New York-Kennedy Airport, NY

New York · Records since 1948–2026

☀️ 79°F
Currently in New York-Kennedy Airport
As of 1:30 PM EDT

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

93°F

September 7, 1983

+14° from 79° normal

❄ Record Low

47°F

September 7, 1962

-17° from 64° normal
🌞 Normal high: 79°F 🌑 Normal low: 64°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 — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 93°F September 7, 1983
2 92°F September 7, 2023
3 92°F September 7, 1978
4 89°F September 7, 1998
5 87°F September 7, 1990
6 87°F September 7, 1959
7 86°F September 7, 2016
8 86°F September 7, 2015
9 86°F September 7, 1969
10 85°F September 7, 1955

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 47°F September 7, 1962
2 50°F September 7, 1984
3 52°F September 7, 2000
4 53°F September 7, 1988
5 53°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 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
38
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

101 of 249 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

54
2026 total
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

29.26"
2026 YTD
Normal: 29.64"
-0.38"
0.79"
September so far
September normal: 3.58"
-2.79"
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-Kennedy Airport is 0.38" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1948–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1948, annual totals have trended +3.70" per decade, about +28.5" 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

76.4°F

Average temperature · August 2026

56th-warmest month on record

22nd-warmest August of 79 on record

+1.0° vs. 75.4° average (1991–2020)
80.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 2010
78.9°F
Warmest August ever
2016
102°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 2

Average August Temperature by Year

1948–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.31° per decade (warming since 1948)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

7.50"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+3.39"
vs. average
Normal: 4.11" · 182% of normal
6th-wettest
August rank
of 78 on record
17.41"
Wettest August ever
1955 · driest 0.22" (1995)

August Precipitation by Year

1948–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.03" per decade (drier since 1948)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1955 17.41"
2 2011 17.24"
3 1976 8.30"
4 1954 7.71"
5 1991 7.59"
6 2026 7.50"
7 2021 7.38"
8 1967 7.36"
9 2004 7.36"
10 1952 7.26"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1995 0.22"
2 1972 0.42"
3 2005 0.58"
4 2016 0.62"
5 1973 0.84"
6 2022 0.85"
7 1980 0.85"
8 1964 0.87"
9 1981 1.05"
10 1951 1.43"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 78.9°F
2 2022 78.7°F
3 2015 78.5°F
4 2005 78.4°F
5 1980 78.0°F
6 1984 77.5°F
7 2018 77.5°F
8 1978 77.4°F
9 1969 77.4°F
10 1970 77.3°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 — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY 76.4°F 22nd of 79
New York-Central Park, NY 75.7°F 55th of 158
Newark, NJ 77.3°F 22nd of 174
Islip, NY 75.1°F 11th of 63
New Brunswick, NJ 75.9°F 14th of 131
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 937 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 78 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 9
so far
 Aug 23 Jun 9, 2004 Oct 8, 2007 +0.8 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 5
so far
 Sep 27 Sep 8, 2012 Nov 7, 2022 +0.3 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 4 Oct 8, 1988 Nov 28, 1948 +0.9 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 18 Oct 19, 1976 Dec 17, 1983 +1.0 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 29 Nov 7, 1962 Dec 26, 2012 +0.3 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 16 Nov 15, 1967 Dec 31, 1997 +0.2 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Dec 5 Oct 26, 1962 Dec 28, 2015 -0.3 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 1948 · trending +1.0 days later per decade

229
Normal length
1991–2020 average
263
Longest on record
1998
189
Shortest on record
1976

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.0 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1948–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.26° per decade (warming since 1948)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1948–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.10" per decade (wetter since 1948)

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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