New York-Central Park, NY: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 46.8°F in New York-Central Park, NY, the warmest March since 2025, 13th warmest of 158.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 46.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 13th warmest of 158
Precipitation: 3.60 in; Driest since 2023; 73rd driest of 158

A normal March in New York-Central Park, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 42.3°F, between 39.2°F and 48°F in eight years of ten and 4.08 in of precipitation, between 1.25 in and 6.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in New York-Central Park, NY since 1869: 46.8°F in 2026; the highest is 51.1°F, in 1945.

Normal range, 39.2 to 48°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in New York-Central Park, NY from 1869 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	46.8	13	55.1	10	38.5	14	3.60	85	0
2025	46.9	11	55.6	7	38.1	17	5.52	27	0
2024	48.1	8	55.7	6	40.6	7	9.06	4	0
2023	44.6	28	51.5	38	37.8	19	3.32	101	0
2022	45.3	20	53.6	23	37	25	2.39	129	0
2021	45.8	17	54.1	17	37.5	22	3.41	96	0
2020	48	9	55.1	10	40.9	5	3.78	74	0
2019	41.7	69	48.7	72	34.7	60	3.87	71	0
2018	40.1	85	46.4	94	33.9	75	5.17	36	0
2017	39.2	101	46.8	90	31.6	110	5.25	34	0
2016	48.9	4	57.4	5	40.4	8	1.17	153	0
2015	38.1	113	45.3	110	30.9	116	4.72	51	0
2014	37.7	116	45.5	108	29.8	127	3.67	81	0
2013	40.1	85	46.3	98	34	71	2.90	114	0
2012	50.9	2	59.2	2	42.7	1	0.96	155	0
2011	42.3	60	49.9	61	34.7	60	6.19	14	0
2010	48.2	6	55	12	41.4	3	10.69	1	0
2009	42.4	58	49.7	62	35.1	51	1.75	143	0
2008	42.6	54	50.3	54	35	55	4.08	66	0
2007	42.2	61	50.9	44	33.5	82	5.35	32	0
2006	43.1	46	50.6	49	35.6	43	0.80	158	0
2005	39.5	100	46.4	94	32.5	93	4.96	41	0
2004	43.5	41	50.4	53	36.6	31	2.99	110	0
2003	43.1	46	52	34	34.2	69	4.57	56	0
2002	44.1	34	52.4	28	35.9	38	3.54	89	0
2001	39.6	98	45.6	106	33.6	79	7.48	8	0
2000	47.2	10	55	12	39.4	10	3.34	98	0
1999	42.5	57	50.6	49	34.4	68	4.01	69	0
1998	45.4	19	52.2	30	38.6	13	5.08	38	0
1997	41.9	66	49.2	68	34.5	67	5.18	35	0
1996	38.9	106	46.2	100	31.6	110	3.81	72	0
1995	45	26	52.9	24	37	25	1.26	150	0
1994	40.6	78	48	79	33.3	86	6.33	12	0
1993	39.6	98	46.7	92	32.6	92	6.64	10	0
1992	40	91	47.8	81	32.2	98	4.08	66	0
1991	44.6	28	52.1	33	37.1	24	5.16	37	0
1990	45.1	22	54.2	16	35.9	38	3.64	82	0
1989	42.4	58	50.8	47	34	71	4.93	42	0
1988	43.6	39	52.2	30	35	55	2.10	138	0
1987	45.1	22	53.9	19	36.4	34	4.93	42	0
1986	45.1	22	53.9	19	36.2	36	1.46	147	0
1985	45.8	17	54.9	15	36.6	31	1.91	142	0
1984	36.7	127	43.2	130	30.1	124	6.30	13	0
1983	44	37	50.3	54	37.7	20	10.54	2	0
1982	41.9	66	48.5	74	35.3	48	2.56	125	0
1981	42.2	61	49.5	63	35	55	1.19	152	0
1980	41.2	74	48.5	74	33.9	75	10.41	3	0
1979	46.9	11	55.5	8	38.3	16	4.40	60	0
1978	39	105	45.9	103	32.1	102	2.73	120	0
1977	46.7	14	55	12	38.5	14	7.41	9	0
1976	44.4	31	52	34	36.8	28	2.99	110	0
1975	40.1	85	47.9	80	32.4	96	3.32	101	0
1974	42	64	50.1	59	34	71	5.76	23	0
1973	46.4	15	53.7	22	39	12	3.60	85	0
1972	39.7	97	47.7	82	31.8	106	4.55	57	0
1971	40.1	85	46.8	90	33.4	85	3.80	73	0
1970	38.7	108	45.3	110	32	104	4.18	64	0
1969	40	91	47.3	86	32.8	89	3.73	76	0
1968	43.3	44	51	42	35.5	45	4.79	46	0
1967	37.5	118	44.6	117	30.5	120	5.97	17	0
1966	42.6	54	50.2	56	35.1	51	0.94	156	0
1965	40	91	46.3	98	33.6	79	2.49	127	0
1964	43.1	46	50.8	47	35.4	46	2.57	124	0
1963	43.7	38	50.5	52	36.8	28	3.61	83	0
1962	43	49	51.2	40	34.9	58	2.97	112	0
1961	41.5	71	48.9	70	34.1	70	4.23	61	0
1960	33.4	151	40.5	151	26.3	150	2.96	113	0
1959	40.1	85	48.3	76	31.9	105	3.77	75	0
1958	40.2	81	45.4	109	35.1	51	3.19	106	0
1957	41.9	66	48.6	73	35.2	49	1.99	141	0
1956	37.4	120	43.7	127	31.1	115	5.03	39	0
1955	41.7	69	49.5	63	33.8	77	3.71	78	0
1954	41.5	71	49.3	67	33.8	77	3.25	104	0
1953	43.4	42	49.5	63	37.2	23	8.76	6	0
1952	40.2	81	46.4	94	34	71	4.00	70	0
1951	41.5	71	48.1	78	34.9	58	5.62	24	0
1950	36.3	132	44.6	117	28.1	144	2.73	120	0
1949	42.8	53	51	42	34.7	60	1.66	145	0
1948	42	64	50.6	49	33.5	82	3.51	91	0
1947	37.8	114	44.4	123	31.2	114	2.30	132	0
1946	49.8	3	58.9	3	40.7	6	3.21	105	0
1945	51.1	1	60.1	1	42.1	2	2.23	134	0
1944	37.6	117	44.5	119	30.6	119	5.98	16	0
1943	40.2	81	48.3	76	32.1	102	3.68	80	0
1942	43	49	49.5	63	36.5	33	5.91	19	0
1941	35.9	136	43.9	126	28	146	3.05	109	2
1940	35.1	144	41	146	29.2	134	4.73	50	0
1939	39.2	101	46.6	93	31.8	106	4.78	47	0
1938	44.1	34	52.4	28	35.9	38	2.22	136	0
1937	36.5	129	42.7	135	30.3	121	2.90	114	0
1936	45.2	21	52.7	25	37.6	21	5.45	31	0
1935	43.4	42	52	34	34.7	60	2.48	128	0
1934	37.3	121	45.9	103	28.7	140	4.47	58	0
1933	38.3	110	44.5	119	32.2	98	6.08	15	0
1932	37.3	121	44.5	119	30.1	124	5.82	20	0
1931	40.3	80	46	101	34.6	66	4.83	45	0
1930	40.2	81	47.7	82	32.8	89	2.23	134	0
1929	45.1	22	53.8	21	36.4	34	4.23	61	0
1928	38.8	107	45.9	103	31.6	110	2.83	117	0
1927	43	49	50.9	44	35.1	51	1.33	149	0
1926	35.7	139	43.5	128	27.9	148	2.66	122	0
1925	44.2	32	52.5	26	35.8	41	4.07	68	0
1924	39.1	104	46	101	32.3	97	2.08	140	0
1923	36.8	126	45.3	110	28.3	142	4.16	65	0
1922	41	76	48.8	71	33.2	87	5.52	27	0
1921	48.4	5	57.6	4	39.1	11	2.88	116	0
1920	39.9	95	49.1	69	30.7	118	4.75	48	0
1919	43.2	45	51.1	41	35.4	46	5.96	18	0
1918	42.1	63	51.6	37	32.5	93	1.67	144	0
1917	39.2	101	45.6	106	32.9	88	4.46	59	0
1916	32.4	154	39.1	154	25.6	152	3.70	79	0
1915	36.7	127	44.7	115	28.8	139	1.25	151	0
1914	36.5	129	43.3	129	29.6	129	4.74	49	0
1913	44.8	27	54	18	35.6	43	6.47	11	0
1912	37.5	118	44.8	114	30.3	121	7.70	7	0
1911	34.8	145	41.5	143	28.1	144	3.33	99	0
1910	43.6	39	50.2	56	37	25	1.02	154	0
1909	38.2	112	44.3	125	32.2	98	3.57	87	0
1908	41.1	75	47.5	84	34.7	60	2.38	131	0
1907	42.6	54	50	60	35.2	49	3.08	107	0
1906	35.8	138	41.5	143	30.1	124	5.01	40	0
1905	40.4	79	47.3	86	33.5	82	3.49	92	0
1904	36.2	134	42.8	134	29.6	129	3.57	87	0
1903	48.2	6	55.3	9	41.2	4	4.23	61	0
1902	44.5	30	50.9	44	38.1	17	4.84	44	0
1901	38.4	109	45	113	31.7	109	5.47	30	0
1900	33.5	150	40.7	148	26.3	150	3.49	92	0
1899	38.3	110	44.5	119	32.2	98	5.77	22	0
1898	46.1	16	52.5	26	39.8	9	2.78	119	0
1897	40.9	77	47.1	89	34.7	60	2.39	129	0
1896	32.7	152	39.9	153	25.5	153	5.28	33	0
1895	35.9	136	43.1	132	28.4	141	2.26	133	2
1894	43	49	50.2	56	35.7	42	1.35	148	0
1893	35.4	142	41.4	145	29.5	132	3.54	89	0
1892	34.5	148	41	146	28	146	3.49	92	0
1891	36.3	132	42.4	137	30.3	121	3.61	83	0
1890	35.6	140	42.3	138	29	136	5.50	29	0
1889	40	91	46.4	94	33.6	79	2.64	123	0
1888	29.9	158	36.9	157	22.9	157	4.62	53	0
1887	32.1	155	39	156	25.2	154	3.07	108	0
1886	37.8	114	44.4	123	31.3	113	2.83	117	0
1885	30.1	157	36.7	158	23.5	156	0.90	157	0
1884	37	124	43.1	132	30.9	116	4.62	53	0
1883	32.5	153	40.6	149	24.3	155	1.49	146	0
1882	40.1	85	47.4	85	32.8	89	2.53	126	0
1881	36.9	125	42	141	31.8	106	5.81	21	2
1880	36.5	129	43.2	130	29.8	127	4.66	52	2
1879	39.8	96	47.2	88	32.5	93	3.41	96	0
1878	44.2	32	52.2	30	36.2	36	3.27	103	0
1877	36.1	135	42.5	136	29.6	129	5.56	25	0
1876	34.6	146	42.1	140	27.2	149	8.79	5	0
1875	34.5	148	40.6	149	28.3	142	3.48	95	0
1874	37.1	123	44.7	115	29.5	132	2.12	137	0
1873	35.6	140	42.3	138	29	136	2.09	139	0
1872	30.9	156	39.1	154	22.7	158	3.73	76	0
1871	44.1	34	51.4	39	36.8	28	5.54	26	0
1870	34.6	146	40	152	29.1	135	3.33	99	0
1869	35.4	142	41.8	142	29	136	4.61	55	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1945	51.1
2012	50.9
1946	49.8
2016	48.9
1921	48.4
2010	48.2
1903	48.2
2024	48.1
2020	48
2000	47.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	29.9
1885	30.1
1872	30.9
1887	32.1
1916	32.4
1883	32.5
1896	32.7
1960	33.4
1900	33.5
1892	34.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	10.69
1983	10.54
1980	10.41
2024	9.06
1876	8.79
1953	8.76
1912	7.70
2001	7.48
1977	7.41
1993	6.64

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2006	0.80
1885	0.90
1966	0.94
2012	0.96
1910	1.02
2016	1.17
1981	1.19
1915	1.25
1995	1.26
1927	1.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 31 March 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 2 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.42 in; 5 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 3.60 in of precipitation in New York-Central Park, NY, the driest March since 2023, tied 73rd driest of 158 (with 1973).
The hottest day of March 2026 in New York-Central Park, NY: 81°F on Tuesday 31 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in New York-Central Park, NY: a low of 21°F on Monday 2 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in New York-Central Park, NY: 1.42 in on Thursday 5 March 2026.