New York City Weather in 1938

Historical record of New York City weather for the year 1938 based on NOAA data.

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1938 New York City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 15
Lowest temperature	6 °F	January 18
Highest daily low	79 °F	August 16
Lowest daily high	17 °F	January 18
Most daily precipitation	4.1 inches	September 21
Most daily snow	4.9 inches	November 25
Total annual precipitation	48.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	28.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in New York City in 1938?

The highest temperature recorded in New York City in 1938 was 96 °F which happened on August 15.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in New York City in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 15
2	95 °F	Aug 16
3	94 °F	Aug 2
4	93 °F	Aug 3
4	93 °F	Jul 10
6	92 °F	Aug 11
6	92 °F	Aug 5
8	91 °F	Aug 14
8	91 °F	Aug 1
8	91 °F	Jul 29

What was the coldest temperature in New York City in 1938?

The lowest temperature recorded in New York City in 1938 was 6 °F which happened on Jan 18.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in New York City in 1938

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	6 °F	January 18
2	7 °F	January 19
3	9 °F	March 4
4	11 °F	March 3
5	12 °F	February 28
6	13 °F	March 1
7	14 °F	January 28
8	16 °F	November 26
8	16 °F	January 16
10	18 °F	February 16
10	18 °F	January 27
10	18 °F	January 17
10	18 °F	January 15

January 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	33	28	0.14	0.0
January 2	44	32	0.01	0.0
January 3	37	31	0.00	0.0
January 4	38	29	0.00	0.0
January 5	47	33	0.00	0.0
January 6	51	36	0.04	0.0
January 7	52	42	1.35	0.0
January 8	42	28	0.00	0.0
January 9	30	20	0.00	0.0
January 10	28	21	0.01	0.1
January 11	28	26	0.04	0.3
January 12	33	28	0.19	1.9
January 13	39	28	0.07	0.6
January 14	36	30	0.03	0.2
January 15	32	18	0.00	0.0
January 16	36	16	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	18	0.12	1.3
January 18	17	6	0.00	0.0
January 19	27	7	0.00	0.0
January 20	39	23	0.00	0.0
January 21	38	31	0.37	2.1
January 22	35	32	0.02	0.0
January 23	46	34	0.00	0.0
January 24	51	35	0.42	0.0
January 25	56	35	0.69	0.0
January 26	35	20	0.00	0.0
January 27	27	18	0.00	0.0
January 28	24	14	0.00	0.0
January 29	38	19	0.00	0.0
January 30	57	37	0.00	0.0
January 31	56	28	0.49	0.0

February 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	29	19	0.00
February 2	35	19	0.00
February 3	50	35	0.22
February 4	45	33	0.00
February 5	45	32	0.00
February 6	58	42	0.13
February 7	54	32	0.01
February 8	45	29	0.00
February 9	47	35	0.12
February 10	52	26	0.00
February 11	29	19	0.00
February 12	40	28	0.00
February 13	46	40	0.26
February 14	58	34	0.00
February 15	34	19	0.00
February 16	32	18	0.00
February 17	39	24	0.00
February 18	60	37	0.04
February 19	56	34	0.52
February 20	34	25	0.25
February 21	36	21	0.00
February 22	40	29	0.10
February 23	42	37	0.29
February 24	40	32	0.02
February 25	35	22	0.00
February 26	38	20	0.00
February 27	39	33	0.01
February 28	37	12	0.00

March 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	48	13	0.00	0.0
March 2	55	39	0.00	0.0
March 3	49	11	0.00	0.0
March 4	29	9	0.00	0.0
March 5	48	29	0.33	0.5
March 6	49	30	0.02	0.0
March 7	46	30	0.00	0.0
March 8	42	31	0.00	0.0
March 9	43	31	0.00	0.0
March 10	35	28	0.01	0.1
March 11	44	27	0.01	0.0
March 12	51	36	0.01	0.0
March 13	57	41	0.19	0.0
March 14	51	35	0.56	0.0
March 15	42	32	0.14	0.1
March 16	41	35	0.57	0.0
March 17	41	37	0.04	0.0
March 18	54	36	0.00	0.0
March 19	65	42	0.00	0.0
March 20	65	52	0.00	0.0
March 21	74	54	0.00	0.0
March 22	77	54	0.00	0.0
March 23	75	56	0.00	0.0
March 24	63	43	0.00	0.0
March 25	56	39	0.00	0.0
March 26	53	42	0.08	0.0
March 27	52	38	0.00	0.0
March 28	58	36	0.00	0.0
March 29	64	44	0.00	0.0
March 30	49	41	0.14	0.0
March 31	49	41	0.12	0.0

April 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	66	48	0.00	0.0
April 2	47	41	0.00	0.0
April 3	49	36	0.00	0.0
April 4	52	39	0.00	0.0
April 5	45	33	0.00	0.0
April 6	33	28	0.38	3.3
April 7	40	30	0.35	3.1
April 8	40	35	0.73	0.0
April 9	49	37	0.22	0.0
April 10	45	35	0.00	0.0
April 11	52	33	0.00	0.0
April 12	66	46	0.00	0.0
April 13	68	49	0.00	0.0
April 14	77	54	0.00	0.0
April 15	84	60	0.00	0.0
April 16	64	45	0.00	0.0
April 17	58	42	0.00	0.0
April 18	64	52	1.41	0.0
April 19	74	57	0.08	0.0
April 20	85	58	0.00	0.0
April 21	74	55	0.02	0.0
April 22	66	49	0.14	0.0
April 23	61	41	0.00	0.0
April 24	62	46	0.00	0.0
April 25	67	45	0.00	0.0
April 26	68	48	0.00	0.0
April 27	73	50	0.00	0.0
April 28	89	59	0.00	0.0
April 29	81	52	0.00	0.0
April 30	65	51	0.05	0.0

May 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	71	49	0.00
May 2	81	57	0.00
May 3	71	59	0.00
May 4	68	54	0.00
May 5	71	54	0.00
May 6	78	53	0.07
May 7	79	52	0.00
May 8	66	55	0.00
May 9	61	54	0.03
May 10	65	51	0.38
May 11	64	48	0.00
May 12	61	41	0.08
May 13	64	45	0.00
May 14	64	46	0.92
May 15	55	48	0.79
May 16	70	48	0.00
May 17	77	56	0.00
May 18	72	53	0.00
May 19	65	52	0.00
May 20	67	56	0.02
May 21	75	61	0.00
May 22	78	57	0.16
May 23	71	55	0.00
May 24	80	53	0.33
May 25	67	48	0.00
May 26	64	50	0.43
May 27	70	56	0.15
May 28	78	59	0.00
May 29	66	52	0.00
May 30	65	48	0.00
May 31	68	46	0.00

June 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	72	47	0.00
June 2	73	52	0.00
June 3	76	64	0.18
June 4	71	62	0.09
June 5	78	56	0.36
June 6	81	54	0.00
June 7	90	66	0.66
June 8	81	60	0.48
June 9	81	62	0.00
June 10	77	60	0.00
June 11	84	65	0.32
June 12	90	70	0.25
June 13	75	60	0.66
June 14	78	60	0.01
June 15	75	59	0.00
June 16	74	58	0.00
June 17	75	59	0.00
June 18	81	65	0.30
June 19	83	67	0.00
June 20	84	65	0.00
June 21	85	68	0.00
June 22	80	66	0.04
June 23	82	69	0.00
June 24	88	68	0.08
June 25	89	73	0.00
June 26	84	63	0.94
June 27	63	58	1.07
June 28	60	57	1.69
June 29	78	56	0.00
June 30	78	62	0.00

July 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	78	65	0.01
July 2	84	66	0.00
July 3	76	61	0.00
July 4	78	57	0.00
July 5	87	63	0.00
July 6	88	68	0.00
July 7	82	64	0.00
July 8	84	67	0.00
July 9	86	72	0.03
July 10	93	72	0.00
July 11	89	72	0.53
July 12	86	70	0.01
July 13	88	70	0.00
July 14	81	72	0.25
July 15	85	71	0.39
July 16	86	68	0.00
July 17	87	71	0.00
July 18	87	73	0.16
July 19	77	72	0.03
July 20	78	71	0.72
July 21	83	70	0.35
July 22	77	72	0.30
July 23	76	71	2.40
July 24	76	68	0.33
July 25	82	69	0.00
July 26	82	70	0.00
July 27	87	69	0.00
July 28	90	71	0.01
July 29	91	73	0.30
July 30	90	72	0.00
July 31	88	74	0.00

August 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	91	74	0.14
August 2	94	73	0.00
August 3	93	76	0.00
August 4	85	75	0.00
August 5	92	73	0.06
August 6	83	74	0.82
August 7	89	74	0.02
August 8	86	70	1.47
August 9	88	69	0.00
August 10	84	68	0.30
August 11	92	69	0.87
August 12	80	66	0.00
August 13	87	64	0.00
August 14	91	70	0.00
August 15	96	73	0.00
August 16	95	79	0.00
August 17	86	76	0.00
August 18	82	70	0.00
August 19	84	67	0.00
August 20	90	67	0.00
August 21	86	68	0.00
August 22	89	69	0.00
August 23	89	66	0.00
August 24	79	65	0.00
August 25	79	62	0.00
August 26	81	62	0.00
August 27	87	68	0.00
August 28	84	66	0.00
August 29	81	64	0.00
August 30	88	62	0.00
August 31	84	69	0.24

September 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	82	66	0.02
September 2	76	61	0.00
September 3	75	61	0.00
September 4	86	65	0.00
September 5	77	59	0.00
September 6	75	55	0.00
September 7	78	60	0.04
September 8	70	58	0.00
September 9	70	52	0.00
September 10	70	53	0.00
September 11	74	58	0.00
September 12	72	58	0.00
September 13	82	67	0.17
September 14	77	62	0.00
September 15	84	67	0.29
September 16	74	59	0.00
September 17	66	55	0.19
September 18	67	60	0.44
September 19	71	65	1.76
September 20	68	63	1.69
September 21	63	53	4.05
September 22	68	52	0.00
September 23	71	55	0.01
September 24	84	59	0.00
September 25	71	51	0.00
September 26	72	52	0.00
September 27	78	58	0.27
September 28	73	54	0.00
September 29	73	58	0.00
September 30	62	53	0.13

October 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	64	49	0.00
October 2	64	47	0.00
October 3	62	48	0.00
October 4	67	47	0.00
October 5	73	47	0.00
October 6	59	47	0.65
October 7	60	44	0.00
October 8	68	42	0.00
October 9	64	51	0.00
October 10	70	48	0.00
October 11	78	51	0.00
October 12	80	59	0.00
October 13	73	58	0.00
October 14	70	63	0.00
October 15	75	62	0.00
October 16	82	59	0.00
October 17	90	60	0.00
October 18	71	58	0.00
October 19	73	58	0.00
October 20	78	55	0.53
October 21	62	47	0.00
October 22	64	52	0.00
October 23	63	55	0.00
October 24	64	48	0.49
October 25	60	46	0.00
October 26	67	49	0.00
October 27	63	51	0.01
October 28	61	53	0.07
October 29	68	56	0.00
October 30	59	48	0.00
October 31	57	43	0.00

November 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	64	41	0.00	0.0
November 2	68	44	0.00	0.0
November 3	57	51	0.00	0.0
November 4	67	51	0.00	0.0
November 5	74	63	0.00	0.0
November 6	70	64	0.15	0.0
November 7	78	63	0.00	0.0
November 8	71	49	0.44	0.0
November 9	55	40	0.07	0.0
November 10	58	42	0.00	0.0
November 11	62	47	0.00	0.0
November 12	70	51	0.00	0.0
November 13	66	54	0.00	0.0
November 14	54	40	0.00	0.0
November 15	49	37	0.00	0.0
November 16	45	35	0.00	0.0
November 17	57	45	0.47	0.0
November 18	68	48	0.00	0.0
November 19	68	41	0.68	0.0
November 20	53	41	0.00	0.0
November 21	52	41	0.00	0.0
November 22	55	45	0.00	0.0
November 23	52	34	0.05	0.0
November 24	34	21	0.61	3.9
November 25	29	19	0.51	4.9
November 26	29	16	0.05	0.5
November 27	34	25	0.24	3.5
November 28	35	24	0.00	0.0
November 29	42	24	0.00	0.0
November 30	48	37	0.00	0.0

December 1938 New York City Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	41	23	0.00	0.0
December 2	32	19	0.00	0.0
December 3	53	25	0.06	0.0
December 4	61	47	0.18	0.0
December 5	58	43	0.57	0.0
December 6	58	43	0.09	0.0
December 7	53	41	0.00	0.0
December 8	53	42	0.00	0.0
December 9	50	46	0.29	0.0
December 10	53	42	0.12	0.0
December 11	44	37	0.00	0.0
December 12	48	36	0.10	0.0
December 13	41	32	0.00	0.0
December 14	45	30	0.00	0.0
December 15	33	24	0.00	0.0
December 16	37	22	0.00	0.0
December 17	42	36	0.03	0.0
December 18	40	36	0.03	0.0
December 19	37	34	0.06	0.0
December 20	39	30	0.00	0.0
December 21	33	28	0.03	0.4
December 22	32	22	0.00	0.0
December 23	31	22	0.03	0.4
December 24	39	30	0.00	0.0
December 25	42	32	0.00	0.0
December 26	40	31	0.28	0.0
December 27	53	24	0.72	0.0
December 28	28	20	0.00	0.0
December 29	35	20	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	27	0.00	0.0
December 31	37	25	0.03	0.9

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Years	Station	Coordinates
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