New York City January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1876
Lowest temperature 2 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1918
Highest daily low 49 °F 2023
Most precipitation 1.92 inches 1925
Most snow 11.5 inches 1925
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 41.8 °F
Average low 30.0 °F
Chance precipitation 35.5%
Chance snow 8.5%
New York City January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 42 29 0.00 0.0
2023 56 49 0.02 0.0
2022 59 37 0.04 0.0
2021 51 36 0.05 0.0
2020 49 33 0.00 0.0
2019 40 35 0.00 0.0
2018 26 13 0.00 0.0
2017 41 37 0.21 0.0
2016 40 32 0.00 0.0
2015 42 35 0.00 0.0
2014 33 18 0.33 3.1
2013 33 22 0.00 0.0
2012 50 33 0.00 0.0
2011 52 35 0.01 0.0
2010 34 17 0.02 0.2
2009 34 23 0.00 0.0
2008 38 17 0.00 0.0
2007 50 41 0.00 0.0
2006 48 39 0.63 0.0
2005 50 37 0.00 0.0
2004 48 38 0.00 0.0
2003 37 29 0.07 0.0
2002 37 23 0.00 0.0
2001 27 19 0.00 0.0
2000 60 43 0.00 0.0
1999 25 9 0.00 0.0
1998 51 29 0.00 0.0
1997 44 31 0.03 0.0
1996 39 26 0.41 1.7
1995 46 26 0.35 0.0
1994 50 33 0.03 0.0
1993 37 25 0.00 0.0
1992 48 37 0.00 0.0
1991 50 35 0.00 0.0
1990 44 30 0.00 0.0
1989 44 35 0.00 0.0
1988 35 25 0.00 0.0
1987 38 32 1.68 0.0
1986 46 32 0.00 0.0
1985 58 36 0.20 0.0
1984 34 28 0.02 0.4
1983 43 38 0.00 0.0
1982 37 30 0.00 0.0
1981 34 16 0.00 0.1
1980 42 34 0.00 0.0
1979 63 36 1.01 0.0
1978 32 25 0.00 0.0
1977 36 25 0.00 0.0
1976 32 19 0.00 0.0
1975 38 29 0.00 0.0
1974 32 25 0.00 0.0
1973 45 31 0.00 0.0
1972 51 34 0.64 0.0
1971 35 23 0.00 0.0
1970 30 18 0.00 0.0
1969 28 15 0.00 0.0
1968 24 9 0.00 0.0
1967 44 33 0.00 0.0
1966 52 37 0.58 0.0
1965 29 25 0.28 0.6
1964 38 36 0.00 0.0
1963 32 22 0.00 0.0
1962 34 24 0.00 0.0
1961 36 29 0.00 0.0
1960 46 28 0.04 0.0
1959 49 36 0.83 0.0
1958 32 24 0.00 0.0
1957 27 13 0.00 0.0
1956 29 14 0.00 0.0
1955 50 40 0.31 0.0
1954 44 32 0.00 0.0
1953 44 32 0.05 0.0
1952 50 38 0.18 0.0
1951 43 30 0.00 0.0
1950 43 39 0.02 0.0
1949 38 28 0.00 0.0
1948 34 30 0.87 0.4
1947 36 27 0.00 0.0
1946 30 19 0.00 0.0
1945 30 14 0.00 0.0
1944 35 23 0.00 0.0
1943 37 22 0.00 0.0
1942 57 33 0.08 0.0
1941 34 31 0.24 0.0
1940 28 17 0.00 0.0
1939 53 38 0.00 0.0
1938 44 32 0.01 0.0
1937 41 36 0.30 0.0
1936 48 28 0.71 0.0
1935 35 23 0.00 0.0
1934 41 20 0.00 0.0
1933 43 24 0.00 0.0
1932 40 34 0.62 0.0
1931 36 20 0.00 0.0
1930 58 48 0.00 0.0
1929 43 26 0.00 0.0
1928 25 12 0.00 0.0
1927 31 19 0.00 0.0
1926 41 35 0.00 0.0
1925 28 22 1.92 11.5
1924 35 20 0.17 0.1
1923 40 32 0.00 0.0
1922 16 7 0.00 0.0
1921 57 41 0.02 0.0
1920 29 12 0.00 0.0
1919 61 35 0.96 0.0
1918 10 2 0.00 0.0
1917 40 35 0.00 0.0
1916 40 34 0.28 0.0
1915 32 24 0.01 0.1
1914 33 20 0.00 0.0
1913 54 36 0.00 0.0
1912 37 25 0.20 0.3
1911 56 49 0.17 0.0
1910 45 34 0.00 0.0
1909 38 26 0.00 0.0
1908 38 31 0.00 0.0
1907 42 38 0.00 0.0
1906 37 31 0.00 0.0
1905 50 41 0.01 0.0
1904 26 13 0.72 7.5
1903 41 31 0.06 0.0
1902 38 21 0.00 0.0
1901 33 26 0.00 0.0
1900 23 13 0.00 0.0
1899 20 10 0.00 0.0
1898 25 12 0.00 0.0
1897 44 36 0.00 0.0
1896 46 26 0.00 0.0
1895 28 18 0.00 0.0
1894 39 28 0.00 0.0
1893 51 34 0.00 0.0
1892 55 40 1.02 0.0
1891 54 39 0.46 0.0
1890 63 49 0.00 0.0
1889 37 33 0.00 0.0
1888 50 26 0.00 0.0
1887 21 8 0.00 0.0
1886 40 30 0.00 0.0
1885 27 11 0.00 0.0
1884 39 25 0.90 0.0
1883 35 26 0.00 0.0
1882 19 9 0.00 0.0
1881 34 10 0.00 0.0
1880 46 36 0.00 0.0
1879 33 3 0.15 2.0
1878 34 17 0.00 0.0
1877 24 19 0.34 8.2
1876 68 46 0.07 0.0
1875 38 24 0.35 0.0
1874 42 36 0.30 0.0
1873 32 21 0.09 0.0
1872 34 27 0.00 0.0
1871 42 31 0.00 0.0
1870 54 38 1.18 0.0
1869 27 21 0.03 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 68 °F which happened in 1876.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1876
2 63 °F 1890
2 63 °F 1979
4 61 °F 1919
5 60 °F 2000
6 59 °F 2022
7 58 °F 1930
7 58 °F 1985
9 57 °F 1921
9 57 °F 1942
What's the all-time low for New York City on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 2 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1918
2 3 °F 1879
3 7 °F 1922
4 8 °F 1887
5 9 °F 1968
5 9 °F 1882
5 9 °F 1999
8 10 °F 1881
8 10 °F 1899
10 11 °F 1885
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1918
2 16 °F 1922
3 19 °F 1882
4 20 °F 1899
5 21 °F 1887
6 23 °F 1900
7 24 °F 1877
7 24 °F 1968
9 25 °F 1999
9 25 °F 1898
9 25 °F 1928
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.92 inches which happened in 1925.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.92 inches 1925
2 1.68 inches 1987
3 1.18 inches 1870
4 1.02 inches 1892
5 1.01 inches 1979
6 0.96 inches 1919
7 0.90 inches 1884
8 0.87 inches 1948
9 0.83 inches 1959
10 0.72 inches 1904
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 11.5 inches 1925
2 8.2 inches 1877
3 7.5 inches 1904
4 3.1 inches 2014
5 2.0 inches 1879
6 1.7 inches 1996
7 0.6 inches 1965
8 0.4 inches 1948
8 0.4 inches 1984
10 0.3 inches 1912
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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