New York City May 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 15.
May 15 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1900
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1947
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1878
Highest daily low 68 °F 1900
Most precipitation 1.16 inches 2004
Most snow none -
May 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.2 °F
Average low 54.0 °F
Chance precipitation 37.1%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 74 52 0.00 0.0
2022 76 60 0.10 0.0
2021 79 55 0.00 0.0
2020 84 60 0.07 0.0
2019 69 44 0.01 0.0
2018 88 61 0.58 0.0
2017 68 53 0.00 0.0
2016 59 46 0.00 0.0
2015 75 55 0.00 0.0
2014 71 58 0.15 0.0
2013 69 52 0.00 0.0
2012 65 61 0.54 0.0
2011 69 58 0.89 0.0
2010 73 60 0.00 0.0
2009 76 60 0.00 0.0
2008 75 53 0.00 0.0
2007 84 56 0.00 0.0
2006 62 51 0.64 0.0
2005 77 58 0.01 0.0
2004 87 60 1.16 0.0
2003 69 50 0.00 0.0
2002 68 48 0.00 0.0
2001 73 50 0.00 0.0
2000 66 52 0.00 0.0
1999 70 50 0.00 0.0
1998 85 53 0.00 0.0
1997 74 53 0.06 0.0
1996 68 48 0.00 0.0
1995 70 52 0.05 0.0
1994 76 55 0.00 0.0
1993 74 53 0.00 0.0
1992 70 55 0.00 0.0
1991 84 61 0.00 0.0
1990 73 56 0.00 0.0
1989 73 55 0.00 0.0
1988 72 48 0.00 0.0
1987 77 55 0.08 0.0
1986 62 54 0.00 0.0
1985 66 50 0.00 0.0
1984 61 46 0.00 0.0
1983 67 56 0.11 0.0
1982 78 56 0.00 0.0
1981 74 60 0.69 0.0
1980 69 51 0.00 0.0
1979 73 58 0.00 0.0
1978 54 50 0.20 0.0
1977 74 48 0.00 0.0
1976 83 65 0.00 0.0
1975 78 59 0.00 0.0
1974 84 62 0.00 0.0
1973 58 48 0.39 0.0
1972 74 57 0.66 0.0
1971 66 49 0.00 0.0
1970 70 52 0.00 0.0
1969 75 49 0.00 0.0
1968 71 49 0.00 0.0
1967 58 48 0.08 0.0
1966 74 49 0.00 0.0
1965 82 52 0.00 0.0
1964 65 49 0.06 0.0
1963 75 53 0.00 0.0
1962 76 54 0.00 0.0
1961 78 61 0.00 0.0
1960 73 50 0.00 0.0
1959 57 45 0.00 0.0
1958 51 48 0.11 0.0
1957 85 59 0.00 0.0
1956 74 56 0.00 0.0
1955 76 53 0.00 0.0
1954 67 49 0.00 0.0
1953 71 56 0.30 0.0
1952 76 56 0.03 0.0
1951 87 54 0.00 0.0
1950 58 49 0.16 0.0
1949 73 54 0.00 0.0
1948 67 51 0.05 0.0
1947 58 42 0.00 0.0
1946 76 53 0.03 0.0
1945 79 57 0.00 0.0
1944 79 60 0.01 0.0
1943 66 51 0.00 0.0
1942 75 59 0.00 0.0
1941 83 55 0.00 0.0
1940 72 58 0.00 0.0
1939 63 45 0.00 0.0
1938 55 48 0.79 0.0
1937 62 50 0.03 0.0
1936 68 44 0.00 0.0
1935 67 48 0.00 0.0
1934 62 55 0.46 0.0
1933 80 59 0.00 0.0
1932 77 56 0.00 0.0
1931 74 50 0.00 0.0
1930 59 50 0.25 0.0
1929 84 59 0.02 0.0
1928 69 52 0.00 0.0
1927 67 53 0.29 0.0
1926 72 55 0.51 0.0
1925 65 53 0.00 0.0
1924 68 54 0.01 0.0
1923 55 48 0.00 0.0
1922 76 56 0.10 0.0
1921 79 58 0.00 0.0
1920 65 42 0.00 0.0
1919 62 50 0.00 0.0
1918 75 57 0.00 0.0
1917 62 48 0.00 0.0
1916 55 48 0.01 0.0
1915 69 47 0.00 0.0
1914 68 51 0.00 0.0
1913 62 51 0.06 0.0
1912 61 52 0.05 0.0
1911 67 50 0.00 0.0
1910 61 48 0.00 0.0
1909 83 52 0.07 0.0
1908 59 53 0.26 0.0
1907 66 53 0.00 0.0
1906 67 51 0.00 0.0
1905 79 63 0.00 0.0
1904 61 54 0.47 0.0
1903 78 60 0.00 0.0
1902 63 46 0.00 0.0
1901 71 53 0.00 0.0
1900 90 68 0.06 0.0
1899 67 51 0.00 0.0
1898 60 53 1.14 0.0
1897 72 56 0.03 0.0
1896 82 61 0.02 0.0
1895 58 44 0.00 0.0
1894 67 46 0.00 0.0
1893 74 53 0.02 0.0
1892 74 54 0.18 0.0
1891 60 49 0.21 0.0
1890 71 62 0.08 0.0
1889 81 63 0.00 0.0
1888 51 45 0.17 0.0
1887 73 51 0.00 0.0
1886 61 51 0.07 0.0
1885 82 54 0.00 0.0
1884 70 53 0.00 0.0
1883 70 49 0.08 0.0
1882 56 48 0.12 0.0
1881 78 58 0.29 0.0
1880 64 43 0.00 0.0
1879 78 61 0.07 0.0
1878 50 44 0.00 0.0
1877 82 58 0.00 0.0
1876 61 50 0.00 0.0
1875 72 48 0.02 0.0
1874 62 48 0.26 0.0
1873 70 44 0.00 0.0
1872 72 54 0.00 0.0
1871 68 49 0.00 0.0
1870 84 63 0.00 0.0
1869 69 58 0.15 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 90 °F which happened in 1900.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1900
2 88 °F 2018
3 87 °F 2004
3 87 °F 1951
5 85 °F 1998
5 85 °F 1957
7 84 °F 1974
7 84 °F 2007
7 84 °F 1870
7 84 °F 1929
7 84 °F 2020
7 84 °F 1991
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 42 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1947.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1947
1 42 °F 1920
3 43 °F 1880
4 44 °F 1873
4 44 °F 1878
4 44 °F 1936
4 44 °F 1895
4 44 °F 2019
9 45 °F 1939
9 45 °F 1888
9 45 °F 1959
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1878
2 51 °F 1888
2 51 °F 1958
4 54 °F 1978
5 55 °F 1923
5 55 °F 1916
5 55 °F 1938
8 56 °F 1882
9 57 °F 1959
10 58 °F 1947
10 58 °F 1950
10 58 °F 1895
10 58 °F 1967
10 58 °F 1973
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.16 inches which happened in 2004.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.16 inches 2004
2 1.14 inches 1898
3 0.89 inches 2011
4 0.79 inches 1938
5 0.69 inches 1981
6 0.66 inches 1972
7 0.64 inches 2006
8 0.58 inches 2018
9 0.54 inches 2012
10 0.51 inches 1926
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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