New York City May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1929
Highest daily low 71 °F 1959
Most precipitation 1.94 inches 1883
Most snow none -
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.9 °F
Average low 55.7 °F
Chance precipitation 38.0%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 55 0.02 0.0
2022 90 62 0.00 0.0
2021 79 58 0.00 0.0
2020 68 46 0.00 0.0
2019 71 56 0.00 0.0
2018 79 58 0.00 0.0
2017 69 52 0.00 0.0
2016 66 54 0.04 0.0
2015 62 52 0.00 0.0
2014 74 63 0.00 0.0
2013 86 68 0.00 0.0
2012 62 57 1.40 0.0
2011 78 55 0.07 0.0
2010 85 61 0.00 0.0
2009 86 60 0.00 0.0
2008 68 47 0.00 0.0
2007 71 53 0.00 0.0
2006 70 50 0.05 0.0
2005 71 47 0.26 0.0
2004 80 62 0.00 0.0
2003 64 55 0.27 0.0
2002 62 42 0.00 0.0
2001 57 53 0.50 0.0
2000 55 51 0.03 0.0
1999 78 52 0.00 0.0
1998 81 58 0.00 0.0
1997 62 50 0.00 0.0
1996 93 69 0.16 0.0
1995 82 58 0.00 0.0
1994 76 46 0.00 0.0
1993 70 46 0.00 0.0
1992 89 53 0.00 0.0
1991 82 51 0.00 0.0
1990 51 47 0.23 0.0
1989 83 65 0.00 0.0
1988 70 57 0.00 0.0
1987 73 53 0.00 0.0
1986 72 62 0.27 0.0
1985 78 63 1.60 0.0
1984 78 55 0.01 0.0
1983 69 59 0.25 0.0
1982 72 56 0.00 0.0
1981 76 54 0.00 0.0
1980 62 56 0.72 0.0
1979 73 60 0.00 0.0
1978 81 69 0.00 0.0
1977 80 64 0.00 0.0
1976 75 57 0.18 0.0
1975 88 68 0.09 0.0
1974 75 53 0.00 0.0
1973 56 54 0.15 0.0
1972 81 59 0.00 0.0
1971 60 55 0.03 0.0
1970 79 57 0.00 0.0
1969 75 56 0.00 0.0
1968 70 50 0.00 0.0
1967 56 47 0.00 0.0
1966 85 64 0.00 0.0
1965 72 52 0.00 0.0
1964 71 48 0.00 0.0
1963 66 53 0.00 0.0
1962 87 64 0.00 0.0
1961 74 53 0.00 0.0
1960 76 60 0.00 0.0
1959 89 71 0.00 0.0
1958 73 56 0.00 0.0
1957 63 46 0.00 0.0
1956 67 52 0.00 0.0
1955 83 56 0.00 0.0
1954 57 50 0.40 0.0
1953 71 57 0.00 0.0
1952 71 52 0.00 0.0
1951 76 58 0.01 0.0
1950 82 48 0.00 0.0
1949 67 45 0.00 0.0
1948 79 50 0.00 0.0
1947 71 58 0.21 0.0
1946 74 59 0.44 0.0
1945 74 56 0.00 0.0
1944 75 54 0.00 0.0
1943 56 52 0.20 0.0
1942 73 64 0.11 0.0
1941 83 59 0.00 0.0
1940 72 60 0.08 0.0
1939 75 59 0.04 0.0
1938 75 61 0.00 0.0
1937 78 52 0.00 0.0
1936 68 48 0.00 0.0
1935 67 55 0.00 0.0
1934 90 59 0.00 0.0
1933 78 59 0.00 0.0
1932 84 57 1.07 0.0
1931 69 64 0.20 0.0
1930 77 50 0.04 0.0
1929 50 45 0.42 0.0
1928 72 56 0.00 0.0
1927 70 51 0.00 0.0
1926 67 52 0.00 0.0
1925 83 55 0.00 0.0
1924 50 47 0.31 0.0
1923 61 53 0.84 0.0
1922 81 61 0.02 0.0
1921 86 60 0.00 0.0
1920 70 56 1.01 0.0
1919 68 55 0.23 0.0
1918 72 65 1.86 0.0
1917 73 54 0.04 0.0
1916 72 49 0.00 0.0
1915 59 49 0.42 0.0
1914 81 64 0.00 0.0
1913 62 51 0.11 0.0
1912 89 56 0.00 0.0
1911 82 64 0.00 0.0
1910 79 63 0.35 0.0
1909 57 51 0.40 0.0
1908 70 61 0.25 0.0
1907 54 40 0.00 0.0
1906 66 48 0.00 0.0
1905 69 47 0.00 0.0
1904 77 59 0.00 0.0
1903 84 67 0.00 0.0
1902 65 49 0.00 0.0
1901 69 50 0.00 0.0
1900 62 51 0.04 0.0
1899 65 52 0.00 0.0
1898 74 60 0.00 0.0
1897 71 50 0.26 0.0
1896 58 56 0.42 0.0
1895 54 47 0.32 0.0
1894 56 51 0.07 0.0
1893 85 63 0.00 0.0
1892 50 46 0.71 0.0
1891 75 61 0.00 0.0
1890 70 49 0.00 0.0
1889 82 64 0.27 0.0
1888 70 45 0.00 0.0
1887 87 65 0.00 0.0
1886 78 56 0.00 0.0
1885 68 54 0.00 0.0
1884 78 59 0.00 0.0
1883 67 56 1.94 0.0
1882 78 59 0.00 0.0
1881 65 51 0.00 0.0
1880 83 63 0.00 0.0
1879 78 61 0.06 0.0
1878 74 52 0.32 0.0
1877 68 55 0.15 0.0
1876 81 56 0.09 0.0
1875 86 64 0.00 0.0
1874 61 49 0.14 0.0
1873 58 47 0.39 0.0
1872 71 54 0.00 0.0
1871 76 57 0.00 0.0
1870 76 60 0.10 0.0
1869 61 51 0.27 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 93 °F which happened in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1996
2 90 °F 2022
2 90 °F 1934
4 89 °F 1959
4 89 °F 1992
4 89 °F 1912
7 88 °F 1975
8 87 °F 1887
8 87 °F 1962
10 86 °F 2013
10 86 °F 2009
10 86 °F 1875
10 86 °F 1921
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 40 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1907
2 42 °F 2002
3 45 °F 1888
3 45 °F 1929
3 45 °F 1949
6 46 °F 1957
6 46 °F 1892
6 46 °F 1994
6 46 °F 1993
6 46 °F 2020
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1924
1 50 °F 1892
1 50 °F 1929
4 51 °F 1990
5 54 °F 1895
5 54 °F 1907
7 55 °F 2000
8 56 °F 1943
8 56 °F 1894
8 56 °F 1973
8 56 °F 1967
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.94 inches which happened in 1883.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.94 inches 1883
2 1.86 inches 1918
3 1.60 inches 1985
4 1.40 inches 2012
5 1.07 inches 1932
6 1.01 inches 1920
7 0.84 inches 1923
8 0.72 inches 1980
9 0.71 inches 1892
10 0.50 inches 2001
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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