Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Manhattan weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Manhattan, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 103°F on 2010-07-06; its coldest fell to -10°F on 1984-01-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
68°F2007-01-06
8°F1985-01-21
58°F2007-01-06
-10°F1984-01-22
February
68°F2018-02-21
16°F1996-02-05
54°F2022-02-23
-5°F1993-02-07
March
77°F1989-03-28
23°F2007-03-07
62°F1989-03-29
5°F1996-03-10
April
89°F2009-04-26
29°F1982-04-07
70°F2002-04-18
20°F1982-04-07
May
91°F2013-05-30
48°F2020-05-09
75°F2012-05-29
37°F2020-05-09
June
98°F2025-06-24
57°F1982-06-13
82°F2025-06-25
49°F2026-06-02
July
103°F2010-07-06
69°F2026-07-07
84°F2010-07-07
55°F1988-07-01
August
97°F2001-08-09
65°F1987-08-28
83°F2006-08-03
50°F1982-08-29
September
94°F1983-09-11
55°F1984-09-28
79°F2016-09-09
44°F2000-09-29
October
91°F2019-10-02
43°F2002-10-30
72°F2017-10-08
32°F1988-10-31
November
77°F2024-11-01
32°F2018-11-23
66°F2022-11-07
16°F1989-11-24
December
68°F2006-12-02
13°F1983-12-25
61°F2006-12-01
0°F1980-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
68°F2006-12-02
8°F1985-01-21
61°F2006-12-01
-10°F1984-01-22
Spring (Mar–May)
91°F2013-05-30
23°F2007-03-07
75°F2012-05-29
5°F1996-03-10
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2010-07-06
57°F1982-06-13
84°F2010-07-07
49°F2026-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
94°F1983-09-11
32°F2018-11-23
79°F2016-09-09
16°F1989-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Manhattan has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 103°F 2010-07-06
Lowest 8°F 1985-01-21

Low

Highest 84°F 2010-07-07
Lowest -10°F 1984-01-22

Feels-like

Highest 143°F 1995-07-15
Lowest -25°F 1984-01-22

Humidity

Highest 24.4 g/m³ 1995-07-15
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 38 mph 2012-10-29
Lowest 3 mph 2017-11-12

Gust

Highest 76 mph 2012-10-29
Lowest 6 mph 1999-11-23

Precip

Wettest 4.74 in 1999-09-16
Driest 11-day dry spell 2005-04-09

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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