New York City Weather Archive

Today in New York Weather History: October 20

 

1927

The 0.12" of rain that fell this afternoon brought the total rainfall since 10/3 to nine inches.  During this eighteen-day period there were four nor'easters which dumped more than an inch of rain: 1.60" on 10/3-4; 1.44" on 10/8-9; 2.04" on 10/12-13; and 3.80" on 10/17-19.

1972

This morning's low of 32° was one of the earliest freezing temperatures on record in Central Park and came a month earlier than the typical date for the first such frosty reading.  (The earliest frost on record occurred in 1876 on 10/15.)

 

1974

This morning's low was 31°, breaking the record set just two years earlier.  This was the third earliest date for a temperature of freezing or colder. 

1977

The afternoon high reached 58° for the third day in a row.  (However, each day had a different AM low.)

1989

2.78" of wind-swept rain fell today, and 5.34" fell over the past four days.  With today's rainfall (a record for the date), Central Park's total precipitation for the year topped 60 inches, making 1989 one of the five wettest years on record - with more than two months remaining in the year.  (Average annual rainfall is about 46 inches.)  Today's winds gusted to 40 mph.

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2005

This morning's low of 49° was the first reading in the 40s of the fall, the latest date on record for this occurrence.  (The previous latest date was 10/16, which occurred in 1995 and 1955, later joined by 2017.)  The first autumn low in the 40s typically occurs at the end of September.

2017

Humidity levels dropped below 20% during the first half of the afternoon, a rarity in October, which is the month least likely to experience humidity below 25%.

2018

Light showers in the pre-dawn hours amounted to 0.06", bringing the year's precipitation to 50.05" - just the seventh year (since 1869) with 50 inches or more thru 10/20.

 

 

 

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Today in New York Weather History: October 19

 

1927

48 hours of rain, that amounted to 3.80", ended around 11AM.  It missed being the year's biggest rainstorm, which was on 9/1, by 0.05".  This was the fourth storm of one-inch or more since 10/3 (totaling nearly nine inches). 

1963

Today was the eleventh day in a row in which skies were either clear or sunny.  And for the fourth time this month the high reached 83°, the warmest reading of the month (today's high was twenty degrees above average).

1974

The morning low of 32° tied 1940 for New York's second earliest freezing temperature on record (the temperature dipped to 30° in 1940).  And the afternoon high of 49° was close to what the typical low should be.

1976

The high temperature was a chilly 50° degrees for the third day in a row - thirteen degrees below average.

1996

A nor'easter dumped 4.35" of rain, forcing postponement of Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium between the Braves and Yankees.  Half of the rain poured down between 2-5PM, with 1.07" falling in the hour between 3-4:00.  Not surprisingly, this was a record rainfall for the date.

 

 

2004

Damp and chilly with a high of 51/low of 48.  The 0.70" of rain that fell accounted for more than half of the month's paltry total of 1.15".  This followed a very wet September (11.51").

2015

This morning's low was 35°, the chilliest reading this early in autumn since back in 1976 when the low fell to 34° on the same date as today. 

2016

Today's high reached 85°, a record for the date, and the third day in a row with a high in the 80s.  With this streak, this became just the third October on record to have three 80-degree days after 10/15, joining 1963 (which had five) and 1947 (which had four).

 

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Today in New York Weather History: October 18

 

1928

Today's high and low of 82/69 were both records for the date, as was yesterday's low of 67°.  These readings were twenty degrees above average.

1980

A late afternoon thunderstorm dumped 0.66" of rain between 4-5PM.  It was a mild day, with a high/low of 73/60.

1989

It was an overcast and raw day with afternoon temperatures in the upper 40s, just 24 hours after the high reached 70˜.

1990

For the third day in a row the low temperature was 52°, close to average.  High temperatures were also very similar, but not the same (69, 72, 73).  Today was also different from the other two days in that there was rain, with 0.85" falling during the evening.

2009

This was the fourth day in a row in which temperatures failed to get out of the 40s.  It was also the sixth day of the past seven in which temperatures were 10 degrees or more colder than average.

 

2014

Today had a high in the 70s for the fifth day in a row.  During these days the average high/low was 73/62, eleven degrees above average.  Since Sept. 27 temperatures were 4.5 degrees above average.

2016

For the second day in a row it was sunny with a high of 81°, making this the first October since 1979 to have two 80-degree days after 10/15.  Average high on this day is 63°.

 

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Today in New York Weather History: October 16

 

1969

Temperatures were in the seasonable mid-60s and skies were a mix of sun and clouds when the "Miracle Mets" won their first World Series this afternoon at Shea Stadium, defeating the Baltimore Orioles.

 

1974

The 2.15" of rain that fell today, a record for the date, accounted for almost all of October's rainfall (2.59").  It fell throughout the day and was over by 8PM.

 

1992

It appeared this was going to be the fourteenth year in a row with no measurable precipitation on this date, but then a shower produced 0.01" of rain between 11PM and midnight.  The day itself, with a high of 77/61, was the mildest of the month.  The previous time rain fell on this date, in 1978, the amount was also 0.01".

2017

The temperature fell into the 40s for the first time this fall (at around 10PM), the latest date since 2005 (when it occurred on 10/20, the latest date on record), and tied with 1995 and 1955 for the second latest date. This came one week after the latest date for a low in the 70s was recorded (a mark that was bested in 2018).

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Today in New York Weather History: October 15

 

October 15 is the date of New York's earliest measurable snowfall, which occurred in 1876 when 0.5" fell.  And although this was 142 years ago, NYC's earliest two-inch and four-inch snowfalls occurred very recently, in 2011 (Oct. 29) and 2012 (Nov. 7).

 

1970

Today's high was 70°, the tenth day in a row with a high of 70° or warmer.  The average high during this string of days was 74° - eight degrees above average.

1973

Thirteen of the first fifteen days of October had highs in the 70s.  Today's high was 76°, twelve degrees above average.

1974

Today had the first rainfall of the month, 0.20", which moved in after 8PM.

1975

Today was the second day in a row of sunny and unseasonably warm conditions.  Although today's high of 82° was one degree lower than yesterday, the morning low of 66° was eight degrees warmer. 

1985

Today's high was an unseasonably warm 80°, sixteen degrees above average.  This was the eighth month in a row to report a high in the 80s, a rarity.  1985 would later be joined by 1990 as the only years in the 1970-2018 period in which this occurred.  

1987

Today was the 15th day in a row in which the daily mean temperature never rose above average.  During these days temperatures were nearly seven degrees chillier than average.

1990

Today was the tenth day in a row with a mean temperature 10 degrees or more warmer than average - the longest such streak in the years since 1970.  During this stretch temperatures were 13 degrees above average.  This was also the thirteenth day in a row with a high in the 70s. 

2009

Today was raw, windy, rainy and unseasonably cold (high of 48/low of 37).  Outlying suburbs of New Jersey picked up one to two inches of snow.  This came in the midst of a nine-day stretch (10/12-19) in which temperatures were 11 degrees below the norm for mid-October. 

2014

It appeared today was going to become the latest date on record with a 70-degree low, but it was not to be as the temperature fell to 69° shortly after 11PM during a brief downpour.  So the record set on Oct. 7, 2005 remained intact (until 2017).

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Today in New York Weather History: October 14

 

1949

Today was the eleventh day in a row with highs of 70° or warmer (including four in a row in the 80s).  The average high/low during this extended period of unseasonable warmth was 78/62, eleven degrees warmer than average.  And a week later there would be a three-day period with an average high/low of 77/57.  This October ended up being the second warmest on record, two years after the warmest on record (later tied by October 2007).   

1975

Today's high, under sunny skies, was a balmy 83°, just one degree shy of the record for the date.  This reading was warmer than any in September.  The last time it was warmer than today was seven weeks ago, on Aug. 27.

 

1981

This was the fourth day in a row with a chilly morning low of 43° - eight degrees colder than average.  This came one month after four days in a row with a low of 66° (Sept. 4-7).

1988

Temperatures over the past nine days averaged 10 degrees below average (high of 58/low of 42).  Four of the days had lows of 37°, three of which were records for their respective dates.

1990

Today was the seventh day in a row in which the morning low was 66° or higher, 15 degrees above mid-October's norm.

1995

Much of the evening's 1.76" of rain, a record for the date, fell between 6-10PM. 

2005

8.55" of rain fell in the past three days (4.26" on 10/12; 2.75" on 10/13; 1.54" today) - and 13.35" over the past eight days. 

2011

Between midnight and 1AM a thunderstorm dumped 0.85" of rain, most of which poured down in a five-minute period.  Between 12:37-12:42 AM, 0.63" fell, making this the heaviest 5-minute downpour in the 1970-2015 period (topping the 0.54" which fell on June 2, 2006, but topped on July 30, 2016 when 0.81" poured down).

 

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Today in New York Weather History: October 13

 

1930

This was the third day in a row with very similar, and well above average, highs/lows: 77/59 (two days ago); 77/58 (yesterday); and 78/57 (today).  And skies were clear on all three days.

1975

The 0.11" of rain that fell during a late night thundershower was the first measurable rain to fall on this date in sixteen years. 

1983

The morning low was 67°, sixteen degrees above average - and more typical of the average high for the date.  Mostly overcast skies and scattered showers in the afternoon prevented the temperature from rising too much as it topped off at 74°. 

1990

Nearly three inches of rain fell over the past six days.  These days were also unseasonably mild, 14 degrees warmer than normal.  And today's morning low was a summer-like 69°, eighteen degrees warmer than average.

 

 

1995

Today's high hit 86°, twenty degrees above the average high for the middle of October.

2005

Following yesterday's record 4.26" rainfall, a record was set for this date as well as rain fell for much of the day and amounted to 2.75".

2012

The AM low of 38° was the earliest occurrence of a temperature this chilly since 2000, when the mercury dropped to 38° on 10/9.  This was also the 16th day in a row in which no low temperature was duplicated.

 

 

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Today in New York Weather History: October 12

 

1928

Today's high of 86°, a record, was the warmest reading in six weeks (since the year's last 90-degree temperature, on 8/30).

1970

For the fifth morning in a row the low temperature was a mild 61° - nine degrees above average.  The afternoon highs during these days, however, were all different.  This streak came one month after four mornings in a row had lows of 58°.

 

1979

Rain fell during nine of the past fourteen days, amounting to 4.45" - but then rain fell on only one other occasion for the rest of the month.

 

  

1992

This was 15th day in a row in which no low temperature was duplicated.  During these days the lows ranged from 39° (16 degrees below average) to 60° (eight above). 

2002

Rain fell for 51 consecutive hours, beginning the night of the 10th and continuing until 9:00 this evening.  In total, 4.51" fell, with 1.06" measured today.  

2005

Four days after 4.26" of rain fell, the very same amount flooded the area today.  Today's rainfall was a record for the date.

2011

A thundershower between 11:30PM and midnight dumped 0.43" of rain.

 

2018

After the first eleven days of the month averaged a very mild high/low of 75/65 (ten degrees above average), fall weather finally arrived as a cold front pushed out the remnants of hurricane Michael early in the morning and the temperature dropped from 68° shortly after midnight to 51° twenty-four hours later (the chilliest reading since June 3 and 4).

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Today in New York Weather History: October 11

 

1959

This was the twenty-first consecutive day with above average temperatures.  During this unseasonably warm three-week period temperatures were 9.5 degrees above average, with an average high/low of 81/65 (more like the end of August); twelve days had highs in the 80s.  

2002

An all-day rain dumped 3.06" of rain on the City, a record for the date (and the first time it rained on this date in 10 years).  This was part of a 56-hour "rain-athon" that began the previous night and ended in the wee hours of the 13th.  In total, 4.54" fell.

 

2007

Today was the 22nd consecutive day with above-average temperatures, the longest such stretch during the autumn in the 1980-2017 period (and one day longer than the streak in the fall of 1959).  During these days temperatures were nine degrees milder than average.  A cold front moving through during the afternoon triggered storms that dumped nearly an inch-and-a-half of rain, with an inch of it falling in a two-hour period ending at 5:30 PM.

 

2010

1.13" of rain fell today, the fourth time in the past nine years more than an inch of rain fell on this date.  It was mostly and evening rainfall, with 0.77" falling between 6:00 and 7:00.  The day's high of 75° was the mildest reading of the month (also reached on 10/27).

 

2017

This was the seventh day in a row with a mean temperature ten degrees or more above average, the longest such streak in October since 2007, when there were two seven-day streaks.  (Since 1980 only one October has had a longer streak - 10 days in October 1990).  During these seven days the average high/low was 80/67, which was 14 degrees above average.  Today, with a high/low of 77/60, was the coolest of the seven days. 

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Today in New York Weather History: October 10

 

1925

It was a very chilly day (high/low of 43/36) with howling winds that gusted to 51 mph around mid-day, producing wind chills in the mid-20s.  The high of 43° set a record as the coldest high on Oct. 10, and the low was one degree shy of the 1888 record.

1939

One year after the latest date for a 90-degree reading occurred (on 10/17), the second latest date was set today as the mercury soared to 91°, twenty-five degrees above average.

 

1979

Although the temperatures was above freezing (low of 37°) snow flurries fell during the morning - the earliest date on record for a trace of snow.  Combined with an afternoon high of just 47°, the day was 19 degrees colder than average.

1990

Today was the fifth day in row with a high temperature in the 80s.  (And there would be one more on the 14th.)  This string of unseasonably warm weather was part of ten straight days between Oct. 6-15 that all had temperatures 10 degrees or more above average.  

1993

One day after a balmy high of 78° (warmest temperature of the month), today's afternoon temperatures were only in the low 50s.  The cold front that moved through yesterday evening produced no rain and both days were sunny.

2011

Today's high of 81° was the latest date for an 80-degree reading since 1995, when it occurred on Oct. 14.

2018

The low of 71° made this the latest date for a daily minimum temperature in the 70s, eclipsing the previous record established just last year (on 10/9).  Additionally, today was the tenth day in a row with a low of 60° or milder, the longest such streak ever recorded in October (and it would extend on more day).  The average low of 64° during these days was eleven degrees above average.  Of these ten days, today was the only one to have a high in the 80s.  Finally, today was the 55th day this year with a low of 70° or warmer, the fourth greatest amount on record (tied with 2010).

 

 

 

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