New York City May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2018
Lowest temperature 33 °F 1874
Lowest daily high 43 °F 1873
Highest daily low 70 °F 2018
Most precipitation 1.66 inches 1985
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.8 °F
Average low 50.4 °F
Chance precipitation 38.5%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 57 47 0.00 0.0
2022 62 51 0.00 0.0
2021 66 52 0.58 0.0
2020 80 54 0.04 0.0
2019 56 50 0.06 0.0
2018 92 70 0.02 0.0
2017 65 51 0.00 0.0
2016 56 51 0.61 0.0
2015 80 51 0.00 0.0
2014 71 54 0.08 0.0
2013 66 49 0.00 0.0
2012 58 50 0.47 0.0
2011 75 55 0.00 0.0
2010 80 67 1.29 0.0
2009 60 52 0.41 0.0
2008 58 47 0.00 0.0
2007 72 51 0.00 0.0
2006 71 52 0.09 0.0
2005 59 41 0.00 0.0
2004 65 45 0.34 0.0
2003 65 50 0.00 0.0
2002 61 48 0.00 0.0
2001 90 68 0.00 0.0
2000 67 51 0.00 0.0
1999 60 53 0.00 0.0
1998 67 53 0.10 0.0
1997 65 50 0.77 0.0
1996 58 52 0.48 0.0
1995 73 46 0.00 0.0
1994 66 47 0.00 0.0
1993 69 52 0.00 0.0
1992 75 58 0.00 0.0
1991 63 49 0.00 0.0
1990 72 48 0.00 0.0
1989 63 47 0.00 0.0
1988 62 44 0.00 0.0
1987 59 48 0.39 0.0
1986 55 41 0.00 0.0
1985 53 44 1.66 0.0
1984 59 49 0.86 0.0
1983 79 60 0.00 0.0
1982 71 56 0.00 0.0
1981 71 50 0.00 0.0
1980 81 51 0.01 0.0
1979 70 54 0.03 0.0
1978 70 45 0.00 0.0
1977 72 54 0.00 0.0
1976 67 45 0.02 0.0
1975 73 45 0.00 0.0
1974 52 45 0.61 0.0
1973 78 57 0.45 0.0
1972 71 60 1.08 0.0
1971 56 47 0.06 0.0
1970 63 51 0.04 0.0
1969 84 53 0.00 0.0
1968 75 53 0.08 0.0
1967 61 48 0.22 0.0
1966 68 45 0.06 0.0
1965 71 59 0.00 0.0
1964 65 43 0.00 0.0
1963 80 48 0.00 0.0
1962 70 44 0.09 0.0
1961 60 46 0.00 0.0
1960 72 51 0.00 0.0
1959 76 50 0.04 0.0
1958 53 50 0.40 0.0
1957 57 39 0.00 0.0
1956 68 44 0.00 0.0
1955 71 50 0.00 0.0
1954 60 49 0.75 0.0
1953 53 45 0.00 0.0
1952 64 45 0.00 0.0
1951 67 50 0.00 0.0
1950 63 50 0.05 0.0
1949 78 57 0.29 0.0
1948 59 47 0.14 0.0
1947 52 44 0.19 0.0
1946 61 45 0.00 0.0
1945 53 44 0.91 0.0
1944 75 48 0.00 0.0
1943 72 45 0.08 0.0
1942 82 53 0.00 0.0
1941 63 39 0.00 0.0
1940 67 51 0.02 0.0
1939 56 49 0.00 0.0
1938 71 59 0.00 0.0
1937 81 49 0.00 0.0
1936 72 61 0.47 0.0
1935 56 45 0.02 0.0
1934 62 54 1.56 0.0
1933 68 56 0.83 0.0
1932 69 42 0.00 0.0
1931 59 46 0.00 0.0
1930 71 57 0.00 0.0
1929 62 47 0.03 0.0
1928 77 51 0.00 0.0
1927 69 48 0.00 0.0
1926 72 50 0.07 0.0
1925 66 43 0.00 0.0
1924 64 46 0.00 0.0
1923 67 46 0.00 0.0
1922 78 55 0.11 0.0
1921 67 48 0.00 0.0
1920 60 39 0.00 0.0
1919 74 55 0.00 0.0
1918 74 54 0.24 0.0
1917 52 41 0.00 0.0
1916 66 55 0.00 0.0
1915 64 50 0.02 0.0
1914 73 49 0.00 0.0
1913 89 67 0.00 0.0
1912 73 52 0.00 0.0
1911 50 37 0.00 0.0
1910 70 56 0.04 0.0
1909 59 42 0.00 0.0
1908 60 45 0.00 0.0
1907 58 47 0.00 0.0
1906 67 53 0.00 0.0
1905 78 53 0.00 0.0
1904 67 46 0.00 0.0
1903 59 44 0.00 0.0
1902 55 50 0.13 0.0
1901 58 47 0.02 0.0
1900 73 46 0.39 0.0
1899 66 53 0.00 0.0
1898 52 48 0.01 0.0
1897 57 46 0.02 0.0
1896 64 53 0.10 0.0
1895 75 50 0.00 0.0
1894 71 56 0.00 0.0
1893 51 45 1.09 0.0
1892 68 50 0.00 0.0
1891 59 49 0.56 0.0
1890 63 47 0.00 0.0
1889 52 42 0.00 0.0
1888 54 41 0.00 0.0
1887 72 50 0.00 0.0
1886 64 47 0.00 0.0
1885 53 42 0.00 0.0
1884 66 50 0.00 0.0
1883 71 48 0.00 0.0
1882 59 38 0.00 0.0
1881 58 47 0.00 0.0
1880 82 56 0.00 0.0
1879 62 42 0.00 0.0
1878 84 55 0.00 0.0
1877 57 37 0.00 0.0
1876 50 45 0.00 0.0
1875 59 40 0.00 0.0
1874 62 33 0.00 0.0
1873 43 39 0.44 0.0
1872 60 46 0.00 0.0
1871 60 48 0.15 0.0
1870 64 53 0.00 0.0
1869 n/a n/a 0.02 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 92 °F which happened in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2018
2 90 °F 2001
3 89 °F 1913
4 84 °F 1969
4 84 °F 1878
6 82 °F 1942
6 82 °F 1880
8 81 °F 1980
8 81 °F 1937
10 80 °F 1963
10 80 °F 2010
10 80 °F 2020
10 80 °F 2015
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 33 °F which happened in 1874.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 1874
2 37 °F 1877
2 37 °F 1911
4 38 °F 1882
5 39 °F 1957
5 39 °F 1873
5 39 °F 1941
5 39 °F 1920
9 40 °F 1875
10 41 °F 1986
10 41 °F 1917
10 41 °F 2005
10 41 °F 1888
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1873
2 50 °F 1911
2 50 °F 1876
4 51 °F 1893
5 52 °F 1974
5 52 °F 1917
5 52 °F 1947
5 52 °F 1898
5 52 °F 1889
10 53 °F 1985
10 53 °F 1958
10 53 °F 1885
10 53 °F 1953
10 53 °F 1945
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.66 inches which happened in 1985.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.66 inches 1985
2 1.56 inches 1934
3 1.29 inches 2010
4 1.09 inches 1893
5 1.08 inches 1972
6 0.91 inches 1945
7 0.86 inches 1984
8 0.83 inches 1933
9 0.77 inches 1997
10 0.75 inches 1954
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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