40.779°N, 73.969°W · station NYCthr · 158 years of record
65°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for New York-Central Park.
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
#148 / 157
warmest Oct 17 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 53°F — 148th warmest Oct 17 of 157 years · record 90°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#141 / 157
warmest Oct 18 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
83°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 18 ever
45°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 55°F — 141st warmest Oct 18 of 157 years · record 83°F (1928) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#121 / 157
warmest Oct 19 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
83°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 19 ever
49°F
set in 1869
Forecast high 57°F — 121st warmest Oct 19 of 157 years · record 83°F (1963) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#80 / 157
warmest Oct 20 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
85°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
43°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 64°F — 80th warmest Oct 20 of 157 years · record 85°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 157
warmest Oct 21 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
83°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
46°F
set in 1899
Forecast high 63°F — 68th warmest Oct 21 of 157 years · record 83°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 157
warmest Oct 22 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
88°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 22 ever
43°F
set in 1887
Forecast high 61°F — 90th warmest Oct 22 of 157 years · record 88°F (1979) · warmest since 2025.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
72°FJan 26, 1950
-6°FJan 24, 1882
Feb
78°FFeb 21, 2018
-15°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
86°FMar 29, 1945
3°FMar 5, 1872
Apr
96°FApr 18, 1976
12°FApr 1, 1923
May
99°FMay 19, 1962
32°FMay 6, 1891
Jun
101°FJun 29, 1934
44°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
106°FJul 9, 1936
52°FJul 1, 1943
Aug
104°FAug 7, 1918
50°FAug 27, 1885
Sep
102°FSep 2, 1953
39°FSep 30, 1912
Oct
94°FOct 5, 1941
28°FOct 27, 1936
Nov
84°FNov 1, 1950
5°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
75°FDec 7, 1998
-13°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
106°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 4, 1950
6°FJan 24, 1882
Feb
58°FFeb 24, 2017
4°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar
66°FMar 31, 1998
10°FMar 5, 1872
Apr
76°FApr 18, 2002
30°FApr 5, 1881
May
76°FMay 31, 1987
43°FMay 3, 1873
Jun
81°FJun 26, 1952
52°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
84°FJul 7, 1908
61°FJul 6, 1956
Aug
84°FAug 14, 1908
59°FAug 31, 1911
Sep
79°FSep 7, 1881
51°FSep 19, 1875
Oct
75°FOct 4, 1898
38°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1971
14°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
63°FDec 24, 2015
2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
84°FJul 7, 1908
2°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.
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.
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.
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.
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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