New York-Central Park, NY

New York · Records since 1869–2026

☀️ 81°F
Currently in New York-Central Park
As of 1:30 PM EDT

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

101°F

September 7, 1881

+22° from 79° normal

❄ Record Low

46°F

September 7, 1888

-19° from 65° normal
🌞 Normal high: 79°F 🌑 Normal low: 65°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — New York-Central Park

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 9, 1936
❄
-15°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 9, 1934
🌧
8.28"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 23, 1882
☃
27.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 23, 2016

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 101°F September 7, 1881
2 93°F September 7, 2023
3 93°F September 7, 1919
4 92°F September 7, 2015
5 91°F September 7, 1995
6 91°F September 7, 1983
7 89°F September 7, 2010
8 89°F September 7, 1998
9 89°F September 7, 1969
10 89°F September 7, 1945

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 46°F September 7, 1888
2 49°F September 7, 1924
3 51°F September 7, 1984
4 51°F September 7, 1962
5 52°F September 7, 1963
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1869–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — New York-Central Park

threshold: 91°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
37
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

99 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1869–2026
12
2026 so far
15
Avg/year 1970–2025
18
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
39
Most in a year (1991)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — New York-Central Park

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 24, 1953 – Sep 3, 1953 11 102°F (Sep 2) 96°F 74°F
2 Jul 13, 1977 – Jul 21, 1977 9 104°F (Jul 21) 97°F 76°F
3 Jul 6, 1966 – Jul 14, 1966 9 101°F (Jul 13) 94°F 73°F
4 Aug 11, 2002 – Aug 19, 2002 9 98°F (Aug 13) 94°F 75°F
5 Jul 5, 1944 – Jul 13, 1944 9 94°F (Jul 6) 92°F 72°F
6 Aug 10, 1944 – Aug 17, 1944 8 102°F (Aug 11) 97°F 74°F
7 Jul 7, 1993 – Jul 14, 1993 8 102°F (Jul 10) 97°F 76°F
8 Jun 26, 1901 – Jul 3, 1901 8 100°F (Jul 1) 95°F 76°F
9 Aug 5, 1896 – Aug 12, 1896 8 98°F (Aug 9) 95°F 79°F
10 Aug 28, 1973 – Sep 4, 1973 8 98°F (Aug 28) 95°F 75°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

40
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
62
Most in a summer
1906

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

32.24"
2026 YTD
Normal: 33.70"
-1.46"
0.89"
September so far
September normal: 4.31"
-3.42"
10
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · New York-Central Park is 1.46" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1869–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1869, annual totals have trended +0.55" per decade, about +8.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

75.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

154th-warmest month on record

55th-warmest August of 158 on record

-0.2° vs. 76.0° average (1991–2020)
81.4°F
Warmest month ever
July 1999
80.3°F
Warmest August ever
1980
100°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 2

100°F Milestone

New York-Central Park reached 100°F in 2026 — the first time it hit 100°F since 2012 (14 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1869–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.22° per decade (warming since 1869)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

8.64"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+4.09"
vs. average
Normal: 4.55" · 190% of normal
13th-wettest
August rank
of 158 on record
18.95"
Wettest August ever
2011 · driest 0.18" (1995)

August Precipitation by Year

1869–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1869)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2011 18.95"
2 1990 12.36"
3 1955 10.86"
4 2021 10.32"
5 1927 9.83"
6 1873 9.56"
7 1971 9.37"
8 1911 9.28"
9 1942 9.08"
10 1875 8.97"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1995 0.18"
2 1964 0.24"
3 1916 0.54"
4 1981 0.59"
5 1881 0.86"
6 1886 0.95"
7 1910 1.07"
8 1882 1.14"
9 1980 1.16"
10 1894 1.17"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1980 80.3°F
2 2005 79.7°F
3 2022 79.3°F
4 2016 79.2°F
5 2015 79.0°F
6 1988 78.8°F
7 2001 78.7°F
8 1995 78.6°F
9 2018 78.1°F
10 1938 78.1°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1999 81.4°F
2 July 2010 81.3°F
3 July 1955 80.8°F
4 July 1952 80.3°F
5 August 1980 80.3°F
6 July 2011 80.2°F
7 July 1993 80.1°F
8 July 2020 80.0°F
9 July 1908 80.0°F
10 July 2013 79.8°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
New York-Central Park, NY 75.7°F 55th of 158
Newark, NJ 77.3°F 22nd of 174
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY 76.4°F 22nd of 79
New Brunswick, NJ 75.9°F 14th of 131
Islip, NY 75.1°F 11th of 63
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,891 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 158 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Aug 7
so far
 Aug 30 Jun 9, 1889 Oct 17, 1938 +0.9 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 4
so far
 Sep 30 Sep 2, 1902 Nov 15, 1993 +0.7 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 3 Oct 2, 1899 Nov 28, 1948 +1.0 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 15, 1876 Dec 22, 1998 +0.8 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 1 Oct 27, 1936 Dec 26, 2012 +0.7 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 16 Nov 14, 1905 Dec 31, 2001 +0.7 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Dec 5 Oct 15, 1876 Dec 29, 1934 +0.9 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1869 · trending +0.8 days later per decade

236
Normal length
1991–2020 average
273
Longest on record
1998
181
Shortest on record
1891

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.7 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1869–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.26° per decade (warming since 1869)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1869–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.16" per decade (wetter since 1869)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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