uncle W Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 December 1st to February 28th-29th... season......ave temp...coldest temp... 1869-70..........34.5.......... 1870-71..........30.9 1871-72..........29.3...........-1 1872-73..........28.3...........-4 1873-74..........34.0 1874-75..........27.6...........-6 1875-76..........34.1............5 1876-77..........29.8............3 1877-78..........33.3............7 1878-79..........29.2...........-4 1879-80..........38.5............7 1880-81..........26.6...........-6 1881-82..........34.5...........-6 1882-83..........28.7............1 1883-84..........30.2...........-1 1884-85..........28.6...........-3 1885-86..........30.0...........-4 1886-87..........30.2............4 1887-88..........28.7............0 1888-89..........32.7............3 1889-90..........37.9............7 1890-91..........33.4............9 1891-92..........35.7............9 1892-93..........28.4............1 1893-94..........32.2............1 1894-95..........30.3...........-4 1895-96..........33.3...........-6 1896-97..........32.7............6 1897-98..........36.5............8 1898-99..........31.9...........-6 1899-00..........33.4............5 1900-01..........31.7............4 1901-02..........32.0............8 1902-03..........32.0............4 1903-04..........27.4...........-1 1904-05..........28.1............4 1905-06..........36.7............7 1906-07..........31.7............4 1907-08..........33.3............1 1908-09..........36.7............5 1909-10..........30.5............1 1910-11..........32.5..........11 1911-12..........30.6...........-3 1912-13..........37.2..........11 1913-14..........31.9...........-5 1914-15..........34.0............3 1915-16..........32.5............2 1916-17..........31.8............0 1917-18..........25.7.........-13 1918-19..........36.6..........10 1919-20..........27.4...........-2 1920-21..........34.9............4 1921-22..........31.4...........-2 1922-23..........30.0............7 1923-24..........34.6............5 1924-25..........33.4...........-2 1925-26..........32.0............5 1926-27..........32.0...........-1 1927-28..........34.6............7 1928-29..........34.7............8 1929-30..........35.4............7 1930-31..........33.8..........10 1931-32..........40.1..........15 1932-33..........37.8..........11 1933-34..........29.2.........-15 1934-35..........31.2...........-1 1935-36..........28.3...........-3 1936-37..........37.9..........13 1937-38..........34.3............6 1938-39..........35.4............6 1939-40..........31.6............7 1940-41..........33.0..........10 1941-42..........32.9............5 1942-43..........32.2...........-8 1943-44..........33.4..........10 1944-45..........30.5............2 1945-46..........32.3............5 1946-47..........34.8............7 1947-48..........30.0............0 1948-49..........38.5..........10 1949-50..........37.5............6 1950-51..........35.9............9 1951-52..........37.0............8 1952-53..........38.1..........12 1953-54..........37.4............7 1954-55..........34.0............0 1955-56..........32.7............5 1956-57..........35.6............0 1957-58..........33.3............3 1958-59..........30.9............7 1959-60..........36.2............9 1960-61..........31.7...........-2 1961-62..........33.3............4 1962-63..........30.0...........-2 1963-64..........33.3............9 1964-65..........33.3............9 1965-66..........35.9............8 1966-67..........34.1............4 1967-68..........31.3...........-1 1968-69..........32.9............9 1969-70..........30.5............3 1970-71..........32.1............4 1971-72..........35.1............5 1972-73..........35.8............7 1973-74..........35.5............6 1974-75..........37.5..........15 1975-76..........34.4...........-1 1976-77..........28.5...........-2 1977-78..........30.3..........10 1978-79..........32.7............0 1979-80..........35.4..........10 1980-81..........32.7...........-1 1981-82..........32.6............0 1982-83..........37.9..........12 1983-84..........35.2............4 1984-85..........36.4...........-2 1985-86..........33.4............8 1986-87..........34.8............4 1987-88..........34.7............5 1988-89..........35.9............5 1989-90..........35.7............6 1990-91..........39.2..........10 1991-92..........37.2..........11 1992-93..........35.0............7 1993-94..........31.2...........-2 1994-95..........37.1............6 1995-96..........32.3............5 1996-97..........37.8............4 1997-98..........39.6..........14 1998-99..........38.7............9 1999-00..........36.2............3 2000-01..........33.5..........14 2001-02..........41.5..........19 2002-03..........31.2............7 2003-04..........32.4............1 2004-05..........35.4............5 2005-06..........37.3..........14 2006-07..........36.5............8 2007-08..........36.4..........10 2008-09..........34.2............6 2009-10..........33.8..........13 2010-11..........32.7............6 2011-12..........40.5..........13 ten yr. ave... 1870's.............31.5......................... 1880's.............30.8..........-0.5 1890's.............32.8...........2.3 1900's.............32.0...........3.7 1910's.............32.0...........1.4 1920's.............33.3...........3.8 1930's.............34.0...........4.9 1940's.............33.5...........4.7 1950's.............35.1...........6.0 1960's.............32.6...........4.1 1970's.............33.7...........5.4 1980's.............34.9...........4.1 1990's.............36.4...........6.7 2000's.............35.2...........9.7 2010's.............36.6...........9.5 141yr ave........33.4...........4.3 30 yr ave.........35.5...........6.8 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December 1869-2010 Central Park... there is a noticeable lack of single digit temperatures since the 1980's... decade..ave.temp..high..low...ave.max/min..max..min...precipitation...snowfall 1870's......32.7......37.4......24.9....'.....................64......-2...2.88"...6.7" 1880's......33.6......40.0......26.5......57.3.....7.9....67......-6...3.28"...7.1" 1890's......35.9......42.3......29.9......58.8...12.0....66.......8...2.97"...4.3" 1900's......34.8......38.9......30.3......57.1...13.6....64.......4...3.95"...6.2" 1910's......34.1......39.4......25.0......59.4...10.8....64....-13...3.80"...7.5" 1920's......35.5......42.0......28.9......59.0...13.2....68.......7...3.49"...4.2" 1930's......35.9......41.0......30.0......61.2...11.7....68......-6...2.86"...4.3" 1940's......35.4......39.4......31.0......59.5...11.7....70......-4...3.39"...9.1" 1950's......36.8......41.3......29.4......59.7...12.0....67.......5...3.49"...4.7" 1960's......34.8......40.5......30.9......61.6...12.9....68.......4...3.70"...7.4" 1970's......37.4......41.1......29.9......61.6...17.6....67.......9...4.63"...1.7" 1980's......36.6......43.8......25.9......61.0...11.8....72......-1...3.14"...2.1" 1990's......39.5......43.2......32.4......64.0...16.5....75.....10...4.04"...2.9" 2000's......37.7......44.1......31.1......62.9...16.6....71.....11...4.45"...7.8" 2010's......38.1......43.3......32.8......61.0...20.5....62.....19...4.12".10.1" LT ave......35.6......41.0......29.0......60.2...12.9....68.......2...3.58"...5.4" 30 yrs.......37.9......43.7......29.8......62.6...15.0....73.......7...3.88"...4.3" Coldest............warmest............wettest..........Driest...... 24.9 in 1876 ... 44.1 in 2001 ... 9.98" in 1973 ... 0.25" in 1955 25.0 in 1917 ... 43.8 in 1984 ... 9.77" in 1983 ... 0.58" in 1980 25.9 in 1989 ... 43.6 in 2006 ... 7.53" in 1936 ... 0.68" in 1877 26.5 in 1880 ... 43.3 in 2011 ... 7.27" in 2009 ... 0.83" in 1989 26.7 in 1872 ... 43.2 in 1998 ... 7.07" in 1969 ... 0.83" in 1985 28.9 in 1926 ... 42.8 in 1982 ... 7.01" in 1901 ... 0.98" in 1928 29.2 in 1871 ... 42.6 in 1990 ... 6.77" in 1902 ... 1.12" in 1998 29.4 in 1958 ... 42.3 in 1891 ... 6.62" in 2008 ... 1.13" in 1988 29.6 in 1886 ... 42.2 in 1994 ... 6.48" in 1996 ... 1.13" in 1896 29.7 in 1955 ... 42.0 in 1923 ... 6.33" in 1974 ... 1.20" in 1943 Warmest temperatures... 75 1998 12/7 74 1998 12/4 72 1982 12/4 71 2001 12/6 70 1946 12/10 70 2006 12/1 70 2001 12/5 70 1984 12/29 Coldest temperatures... -13 1917 12/30 -7 1917 12/31 -6 1917 12/29 -6 1880 12/30 -6 1933 12/30 -4 1942 12/20 -3 1884 12/20 -3 1933 12/29 -3 1880 12/31 Coldest monthly max... 47 in 1917 49 in 1876 49 in 1880 49 in 1890 49 in 1926 Warmest monthly min... 26 in 1974 25 in 1984 24 in 1908 23 in 1923 22 in 1907 22 in 1918 22 in 2011 Greatest monthly snow... 29.6" in 1947 27.0" in 1872 25.3" in 1948 22.5" in 1883 20.1" in 2010 19.8" in 2003 18.6" in 1960 15.8" in 1959 15.6" in 1945 14.9" in 1933 14.5" in 1916 Biggest snowfalls... 26.4" 1947 12/26-27 20.0" 2010 12/26-27 18.0" 1872 12/26 16.0" 1948 12/19-20 15.2" 1960 12/11-12 14.0" 2003 12/5-7 13.7" 1959 12/21-22 12.7" 1916 12/15 12.0" 2000 12/30 11.4" 1912 12/24 11.2" 1933 12/26 10.9" 2009 12/19-20 ............................................................................................................................................ January NYC climate stats from Central Park...since 1870... Decade averages... decade...ave...high...low...ave/ max min max...min...snowfall...precipitation 1870's...30.3...37.5...23.8.........................68...-4......9.6"......3.29" 1880's...28.7...39.6...24.7......53.5.....4.3...65...-6......9.1"......4.12" 1890's...31.7...37.6...23.7......55.0.....9.0...64...-2......8.6"......3.46" 1900's...32.1...38.4...25.3......55.2.....7.5...64...-1......8.1"......3.07" 1910's...32.4...40.9...21.7......57.1.....6.6...69...-5......5.1"......3.77" 1920's...30.5...34.0...23.4......53.9.....4.6...62...-2......8.9"......3.52" 1930's...34.7...43.2...28.9......59.9.....9.7...70...-3......6.4"......3.98" 1940's...31.0...38.6...25.0......56.2.....7.6...63....0......7.7"......3.20" 1950's...33.7...41.4...28.5......58.7...10.8...72....0......5.0"......2.75" 1960's...31.8...37.4...26.7......55.4.....8.6...68...-1......7.1"......2.37" 1970's...30.6...37.3...22.1......57.5.....6.0...66...-2......8.0"......4.57" 1980's...31.3...37.4...26.1......57.4.....6.8...63...-2......7.9"......3.26" 1990's...34.8...41.4...25.6......60.9...11.2...66...-2......6.1"......4.47" 2000's...33.1...40.9...24.7......60.8.....9.8...72....1......7.2"......3.19" 2010's...33.2...37.3...29.7......57.3...10.7.. 62.....6.....14.2"......3.42" LT Ave...31.9...39.0...25.0......57.0.....7.9...67...-2......7.5"......3.50" 30 yrs....33.1...39.9...25.5......59.7.....9.3...67...-1......7.1"......3.64" Warmest........Coldest........Wettest........Driest 43.2 1932...21.7 1918...10.52" 1979...0.58" 1981 41.4 1990...22.1 1977.....8.27" 1978...0.66" 1970 41.4 1950...23.0 1888.....7.94" 1915...0.77" 1955 40.9 1913...23.4 1920.....7.54" 1936...0.94" 1876 40.9 2006...23.7 1912.....6.99" 1999...0.96" 1896 40.3 1933...23.7 1893.....6.99" 1923...1.00" 1985 40.2 1937...23.8 1875.....6.46" 1982...1.10" 1969 40.0 1998...24.7 2004.....6.12" 1891...1.28" 1916 39.9 2002...24.7 1884.....6.04" 1949...1.39" 1967 39.6 1880...24.7 1881.....5.97" 1937...1.54" 1956 warmest temperatures 72 1950 1/26 72 2007 1/6 70 1932 1/14 69 1916 1/27 69 2002 1/29 68 1932 1/13 68 1876 1/2 68 1967 1/24 Coldest temperatures -6 1882 1/24 -5 1914 1/14 -4 1918 1/1 -4 1879 1/3 -4 1904 1/5 -3 1918 1/4 -3 1914 1/13 -3 1875 1/10 -3 1936 1/23 -2 1994 1/19 -2 1985 1/21 -2 1977 1/17 -2 1925 1/28 -2 1896 1/6 Coldest monthly max... 41 1881 44 1977 45 1883 45 1925 45 1948 46 1971 47 1941 47 1877 Warmest monthly min... 25 1937 24 1990 24 1932 21 1993 21 2002 21 1953 20 1949 Greatest monthly snowfall... 36.0" 2011 27.4" 1925 26.1" 1996 24.5" 1923 23.6" 1935 20.5" 1877 20.3" 1978 18.4" 1905 17.5" 1882 17.3" 1879 17.3" 2004 BIGGEST SNOWSTORMS... 20.2" 1996 1/7-8 19.0" 2011 1/26-27 13.8" 2005 1/22-23 13.6" 1978 1/19-20 13.0" 1877 1/1-2 13.0" 1879 1/15-16 13.0" 1935 1/23-24 12.5" 1964 1/12-13 11.5" 1925 1/2 11.0" 1905 1/24-25 10.3" 2004 1/28 10.0" 1897 1/27-28 10.0" 1908 1/23-24 10.0" 1910 1/14-15 9.9"...1961 1/19-20 ..................................................................................................................................................... February Decade averages... decade..ave.t...high....low.....ave max/min...max....min....snowfall...big snow...precipitation... 1870's....30.6....37.0....25.2..........................69......-1........9.3"......11.0"......2.71" 1880's....30.5....37.2....22.7....55.2......4.5....69......-4........7.9"........9.0"......4.07" 1890's....31.9....37.9....24.1....54.6......6.2....68......-6......10.1"......16.0"......3.65" 1900's....29.4....37.7....24.8....52.2......6.8....62.......1........9.3"......11.0"......3.54" 1910's....30.4....35.9....25.4....55.5......4.8....62......-6........7.5"........9.7"......3.44" 1920's....32.1....37.9....26.2....54.3......8.7....64......-2......12.2"......17.5"......4.32" 1930's....32.5....37.0....19.9....58.7......7.8....75.....-15.......7.6"......10.0"......3.13" 1940's....32.6....38.6....29.3....58.1......9.7....73......-8........8.9"......10.7"......2.53" 1950's....35.1....40.1....27.4....58.5....10.1....71.......0........4.0"........7.9"......2.73" 1960's....32.6....36.7....28.3....56.1......8.4....65......-2......10.1"......17.4"......3.31" 1970's....32.6....39.9....25.5....58.7......8.6....70.......0........9.9"......17.7"......3.69" 1980's....35.4....40.6....31.4....60.9....13.0....75.......4........5.4"......17.6"......3.08" 1990's....36.3....40.6....30.6....62.5....11.0....72.......5........8.7"......12.8"......2.99" 2000's....35.2....40.6....28.2....59.7....13.8....68.......8......10.1"......26.9"......2.64" 2010's....36.6....40.9....33.1....57.0....17.0....67.....15......14.0"......20.9"......5.08" 1880- 2009......32.7....38.4....26.4....57.3......8.7....69......-1........8.6"......13.9......3.27" 1980-09..35.6....40.6....30.1....61.0....12.6....72.......6........8.1"......19.1".....2.90" Coldest.........Warmest.........Wettest..........Driest...........snowiest 19.9 in 1934...40.9 in 2012...6.87" in 1869...0.46" in 1895...36.9" in 2010 22.7 in 1885...40.6 in 1998...6.83" in 1896...0.55" in 1901...27.9" in 1934 24.1 in 1895...40.6 in 1984...6.69" in 2010...0.71" in 2002...26.9" in 2006 24.8 in 1905...40.6 in 2002...6.41" in 1920...0.93" in 2009...26.4" in 1994 25.2 in 1875...40.1 in 1954...6.20" in 1939...0.94" in 1892...26.3" in 1926 25.4 in 1914...40.0 in 1997...6.14" in 1893...1.01" in 1987...26.1" in 2003 25.4 in 1904...40.0 in 1991...6.04" in 1981...1.04" in 1980...25.3" in 1920 25.5 in 1979...39.9 in 1976...6.01" in 1915...1.13" in 1968...25.3" in 1899 25.7 in 1936...39.8 in 1990...5.96" in 1887...1.24" in 1877...23.6" in 1967 25.9 in 1907...39.3 in 1981...5.95" in 2008...1.29" in 1872...23.0" in 1978 Highest temperatures... 75 in 1930 2/25 75 in 1985 2/24 73 in 1949 2/15 72 in 1997 2/27 71 in 1954 2/16 70 in 1976 2/25 70 in 1991 2/5 70 in 1985 2/23 Coldest temperatures... -15 in 1934 2/9 -8 in 1943 2/15 -7 in 1934 2/8 -6 in 1899 2/10 -6 in 1918 2/5 -5 in 1896 2/17 -4 in 1886 2/5 -4 in 1895 2/6 -4 in 1873 2/24 Coldest monthly max... 41 in 1978 41 in 1905 42 in 1934 42 in 1901 44 in 1969 44 in 1923 46 in 2010 46 in 1924 46 in 1895 46 in 1885 Warmest monthly minimum... 22 in 1927 19 in 1897 19 in 1964 19 in 1982 19 in 2000 19 in 2002 18 in 1986 18 in 1960 18 in 1957 18 in 1932 Biggest snowfalls... 26.9" in 2006 2/11-12 20.9" in 2010 2/25-26 19.8" in 2003 2/16-17 17.7" in 1978 2/6-7 17.6" in 1983 2/11-12 17.5" in 1920 2/4-7 17.4" in 1961 2/3-4 16.0" in 1899 2/12-13 15.3" in 1969 2/9-10 12.8" in 1994 2/11 12.7" in 1979 2/19 12.5" in 1921 2/20 12.5" in 1967 2/7 12.0" in 1926 2/9-10 11.0" in 1876 2/3-4 11.0" in 1907 2/4-5 10.8" in 1995 2/4 10.7" in 1947 2/20-21 10.7" in 1996 2/16-17 10.4" in 1926 2/3-4 10.0" in 1902 2/17 10.0" in 1933 2/11 10.0" in 2010 2/9-10 least snowiest... 0 in 1998... T in 2002 T in 1981 T in 1971 T in 1938 ................................................................................................................... I looked at over 25 cold spells for at least one week in NYC since 1876...Hoping my math and dates are correct I came up with this top 15... ave temp...month/day/year... 02.5......12/29/1917-1/4/1918 08.8......2/8-14/1899 10.9......2/3-9/1895 12.2......1/6-12/1968 12.3......1/11-17/1893 12.6......12/28/1880-1/3/1881 12.7......2/12-18/1979 13.5......2/4-10/1934 13.5......1/22-28/1888 13.6......1/9-15/1886 13.6......1/10-16/1912 13.9......1/15-21/1994 14.1......2/1-7/1886 14.6......1/15-21/1935 14.6......1/23-29/1936 ...................... Some recent years... 15.5......1/20-26/1961 15.9......1/12-18/1977 16.1......1/13-19/1957 16.7......2/13-19/1958 17.0......1/18-24/2005 the late December early January cold spell in 1917-18 is by far the coldest week in recorded NYC weather history...It averaged 2.5 degrees...The February 1899 cold spell comes in second with 8.8 degrees...1968 and 1979 made the top ten and 1994 the top 15...Temperatures like this for a week cause many problems...Frozen pipes and dead battery weather... ....................................................................................................................................................................................... minimum/maximum days 32 degrees or below... decade...............total.min..ave..max..ave. 1930-31-1939-40.'.799.....80......208...21 1940-41-1949-50.'.845.....85......197...20 1950-51-1959-60.'.755.....76......153...15 1960-61-1969-70.'.806.....81......218...22 1970-71-1979-80.'.756.....76......218...22 1980-81-1989-90.'.711.....71......197...20 1990-91-1999-00.'.594.....59......162...16 2000-01-2009-10.'.716.....72......164...16 1930-31-2009-10.'.748.....75......190...19 2010-11-2010-11.'.121.....61........28...14 The 1990's has the least amount of min. days 32 or lower. The 1940's has the most. The 1960's and 70's have the most max. days 32 or lower. The 1950's have the least amount of max days 32 or lower. Seasons with the most and least amount of max/min days 32 degrees or lower. min days. 37 2011-12 47 2001-02 49 1997-98 50 1998-99 53 1982-83 54 1990-91 59 1952-53 59 1972-73 60 1957-58 60 1994-95 67 2005-06 63 2006-07 64 2007-08 86 2008-09 63 2009-10 84 2010-11 max days 2 1952-53 3 1997-98 3 2001-02 4 1998-99 5 1931-32 6 2007-08 6 2011-12 7 1990-91 7 1992-93 8 1974-75 9 1948-49 9 1991-92 10 2005-06 min days 101 1940-41 99 1933-34 99 1939-40 97 1969-70 96 1942-43 96 1943-44 96 1976-77 95 1947-48 93 1955-56 92 1958-59 max days 45 1976-77 42 1977-78 39 1935-36 38 1933-34 32 1947-48 31 1993-94 31 2002-03 30 1980-81 30 1995-96 29 1983-84 29 1962-63 29 1939-40 ....................................................................................................................................................... Warmest winter minumums... 2001-02...19 1931-32...15 1974-75...15 1997-98...14 2000-01...14 2005-06...14 1936-37...13 2009-10...13 2011-12...13 1952-53...12 1982-83...12 ............................................................................................................................................................................... coldest 30 day periods... since 1917. 1917-18 19.0 1933-34 19.6 1935-36 20.4 1947-48 21.5 1976-77 21.9 1980-81 22.2 1919-20 22.4 2003-04 22.5 1993-94 23.5 1944-45 23.8 1969-70 24.0 1970-71 24.2 1934-35 24.3 1960-61 24.6 1939-40 24.9 1967-68 25.1 1981-82 25.2 1989-90 25.3 2006-07 25.8 1962-63 25.9 2002-03 25.9 1978-79 26.0 1983-84 26.1 1977-78 26.2 1999-00 26.2 1975-76 27.1 1984-85 27.5 1955-56 27.6 1995-96 27.7 1956-57 27.8 2008-09 27.9 1964-65 28.0 1957-58 28.1 2010-11 28.1 .............................................................................................................................................................................. The coldest...The pipe busters... Season....30 day ave...snowfall 1933-34.....19.6...........52.0" 1935-36.....20.4...........33.2" 1947-48.....21.5...........63.2" 1976-77.....21.9...........24.5" 1980-81.....22.2...........19.4" 2003-04.....22.4...........42.6" 1993-94.....23.5...........53.4" 1944-45.....23.8...........27.1" 1969-70.....24.0...........25.6" 1970-71.....24.2...........15.5" The warmest... season....30 day ave... 1997-98.....37.3.............5.5" 2011-12.....37.0.............7.4" as of 2/29 1948-49.....36.3...........46.6" 1931-32.....35.8.............5.3" 2007-08.....35.7...........11.9" 1952-53.....35.5...........15.1" 2001-02.....35.4.............3.5" 1936-37.....34.9...........15.6" 1990-91.....34.5...........24.9" 1932-33.....33.9...........27.0" 1950-51.....33.0...........11.6" 1974-75.....33.0...........13.1" some other years... 1957-58.....28.1...........44.7" 1959-60.....30.3...........39.2" 1960-61.....24.6...........54.7" 1962-63.....25.9...........16.3" 1963-64.....31.1...........44.7" 1966-67.....28.6...........51.5" 1968-69.....30.4...........30.2" 1977-78.....26.2...........51.5" 1978-79.....26.0...........29.4" 1981-82.....25.2...........24.6" 1982-83.....32.9...........27.2" 1992-93.....31.0...........24.5" 1995-96.....27.7...........75.6" 1999-00.....26.2...........16.3" 2002-03.....25.9...........49.8" 2009-10.....31.6...........51.4" 2010-11.....28.1...........61.9" .................................................................................... season.....con/days min. 32 or lower... 1976-77...........51 1969-70...........45 1917-18...........44 1933-34...........36 1944-45...........36 2006-07...........36 1984-85...........35 1954-55...........33 1989-90...........33 1935-36...........31 1979-80...........31 2003-04...........29 1999-00...........28 1968-69...........27 1967-68...........27 1964-65...........27 2008-09...........27 .............................................................................................................................. Year..... days max...days max 32 or below/consecutive days.. 2011-12...0....27.............6............2 2010-11...0....23...........22............4 2009-10...0....20...........17............3 2008-09...1....16...........22............3 2007-08...0....20.............6............2 2006-07...1....18...........18............9 2005-06...0....24.............9............2 2004-05...2....18...........18............9 2003-04...4....15...........26............9 2002-03...1....15...........31..........12 2001-02...0....31.............3............2 2000-01...0....25...........20..........13 1999-00...1....19...........18............7 1998-99...0....25...........13............3 1997-98...0....29.............3............2 1996-97...1....17...........11............3 1995-96...3....17...........30............9 1994-95...0....20...........11............5 1993-94...5....10...........31............5 1992-93...0....27.............7............3 1991-92...0....23.............9............2 1990-91...0....20.............7............1 1989-90...1....18...........19............9 1988-89...0....20...........19............3 1987-88...1....17...........19............7 1986-87...1....19...........11............5 1985-86...0....22...........19............4 1984-85...1......9...........18............5 1983-84...3....13...........29............8 1982-83...0....21...........13............4 1981-82...6....15...........20............6 1980-81...3....14...........30..........11 1979-80...0....21...........19............5 1978-79...6....13...........26..........11 1977-78...0....21...........42..........12 1976-77...5....12...........45............9 1975-76...2....15...........20............3 1974-75...0....27.............8............2 1973-74...0....22...........23............3 1972-73...1....18...........13............4 1971-72...1....15...........17............5 1970-71...4....12...........25............5 1969-70...3....14...........27............6 1968-69...0....22...........18............3 1967-68...4....13...........22............9 1966-67...1....16...........25............6 1965-66...1....19...........14............2 1964-65...3....16...........22............5 1963-64...0....22...........18............7 1962-63...1....13...........29............7 1961-62...0....24...........16............4 1960-61...2....19...........27..........16 1959-60...0....23...........15............3 1958-59...0....22...........26..........10 1957-58...2....10...........21..........12 1956-57...1....12...........13............6 1955-56...1....18...........20............4 1954-55...1....17...........16............4 1953-54...0....21...........13............4 1952-53...0....29.............2............1 1951-52...0....20...........13............3 1950-51...0....20...........14............3 1949-50...0....22...........12............3 1948-49...0....22.............9............4 1947-48...2....18...........32..........10 ...................................................................... 1942-43...2......8............28...........5 1935-36...4....16...........39..........12 1934-35...5....16...........24............6 1933-34...6......8............38...........9 1917-18.12......2............45.........10 ......................................................................................................................................... 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uncle W Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 NYC's Arctic outbreaks... Max..Min...dates 17.....09.....1/14-16/2004 18.....02 24.....01 .................................................................... 29.....06.....1/9-11/2004 15.....01 27.....07 ........................................................................ 42.....32.....1/25-27/1994 32.....05 31.....00 ......................................................................... 35.....04.....1/18-20/1994 10......-2 15.....00 ....................................................................... 23.....04.....1/20-22/1985 09......-2 31.....09 .......................................... ............................................................................ 35.....19.....1/16-18/1982 19.....00 15.....00 .......................................................................... 37.....20.....12/24-26/1980 20......-1 23.....08 ............................................................................. 13.....04.....2/17-19/1979 17.....00 28.....17 ............................................................................. 26.....07.....1/16-18/1977 12......-2 13.....02 .......................................................................... 28.....05.....1/22-24/1976 15......-1 22.....14 ............................................................................. 12.....02.....1/8-10/1968 14......-1 17.....03 ............................................................................ 44.....25.....2/7-9/1963 25......-2 34.....11 ......................................................................... 24.....03.....2/1-3/1961 20......-2 28.....07 .......................................................................... 23.....06.....1/14-16/1957 12.....00 25.....11 ........................................................................ 28.....10.....2/2-4/1955 17.....00 37.....08 ........................................................................ 24.....04.....1/30-2/1/1948 20.....00 26.....09 ......................................................................... 30.....05.....2/14-16/1943 08......-8 22.....04 .......................................................................... 25.....08.....12/19-21/1942 08......-4 21......-1 ........................................................................... 24......-3.....1/23-25/1936 16.....04 20.....08 ........................................................................... 18.....02.....1/27-29/1935 25......-1 34.....16 .......................................................................... 21......-7.....2/8-10/1934 08....-15 26......-2 .......................................................................... 12......-3.....12/29-31/1933 15......-6 42.....15 ........................................................................ 36.....03.....1/25-27/1927 25......-1 44.....22 ......................................................................... 42.....04.....1/27-29/1925 14......-2 34.....13 ......................................................................... 30.....05.....2/16-18/1922 17......-2 34.....08 ........................................................................ 26......-1.....1/31-2/2/1920 24......-2 40.....22 ........................................................................... 21.....01.....12/17-19/1919 11......-1 20.....10 ........................................................................... 31.....00.....2/4-6/1918 04......-6 38.....01 ........................................................................... 08......-6.....12/29-1/4 1917-18 02.....-13 06......-7 10......-4 10.....02 12.....00 18......-3 ............................................. 23.....08.....2/11-13/1917 12.....03 24.....00 ............................................ 21.....02.....2/11-13/1914 10......-3 26......-1 ............................................... 33.....09.....1/12-14/1914 09......-3 18......-5 ............................................ 19.....05.....1/12-14/1912 08......-3.. 23.....02 .............................................. 19.....05.....1/12-14/1912 08......-3.. 23.....02 .............................................. 11......-2.....2/9-13/1899 07......-6 09......-2 09.....04 11.....06 .............................................. 44.....06.....2/16-18/1896 07......-5 26.....01 ..................................................................... 18.....06.....1/5-7/1896 12......-2 25.....06 ............................................... 11.....00.....2/5-8/1895 10......-4 13.....06 08.....02 ............................................... 16.....01.....1/21-23/1888 14.....00 24.....07 ............................................. 12.....00.....2/4-6/1886 07......-4..... 20.....03..... ............................................... 16.....07.....1/11-13/1886 08.....02..... 14.....02..... ............................................... 16......-1.....12/19-21/1884 07......-3 36.....07..... ................................................... 25.....10.....12/22-24/1883 10......-1..... 31.....07..... .............................................. 13.....00.....1/23-25/1882 06......-6..... 29.....03 .......................................... 21.....03.....2/1-3/1881 09......-3..... 18.....01 ....................................... 21.....10.....12/28-1/1/1880-81 10.....04..... 04......-6..... 10.....03..... 16.....01 .......................................... 33.....03.....1/2-4/1879 07......-4..... 26.....06..... .............................................. 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JBG Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I see that aside from some tendency towards higher minima not much has changed over the centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 December 1869-2010 Central Park... there is a noticeable lack of single digit temperatures since the 1980's... decade..ave.temp..high..low...ave.max/min..max..min...precipitation...snowfall 1870's......32.7......37.4......24.9....'.....................64......-2...2.88"...6.7" 1880's......33.6......40.0......26.5......57.3.....7.9....67......-6...3.28"...7.1" 1890's......35.9......42.3......29.9......58.8...12.0....66.......8...2.97"...4.3" 1900's......34.8......38.9......30.3......57.1...13.6....64.......4...3.95"...6.2" 1910's......34.1......39.4......25.0......59.4...10.8....64....-13...3.80"...7.5" 1920's......35.5......42.0......28.9......59.0...13.2....68.......7...3.49"...4.2" 1930's......35.9......41.0......30.0......61.2...11.7....68......-6...2.86"...4.3" 1940's......35.4......39.4......31.0......59.5...11.7....70......-4...3.39"...9.1" 1950's......36.8......41.3......29.4......59.7...12.0....67.......5...3.49"...4.7" 1960's......34.8......40.5......30.9......61.6...12.9....68.......4...3.70"...7.4" 1970's......37.4......41.1......29.9......61.6...17.6....67.......9...4.63"...1.7" 1980's......36.6......43.8......25.9......61.0...11.8....72......-1...3.14"...2.1" 1990's......39.5......43.2......32.4......64.0...16.5....75.....10...4.04"...2.9" 2000's......37.7......44.1......31.1......62.9...16.6....71.....11...4.45"...7.8" 2010's......38.1......43.3......32.8......61.0...20.5....62.....19...4.12".10.1" LT ave......35.6......41.0......29.0......60.2...12.9....68.......2...3.58"...5.4" 30 yrs.......37.9......43.7......29.8......62.6...15.0....73.......7...3.88"...4.3" Coldest............warmest............wettest..........Driest...... 24.9 in 1876 ... 44.1 in 2001 ... 9.98" in 1973 ... 0.25" in 1955 25.0 in 1917 ... 43.8 in 1984 ... 9.77" in 1983 ... 0.58" in 1980 25.9 in 1989 ... 43.6 in 2006 ... 7.53" in 1936 ... 0.68" in 1877 26.5 in 1880 ... 43.3 in 2011 ... 7.27" in 2009 ... 0.83" in 1989 26.7 in 1872 ... 43.2 in 1998 ... 7.07" in 1969 ... 0.83" in 1985 28.9 in 1926 ... 42.8 in 1982 ... 7.01" in 1901 ... 0.98" in 1928 29.2 in 1871 ... 42.6 in 1990 ... 6.77" in 1902 ... 1.12" in 1998 29.4 in 1958 ... 42.3 in 1891 ... 6.62" in 2008 ... 1.13" in 1988 29.6 in 1886 ... 42.2 in 1994 ... 6.48" in 1996 ... 1.13" in 1896 29.7 in 1955 ... 42.0 in 1923 ... 6.33" in 1974 ... 1.20" in 1943 Warmest temperatures... 75 1998 12/7 74 1998 12/4 72 1982 12/4 71 2001 12/6 70 1946 12/10 70 2006 12/1 70 2001 12/5 70 1984 12/29 Coldest temperatures... -13 1917 12/30 -7 1917 12/31 -6 1917 12/29 -6 1880 12/30 -6 1933 12/30 -4 1942 12/20 -3 1884 12/20 -3 1933 12/29 -3 1880 12/31 Coldest monthly max... 47 in 1917 49 in 1876 49 in 1880 49 in 1890 49 in 1926 Warmest monthly min... 26 in 1974 25 in 1984 24 in 1908 23 in 1923 22 in 1907 22 in 1918 22 in 2011 Greatest monthly snow... 29.6" in 1947 27.0" in 1872 25.3" in 1948 22.5" in 1883 20.1" in 2010 19.8" in 2003 18.6" in 1960 15.8" in 1959 15.6" in 1945 14.9" in 1933 14.5" in 1916 Biggest snowfalls... 26.4" 1947 12/26-27 20.0" 2010 12/26-27 18.0" 1872 12/26 16.0" 1948 12/19-20 15.2" 1960 12/11-12 14.0" 2003 12/5-7 13.7" 1959 12/21-22 12.7" 1916 12/15 12.0" 2000 12/30 11.4" 1912 12/24 11.2" 1933 12/26 10.9" 2009 12/19-20 ............................................................................................................................................ December ends up the fourth warmest on record...No snow recorded...4.00" of precipitation...43.3 was the average temperature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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