NORMALS & EXTREMES

CENTRAL PARK, New York

1869 to present

UPDATED:  April 01, 2006

Averages are based on the 30 year period 1971-2000


Temperature Records (oF)

Month Average
Max (F)
Average
Min (F)
Monthly
Average
Coldest Average Warmest Average
Jan 38.0 26.2 32.1 21.7 (1918) 43.2 (1932)
Feb 41.0 28.1 34.6 19.9 (1934) 40.6 (1998)
Mar 49.8 35.1 42.5 30.0 (1888) 51.1 (1945)
Apr 60.7 44.2 52.5 41.1 (1874) 56.9 (1941)
May 70.9 54.2 62.6 54.3 (1917) 68.7 (1991)
Jun 79.0 63.3 71.2 64.2 (1903) 76.2 (1943)
Jul 84.2 68.8 76.5 70.7 (1888) 81.4 (1999)
Aug 82.4 67.7 75.1 68.5 (1927) 80.3 (1980)
Sep 74.7 60.3 67.5 60.8 (1871) 73.6 (1961)
Oct 63.5 49.6 56.6 48.6 (1888) 63.6 (1947)
Nov 53.1 41.0 47.1 37.0 (1873) 52.7 (2001)
Dec 42.9 31.6 37.3 24.9 (1876) 43.8 (1984)
Year 61.7 47.5 54.6 49.3 (1888) 57.2 (1998)

Precipitation Records (inches)

Month Average Wettest Driest
Jan 4.13 10.52 (1979) 0.58 (1981)
Feb 3.15 6.87 (1869) 0.46 (1895)
Mar 4.37 10.54 (1983) 0.80 (2006)
Apr 4.28 14.01 (1983) 0.95 (1881)
May 4.69 10.24 (1989) 0.30 (1903)
Jun 3.84 9.78 (1903) 0.02 (1949)
Jul 4.62

11.89 (1889)

0.44 (1999)

Aug

4.22

12.36 (1990)

0.18 (1995)

Sep

4.23

16.85 (1882)

0.21 (1884)

Oct

3.85

16.73 (2005)

0.14 (1963)

Nov

4.36

12.41 (1972)

0.34 (1976)

Dec

3.95

9.98 (1973)

0.25 (1955)

YEAR

49.69

80.56 (1983)

26.09 (1965)


Snowfall Records (inches)

Corrected Averages 10/10/02

Month Average Snowiest
Jan 8.1 27.4 (1925)
Feb 7.6 27.9 (1934)
Mar 3.2 30.5 (1896)
Apr 0.5 13.5 (1875)
May Trace Trace (1977*)
Jun none - - -
Jul none - - -
Aug none - - -
Sep none - - -
Oct Trace 0.8 (1925)
Nov 0.4 19.0 (1898)
Dec 2.6 29.6 (1947)
SEASON 22.4

75.6 (1995-96)

* also in previous years