New York City Weather in 1940

Historical record of New York City weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.
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1940 New York City Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 98 °F July 30
Lowest temperature 7 °F January 20
Highest daily low 78 °F July 21
Lowest daily high 19 °F January 17
Most daily precipitation 3.1 inches May 31
Most daily snow 7.7 inches February 14
Total annual precipitation 45.1 inches -
Total annual snow 27.8 inches -
Highest Temperatures in New York City in 1940
Rank Temperature Date
1 98 °F Jul 30
1 98 °F Jul 27
1 98 °F Jul 26
4 95 °F Jul 19
5 94 °F Jun 4
6 93 °F Jul 28
6 93 °F Jul 22
6 93 °F Jul 20
6 93 °F Jun 13
10 92 °F Sep 21
10 92 °F Jul 11
10 92 °F Jul 10
Lowest Temperatures in New York City in 1940
Rank Temperature Date
1 7 °F January 20
2 10 °F January 19
3 11 °F December 4
3 11 °F December 3
5 12 °F January 7
6 13 °F January 27
6 13 °F January 18
6 13 °F January 17
9 14 °F January 21
9 14 °F January 6
January 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
24 15 0.00 0.0
28 17 0.00 0.0
33 17 0.00 0.0
32 20 0.00 0.0
29 16 0.03 0.3
30 14 0.00 0.0
26 12 0.00 0.0
24 19 0.08 1.0
29 20 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
32 23 0.00 0.0
36 32 0.17 0.6
38 35 0.01 0.0
52 34 2.06 0.0
54 36 0.14 0.0
36 19 0.00 0.0
19 13 0.01 0.1
26 13 0.00 0.0
21 10 0.11 1.5
20 7 0.00 0.0
32 14 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
31 20 0.00 0.0
29 22 0.00 0.0
30 20 0.00 0.0
27 15 0.00 0.0
25 13 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
33 20 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
35 17 0.00 0.0
February 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 22 0.00 0.0
32 15 0.08 1.0
38 15 0.00 0.0
37 29 0.00 0.0
39 33 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.14 0.0
47 39 0.01 0.0
43 32 0.00 0.0
42 36 0.00 0.0
37 32 0.35 0.0
45 37 0.09 0.0
54 37 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
33 22 0.97 7.7
33 22 0.18 1.3
37 20 0.00 0.0
42 25 0.00 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.57 0.0
37 33 0.06 0.0
37 29 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
28 16 0.18 2.0
35 25 0.00 0.0
40 23 0.00 0.0
March 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
40 31 0.00 0.0
34 27 0.00 0.0
34 31 0.69 0.0
34 32 0.99 0.0
38 32 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.00 0.0
32 18 0.00 0.0
36 16 0.00 0.0
39 22 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.88 0.0
46 33 0.71 0.0
33 27 0.18 2.0
46 29 0.03 0.0
42 32 0.03 0.1
52 36 0.18 0.0
48 35 0.04 0.0
43 28 0.00 0.0
42 27 0.39 3.2
28 18 0.00 0.0
31 17 0.00 0.0
33 17 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.01 0.0
46 38 0.06 0.0
58 40 0.42 0.0
63 44 0.12 0.0
April 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
49 37 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.00 0.0
49 41 0.30 0.0
50 39 0.27 0.0
51 38 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
64 42 0.00 0.0
54 45 1.93 0.0
61 43 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
57 29 1.06 1.3
35 26 0.05 0.5
41 30 0.00 0.0
52 31 0.00 0.0
51 46 0.00 0.0
50 44 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.18 0.0
55 47 0.12 0.0
48 40 0.88 0.0
40 36 0.59 0.0
45 35 0.08 0.0
54 39 0.00 0.0
51 42 0.00 0.0
59 42 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
60 43 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
64 45 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
May 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 51 0.26 0.0
61 52 0.62 0.0
67 51 0.02 0.0
61 50 0.09 0.0
71 50 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
73 57 0.00 0.0
71 49 0.10 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.08 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
71 53 0.00 0.0
83 59 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
68 56 1.53 0.0
68 54 0.29 0.0
70 51 0.00 0.0
71 53 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
72 60 0.08 0.0
68 57 0.53 0.0
60 54 0.34 0.0
65 53 0.00 0.0
61 53 0.04 0.0
60 53 0.01 0.0
64 54 0.02 0.0
71 58 0.47 0.0
62 51 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
64 52 3.13 0.0
June 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
74 58 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
94 69 0.00 0.0
89 73 0.00 0.0
86 70 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
75 63 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.25 0.0
65 56 0.04 0.0
70 56 0.01 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.02 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
77 63 0.00 0.0
72 64 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.28 0.0
72 56 0.00 0.0
70 52 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
77 57 0.07 0.0
59 56 0.95 0.0
70 56 0.26 0.0
70 59 0.79 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
78 61 0.14 0.0
83 64 0.17 0.0
78 59 0.03 0.0
July 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 57 0.00 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
77 58 0.44 0.0
73 58 0.24 0.0
84 59 0.02 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
92 67 1.94 0.0
69 59 0.13 0.0
75 59 0.01 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
75 66 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
95 71 0.00 0.0
93 76 0.00 0.0
91 78 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
82 72 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.03 0.0
98 74 0.37 0.0
98 74 0.00 0.0
93 74 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.00 0.0
98 76 0.12 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
August 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 64 0.00 0.0
79 64 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
85 68 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.07 0.0
81 70 0.13 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
87 70 0.00 0.0
88 70 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
83 67 0.00 0.0
85 71 0.16 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
79 68 0.00 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
74 69 0.49 0.0
81 71 0.05 0.0
81 62 0.78 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
78 59 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
69 52 0.17 0.0
61 54 0.51 0.0
70 56 0.15 0.0
60 56 1.45 0.0
72 57 0.06 0.0
77 65 0.11 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
September 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 71 0.25 0.0
84 69 0.00 0.0
84 64 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.00 0.0
78 63 0.00 0.0
75 59 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.14 0.0
73 62 0.03 0.0
64 55 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
71 54 0.00 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
82 64 0.00 0.0
92 67 0.04 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
73 47 2.36 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
68 43 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.00 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
63 52 0.00 0.0
October 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 49 0.01 0.0
59 51 0.60 0.0
72 54 0.06 0.0
65 51 0.00 0.0
69 47 0.00 0.0
71 55 0.00 0.0
76 58 0.00 0.0
66 56 0.41 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
66 48 0.00 0.0
74 47 0.00 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
70 56 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.01 0.0
52 42 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.00 0.0
55 37 0.00 0.0
45 30 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.00 0.0
49 34 0.00 0.0
51 30 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
56 48 0.00 0.0
59 43 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
54 35 0.08 0.0
50 42 1.26 0.0
50 43 0.00 0.0
November 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
57 46 0.03 0.0
61 52 0.84 0.0
60 49 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
71 53 0.00 0.0
62 42 0.02 0.0
42 37 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
58 52 0.06 0.0
62 47 0.52 0.0
49 40 0.35 0.0
45 40 0.83 0.0
49 41 0.08 0.0
46 31 0.00 0.0
45 31 0.00 0.0
44 38 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.00 0.0
52 42 0.00 0.0
70 49 0.01 0.0
53 45 0.00 0.0
48 39 0.12 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.42 1.7
38 32 0.27 0.5
37 28 0.00 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
December 1940 New York City Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 26 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
34 11 0.00 0.0
35 11 0.00 0.0
34 26 0.35 3.0
32 21 0.00 0.0
50 32 0.05 0.0
48 37 0.00 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
45 36 0.00 0.0
49 39 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.05 0.0
36 27 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
41 38 1.24 0.0
45 27 0.01 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
47 38 0.00 0.0
49 40 0.00 0.0
46 40 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.00 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.12 0.0
50 42 0.01 0.0
49 43 0.67 0.0
55 42 0.29 0.0
51 39 0.00 0.0
46 38 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1869–2024 Central Park location