New York City January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 58 °F 1995
Lowest temperature 1 °F 2004
Lowest daily high 14 °F 1920
Highest daily low 53 °F 1995
Most precipitation 1.44 inches 1924
Most snow 13.0 inches 1879
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.7 °F
Average low 27.4 °F
Chance precipitation 35.3%
Chance snow 12.4%
New York City January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 32 22 0.28 1.3
2023 48 28 0.00 0.0
2022 37 10 0.37 0.8
2021 47 37 0.78 0.0
2020 49 33 0.11 0.0
2019 39 30 0.00 0.0
2018 36 25 0.00 0.0
2017 43 30 0.00 0.0
2016 52 42 0.24 0.0
2015 43 20 0.00 0.0
2014 42 36 0.00 0.0
2013 37 32 0.69 0.0
2012 37 15 0.04 0.0
2011 37 26 0.00 0.0
2010 49 38 0.00 0.0
2009 16 9 0.00 0.0
2008 39 29 0.00 0.0
2007 55 22 0.00 0.0
2006 32 16 0.00 0.0
2005 31 27 0.00 0.0
2004 24 1 0.00 0.0
2003 29 19 0.01 0.1
2002 42 36 0.00 0.0
2001 45 36 0.00 0.0
2000 46 21 0.00 0.0
1999 45 22 0.00 0.0
1998 39 33 0.28 0.0
1997 45 24 0.90 0.0
1996 34 16 0.00 0.0
1995 58 53 0.36 0.0
1994 15 3 0.00 0.0
1993 39 30 0.00 0.0
1992 28 16 0.00 0.0
1991 55 38 0.80 0.0
1990 55 39 0.00 0.0
1989 45 34 0.00 0.0
1988 41 19 0.00 0.0
1987 50 28 0.00 0.0
1986 37 24 0.00 0.0
1985 26 13 0.00 0.0
1984 26 16 0.00 0.3
1983 34 26 0.13 0.9
1982 35 19 0.00 0.0
1981 30 27 0.06 1.2
1980 47 34 0.00 0.0
1979 41 23 0.00 0.0
1978 28 16 0.00 0.0
1977 26 7 0.06 0.6
1976 43 25 0.04 0.0
1975 37 25 0.00 0.0
1974 47 40 0.00 0.0
1973 50 38 0.00 0.0
1972 15 5 0.00 0.0
1971 24 11 0.00 0.0
1970 37 19 0.00 0.0
1969 37 22 0.00 0.0
1968 24 11 0.00 0.0
1967 37 29 0.00 0.0
1966 26 11 0.00 0.0
1965 17 12 0.35 4.6
1964 37 20 0.00 0.0
1963 35 18 0.00 0.0
1962 45 32 0.00 0.0
1961 35 28 0.11 1.0
1960 36 30 0.00 0.0
1959 48 23 0.38 0.2
1958 33 30 0.33 4.5
1957 25 11 0.16 2.9
1956 43 33 0.00 0.0
1955 36 28 0.00 0.0
1954 38 32 0.33 1.9
1953 57 31 0.00 0.0
1952 52 34 0.00 0.0
1951 38 30 0.00 0.0
1950 52 36 0.01 0.0
1949 54 37 0.00 0.0
1948 36 18 0.00 0.0
1947 46 39 0.09 0.0
1946 26 14 0.00 0.0
1945 31 22 0.77 6.7
1944 32 19 0.02 0.1
1943 56 38 0.07 0.0
1942 37 15 0.00 0.0
1941 33 20 1.18 1.5
1940 36 19 0.00 0.0
1939 35 28 0.00 0.0
1938 36 16 0.00 0.0
1937 42 28 0.00 0.0
1936 43 33 0.00 0.0
1935 31 25 0.00 0.0
1934 48 36 0.00 0.0
1933 55 33 0.00 0.0
1932 48 40 0.00 0.0
1931 33 15 0.00 0.0
1930 43 21 0.00 0.0
1929 34 20 0.00 0.0
1928 39 23 0.04 0.0
1927 22 7 0.00 0.0
1926 39 27 0.00 0.0
1925 40 25 0.53 0.4
1924 57 33 1.44 0.0
1923 36 21 0.00 0.0
1922 31 21 0.00 0.0
1921 38 28 0.00 0.0
1920 14 7 0.14 1.9
1919 46 31 0.00 0.0
1918 30 21 0.00 0.0
1917 30 20 0.00 0.0
1916 37 25 0.03 0.4
1915 43 34 0.00 0.0
1914 42 32 0.24 0.0
1913 48 40 0.26 0.0
1912 17 3 0.00 0.0
1911 31 18 0.00 0.0
1910 33 17 0.00 0.0
1909 31 17 0.10 2.3
1908 42 26 0.09 0.0
1907 26 21 0.00 0.0
1906 49 39 0.10 0.0
1905 30 22 0.00 0.0
1904 39 24 0.07 0.0
1903 40 35 0.00 0.0
1902 41 28 0.00 0.0
1901 53 35 0.00 0.0
1900 45 34 0.00 0.0
1899 48 40 0.42 0.0
1898 44 33 0.00 0.0
1897 39 33 0.00 0.0
1896 43 19 0.00 0.0
1895 40 34 0.53 0.5
1894 46 34 0.08 0.0
1893 17 1 0.00 0.0
1892 28 19 0.00 0.0
1891 36 28 0.00 0.0
1890 55 25 0.25 0.0
1889 45 30 0.04 0.0
1888 22 12 0.00 0.0
1887 37 24 0.00 0.0
1886 31 17 0.00 0.0
1885 37 35 0.30 0.0
1884 19 8 0.00 0.0
1883 25 18 0.01 0.1
1882 46 36 0.05 0.0
1881 26 11 0.00 0.0
1880 38 27 0.00 0.0
1879 20 13 1.05 13.0
1878 32 18 0.00 0.0
1877 47 29 0.31 0.5
1876 49 37 0.00 0.0
1875 26 17 0.00 0.0
1874 22 10 0.00 0.0
1873 52 31 0.17 0.5
1872 28 22 0.03 0.3
1871 50 30 0.39 0.0
1870 46 38 0.00 0.0
1869 38 32 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 58 °F which happened in 1995.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1995
2 57 °F 1924
2 57 °F 1953
4 56 °F 1943
5 55 °F 1933
5 55 °F 2007
5 55 °F 1890
5 55 °F 1991
5 55 °F 1990
10 54 °F 1949
What's the all-time low for New York City on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 1 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2004.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 1893
1 1 °F 2004
3 3 °F 1912
3 3 °F 1994
5 5 °F 1972
6 7 °F 1927
6 7 °F 1977
6 7 °F 1920
9 8 °F 1884
10 9 °F 2009
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 °F 1920
2 15 °F 1994
2 15 °F 1972
4 16 °F 2009
5 17 °F 1893
5 17 °F 1912
5 17 °F 1965
8 19 °F 1884
9 20 °F 1879
10 22 °F 1927
10 22 °F 1874
10 22 °F 1888
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.44 inches which happened in 1924.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.44 inches 1924
2 1.18 inches 1941
3 1.05 inches 1879
4 0.90 inches 1997
5 0.80 inches 1991
6 0.78 inches 2021
7 0.77 inches 1945
8 0.69 inches 2013
9 0.53 inches 1895
9 0.53 inches 1925
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.0 inches 1879
2 6.7 inches 1945
3 4.6 inches 1965
4 4.5 inches 1958
5 2.9 inches 1957
6 2.3 inches 1909
7 1.9 inches 1954
7 1.9 inches 1920
9 1.5 inches 1941
10 1.3 inches 2024
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location