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New York-Central Park, NY

40.779°N, 73.969°W · station NYCthr · 158 years of record
65°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for New York-Central Park.
53°SAT10/1755°SUN10/1857°MON10/1964°TUE10/2063°WED10/2161°THU10/2265°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#50 / 157
warmest Oct 23 in 157 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

85°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 23 ever

42°F
set in 1889
Forecast high 65°F — 50th warmest Oct 23 of 157 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1869: 62°F1870: 61°F1871: 76°F1872: 68°F1873: 65°F1874: 59°F1875: 71°F1876: 63°F1877: 61°F1878: 67°F1879: 71°F1880: 59°F1881: 69°F1882: 55°F1883: 45°F1884: 76°F1885: 54°F1886: 64°F1887: 55°F1888: 48°F1889: 42°F1890: 52°F1891: 49°F1892: 62°F1893: 64°F1894: 57°F1895: 58°F1896: 54°F1897: 54°F1898: 61°F1899: 63°F1900: 76°F1901: 75°F1902: 62°F1903: 64°F1904: 59°F1905: 57°F1906: 72°F1907: 59°F1908: 61°F1909: 54°F1910: 56°F1911: 63°F1912: 69°F1913: 59°F1914: 57°F1915: 54°F1916: 59°F1917: 57°F1918: 62°F1919: 60°F1920: 83°F1921: 65°F1922: 64°F1923: 50°F1924: 53°F1925: 52°F1926: 59°F1927: 61°F1928: 65°F1929: 66°F1930: 56°F1931: 70°F1932: 66°F1933: 62°F1934: 62°F1935: 73°F1936: 76°F1937: 65°F1938: 63°F1939: 54°F1940: 51°F1941: 65°F1942: 69°F1943: 56°F1944: 56°F1945: 63°F1946: 70°F1947: 85°F1948: 58°F1949: 69°F1950: 53°F1951: 64°F1952: 64°F1953: 68°F1954: 73°F1955: 61°F1956: 63°F1957: 67°F1958: 63°F1959: 70°F1960: 58°F1961: 57°F1962: 60°F1963: 67°F1964: 59°F1965: 71°F1966: 68°F1967: 63°F1968: 68°F1969: 43°F1970: 69°F1971: 68°F1972: 57°F1973: 69°F1974: 65°F1975: 71°F1976: 50°F1977: 57°F1978: 76°F1979: 78°F1980: 57°F1981: 67°F1982: 51°F1983: 59°F1984: 77°F1985: 68°F1986: 75°F1987: 61°F1988: 56°F1989: 66°F1990: 66°F1991: 72°F1992: 57°F1993: 60°F1994: 62°F1995: 75°F1996: 61°F1997: 49°F1998: 62°F1999: 55°F2000: 63°F2001: 67°F2002: 54°F2003: 46°F2004: 58°F2005: 54°F2006: 55°F2007: 78°F2008: 53°F2009: 64°F2010: 64°F2011: 59°F2012: 66°F2013: 55°F2014: 53°F2015: 65°F2016: 57°F2017: 74°F2018: 63°F2019: 65°F2020: 68°F2021: 59°F2022: 61°F2023: 60°F2024: 81°F2025: 60°F65° forecast404550556065707580851870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2365°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#50 of 157
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1869–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at New York-Central Park in each calendar month, and for the whole 1869–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan72°FJan 26, 1950-6°FJan 24, 1882
Feb78°FFeb 21, 2018-15°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar86°FMar 29, 19453°FMar 5, 1872
Apr96°FApr 18, 197612°FApr 1, 1923
May99°FMay 19, 196232°FMay 6, 1891
Jun101°FJun 29, 193444°FJun 1, 1945
Jul106°FJul 9, 193652°FJul 1, 1943
Aug104°FAug 7, 191850°FAug 27, 1885
Sep102°FSep 2, 195339°FSep 30, 1912
Oct94°FOct 5, 194128°FOct 27, 1936
Nov84°FNov 1, 19505°FNov 30, 1875
Dec75°FDec 7, 1998-13°FDec 30, 1917
All-time106°FJul 9, 1936-15°FFeb 9, 1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at New York-Central Park so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 7, 1908

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 4, 19506°FJan 24, 1882
Feb58°FFeb 24, 20174°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar66°FMar 31, 199810°FMar 5, 1872
Apr76°FApr 18, 200230°FApr 5, 1881
May76°FMay 31, 198743°FMay 3, 1873
Jun81°FJun 26, 195252°FJun 2, 1907
Jul84°FJul 7, 190861°FJul 6, 1956
Aug84°FAug 14, 190859°FAug 31, 1911
Sep79°FSep 7, 188151°FSep 19, 1875
Oct75°FOct 4, 189838°FOct 30, 1925
Nov67°FNov 2, 197114°FNov 30, 1875
Dec63°FDec 24, 20152°FDec 30, 1917
All-time84°FJul 7, 19082°FDec 30, 1917

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

12 days
record run, ended Sep 4 1953

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from New York-Central Park's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 62°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 27°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 29°FMar: 50°FMar: 35°FApr: 62°FApr: 45°FMay: 72°FMay: 54°FJun: 80°FJun: 64°FJul: 85°FJul: 70°FAug: 84°FAug: 68°FSep: 76°FSep: 62°FOct: 65°FOct: 51°FNov: 54°FNov: 42°FDec: 45°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:14 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight11h 06m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.78°N, 73.97°W

Nearby Stations

New York-LGA, NY4 mi ENewark, NJ12 mi SWNew York-Kennedy Airport, NY14 mi SEIslip, NY45 mi EBridgeport, CT51 mi NETrenton, NJ56 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

New York-Central Park'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-Central Park, NY — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against New York-Central Park's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
New York-Central Park, NY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1869

Each cell is one day's high at New York-Central Park, coloured by temperature — 158 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
New York-Central Park, NY daily high heat map 1869–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at New York-Central Park — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
12 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 87th most in 158 years. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 39 in 1991.

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