Average Temperature in New York by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of New York for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in New York History?

2012 was the warmest year in New York history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 58.8 °F, and the average low was 38.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in New York History?

1917 was the coolest year in New York history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 50.7 °F, and the average low was 31.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	3	57.8	38.7
2022	20	57.1	36.1
2021	5	57.2	38.3
2020	4	57.6	38.0
2019	41	55.2	35.4
2018	22	55.5	36.9
2017	14	56.6	37.2
2016	6	58.0	37.3
2015	30	56.2	35.2
2014	72	54.3	34.7
2013	30	55.4	36.1
2012	1	58.8	38.9
2011	10	56.8	37.5
2010	9	56.8	37.7
2009	51	54.9	35.1
2008	27	55.8	35.8
2007	30	55.8	35.4
2006	6	57.1	38.1
2005	22	56.4	36.1
2004	41	54.9	35.4
2003	72	54.4	34.7
2002	18	56.7	36.9
2001	14	57.1	36.8
2000	55	54.6	35.2
1999	14	57.4	36.4
1998	2	58.0	38.7
1997	81	54.3	34.4
1996	72	54.0	35.0
1995	41	55.3	35.1
1994	81	54.7	34.0
1993	86	54.3	34.0
1992	101	53.3	34.1
1991	10	57.4	36.8
1990	8	57.2	37.3
1989	101	53.9	33.7
1988	59	55.2	34.5
1987	30	55.6	35.7
1986	49	54.7	35.5
1985	63	54.6	34.8
1984	41	55.0	35.3
1983	34	55.5	35.6
1982	77	54.8	33.9
1981	67	54.4	34.9
1980	109	53.7	33.5
1979	67	54.3	34.9
1978	122	53.2	32.6
1977	72	54.3	34.8
1976	117	53.5	32.9
1975	34	55.3	35.7
1974	86	54.2	34.2
1973	21	56.2	36.6
1972	119	52.8	33.4
1971	81	54.4	34.3
1970	90	54.1	34.0
1969	86	54.0	34.3
1968	99	54.1	33.7
1967	101	53.6	33.8
1966	90	54.4	33.7
1965	107	53.9	33.5
1964	55	55.7	34.1
1963	114	54.1	32.5
1962	110	53.9	33.0
1961	59	54.6	34.9
1960	81	54.3	34.2
1959	36	55.6	35.2
1958	119	52.8	33.3
1957	36	55.7	35.0
1956	101	53.8	33.9
1955	36	55.7	35.0
1954	51	55.0	35.0
1953	13	57.4	36.7
1952	26	55.9	35.8
1951	51	55.0	35.0
1950	86	54.4	33.9
1949	10	57.8	36.4
1948	63	55.4	34.0
1947	59	54.9	34.7
1946	27	56.8	34.7
1945	67	54.6	34.5
1944	63	55.0	34.3
1943	114	53.3	33.2
1942	51	54.9	35.1
1941	41	56.0	34.3
1940	126	52.0	32.4
1939	77	55.0	33.8
1938	27	56.3	35.2
1937	41	54.9	35.4
1936	81	54.9	33.7
1935	112	53.5	33.3
1934	107	54.6	32.8
1933	40	55.7	35.0
1932	36	55.5	35.2
1931	19	57.0	36.4
1930	41	55.8	34.7
1929	90	54.4	33.9
1928	77	54.1	34.6
1927	72	54.6	34.4
1926	127	51.7	31.6
1925	98	54.4	33.7
1924	125	52.7	32.1
1923	114	54.1	32.6
1922	55	55.3	34.6
1921	14	57.4	36.3
1920	112	53.5	33.4
1919	49	55.2	35.0
1918	101	54.5	33.1
1917	129	50.7	31.4
1916	101	53.9	33.6
1915	67	54.3	34.8
1914	122	53.2	32.7
1913	24	56.5	35.7
1912	121	52.9	33.1
1911	55	55.1	34.8
1910	90	54.2	34.1
1909	90	53.9	34.3
1908	59	55.3	34.3
1907	124	52.3	32.8
1906	67	54.5	34.7
1905	117	53.0	33.3
1904	128	51.1	31.4
1903	90	53.7	34.4
1902	90	53.7	34.6
1901	99	53.2	34.6
1900	41	55.2	35.1
1899	63	54.6	34.7
1898	25	55.4	36.5
1897	77	54.2	34.5
1896	90	53.9	34.3
1895	110	53.9	33.0