New York December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in 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 December in New York History?

2015 was the warmest December in New York history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 46.5 °F, and the average low was 32.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in New York History?

1989 was the coolest December in New York history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 20.7 °F, and the average low was 1.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	41.4	29.0
2022	24	36.5	21.6
2021	5	40.0	25.5
2020	19	36.6	23.0
2019	46	35.1	19.5
2018	30	35.8	21.2
2017	94	30.1	15.2
2016	39	34.8	20.4
2015	1	46.5	32.0
2014	16	36.1	24.4
2013	68	33.3	17.5
2012	11	38.3	24.9
2011	10	39.7	23.9
2010	91	29.4	16.9
2009	71	32.4	18.0
2008	57	35.1	18.0
2007	60	32.9	19.0
2006	3	41.9	26.9
2005	82	30.8	16.8
2004	59	34.5	17.4
2003	44	35.6	19.4
2002	74	32.6	17.0
2001	4	41.0	25.8
2000	115	27.9	11.0
1999	28	36.6	20.6
1998	5	42.0	23.7
1997	36	34.7	20.9
1996	9	37.8	25.9
1995	109	27.6	14.0
1994	18	38.6	21.6
1993	75	32.3	16.7
1992	51	34.6	19.3
1991	44	36.2	18.7
1990	13	39.4	22.1
1989	129	20.7	1.4
1988	76	33.5	15.3
1987	21	35.6	22.8
1986	33	34.6	21.8
1985	97	28.7	15.0
1984	11	39.5	23.6
1983	96	29.3	14.5
1982	8	41.0	23.3
1981	68	31.9	19.0
1980	118	29.6	8.3
1979	24	36.7	21.2
1978	65	33.8	17.7
1977	89	30.6	15.9
1976	123	28.2	8.4
1975	85	32.0	15.2
1974	36	34.2	21.5
1973	56	34.5	18.8
1972	54	33.8	19.6
1971	35	36.6	19.6
1970	97	29.4	14.3
1969	110	27.7	13.7
1968	103	29.0	13.7
1967	51	34.5	19.6
1966	68	32.7	18.1
1965	27	35.5	22.0
1964	65	33.6	17.9
1963	124	24.9	9.6
1962	105	30.8	11.6
1961	71	31.9	18.5
1960	114	29.1	10.2
1959	46	33.9	20.6
1958	127	25.7	6.8
1957	16	38.0	22.4
1956	24	36.6	21.3
1955	120	27.0	10.6
1954	77	31.5	16.9
1953	13	39.0	22.7
1952	33	35.0	21.4
1951	60	34.3	17.4
1950	93	30.8	15.1
1949	39	36.4	18.7
1948	46	35.1	19.6
1947	97	30.0	13.7
1946	53	35.8	17.8
1945	116	27.3	11.3
1944	112	28.6	11.8
1943	110	30.2	11.2
1942	113	27.6	12.7
1941	39	36.1	19.2
1940	54	35.5	17.9
1939	67	33.1	17.9
1938	62	33.0	18.6
1937	89	30.4	15.9
1936	39	36.8	18.5
1935	117	25.9	12.2
1934	105	29.7	12.8
1933	103	30.8	12.1
1932	30	37.8	19.3
1931	21	37.9	20.5
1930	73	32.0	18.1
1929	87	30.6	16.3
1928	23	36.3	21.9
1927	62	33.6	18.1
1926	118	27.5	10.4
1925	79	30.8	17.5
1924	102	30.0	13.0
1923	7	39.6	25.6
1922	81	32.1	15.8
1921	95	31.1	14.0
1920	49	33.9	20.3
1919	121	27.8	9.6
1918	32	36.1	20.6
1917	128	23.2	4.6
1916	83	31.3	16.1
1915	87	30.0	17.1
1914	97	29.7	13.9
1913	28	36.3	20.8
1912	20	37.1	21.7
1911	13	37.3	24.2
1910	126	25.6	8.6
1909	101	27.7	15.6
1908	77	32.2	16.2
1907	39	34.8	20.4
1906	105	29.2	13.2
1905	49	35.1	19.2
1904	124	25.5	8.9
1903	121	26.9	10.4
1902	105	29.4	13.1
1901	85	31.5	15.8
1900	83	31.5	16.0
1899	57	34.2	18.8
1898	79	32.3	15.9
1897	62	33.6	18.1
1896	91	31.2	15.1
1895	36	36.9	18.8