Today in New York Weather History: October 4
1877 (Thursday)
A dissipating tropical storm dumped 4.05" of rain on Central Park (a record for the date that still stands).
1954 (Monday)
Today had the third low in the 70s this month, the most ever reported in October. This was somewhat ironic considering that the year had 18 such days in total, well below the average of 25 days (1920-1950 average).
1955 (Tuesday)
Skies were sunny and the temperature in the low 70s when the Brooklyn Dodgers finally won the World Series after eight tries. And they did it against the Yankees (in seven games), making their championship even sweeter.
1974 (Friday)
This was the fourth day in a row with a mean temperature that was 10 degrees or more below average; during these days temperatures were 14 degrees below average. Today's low of 38° was the same as yesterday's but this morning's reading was one shy of the record. Skies were clear.
1992 (Sunday)
The morning low of 39° was the earliest reading in the 30s since 1974.
2006 (Wednesday)
After a very mild day (high 78°/low 64°), a cold front passed through after dark, generating a thunderstorm that drenched the City with 0.41" of rain between 11 PM-midnight. (This downpour actually occurred between midnight-1 AM on 10/5 but the National Weather Service doesn't recognize Daylight Saving Time, using Standard Time year-round for its records.)
2013 (Friday)
It was a warm and sultry day, with a high of 86° under partly cloudy skies (18 degrees above average). This was the third 80-degree day this month, the most in October since 2007, when there were five.
2014 (Saturday)
When the observation of Yom Kippur started yesterday evening, skies were clear and temperatures seasonable, but today saw 1.18" of rain fall between 6 AM- 3 PM. With 0.75" falling between noon-2 PM, this was the second rainiest Day of Atonement in the years since 1970. (This was also the first one-inch rainfall since mid-July). However, skies cleared quickly and by 4:00 conditions were as nice as the evening before. The amount of rain that fell was just 0.03" less than what fell in the entire month of September.
2022 (Tuesday)
It was a raw and very soggy day, with 1.85” of rain measured. (Ironically, after Sept. 5, Oct. 4 is the date least likely to have measurable rain in Central Park.) A little more than half of this amount (1.05”) fell between 2-4 AM. This amount tied 7/18 as the rainiest day of the year. (Today's inclement conditions were still part of remnants of hurricane Ian, which first affected NYC on 10/1.) Today's high/low was just 55°/46°, eleven degrees chillier than average, and followed a high of 53°/47° the day before.
Although the rainfall measured in Central Park was well below the record for the date (4.05” in 1877), the area’s three airports all set daily records despite their amounts being a little less than CPK's. This was due to the fact that their weather records don’t go back as far as Central Park’s; Newark’s records go back to 1931, LaGuardia’s to 1939, and JFK’s to 1948.
10-4-55. One of the most memorable moments of my early childhood in Brooklyn. I remember running outside and joining about 7 or 8 other neighborhood kids banging pots and pans. And every car passing on the street was honking horns. Thanks for the weather report.
Posted by: Ken K. in NJ | 10/04/2021 at 10:43 AM
1874, 1876, 1888, 1942, 1984 and 2022 are the only six years with no reading of 70° or warmer from September 28 to October fourth.
Posted by: William | 09/30/2022 at 07:09 PM
1987 - With a low of 39 and heavy rain, NYC just missed a historic and unprecedented early October snowstorm just to the north and inland.
As close as Bridgeport, CT; 0.5" of snow was reported, by far their earliest measurable snow (records go back to 1948). Over 6" was reported in the Albany area; much of eastern NY State from northernmost Westchester County to the Adirondacks had blackouts due to heavy wet snow on trees with leaves still on them causing many trees to fall onto power lines.
Posted by: Harry | 10/08/2022 at 09:45 AM
One month later a snowstorm on Veteran's Day brought record snowfall to DC, Maryland, Delaware, south Jersey, and northern Virginia. Although it snowed much of the day in NYC (and the high was just 33°), the accumulation was limited to 1.1" - but it was a record amount for the date. 1.5" fell in Newark.
Posted by: Rob | 10/08/2022 at 12:47 PM