New York City March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 2024
Lowest temperature 11 °F 2003
Lowest daily high 26 °F 2009
Highest daily low 49 °F 2020
Most precipitation 2.25 inches 1906
Most snow 12.5 inches 1960
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.7 °F
Average low 32.2 °F
Chance precipitation 35.3%
Chance snow 9.0%
New York City March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 68 48 0.00 0.0
2023 47 37 0.15 0.0
2022 48 24 0.03 0.0
2021 52 32 0.00 0.0
2020 59 49 0.26 0.0
2019 42 33 0.52 3.0
2018 49 36 0.00 0.0
2017 39 24 0.00 0.0
2016 36 26 0.00 0.0
2015 37 22 0.67 1.8
2014 32 17 0.04 0.1
2013 40 29 0.00 0.0
2012 56 42 0.12 0.0
2011 33 20 0.00 0.0
2010 41 34 0.07 0.0
2009 26 12 0.00 0.0
2008 55 36 0.00 0.0
2007 59 40 0.00 0.0
2006 33 22 0.00 0.0
2005 33 23 0.00 0.0
2004 59 47 0.00 0.0
2003 39 11 0.00 0.0
2002 61 45 0.82 0.0
2001 47 37 0.00 0.0
2000 46 34 0.00 0.0
1999 56 42 0.38 0.0
1998 51 43 0.01 0.0
1997 43 33 0.42 1.0
1996 35 21 0.01 0.0
1995 39 27 0.00 0.0
1994 35 27 0.62 1.0
1993 50 38 0.00 0.0
1992 39 34 0.00 0.0
1991 65 48 2.17 0.0
1990 53 39 0.00 0.0
1989 45 34 0.00 0.0
1988 50 40 0.21 0.0
1987 45 34 0.00 0.0
1986 49 29 0.00 0.0
1985 49 33 0.00 0.0
1984 36 25 0.00 0.0
1983 57 43 0.00 0.0
1982 37 24 0.00 0.0
1981 37 28 0.00 0.0
1980 40 18 0.00 0.0
1979 47 37 0.00 0.0
1978 29 24 0.64 5.0
1977 56 35 0.00 0.0
1976 36 32 0.00 0.0
1975 33 25 0.00 0.0
1974 43 38 0.00 0.0
1973 53 37 0.29 0.0
1972 63 26 0.90 0.0
1971 39 33 0.68 0.0
1970 44 32 0.00 0.0
1969 43 31 0.13 1.4
1968 33 15 0.00 0.0
1967 64 39 0.00 0.0
1966 58 44 0.00 0.0
1965 53 38 0.00 0.0
1964 51 44 0.09 0.0
1963 47 30 0.00 0.0
1962 36 11 0.00 0.0
1961 64 41 0.00 0.0
1960 27 18 0.89 12.5
1959 52 34 0.01 0.0
1958 45 39 0.29 0.0
1957 40 27 0.00 0.0
1956 57 40 0.00 0.0
1955 48 34 0.01 0.0
1954 48 29 0.87 0.0
1953 41 30 0.29 0.0
1952 36 32 0.00 0.0
1951 35 29 0.36 1.3
1950 26 11 0.00 0.0
1949 39 28 0.00 0.0
1948 35 32 0.00 0.0
1947 35 27 0.12 1.7
1946 48 37 0.00 0.0
1945 60 44 0.20 0.0
1944 39 24 0.00 0.0
1943 26 11 0.17 2.0
1942 45 34 1.63 0.0
1941 51 34 0.00 0.0
1940 34 31 0.69 0.0
1939 45 29 0.00 0.0
1938 49 11 0.00 0.0
1937 47 33 0.00 0.0
1936 45 32 0.04 0.5
1935 50 33 0.00 0.0
1934 52 39 0.27 0.0
1933 44 36 0.00 0.0
1932 54 35 0.00 0.0
1931 41 29 0.00 0.0
1930 29 18 0.00 0.0
1929 48 32 0.00 0.0
1928 36 20 0.00 0.0
1927 29 18 0.00 0.0
1926 28 22 0.00 0.0
1925 29 11 0.00 0.0
1924 43 32 0.00 0.0
1923 63 35 0.00 0.0
1922 45 25 0.00 0.0
1921 54 42 0.20 0.0
1920 42 28 0.00 0.0
1919 54 36 0.00 0.0
1918 45 26 0.00 0.0
1917 35 29 0.10 0.9
1916 32 21 0.00 0.0
1915 34 19 0.00 0.0
1914 41 26 0.00 0.0
1913 45 22 0.00 0.0
1912 30 15 0.00 n/a
1911 41 28 0.00 0.0
1910 47 36 0.00 0.0
1909 42 34 0.00 0.0
1908 37 27 0.00 0.0
1907 42 29 0.00 0.0
1906 53 32 2.25 0.0
1905 37 21 0.00 0.0
1904 51 24 0.09 0.0
1903 45 31 0.00 0.0
1902 44 35 0.07 0.0
1901 41 22 0.00 0.0
1900 37 27 0.00 0.0
1899 48 33 0.00 0.0
1898 43 35 0.00 0.0
1897 57 39 0.01 0.0
1896 30 19 0.00 0.0
1895 40 23 0.00 0.0
1894 45 36 0.00 0.0
1893 37 28 0.00 0.0
1892 36 23 0.00 0.0
1891 34 22 0.09 n/a
1890 32 15 0.10 n/a
1889 47 37 0.12 0.0
1888 37 15 0.05 0.0
1887 40 27 0.00 0.0
1886 34 20 0.00 0.0
1885 38 25 0.00 0.0
1884 27 16 0.01 0.1
1883 39 24 0.00 0.0
1882 57 39 0.00 0.0
1881 40 25 0.00 0.0
1880 55 38 0.17 0.0
1879 44 29 0.00 0.0
1878 60 47 0.14 0.0
1877 54 46 0.00 0.0
1876 31 16 0.00 0.0
1875 30 22 0.34 3.0
1874 56 37 0.00 0.0
1873 33 15 0.01 0.1
1872 43 20 0.00 0.0
1871 63 36 0.14 0.0
1870 33 22 0.00 0.0
1869 43 28 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 68 °F which happened in 2024.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 2024
2 65 °F 1991
3 64 °F 1961
3 64 °F 1967
5 63 °F 1871
5 63 °F 1972
5 63 °F 1923
8 61 °F 2002
9 60 °F 1945
9 60 °F 1878
What's the all-time low for New York City on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 11 °F which has happened 6 times, most recently in 2003.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 1925
1 11 °F 1943
1 11 °F 1950
1 11 °F 2003
1 11 °F 1938
1 11 °F 1962
7 12 °F 2009
8 15 °F 1888
8 15 °F 1873
8 15 °F 1968
8 15 °F 1890
8 15 °F 1912
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1950
1 26 °F 1943
1 26 °F 2009
4 27 °F 1884
4 27 °F 1960
6 28 °F 1926
7 29 °F 1925
7 29 °F 1978
7 29 °F 1927
7 29 °F 1930
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 2.25 inches which happened in 1906.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.25 inches 1906
2 2.17 inches 1991
3 1.63 inches 1942
4 0.90 inches 1972
5 0.89 inches 1960
6 0.87 inches 1954
7 0.82 inches 2002
8 0.69 inches 1940
9 0.68 inches 1971
10 0.67 inches 2015
All-Time Most Snow in New York City on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 12.5 inches 1960
2 5.0 inches 1978
3 3.0 inches 2019
3 3.0 inches 1875
5 2.0 inches 1943
6 1.8 inches 2015
7 1.7 inches 1947
8 1.4 inches 1969
9 1.3 inches 1951
10 1.0 inches 1997
10 1.0 inches 1994
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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