Today in New York Weather: December 18
1919
The morning low was 1° below zero, New York's earliest date for a sub-zero reading. The high rose to 11° in mid-afternoon and then stayed at 10° degrees for the rest of the day.
1973
This was the third morning in a row in which the low was 17° degrees, 14 degrees below average. These were the coldest readings of the month.
1979
With a high of 30°, today was the first day of the season with a high of 32° or colder.
2011
Today's high of 31°/low of 22° (ten degrees colder than average) was the first day completely below freezing since Feb. 10 when it was 29°/22°. This morning's low would end up being the coldest reading in December. It was the "mildest" minimum temperature in December since 1984 when December's coldest reading was 25°.
2019
An Arctic front bringing the coldest weather since the beginning of February triggered a burst of snow at around 4:00 PM. As the front approached a "Snow Squall Warning" was issued mid-afternoon (although it's unusual for NYC, a similar warning was issued earlier in the year on 1/30). Less than an inch of snow accumulated but it fell in such a brief period of time that it produced whiteout conditions for about ten-to-fifteen minutes. By midnight the temperature was down to 21° on its way to 16° by daybreak on the 19th.
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