New York City May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1881
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1882
Highest daily low 67 °F 1959
Most precipitation 1.84 inches 1943
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.1 °F
Average low 52.9 °F
Chance precipitation 36.8%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 65 0.00 0.0
2022 75 58 0.00 0.0
2021 68 46 0.00 0.0
2020 59 43 0.00 0.0
2019 59 43 1.32 0.0
2018 63 51 0.22 0.0
2017 65 48 0.00 0.0
2016 80 56 0.00 0.0
2015 86 64 0.00 0.0
2014 85 64 0.00 0.0
2013 70 51 0.00 0.0
2012 78 53 0.00 0.0
2011 74 52 0.00 0.0
2010 48 44 0.43 0.0
2009 69 50 0.00 0.0
2008 54 45 0.33 0.0
2007 74 53 0.18 0.0
2006 72 58 1.53 0.0
2005 69 53 0.00 0.0
2004 86 65 1.45 0.0
2003 65 53 0.03 0.0
2002 59 52 0.16 0.0
2001 86 58 0.00 0.0
2000 69 57 0.07 0.0
1999 75 52 0.00 0.0
1998 63 50 0.00 0.0
1997 77 57 0.00 0.0
1996 63 45 0.10 0.0
1995 62 54 0.01 0.0
1994 71 50 0.11 0.0
1993 87 66 0.00 0.0
1992 70 50 0.00 0.0
1991 89 59 0.00 0.0
1990 64 44 0.00 0.0
1989 64 50 0.00 0.0
1988 74 49 0.00 0.0
1987 88 61 0.00 0.0
1986 72 47 0.00 0.0
1985 81 66 0.00 0.0
1984 70 54 0.21 0.0
1983 65 46 0.00 0.0
1982 64 49 0.35 0.0
1981 72 53 0.23 0.0
1980 72 61 0.32 0.0
1979 62 57 0.21 0.0
1978 68 53 0.00 0.0
1977 77 52 0.00 0.0
1976 63 47 0.44 0.0
1975 75 58 0.03 0.0
1974 72 53 0.55 0.0
1973 71 53 0.05 0.0
1972 78 51 0.00 0.0
1971 78 62 0.00 0.0
1970 85 66 0.53 0.0
1969 67 47 0.00 0.0
1968 63 52 0.41 0.0
1967 61 46 0.00 0.0
1966 57 53 0.11 0.0
1965 78 56 0.00 0.0
1964 76 58 0.00 0.0
1963 64 43 0.00 0.0
1962 73 49 0.00 0.0
1961 62 51 0.15 0.0
1960 71 53 0.25 0.0
1959 88 67 0.00 0.0
1958 74 57 0.01 0.0
1957 71 52 0.00 0.0
1956 80 51 0.00 0.0
1955 79 56 0.00 0.0
1954 63 47 0.00 0.0
1953 80 60 0.00 0.0
1952 57 49 0.24 0.0
1951 62 52 0.00 0.0
1950 69 56 0.00 0.0
1949 67 46 0.00 0.0
1948 87 52 0.00 0.0
1947 81 55 0.00 0.0
1946 71 53 1.73 0.0
1945 71 49 0.00 0.0
1944 81 63 0.00 0.0
1943 66 46 1.84 0.0
1942 73 54 0.00 0.0
1941 65 49 0.00 0.0
1940 64 44 0.00 0.0
1939 66 49 0.00 0.0
1938 61 41 0.08 0.0
1937 75 54 0.00 0.0
1936 83 57 0.00 0.0
1935 70 52 0.00 0.0
1934 66 46 0.00 0.0
1933 67 55 0.00 0.0
1932 60 48 0.22 0.0
1931 52 47 0.14 0.0
1930 68 53 0.00 0.0
1929 82 52 0.54 0.0
1928 62 45 0.00 0.0
1927 67 53 0.05 0.0
1926 72 47 0.00 0.0
1925 64 49 0.00 0.0
1924 58 45 1.12 0.0
1923 77 51 0.22 0.0
1922 67 49 0.00 0.0
1921 64 43 0.32 0.0
1920 71 49 0.00 0.0
1919 54 45 0.00 0.0
1918 62 51 0.00 0.0
1917 61 43 0.01 0.0
1916 69 54 0.00 0.0
1915 70 57 0.82 0.0
1914 59 43 0.26 0.0
1913 66 42 0.00 0.0
1912 68 57 0.03 0.0
1911 76 65 0.00 0.0
1910 65 51 0.00 0.0
1909 72 49 0.00 0.0
1908 81 65 0.00 0.0
1907 58 40 0.00 0.0
1906 71 48 0.01 0.0
1905 67 57 0.12 0.0
1904 69 46 0.00 0.0
1903 71 53 0.00 0.0
1902 60 47 0.00 0.0
1901 71 59 0.01 0.0
1900 68 49 0.00 0.0
1899 78 56 0.00 0.0
1898 69 52 0.32 0.0
1897 75 62 0.59 0.0
1896 79 62 0.00 0.0
1895 71 44 0.05 0.0
1894 74 51 0.00 0.0
1893 73 56 0.00 0.0
1892 63 54 0.00 0.0
1891 58 49 0.00 0.0
1890 66 46 0.00 0.0
1889 77 61 0.00 0.0
1888 73 57 0.08 0.0
1887 76 58 0.00 0.0
1886 58 51 0.14 0.0
1885 62 45 0.00 0.0
1884 65 50 0.00 0.0
1883 67 47 0.00 0.0
1882 47 43 0.84 0.0
1881 93 63 0.03 0.0
1880 71 60 0.00 0.0
1879 77 52 0.00 0.0
1878 54 42 0.00 0.0
1877 63 48 0.00 0.0
1876 57 51 0.11 0.0
1875 71 55 0.03 0.0
1874 57 40 0.00 0.0
1873 64 50 0.07 0.0
1872 74 50 0.00 0.0
1871 68 48 0.00 0.0
1870 67 47 0.00 0.0
1869 80 63 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 93 °F which happened in 1881.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1881
2 89 °F 1991
3 88 °F 1959
3 88 °F 1987
5 87 °F 1948
5 87 °F 1993
5 87 °F 2023
8 86 °F 2001
8 86 °F 2004
8 86 °F 2015
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1874
1 40 °F 1907
3 41 °F 1938
4 42 °F 1913
4 42 °F 1878
6 43 °F 1914
6 43 °F 1921
6 43 °F 1963
6 43 °F 2020
6 43 °F 1917
6 43 °F 2019
6 43 °F 1882
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1882
2 48 °F 2010
3 52 °F 1931
4 54 °F 1878
4 54 °F 1919
4 54 °F 2008
7 57 °F 1874
7 57 °F 1952
7 57 °F 1876
7 57 °F 1966
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.84 inches which happened in 1943.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.84 inches 1943
2 1.73 inches 1946
3 1.53 inches 2006
4 1.45 inches 2004
5 1.32 inches 2019
6 1.12 inches 1924
7 0.84 inches 1882
8 0.82 inches 1915
9 0.59 inches 1897
10 0.55 inches 1974
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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