New York City May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in New York City for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1869–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1986
Lowest temperature 32 °F 1891
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1891
Highest daily low 71 °F 1930
Most precipitation 1.46 inches 1907
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.3 °F
Average low 51.0 °F
Chance precipitation 38.3%
Chance snow 0%
New York City May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 73 48 0.00 0.0
2022 61 49 0.69 0.0
2021 66 50 0.00 0.0
2020 52 45 0.06 0.0
2019 74 51 0.00 0.0
2018 66 56 0.00 0.0
2017 67 52 0.18 0.0
2016 54 48 0.54 0.0
2015 73 59 0.00 0.0
2014 71 52 0.00 0.0
2013 69 46 0.00 0.0
2012 65 53 0.00 0.0
2011 72 50 0.00 0.0
2010 78 59 0.00 0.0
2009 65 49 1.15 0.0
2008 79 51 0.00 0.0
2007 63 46 0.00 0.0
2006 77 50 0.00 0.0
2005 54 46 0.02 0.0
2004 71 48 0.00 0.0
2003 61 45 0.00 0.0
2002 75 53 0.00 0.0
2001 64 49 0.00 0.0
2000 89 68 0.00 0.0
1999 66 56 0.00 0.0
1998 66 55 0.00 0.0
1997 70 49 0.31 0.0
1996 54 43 0.14 0.0
1995 67 52 0.00 0.0
1994 64 48 0.08 0.0
1993 79 62 0.00 0.0
1992 60 40 0.00 0.0
1991 63 55 1.39 0.0
1990 68 45 0.09 0.0
1989 76 55 0.48 0.0
1988 58 52 0.39 0.0
1987 64 47 0.02 0.0
1986 92 58 0.07 0.0
1985 74 56 0.02 0.0
1984 69 53 0.00 0.0
1983 69 47 0.00 0.0
1982 78 55 0.00 0.0
1981 74 52 0.00 0.0
1980 85 56 0.00 0.0
1979 68 52 0.00 0.0
1978 49 44 0.00 0.0
1977 84 57 0.47 0.0
1976 79 58 0.00 0.0
1975 67 48 0.18 0.0
1974 61 48 0.21 0.0
1973 69 45 0.00 0.0
1972 68 47 0.00 0.0
1971 65 56 0.14 0.0
1970 55 42 0.00 0.0
1969 77 49 0.00 0.0
1968 62 48 0.00 0.0
1967 55 39 0.65 0.0
1966 83 55 0.00 0.0
1965 78 51 0.00 0.0
1964 71 49 0.00 0.0
1963 69 51 0.00 0.0
1962 75 52 0.01 0.0
1961 68 49 0.38 0.0
1960 78 54 0.00 0.0
1959 84 55 0.00 0.0
1958 46 44 0.34 0.0
1957 73 51 0.00 0.0
1956 73 50 0.42 0.0
1955 71 50 0.00 0.0
1954 60 44 0.00 0.0
1953 74 58 0.53 0.0
1952 70 49 0.13 0.0
1951 70 49 0.00 0.0
1950 81 50 0.02 0.0
1949 92 63 0.35 0.0
1948 67 49 0.00 0.0
1947 72 48 0.00 0.0
1946 73 52 0.00 0.0
1945 61 47 0.01 0.0
1944 78 59 0.00 0.0
1943 71 52 0.00 0.0
1942 68 48 0.16 0.0
1941 74 51 0.00 0.0
1940 70 54 0.00 0.0
1939 89 60 0.00 0.0
1938 78 53 0.07 0.0
1937 72 56 0.63 0.0
1936 71 51 0.00 0.0
1935 61 46 0.16 0.0
1934 89 68 0.00 0.0
1933 53 46 0.96 0.0
1932 59 53 0.02 0.0
1931 70 50 0.01 0.0
1930 91 71 0.00 0.0
1929 67 50 0.56 0.0
1928 67 50 0.00 0.0
1927 68 57 0.04 0.0
1926 71 46 0.00 0.0
1925 59 44 0.00 0.0
1924 68 52 0.00 0.0
1923 72 51 0.00 0.0
1922 71 52 0.00 0.0
1921 56 44 0.02 0.0
1920 69 41 0.00 0.0
1919 61 49 0.00 0.0
1918 90 56 0.00 0.0
1917 48 40 0.01 0.0
1916 76 54 0.00 0.0
1915 73 53 0.00 0.0
1914 75 52 0.14 0.0
1913 82 58 0.00 0.0
1912 61 50 0.32 0.0
1911 66 46 0.00 0.0
1910 62 49 0.00 0.0
1909 81 61 0.00 0.0
1908 57 50 0.02 0.0
1907 57 51 1.46 0.0
1906 66 57 0.01 0.0
1905 67 54 0.00 0.0
1904 73 53 0.00 0.0
1903 70 52 0.00 0.0
1902 67 55 0.00 0.0
1901 61 44 0.00 0.0
1900 67 44 0.00 0.0
1899 69 50 0.00 0.0
1898 57 47 0.07 0.0
1897 71 55 0.00 0.0
1896 67 51 0.00 0.0
1895 73 56 0.00 0.0
1894 76 55 0.29 0.0
1893 59 47 0.15 0.0
1892 63 52 0.00 0.0
1891 45 32 0.00 0.0
1890 68 53 0.45 0.0
1889 81 59 0.00 0.0
1888 67 51 0.00 0.0
1887 65 51 0.00 0.0
1886 74 52 0.00 0.0
1885 58 48 0.01 0.0
1884 60 49 1.26 0.0
1883 66 49 0.00 0.0
1882 49 41 0.29 0.0
1881 55 46 0.78 0.0
1880 84 57 0.00 0.0
1879 70 53 0.04 0.0
1878 69 51 0.00 0.0
1877 61 47 0.00 0.0
1876 75 54 0.11 0.0
1875 55 50 0.16 0.0
1874 64 41 0.02 0.0
1873 64 50 0.00 0.0
1872 68 48 0.00 0.0
1871 54 45 0.58 0.0
1870 65 52 0.16 0.0
1869 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for New York City on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 92 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1986.
Highest Temperatures in New York City on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1949
1 92 °F 1986
3 91 °F 1930
4 90 °F 1918
5 89 °F 2000
5 89 °F 1934
5 89 °F 1939
8 85 °F 1980
9 84 °F 1959
9 84 °F 1977
9 84 °F 1880
What's the all-time low for New York City on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in New York City history is 32 °F which happened in 1891.
Lowest Temperatures in New York City on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 32 °F 1891
2 39 °F 1967
3 40 °F 1992
3 40 °F 1917
5 41 °F 1874
5 41 °F 1920
5 41 °F 1882
8 42 °F 1970
9 43 °F 1996
10 44 °F 1978
10 44 °F 1900
10 44 °F 1901
10 44 °F 1954
10 44 °F 1925
10 44 °F 1921
10 44 °F 1958
Lowest High Temperatures in New York City on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1891
2 46 °F 1958
3 48 °F 1917
4 49 °F 1882
4 49 °F 1978
6 52 °F 2020
7 53 °F 1933
8 54 °F 2005
8 54 °F 1871
8 54 °F 2016
8 54 °F 1996
What's the most it has ever rained in New York City on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in New York City history is 1.46 inches which happened in 1907.
All-Time Most Precipitation in New York City on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.46 inches 1907
2 1.39 inches 1991
3 1.26 inches 1884
4 1.15 inches 2009
5 0.96 inches 1933
6 0.78 inches 1881
7 0.69 inches 2022
8 0.65 inches 1967
9 0.63 inches 1937
10 0.58 inches 1871
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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