New York City May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2017
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1881
Highest daily low 75 °F 2017
Most precipitation 2.18 inches 2011
Most snow none -
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.1 °F
Average low 55.0 °F
Chance precipitation 36.1%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 61 43 0.00 0.0
2022 72 55 0.01 0.0
2021 82 60 0.00 0.0
2020 70 54 0.00 0.0
2019 75 56 0.00 0.0
2018 67 56 0.00 0.0
2017 92 75 0.00 0.0
2016 68 52 0.00 0.0
2015 75 60 0.00 0.0
2014 67 51 0.00 0.0
2013 65 56 0.01 0.0
2012 72 54 0.00 0.0
2011 67 54 2.18 0.0
2010 62 50 1.09 0.0
2009 58 49 0.00 0.0
2008 66 52 0.15 0.0
2007 54 48 0.00 0.0
2006 73 57 0.24 0.0
2005 70 53 0.00 0.0
2004 82 61 0.00 0.0
2003 64 46 0.00 0.0
2002 55 43 1.57 0.0
2001 60 53 0.07 0.0
2000 81 59 1.07 0.0
1999 66 54 0.03 0.0
1998 84 55 0.00 0.0
1997 66 48 0.00 0.0
1996 64 55 0.02 0.0
1995 75 58 0.00 0.0
1994 65 50 0.10 0.0
1993 71 53 0.06 0.0
1992 74 53 0.00 0.0
1991 74 51 0.00 0.0
1990 69 53 0.00 0.0
1989 86 57 0.00 0.0
1988 61 57 1.80 0.0
1987 81 55 0.22 0.0
1986 86 66 0.00 0.0
1985 69 52 0.48 0.0
1984 63 49 0.00 0.0
1983 62 43 0.00 0.0
1982 74 58 0.00 0.0
1981 69 50 0.00 0.0
1980 63 56 0.15 0.0
1979 63 60 0.32 0.0
1978 67 52 0.38 0.0
1977 88 67 0.16 0.0
1976 75 42 0.26 0.0
1975 74 58 0.00 0.0
1974 76 63 0.00 0.0
1973 59 41 0.11 0.0
1972 77 55 0.00 0.0
1971 85 60 0.00 0.0
1970 66 53 0.10 0.0
1969 83 61 0.00 0.0
1968 67 51 0.04 0.0
1967 77 48 0.00 0.0
1966 66 53 0.00 0.0
1965 73 56 0.00 0.0
1964 82 60 0.00 0.0
1963 59 54 0.64 0.0
1962 89 56 0.00 0.0
1961 70 51 0.00 0.0
1960 67 58 0.14 0.0
1959 73 54 0.00 0.0
1958 72 58 0.43 0.0
1957 68 54 0.02 0.0
1956 55 47 0.10 0.0
1955 75 48 0.00 0.0
1954 71 55 0.00 0.0
1953 83 60 0.00 0.0
1952 66 47 0.36 0.0
1951 68 50 0.00 0.0
1950 55 48 0.48 0.0
1949 81 58 0.00 0.0
1948 68 54 0.59 0.0
1947 69 53 0.30 0.0
1946 56 51 0.04 0.0
1945 74 60 0.07 0.0
1944 76 54 0.00 0.0
1943 86 67 0.14 0.0
1942 71 55 0.00 0.0
1941 72 50 0.00 0.0
1940 70 51 0.00 0.0
1939 75 56 0.00 0.0
1938 72 53 0.00 0.0
1937 74 52 0.00 0.0
1936 90 65 0.00 0.0
1935 68 45 0.00 0.0
1934 80 53 0.00 0.0
1933 76 52 0.00 0.0
1932 70 53 0.00 0.0
1931 67 52 0.00 0.0
1930 62 50 0.00 0.0
1929 76 49 0.16 0.0
1928 60 54 0.85 0.0
1927 72 54 0.00 0.0
1926 83 63 0.13 0.0
1925 66 50 0.00 0.0
1924 74 56 0.30 0.0
1923 74 49 0.00 0.0
1922 68 52 1.00 0.0
1921 76 51 0.00 0.0
1920 70 49 0.00 0.0
1919 71 53 0.00 0.0
1918 79 56 0.00 0.0
1917 70 50 0.00 0.0
1916 58 46 0.00 0.0
1915 61 47 0.00 0.0
1914 78 52 0.00 0.0
1913 67 47 0.19 0.0
1912 76 52 0.00 0.0
1911 83 61 0.09 0.0
1910 68 55 0.35 0.0
1909 64 57 0.00 0.0
1908 77 60 0.00 0.0
1907 74 52 0.00 0.0
1906 90 69 0.13 0.0
1905 70 52 0.13 0.0
1904 67 55 0.00 0.0
1903 86 61 0.00 0.0
1902 72 55 0.00 0.0
1901 58 51 0.46 0.0
1900 74 56 0.17 0.0
1899 58 54 0.00 0.0
1898 72 52 0.00 0.0
1897 75 53 0.00 0.0
1896 87 69 0.00 0.0
1895 61 48 0.14 0.0
1894 72 57 0.43 0.0
1893 60 50 0.00 0.0
1892 76 57 0.00 0.0
1891 69 48 0.00 0.0
1890 66 48 0.00 0.0
1889 81 60 0.00 0.0
1888 58 50 0.06 0.0
1887 71 54 0.00 0.0
1886 67 49 0.00 0.0
1885 70 49 0.00 0.0
1884 70 52 0.00 0.0
1883 76 48 0.00 0.0
1882 57 42 0.00 0.0
1881 53 46 0.21 0.0
1880 73 56 0.01 0.0
1879 76 62 0.00 0.0
1878 72 50 0.00 0.0
1877 88 68 0.00 0.0
1876 64 51 0.17 0.0
1875 63 44 0.00 0.0
1874 61 54 0.15 0.0
1873 65 46 0.00 0.0
1872 66 50 0.00 0.0
1871 70 46 0.00 0.0
1870 64 51 0.00 0.0
1869 62 53 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 92 °F which happened in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2017
2 90 °F 1906
2 90 °F 1936
4 89 °F 1962
5 88 °F 1877
5 88 °F 1977
7 87 °F 1896
8 86 °F 1943
8 86 °F 1989
8 86 °F 1986
8 86 °F 1903
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 41 °F which happened in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1973
2 42 °F 1976
2 42 °F 1882
4 43 °F 1983
4 43 °F 2002
4 43 °F 2023
7 44 °F 1875
8 45 °F 1935
9 46 °F 1916
9 46 °F 2003
9 46 °F 1881
9 46 °F 1871
9 46 °F 1873
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1881
2 54 °F 2007
3 55 °F 1950
3 55 °F 2002
3 55 °F 1956
6 56 °F 1946
7 57 °F 1882
8 58 °F 1888
8 58 °F 1901
8 58 °F 1916
8 58 °F 2009
8 58 °F 1899
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 2.18 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.18 inches 2011
2 1.80 inches 1988
3 1.57 inches 2002
4 1.09 inches 2010
5 1.07 inches 2000
6 1.00 inches 1922
7 0.85 inches 1928
8 0.64 inches 1963
9 0.59 inches 1948
10 0.48 inches 1950
10 0.48 inches 1985
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location