New York City May 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 31.
May 31 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F 1939
Lowest temperature 46 °F 1938
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1894
Highest daily low 76 °F 1987
Most precipitation 3.13 inches 1940
Most snow none -
May 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 75.7 °F
Average low 59.0 °F
Chance precipitation 37.4%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 51 0.00 0.0
2022 93 65 0.00 0.0
2021 70 49 0.02 0.0
2020 70 56 0.00 0.0
2019 80 63 0.00 0.0
2018 68 63 0.10 0.0
2017 75 58 0.03 0.0
2016 85 71 0.00 0.0
2015 87 57 1.46 0.0
2014 73 57 0.05 0.0
2013 90 75 0.00 0.0
2012 79 66 0.00 0.0
2011 89 69 0.00 0.0
2010 86 69 0.00 0.0
2009 81 57 0.00 0.0
2008 76 64 0.24 0.0
2007 91 64 0.00 0.0
2006 75 64 0.00 0.0
2005 79 57 0.00 0.0
2004 64 57 0.22 0.0
2003 68 59 0.59 0.0
2002 86 65 0.38 0.0
2001 69 50 0.00 0.0
2000 69 50 0.00 0.0
1999 89 68 0.00 0.0
1998 84 64 0.46 0.0
1997 75 59 0.00 0.0
1996 77 52 0.00 0.0
1995 86 62 0.00 0.0
1994 82 63 0.00 0.0
1993 70 57 0.90 0.0
1992 61 59 1.99 0.0
1991 91 71 0.11 0.0
1990 76 50 0.00 0.0
1989 82 70 0.00 0.0
1988 91 72 0.00 0.0
1987 94 76 0.00 0.0
1986 93 71 0.75 0.0
1985 74 60 0.00 0.0
1984 61 50 0.64 0.0
1983 70 58 0.00 0.0
1982 66 62 0.04 0.0
1981 78 64 0.02 0.0
1980 76 63 0.09 0.0
1979 79 60 0.12 0.0
1978 86 68 1.10 0.0
1977 74 53 0.00 0.0
1976 76 60 0.00 0.0
1975 81 66 0.00 0.0
1974 67 54 0.01 0.0
1973 78 60 0.00 0.0
1972 72 64 1.30 0.0
1971 74 60 0.16 0.0
1970 81 55 0.00 0.0
1969 87 66 0.00 0.0
1968 68 57 0.00 0.0
1967 72 50 0.00 0.0
1966 68 53 0.00 0.0
1965 74 49 0.00 0.0
1964 70 54 0.00 0.0
1963 81 56 0.00 0.0
1962 90 69 0.04 0.0
1961 79 47 0.00 0.0
1960 78 60 0.03 0.0
1959 82 59 0.00 0.0
1958 79 63 0.00 0.0
1957 75 55 0.00 0.0
1956 89 62 0.09 0.0
1955 69 59 0.48 0.0
1954 85 58 0.00 0.0
1953 61 51 0.00 0.0
1952 72 60 0.45 0.0
1951 86 66 0.00 0.0
1950 62 55 0.00 0.0
1949 77 55 0.00 0.0
1948 66 62 0.06 0.0
1947 72 49 0.00 0.0
1946 86 66 0.00 0.0
1945 65 48 0.00 0.0
1944 92 65 0.00 0.0
1943 79 60 0.00 0.0
1942 79 62 0.00 0.0
1941 77 55 0.02 0.0
1940 64 52 3.13 0.0
1939 96 73 0.06 0.0
1938 68 46 0.00 0.0
1937 93 64 0.00 0.0
1936 73 48 0.00 0.0
1935 72 58 0.03 0.0
1934 85 64 0.00 0.0
1933 75 62 0.91 0.0
1932 74 55 0.00 0.0
1931 82 64 0.82 0.0
1930 63 46 0.00 0.0
1929 93 73 0.00 0.0
1928 74 51 0.00 0.0
1927 66 57 0.01 0.0
1926 67 55 0.16 0.0
1925 82 58 0.00 0.0
1924 69 46 0.00 0.0
1923 66 52 0.00 0.0
1922 75 59 0.00 0.0
1921 83 56 0.00 0.0
1920 75 52 0.00 0.0
1919 86 63 0.00 0.0
1918 74 55 0.04 0.0
1917 68 53 0.00 0.0
1916 73 58 0.00 0.0
1915 76 48 0.00 0.0
1914 84 62 0.00 0.0
1913 80 55 0.00 0.0
1912 74 52 0.00 0.0
1911 69 66 0.80 0.0
1910 62 53 0.06 0.0
1909 81 58 0.00 0.0
1908 84 69 0.00 0.0
1907 65 55 0.00 0.0
1906 71 61 0.01 0.0
1905 66 57 0.04 0.0
1904 67 58 0.63 0.0
1903 69 54 0.00 0.0
1902 69 55 0.00 0.0
1901 68 54 0.00 0.0
1900 83 64 0.00 0.0
1899 83 67 0.00 0.0
1898 74 54 0.00 0.0
1897 76 58 0.34 0.0
1896 78 62 0.34 0.0
1895 96 75 0.00 0.0
1894 57 52 0.14 0.0
1893 70 56 0.00 0.0
1892 80 61 0.01 0.0
1891 81 61 0.00 0.0
1890 79 56 0.00 0.0
1889 74 65 0.03 0.0
1888 72 65 0.04 0.0
1887 64 55 0.03 0.0
1886 73 63 0.00 0.0
1885 75 61 0.11 0.0
1884 63 48 0.00 0.0
1883 74 62 0.05 0.0
1882 80 61 0.00 0.0
1881 83 70 0.16 0.0
1880 79 65 0.23 0.0
1879 86 65 0.00 0.0
1878 57 53 1.19 0.0
1877 85 61 0.00 0.0
1876 66 49 0.00 0.0
1875 76 56 0.00 0.0
1874 77 60 0.10 0.0
1873 68 50 0.00 0.0
1872 68 53 0.00 0.0
1871 81 62 0.64 0.0
1870 71 55 0.00 0.0
1869 80 62 0.14 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 96 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1939
1 96 °F 1895
3 94 °F 1987
4 93 °F 1937
4 93 °F 1929
4 93 °F 1986
4 93 °F 2022
8 92 °F 1944
9 91 °F 1988
9 91 °F 1991
9 91 °F 2007
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 46 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1938.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1924
1 46 °F 1930
1 46 °F 1938
4 47 °F 1961
5 48 °F 1915
5 48 °F 1936
5 48 °F 1884
5 48 °F 1945
9 49 °F 1876
9 49 °F 2021
9 49 °F 1947
9 49 °F 1965
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1878
1 57 °F 1894
3 61 °F 1992
3 61 °F 1984
3 61 °F 1953
6 62 °F 1950
6 62 °F 1910
8 63 °F 1930
8 63 °F 1884
10 64 °F 2004
10 64 °F 1940
10 64 °F 1887
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/31?
For the date of May 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 3.13 inches which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.13 inches 1940
2 1.99 inches 1992
3 1.46 inches 2015
4 1.30 inches 1972
5 1.19 inches 1878
6 1.10 inches 1978
7 0.91 inches 1933
8 0.90 inches 1993
9 0.82 inches 1931
10 0.80 inches 1911
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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