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New York-Kennedy Airport, NY

40.639°N, 73.764°W · station JFKthr · 79 years of record
84°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for New York-Kennedy Airport.
82°TUE9/176°WED9/283°THU9/384°FRI9/479°SAT9/576°SUN9/677°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at New York-Kennedy Airport — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#24 / 78
warmest Sep 4 in 78 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

93°F
set in 1985

Coolest Sep 4 ever

67°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 84°F — 24th warmest Sep 4 of 78 years · record 93°F (1985) · warmest since 2023.
1948: 76°F1949: 76°F1950: 81°F1951: 77°F1952: 80°F1953: 83°F1954: 82°F1955: 78°F1956: 80°F1957: 80°F1958: 78°F1959: 86°F1960: 72°F1961: 92°F1962: 75°F1963: 81°F1964: 82°F1965: 74°F1966: 77°F1967: 84°F1968: 78°F1969: 72°F1970: 91°F1971: 85°F1972: 84°F1973: 86°F1974: 70°F1975: 76°F1976: 67°F1977: 79°F1978: 82°F1979: 86°F1980: 86°F1981: 74°F1982: 74°F1983: 87°F1984: 84°F1985: 93°F1986: 71°F1987: 74°F1988: 79°F1989: 72°F1990: 74°F1991: 82°F1992: 76°F1993: 79°F1994: 71°F1995: 80°F1996: 84°F1997: 74°F1998: 81°F1999: 83°F2000: 84°F2001: 79°F2002: 88°F2003: 76°F2004: 78°F2005: 83°F2006: 79°F2007: 85°F2008: 79°F2009: 85°F2010: 82°F2011: 80°F2012: 76°F2013: 82°F2014: 85°F2015: 85°F2016: 77°F2017: 79°F2018: 93°F2019: 81°F2020: 86°F2021: 78°F2022: 86°F2023: 89°F2024: 76°F2025: 77°F84° forecast6570758085909519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 484°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record93°F
This-date rank#24 of 78
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1966)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at New York-Kennedy Airport in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°FJan 6, 2007-2°FJan 21, 1985
Feb71°FFeb 27, 1997-2°FFeb 8, 1963
Mar85°FMar 13, 19907°FMar 19, 1967
Apr90°FApr 12, 197720°FApr 6, 1982
May99°FMay 29, 196934°FMay 10, 1966
Jun102°FJun 24, 202545°FJun 1, 1967
Jul104°FJul 3, 196655°FJul 9, 1963
Aug101°FAug 27, 194846°FAug 31, 1965
Sep98°FSep 10, 198340°FSep 25, 1950
Oct95°FOct 2, 201930°FOct 30, 1962
Nov82°FNov 1, 202415°FNov 23, 2018
Dec75°FDec 7, 19982°FDec 25, 1983
All-time104°FJul 3, 1966-2°FFeb 8, 1963

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at New York-Kennedy Airport so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 6, 1999

Coldest high ever

8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 17, 1977
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan51°FJan 15, 19958°FJan 17, 1977
Feb48°FFeb 15, 198410°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar53°FMar 21, 201217°FMar 18, 1967
Apr64°FApr 18, 200230°FApr 7, 1982
May72°FMay 31, 198743°FMay 9, 1977
Jun81°FJun 30, 195955°FJun 13, 1982
Jul82°FJul 6, 199962°FJul 6, 1956
Aug82°FAug 14, 201660°FAug 21, 2007
Sep77°FSep 6, 198353°FSep 24, 1950
Oct70°FOct 4, 195441°FOct 26, 1962
Nov66°FNov 1, 197126°FNov 30, 1958
Dec57°FDec 6, 198211°FDec 25, 1983
All-time82°FJul 6, 19998°FJan 17, 1977

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

7 days
record run, ended Sep 3 1953

So far in 2026

10 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from New York-Kennedy Airport's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 27°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 28°FMar: 49°FMar: 34°FApr: 59°FApr: 43°FMay: 69°FMay: 53°FJun: 78°FJun: 63°FJul: 84°FJul: 69°FAug: 82°FAug: 68°FSep: 76°FSep: 62°FOct: 65°FOct: 50°FNov: 54°FNov: 40°FDec: 45°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Solar noon11:55 AM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.64°N, 73.76°W

Nearby Stations

New York-LGA, NY11 mi NWNew York-Central Park, NY14 mi NWNewark, NJ21 mi WIslip, NY36 mi EBridgeport, CT49 mi NETrenton, NJ60 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

New York-Kennedy Airport's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against New York-Kennedy Airport's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1948

Each cell is one day's high at New York-Kennedy Airport, coloured by temperature — 79 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY daily high heat map 1948–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at New York-Kennedy Airport — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
10 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 34th most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 10. Record: 31 in 2010.

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