New York City May 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 4.
May 4 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 38 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1987
Highest daily low 72 °F 2018
Most precipitation 2.02 inches 1893
Most snow none -
May 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.9 °F
Average low 50.7 °F
Chance precipitation 38.4%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 55 48 0.05 0.0
2022 65 50 0.08 0.0
2021 73 52 0.23 0.0
2020 75 50 0.00 0.0
2019 71 53 0.11 0.0
2018 84 72 0.00 0.0
2017 64 47 0.00 0.0
2016 52 48 0.01 0.0
2015 85 57 0.00 0.0
2014 65 54 0.02 0.0
2013 69 48 0.00 0.0
2012 73 54 0.10 0.0
2011 64 46 0.50 0.0
2010 81 62 0.00 0.0
2009 57 51 0.35 0.0
2008 71 48 0.03 0.0
2007 71 50 0.00 0.0
2006 82 53 0.00 0.0
2005 62 44 0.00 0.0
2004 61 42 0.00 0.0
2003 63 48 0.00 0.0
2002 68 46 0.00 0.0
2001 92 71 0.00 0.0
2000 69 52 0.00 0.0
1999 62 51 0.58 0.0
1998 62 55 0.00 0.0
1997 63 50 0.00 0.0
1996 58 53 0.00 0.0
1995 72 56 0.02 0.0
1994 66 49 0.04 0.0
1993 69 51 0.00 0.0
1992 60 50 0.00 0.0
1991 73 47 0.00 0.0
1990 61 49 0.23 0.0
1989 71 46 0.00 0.0
1988 70 47 0.00 0.0
1987 48 44 0.41 0.0
1986 62 41 0.00 0.0
1985 70 43 0.00 0.0
1984 74 52 0.96 0.0
1983 70 54 0.35 0.0
1982 70 53 0.00 0.0
1981 75 54 0.00 0.0
1980 72 61 0.00 0.0
1979 72 54 0.00 0.0
1978 59 43 0.17 0.0
1977 63 47 0.18 0.0
1976 55 41 0.00 0.0
1975 59 46 1.00 0.0
1974 61 46 0.00 0.0
1973 66 46 0.00 0.0
1972 65 55 0.11 0.0
1971 65 45 0.00 0.0
1970 62 51 0.00 0.0
1969 81 60 0.00 0.0
1968 69 55 0.00 0.0
1967 60 45 0.00 0.0
1966 59 45 0.00 0.0
1965 90 60 0.00 0.0
1964 69 47 0.00 0.0
1963 86 58 0.00 0.0
1962 78 54 0.00 0.0
1961 64 45 0.00 0.0
1960 72 48 0.00 0.0
1959 76 52 0.00 0.0
1958 55 51 0.21 0.0
1957 56 40 0.00 0.0
1956 65 46 0.07 0.0
1955 80 54 0.00 0.0
1954 56 48 0.06 0.0
1953 73 49 0.00 0.0
1952 75 49 0.00 0.0
1951 64 45 0.00 0.0
1950 71 51 0.00 0.0
1949 83 57 0.00 0.0
1948 64 49 0.00 0.0
1947 62 51 0.30 0.0
1946 51 45 0.00 0.0
1945 55 46 0.45 0.0
1944 85 60 0.00 0.0
1943 55 49 0.00 0.0
1942 83 68 0.00 0.0
1941 77 43 0.00 0.0
1940 61 50 0.09 0.0
1939 72 49 0.00 0.0
1938 68 54 0.00 0.0
1937 81 56 0.00 0.0
1936 63 53 0.28 0.0
1935 51 43 0.00 0.0
1934 67 54 0.04 0.0
1933 67 50 0.00 0.0
1932 74 52 0.00 0.0
1931 66 43 0.00 0.0
1930 77 53 0.00 0.0
1929 61 44 0.00 0.0
1928 79 53 0.00 0.0
1927 60 46 0.02 0.0
1926 60 40 0.00 0.0
1925 70 52 0.00 0.0
1924 63 50 0.00 0.0
1923 75 47 0.00 0.0
1922 66 46 0.95 0.0
1921 58 46 1.10 0.0
1920 60 44 0.03 0.0
1919 82 58 0.00 0.0
1918 73 53 0.06 0.0
1917 53 38 0.46 0.0
1916 73 53 0.05 0.0
1915 54 50 0.37 0.0
1914 65 54 0.02 0.0
1913 76 55 0.00 0.0
1912 67 52 0.00 0.0
1911 53 38 0.00 0.0
1910 60 50 0.00 0.0
1909 58 46 0.00 0.0
1908 60 46 0.00 0.0
1907 67 44 1.16 0.0
1906 68 50 0.00 0.0
1905 76 50 0.00 0.0
1904 69 49 0.00 0.0
1903 63 54 0.19 0.0
1902 61 49 0.00 0.0
1901 63 45 0.00 0.0
1900 57 43 0.01 0.0
1899 69 48 0.00 0.0
1898 52 48 0.01 0.0
1897 60 46 0.00 0.0
1896 80 61 0.00 0.0
1895 81 62 0.00 0.0
1894 62 52 0.00 0.0
1893 53 45 2.02 0.0
1892 80 49 0.06 0.0
1891 63 43 0.00 0.0
1890 67 57 0.41 0.0
1889 64 42 0.00 0.0
1888 52 45 0.05 0.0
1887 78 53 0.00 0.0
1886 71 51 0.00 0.0
1885 54 43 0.00 0.0
1884 66 55 0.05 0.0
1883 74 53 0.00 0.0
1882 69 47 0.00 0.0
1881 59 42 0.00 0.0
1880 80 59 0.00 0.0
1879 62 51 0.01 0.0
1878 77 65 0.06 0.0
1877 58 47 0.00 0.0
1876 55 44 0.00 0.0
1875 51 39 0.40 0.0
1874 62 43 0.00 0.0
1873 67 38 0.00 0.0
1872 51 43 0.05 0.0
1871 48 45 0.90 0.0
1870 80 54 0.06 0.0
1869 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 92 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2001
2 90 °F 1965
3 86 °F 1963
4 85 °F 2015
4 85 °F 1944
6 84 °F 2018
7 83 °F 1949
7 83 °F 1942
9 82 °F 2006
9 82 °F 1919
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 38 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1917
1 38 °F 1873
1 38 °F 1911
4 39 °F 1875
5 40 °F 1957
5 40 °F 1926
7 41 °F 1986
7 41 °F 1976
9 42 °F 1889
9 42 °F 2004
9 42 °F 1881
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1871
1 48 °F 1987
3 51 °F 1935
3 51 °F 1875
3 51 °F 1946
3 51 °F 1872
7 52 °F 1898
7 52 °F 2016
7 52 °F 1888
10 53 °F 1917
10 53 °F 1893
10 53 °F 1911
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/4?
For the date of May 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 2.02 inches which happened in 1893.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.02 inches 1893
2 1.16 inches 1907
3 1.10 inches 1921
4 1.00 inches 1975
5 0.96 inches 1984
6 0.95 inches 1922
7 0.90 inches 1871
8 0.58 inches 1999
9 0.50 inches 2011
10 0.46 inches 1917
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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