 41 0.35 0.0
1889 42 31 0.00 0.0
1888 20 8 0.00 0.0
1887 21 15 0.00 0.0
1886 28 12 0.00 0.0
1885 41 32 0.00 0.0
1884 39 12 0.95 5.0
1883 37 27 0.00 0.0
1882 48 37 0.14 0.0
1881 52 40 0.81 0.0
1880 56 44 0.26 0.0
1879 22 9 0.00 0.0
1878 56 41 0.00 0.0
1877 46 34 0.00 0.0
1876 29 26 0.30 0.5
1875 19 12 0.00 0.0
1874 39 28 0.00 0.0
1873 35 27 0.00 0.0
1872 37 18 0.00 0.0
1871 40 27 0.00 0.0
1870 38 28 0.15 1.3
1869 25 17 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 2/28?
For the date of Feb 28, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 67 °F which happened in 1976.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on February 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1976
2 62 °F 1997
2 62 °F 2024
2 62 °F 1903
5 61 °F 1955
5 61 °F 2018
7 60 °F 2011
7 60 °F 1996
7 60 °F 2016
10 59 °F 2017
10 59 °F 1913
10 59 °F 1954
What's the all-time low for New York City on 2/28?
For the date of Feb 28, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 5 °F which happened in 1934.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on February 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1934
2 8 °F 1888
3 9 °F 1879
3 9 °F 2014
5 12 °F 1886
5 12 °F 1938
5 12 °F 1935
5 12 °F 1875
5 12 °F 1907
5 12 °F 1925
5 12 °F 1884
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on February 28
Rank Temperature Year
1 19 °F 1875
2 20 °F 1888
3 21 °F 1887
4 22 °F 1879
5 24 °F 2014
5 24 °F 1906
7 25 °F 1934
7 25 °F 1911
7 25 °F 1869
10 27 °F 1916
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 2/28?
For the date of Feb 28, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.21 inches which happened in 1910.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on February 28
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.21 inches 1910
2 1.15 inches 1939
3 1.06 inches 1995
4 1.02 inches 1984
5 0.95 inches 1884
6 0.89 inches 1958
7 0.88 inches 1966
8 0.86 inches 1949
9 0.82 inches 1999
10 0.81 inches 1903
10 0.81 inches 1881
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on February 28
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.0 inches 1949
2 5.0 inches 1884
3 4.8 inches 2005
4 4.3 inches 1917
5 3.9 inches 1941
6 2.0 inches 1893
6 2.0 inches 1964
8 1.3 inches 1870
9 0.9 inches 2023
9 0.9 inches 1967
9 0.9 inches 1923
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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