New York City May 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 2.
May 2 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 2018
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1903
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1962
Highest daily low 67 °F 1913
Most precipitation 1.28 inches 1873
Most snow none -
May 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.5 °F
Average low 50.1 °F
Chance precipitation 38.2%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 44 0.25 0.0
2022 56 51 0.23 0.0
2021 82 56 0.00 0.0
2020 73 51 0.00 0.0
2019 78 50 0.01 0.0
2018 90 65 0.00 0.0
2017 75 62 0.00 0.0
2016 60 45 0.04 0.0
2015 74 48 0.00 0.0
2014 70 56 0.00 0.0
2013 72 49 0.00 0.0
2012 53 50 0.08 0.0
2011 63 50 0.00 0.0
2010 88 66 0.00 0.0
2009 68 54 0.11 0.0
2008 54 49 0.15 0.0
2007 68 50 0.10 0.0
2006 70 49 0.00 0.0
2005 65 44 0.23 0.0
2004 70 58 0.01 0.0
2003 75 52 0.29 0.0
2002 58 48 0.43 0.0
2001 90 66 0.00 0.0
2000 68 55 0.06 0.0
1999 68 49 0.00 0.0
1998 71 54 0.25 0.0
1997 68 47 0.00 0.0
1996 70 51 0.00 0.0
1995 52 45 0.12 0.0
1994 65 44 0.00 0.0
1993 79 53 0.00 0.0
1992 86 56 0.00 0.0
1991 69 52 0.00 0.0
1990 68 54 0.00 0.0
1989 65 49 0.97 0.0
1988 56 44 0.03 0.0
1987 63 52 0.00 0.0
1986 58 47 0.00 0.0
1985 57 47 0.83 0.0
1984 66 50 0.00 0.0
1983 71 61 0.00 0.0
1982 77 56 0.00 0.0
1981 62 51 0.51 0.0
1980 71 53 0.00 0.0
1979 71 45 0.00 0.0
1978 65 41 0.00 0.0
1977 69 56 0.00 0.0
1976 74 56 0.00 0.0
1975 63 46 0.10 0.0
1974 64 42 0.00 0.0
1973 72 53 0.00 0.0
1972 75 60 0.05 0.0
1971 61 51 0.02 0.0
1970 80 61 0.00 0.0
1969 72 50 0.00 0.0
1968 67 43 0.00 0.0
1967 54 48 0.22 0.0
1966 60 48 0.00 0.0
1965 77 53 0.70 0.0
1964 59 43 0.00 0.0
1963 65 39 0.00 0.0
1962 45 42 0.41 0.0
1961 61 46 0.14 0.0
1960 65 42 0.00 0.0
1959 57 48 0.02 0.0
1958 74 53 0.00 0.0
1957 64 45 0.00 0.0
1956 58 44 0.51 0.0
1955 68 48 0.00 0.0
1954 60 53 0.00 0.0
1953 48 44 0.00 0.0
1952 66 43 0.00 0.0
1951 82 57 0.00 0.0
1950 55 46 0.00 0.0
1949 73 58 0.27 0.0
1948 65 48 0.02 0.0
1947 48 43 0.03 0.0
1946 75 55 0.00 0.0
1945 57 43 0.06 0.0
1944 59 49 0.00 0.0
1943 63 41 0.01 0.0
1942 70 51 0.00 0.0
1941 67 41 0.01 0.0
1940 61 52 0.62 0.0
1939 61 46 0.00 0.0
1938 81 57 0.00 0.0
1937 71 51 0.00 0.0
1936 77 59 0.00 0.0
1935 54 44 0.01 0.0
1934 67 50 0.62 0.0
1933 70 56 0.00 0.0
1932 64 43 0.00 0.0
1931 54 45 0.10 0.0
1930 86 63 0.22 0.0
1929 67 53 0.26 0.0
1928 68 52 0.00 0.0
1927 66 51 0.00 0.0
1926 74 50 0.00 0.0
1925 62 44 0.00 0.0
1924 68 46 0.00 0.0
1923 67 46 0.00 0.0
1922 78 49 0.00 0.0
1921 69 46 0.00 0.0
1920 58 39 0.00 0.0
1919 70 49 0.00 0.0
1918 68 43 0.00 0.0
1917 58 42 0.00 0.0
1916 78 49 0.00 0.0
1915 64 47 0.00 0.0
1914 67 43 0.00 0.0
1913 89 67 0.00 0.0
1912 78 51 0.00 0.0
1911 64 41 0.00 0.0
1910 63 52 0.00 0.0
1909 50 41 0.00 0.0
1908 64 44 0.01 0.0
1907 58 49 0.00 0.0
1906 68 55 0.01 0.0
1905 57 41 0.00 0.0
1904 65 49 0.00 0.0
1903 54 37 0.00 0.0
1902 65 48 0.00 0.0
1901 56 44 0.19 0.0
1900 68 47 0.00 0.0
1899 86 65 0.25 0.0
1898 61 51 0.00 0.0
1897 60 53 1.10 0.0
1896 56 50 0.00 0.0
1895 68 44 0.00 0.0
1894 85 63 0.00 0.0
1893 66 44 0.00 0.0
1892 81 55 0.19 0.0
1891 64 47 0.00 0.0
1890 62 41 0.00 0.0
1889 57 43 0.00 0.0
1888 49 43 0.00 0.0
1887 71 54 0.00 0.0
1886 65 46 0.00 0.0
1885 59 45 0.04 0.0
1884 84 53 0.00 0.0
1883 61 46 0.00 0.0
1882 59 39 0.00 0.0
1881 61 51 0.06 0.0
1880 73 49 0.00 0.0
1879 51 44 0.00 0.0
1878 76 51 0.00 0.0
1877 50 40 0.00 0.0
1876 60 42 0.00 0.0
1875 56 42 0.03 0.0
1874 52 37 0.00 0.0
1873 58 42 1.28 0.0
1872 72 55 0.62 0.0
1871 70 50 0.00 0.0
1870 71 54 0.00 0.0
1869 n/a n/a 0.70 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 90 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 2001
1 90 °F 2018
3 89 °F 1913
4 88 °F 2010
5 86 °F 1930
5 86 °F 1899
5 86 °F 1992
8 85 °F 1894
9 84 °F 1884
10 82 °F 1951
10 82 °F 2021
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 37 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1903.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1903
1 37 °F 1874
3 39 °F 1920
3 39 °F 1963
3 39 °F 1882
6 40 °F 1877
7 41 °F 1941
7 41 °F 1943
7 41 °F 1905
7 41 °F 1911
7 41 °F 1978
7 41 °F 1909
7 41 °F 1890
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1962
2 48 °F 1947
2 48 °F 1953
4 49 °F 1888
5 50 °F 1909
5 50 °F 1877
7 51 °F 1879
8 52 °F 1995
8 52 °F 1874
10 53 °F 2012
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.28 inches which happened in 1873.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.28 inches 1873
2 1.10 inches 1897
3 0.97 inches 1989
4 0.83 inches 1985
5 0.70 inches 1965
5 0.70 inches 1869
7 0.62 inches 1940
7 0.62 inches 1934
7 0.62 inches 1872
10 0.51 inches 1956
10 0.51 inches 1981
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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