NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE UPTON, NEW YORK
CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK CITY
RECORDS 1869-2007
TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL NORMALS 1971-2000
HEATING DEGREE DAY NORMALS 1961-1990
DECEMBER
ACCUMULATED NORMAL
DAY SUN TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS GREATEST DAILY
EST NORMAL RECORD (HEATING) precipi-
rise set max min mean highest lowest month season tation snowfall
1 7:00 4:30 48 36 42 70 2006 8 1875 23 829 1.72 1920 1.5 1880
2 7:01 4:29 47 36 41 66 1970 11 1875 47 853 2.16 1974 3.9 1929
3 7:02 4:29 47 36 41 69 1998 9 1976 71 877 1.63 1925 3.0 1903*
4 7:03 4:29 46 35 41 74 1998 10 1882 96 902 1.84 1983 7.5 1957
5 7:04 4:29 46 35 40 70 2001 11 1926 121 927 1.28 1993 8.1 1886
6 7:05 4:29 46 35 40 71 2001 13 1926 146 952 1.60 1884 6.0 2003
7 7:06 4:29 45 34 40 75 1998 10 1926 172 978 1.98 1908 2.0 1886
8 7:07 4:29 45 34 39 65 1927 10 1882 198 1004 1.54 1917 2.0 1928*
9 7:08 4:29 45 34 39 66 1966 7 1876 224 1030 2.19 1973 5.8 2005
10 7:09 4:29 44 33 39 70 1946 3 1876 251 1057 1.62 1878 1.3 1932
11 7:10 4:29 44 33 38 64 1879 6 1880 278 1084 2.41 1992 3.6 1960
12 7:11 4:29 44 33 38 68 1931 5 1988 306 1112 1.60 1983 11.6 1960
13 7:11 4:29 44 32 38 64 1923 8 1960 334 1140 3.03 1909 8.0 1917
14 7:12 4:29 43 32 38 67 1881 12 1976 362 1168 2.22 1897 5.8 2003
15 7:13 4:30 43 31 37 63 2001 8 1874 390 1196 1.34 1981 12.7 1916
16 7:13 4:30 43 31 37 63 1971 7 1876 419 1225 2.25 1974 7.0 1896
17 7:14 4:30 42 31 37 62 2000 1 1919 448 1254 2.28 1888 6.7 1932
18 7:15 4:30 42 31 37 63 1984* -1 1919 477 1283 1.30 1876 4.5 1887
19 7:15 4:31 42 30 36 58 1931* -1 1884 507 1313 1.51 1948 15.8 1948
20 7:16 4:31 42 30 36 60 2002* -4 1942 537 1343 1.92 1874 10.0.1874
21 7:16 4:32 41 30 36 62 1923 -2 1871 567 1373 2.49 1973 4.0 1884
22 7:17 4:32 41 30 36 63 1998* 3 1872 597 1403 2.18 1983 10.3 1959
23 7:17 4:33 41 29 35 66 1990* -1 1883 628 1434 1.61 1913 6.0 1963
24 7:18 4:33 41 29 35 63 1996* 6 1983 659 1465 1.42 2003 11.4 1912
25 7:18 4:34 41 29 35 64 1982* -1 1980 690 1496 1.30 2002 7.0 1909
26 7:19 4:35 40 29 35 63 1982* 3 1914 721 1527 2.36 1947 25.5 1947
27 7:19 4:35 40 28 34 63 1949 6 1872 752 1558 1.39 1930 4.8 1984
28 7:19 4:36 40 28 34 65 1982 8 1917 784 1590 1.35 1926 6.6 1990
29 7:20 4:37 40 28 34 70 1984 -6 1917 816 1622 2.52 1901 4.0 1880
30 7:20 4:37 39 28 34 65 1984 -13 1917 848 1654 1.54 1948 12.0 2000
31 7:20 4:38 39 28 34 63 1965 -7 1917 880 1686 1.40 1948 4.0 1948
MONTHLY NORMALS
MAX TEMPERATURE...42.9 MIN TEMPERATURE...31.6 MEAN TEMPERATURE...37.3
PRECIPITATION...3.95 INCHES SNOWFALL...2.6 INCHES
MONTHLY EXTREMES
WARMEST...44.1 2001 WETTEST...9.98 1973
COLDEST...24.9 1876 DRIEST....0.25 1955
*ALSO IN EARLIER YEAR(S) T=TRACE
WINTER SOLSTICE: DEC. 22, 2003 2:04 AM EST
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES FROM...THE U.S. OFFICE OF NAVAL OBSERVATORY, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20392-5100