New York City NY Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in New York City, New York. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in New York City rose above 100 °F? What was the highest temperature in the city a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in New York City and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These temperature extremes were measured at Central Park and go back to 1870. The highest temperature recorded during that time there was 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 Celsius) on July 9, 1936.

Highest New York City temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
93	September 07, 2023 +	34
97	August 09, 2022	36
98	June 30, 2021	37
96	July 06, 2020	36
95	July 21, 2019 +	35
96	July 01, 2018	36
94	July 20, 2017 +	34
96	August 13, 2016 +	36
97	September 08, 2015	36
92	September 02, 2014	33
98	July 18, 2013	37
100	July 18, 2012	38
104	July 22, 2011	40
103	July 06, 2010	39

Highest temperature recorded at New York City each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
92	August 17, 2009 +	33
96	July 19, 2008 +	36
92	August 02, 2007 +	33
97	August 02, 2006	36
99	August 13, 2005	37
91	June 09, 2004	33
94	July 05, 2003	34
98	August 13, 2002	37
103	August 09, 2001	39
93	May 07, 2000	34
101	July 06, 1999 +	38
93	July 22, 1998	34
97	July 15, 1997	36
96	May 20, 1996	36
102	July 15, 1995	39
98	June 19, 1994	37
102	July 10, 1993	39
93	July 14, 1992 +	34
102	July 21, 1991	39
95	July 05, 1990	35
96	July 26, 1989	36
99	August 14, 1988 +	37
97	May 30, 1987	36
98	July 07, 1986 +	37
95	August 15, 1985	35
96	June 09, 1984	36
99	September 11, 1983	37
98	July 18, 1982	37
96	July 09, 1981	36
102	July 21, 1980	39
95	August 10, 1979 +	35
95	July 23, 1978	35
104	July 21, 1977	40
96	April 18, 1976	36
98	August 02, 1975	37
95	July 14, 1974 +	35
98	August 30, 1973 +	37
94	August 24, 1972 +	34
96	July 08, 1971	36
94	September 22, 1970 +	34
97	May 29, 1969	36
98	July 17, 1968	37
96	June 16, 1967	36
103	July 03, 1966	39
95	June 29, 1965	35
99	July 01, 1964 +	37
98	July 27, 1963 +	37
99	May 19, 1962	37
97	July 22, 1961	36
91	August 27, 1960 +	33
97	June 29, 1959	36
93	July 02, 1958	34
101	July 22, 1957	38
99	June 14, 1956	37
100	August 05, 1955 +	38
100	July 31, 1954 +	38
102	September 02, 1953	39
100	June 26, 1952	38
94	July 27, 1951 +	34
95	June 26, 1950	35
102	July 04, 1949	39
103	August 26, 1948	39
95	August 15, 1947 +	35
94	July 20, 1946	34
97	June 30, 1945	36
102	August 11, 1944	39
99	June 25, 1943	37
97	July 19, 1942	36
98	July 02, 1941	37
98	July 30, 1940 +	37
96	May 31, 1939	36
96	August 15, 1938	36
100	July 10, 1937 +	38
106	July 09, 1936	41
95	July 12, 1935	35
101	June 29, 1934	38
102	July 31, 1933	39
96	September 02, 1932	36
99	September 11, 1931 +	37
102	July 21, 1930	39
99	September 03, 1929	37
94	August 04, 1928 +	34
92	September 15, 1927 +	33
100	July 22, 1926 +	38
99	June 05, 1925 +	37
99	August 07, 1924	37
99	July 20, 1923	37
94	August 17, 1922	34
96	September 03, 1921	36
94	June 11, 1920	34
99	July 04, 1919	37
104	August 07, 1918	40
100	July 31, 1917	38
95	August 22, 1916	35
94	September 09, 1915	34
95	September 22, 1914 +	35
95	August 10, 1913 +	35
97	July 09, 1912	36
100	July 03, 1911	38
94	July 24, 1910	34
93	July 30, 1909 +	34
96	July 12, 1908	36
92	August 12, 1907	33
94	August 06, 1906 +	34
96	July 18, 1905 +	36
94	July 19, 1904	34
95	July 09, 1903	35
90	July 09, 1902	32
100	July 02, 1901 +	38
97	July 17, 1900	36
95	July 27, 3799 +	35
100	July 03, 1898	38
93	September 10, 1897 +	34
98	August 09, 1896	37
97	September 23, 1895	36
96	July 29, 1894	36
95	June 20, 1893	35
97	July 29, 1892 +	36
98	August 10, 1891	37
98	July 08, 1890	37
91	June 09, 1889 +	33
96	June 24, 1888 +	36
96	July 16, 1887	36
94	July 30, 1886 +	34
99	July 21, 1885	37
91	September 10, 1884 +	33
95	July 07, 1883 +	35
93	July 28, 1882	34
101	September 07, 1881	38
96	May 27, 1880	36
98	July 16, 1879	37
94	July 18, 1878	34
92	July 26, 1877	33
98	July 09, 1876	37
93	June 25, 1875	34
98	June 29, 1874	37
94	July 25, 1873	34
96	July 02, 1872	36
92	May 30, 1871	33
94	June 28, 1870 +	34

New York City - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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