New York-Kennedy Airport, NY

New York · Records since 1948–2026

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Currently in New York-Kennedy Airport
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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

99°F

August 11, 1949

+16° from 83° normal

❄ Record Low

57°F

August 11, 1962

-11° from 68° normal
🌞 Normal high: 83°F 🌑 Normal low: 68°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — New York-Kennedy Airport

🔥
104°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 3, 1966
-2°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
8.05"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 29, 2023
30.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 23, 2016

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 99°F August 11, 1949
2 93°F August 11, 2010
3 93°F August 11, 2005
4 92°F August 11, 2016
5 90°F August 11, 2009
6 90°F August 11, 1977
7 89°F August 11, 1998
8 88°F August 11, 1971
9 87°F August 11, 1959
10 87°F August 11, 1956

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 57°F August 11, 1962
2 58°F August 11, 2007
3 59°F August 11, 1974
4 59°F August 11, 1963
5 59°F August 11, 1954
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 1948–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — New York-Kennedy Airport

threshold: 90°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
26
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

90 of 221 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1948–2026
10
2026 so far
10
Avg/year 1970–2025
11
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
32
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — New York-Kennedy Airport

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 19, 1972 – Jul 25, 1972 7 100°F (Jul 23) 93°F 75°F
2 Aug 28, 1953 – Sep 3, 1953 7 98°F (Aug 29) 93°F 74°F
3 Aug 25, 1948 – Aug 30, 1948 6 101°F (Aug 27) 96°F 75°F
4 Jul 13, 1983 – Jul 18, 1983 6 100°F (Jul 16) 95°F 77°F
5 Jul 15, 2013 – Jul 20, 2013 6 100°F (Jul 18) 96°F 78°F
6 Jul 19, 2022 – Jul 24, 2022 6 96°F (Jul 23) 94°F 76°F
7 Jul 8, 1993 – Jul 12, 1993 5 101°F (Jul 9) 96°F 77°F
8 Jul 29, 2002 – Aug 2, 2002 5 99°F (Jul 29) 95°F 74°F
9 Aug 1, 2006 – Aug 5, 2006 5 99°F (Aug 3) 95°F 76°F
10 Jul 7, 1981 – Jul 11, 1981 5 97°F (Jul 9) 94°F 77°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

42
2026 so far
above-normal nights
46.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
68
Most in a summer
2015

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

24.74"
2026 YTD
Normal: 26.27"
-1.53"
3.77"
August so far
August normal: 4.11"
-0.34"
10.32"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 11.82"
-1.50"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — July 2026

76.7°F

Average temperature · July 2026

47th-warmest month on record

30th-warmest July of 78 on record

+0.1° vs. 76.6° average (1991–2020)
80.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 2010
80.7°F
Warmest July ever
2010
5
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
102°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 2

Longest 90°F Streak in July

3 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 2–4, 2026, peaking at 102°F)

The longest July streak since 2025 (1 year). The July record is 7 days, set in 1972.


Average July Temperature by Year

1949–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2010 80.7°F
2 2025 79.9°F
3 2011 79.8°F
4 2013 79.5°F
5 2020 79.3°F
6 2022 79.3°F
7 2019 78.8°F
8 1993 78.7°F
9 1999 78.7°F
10 1983 78.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2010 80.7°F
2 July 2025 79.9°F
3 July 2011 79.8°F
4 July 2013 79.5°F
5 July 2020 79.3°F
6 July 2022 79.3°F
7 August 2016 78.9°F
8 July 2019 78.8°F
9 August 2022 78.7°F
10 July 1993 78.7°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY 76.7°F 30th of 78
New York-Central Park, NY 76.4°F 77th of 158
Newark, NJ 78.2°F 36th of 179
Islip, NY 74.4°F 32nd of 63
New Brunswick, NJ 76.8°F 24th of 133
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 936 complete months on record.