New York-Central Park, NY: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 31.9°F in New York-Central Park, NY, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 43rd coldest of 157 (with 1927 and 1901).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 31.9°F; Coldest since 2015; 43rd coldest of 157
Precipitation: 8.68 in; Driest since 2025; 45th driest of 157

A normal winter in New York-Central Park, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 36.3°F, between 32.2°F and 39.7°F in eight years of ten and 11.49 in of precipitation, between 8.09 in and 14.01 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in New York-Central Park, NY since 1870: 31.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 25.5°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 32.2 to 39.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	31.9	113	37.9	119	26	108	8.68	113	0
2025	34.8	60	40.3	70	29.3	45	7.74	134	0
2024	40.6	4	45.9	7	35.2	1	14.04	15	0
2023	41	2	47.1	3	34.9	3	11.49	53	0
2022	37.1	27	44	22	30.3	35	8.91	107	0
2021	36.1	39	41.3	59	30.9	24	12.05	44	0
2020	39.2	9	45	10	33.3	9	11.56	50	0
2019	36.3	37	42.4	40	30.2	37	13.23	28	0
2018	36.1	39	42.5	36	29.6	42	10.22	80	0
2017	39.3	8	45	10	33.5	8	10.20	82	0
2016	41	2	47.4	2	34.7	4	13.53	23	0
2015	31.7	118	38	117	25.4	118	13.31	27	0
2014	33	90	39.2	89	26.8	92	13.12	30	0
2013	36.9	29	42.3	44	31.6	16	11.81	47	0
2012	40.5	5	46.9	4	34.1	5	8.60	115	0
2011	32.7	97	38.6	103	26.9	87	12.64	35	0
2010	33.9	73	39.3	87	28.4	57	16.04	4	0
2009	34.2	68	40.8	67	27.5	76	10.53	72	0
2008	36.4	35	42.4	40	30.5	30	14.02	16	0
2007	36.7	31	42.8	29	30.7	26	7.77	132	0
2006	37.3	22	43.5	27	31.2	19	12.47	38	0
2005	35.4	51	41.4	58	29.3	45	11.42	56	0
2004	32.4	101	38.7	100	26.1	106	10.23	79	0
2003	31.2	125	36.6	132	25.9	109	10.91	65	0
2002	41.6	1	47.9	1	35.2	1	4.88	156	0
2001	33.5	78	39.6	80	27.3	79	8.30	120	0
2000	36.1	39	42.4	40	29.9	40	8.12	124	0
1999	38.6	11	45	10	32.3	10	11.63	49	0
1998	39.6	7	45.1	9	34	6	15.28	8	0
1997	37.7	18	44.2	20	31.2	19	12.67	34	0
1996	32.2	106	38.4	106	26.1	106	10.35	73	0
1995	37.3	22	43.8	24	30.7	26	9.78	88	0
1994	31.2	125	38.2	112	24.1	131	14.01	17	0
1993	35.1	55	41.9	49	28.4	57	11.75	48	0
1992	37.2	26	44	22	30.4	32	7.81	131	0
1991	39.1	10	46.1	6	32.1	13	10.89	67	0
1990	35.5	48	42.7	32	28.3	60	8.50	117	0
1989	36	42	42.7	32	29.2	48	6.45	149	0
1988	34.6	62	41	62	28.3	60	9.72	91	0
1987	34.9	58	40.9	64	28.8	55	12.98	31	0
1986	33.5	78	39.4	85	27.6	72	7.92	128	0
1985	36.4	35	42.5	36	30.2	37	6.67	145	0
1984	35.1	55	40.9	64	29.2	48	16.50	3	0
1983	37.9	16	43.6	26	32.2	11	9.70	92	0
1982	32.6	99	38.3	108	26.9	87	14.01	17	0
1981	32.4	101	39.2	89	25.6	114	7.20	139	0
1980	35.5	48	41.5	54	29.5	43	5.45	153	0
1979	32.9	94	39.2	89	26.6	96	20.71	1	0
1978	30.4	131	36	142	24.7	124	14.92	11	0
1977	28.3	149	34.7	148	21.9	151	7.05	140	0
1976	34.2	68	41.5	54	26.9	87	12.54	37	0
1975	37.5	21	43.1	28	32	15	14.42	14	0
1974	35.4	51	42	47	28.9	53	15.27	9	0
1973	35.6	47	42	47	29.2	48	15.17	10	0
1972	35.8	46	42.8	29	28.9	53	10.07	84	0
1971	32	111	37.5	124	26.5	99	10.82	68	0
1970	30.4	131	36.7	130	24.1	131	12.25	41	0
1969	32.9	94	38.4	106	27.3	79	8.30	120	0
1968	31.3	122	38	117	24.6	125	9.25	101	0
1967	34.2	68	40.5	68	28	65	7.25	138	0
1966	35.9	44	42.1	45	29.8	41	9.31	99	0
1965	33.3	83	39.5	84	27.1	84	10.91	65	0
1964	33.2	87	38.9	96	27.5	76	9.86	86	0
1963	30	135	36.5	135	23.4	139	6.74	143	0
1962	33.3	83	39.6	80	27.1	84	9.40	97	0
1961	31.6	119	38.2	112	25	122	8.88	110	0
1960	36.2	38	41.9	49	30.5	30	11.47	54	0
1959	30.8	129	37.9	119	23.7	135	5.28	155	0
1958	33.3	83	38.7	100	28	65	12.03	45	0
1957	35.5	48	41.7	52	29.2	48	7.42	136	0
1956	32.7	97	38.5	104	26.8	92	5.97	152	0
1955	33.9	73	40.2	72	27.6	72	6.81	142	0
1954	37.3	22	44.4	17	30.2	37	7.88	129	0
1953	38.1	14	44.2	20	32.1	13	11.39	57	0
1952	37.1	27	43.8	24	30.4	32	10.21	81	2
1951	36	42	42.7	32	29.3	45	10.68	70	2
1950	37.7	18	44.4	17	31	23	8.98	105	2
1949	38.5	12	44.8	14	32.2	11	15.90	6	0
1948	30	135	36.2	139	23.8	134	11.18	60	0
1947	35	57	42.1	45	27.9	69	6.59	148	0
1946	32.3	105	38.9	96	25.6	114	8.18	123	0
1945	30.4	131	37	129	23.7	135	7.75	133	0
1944	33.4	80	40.2	72	26.5	99	6.13	151	0
1943	32.1	107	39	95	25.1	121	8.90	108	0
1942	33	90	39.6	80	26.3	103	9.46	96	0
1941	33	90	39.3	87	26.7	95	9.55	94	0
1940	31.5	121	37.6	122	25.5	117	6.63	147	0
1939	35.3	53	41.7	52	29	52	12.62	36	0
1938	34.3	66	40.5	68	28	65	8.02	125	0
1937	38	15	44.9	13	31.1	21	15.98	5	0
1936	28.4	148	34.3	151	22.5	146	11.46	55	0
1935	31.1	128	38.1	116	24.2	128	9.74	90	0
1934	29.4	142	36.6	132	22.2	149	9.88	85	0
1933	37.9	16	44.6	16	31.3	18	7.38	137	0
1932	40.2	6	46.6	5	33.7	7	9.59	93	0
1931	33.7	76	39.9	76	27.6	72	8.00	126	0
1930	35.3	53	41.9	49	28.7	56	8.95	106	0
1929	34.8	60	41.1	61	28.4	57	9.38	98	0
1928	34.6	62	41.5	54	27.6	72	10.72	69	0
1927	31.9	113	38.2	112	25.6	114	9.49	95	0
1926	32.1	107	38.3	108	25.9	109	11.52	51	0
1925	33.3	83	39.9	76	26.6	96	10.32	75	0
1924	34.6	62	41	62	28.2	64	13.68	22	0
1923	30	135	36.1	140	23.9	133	13.38	24	0
1922	31.3	122	38.2	112	24.5	126	8.42	118	0
1921	34.9	58	41.5	54	28.3	60	14.51	13	0
1920	27.3	154	34.2	152	20.5	153	11.27	58	0
1919	36.7	31	42.8	29	30.6	29	10.96	63	0
1918	25.5	157	32.5	157	18.5	157	10.25	78	0
1917	31.8	116	38.3	108	25.4	118	9.29	100	0
1916	32.5	100	39.2	89	25.9	109	10.32	75	0
1915	33.9	73	39.8	79	28	65	19.19	2	0
1914	32.1	107	38.9	96	25.3	120	12.19	42	0
1913	37.3	22	44.3	19	30.3	35	11.18	60	0
1912	30.7	130	37.3	127	24.2	128	8.36	119	0
1911	32.4	101	38.3	108	26.5	99	7.93	127	0
1910	31.3	122	36.7	130	25.9	109	12.08	43	0
1909	36.6	34	42.5	36	30.7	26	11.04	62	0
1908	33.2	87	39.1	93	27.3	79	13.88	19	0
1907	31.8	116	38.8	99	24.9	123	8.72	112	0
1906	36.8	30	42.5	36	31.1	21	8.53	116	0
1905	28.2	151	34	154	22.4	147	6.74	143	0
1904	27.3	154	33.7	155	20.9	152	8.27	122	0
1903	32.1	107	37.9	119	26.3	103	15.65	7	0
1902	32	111	37.5	124	26.6	96	14.67	12	0
1901	31.9	113	37.4	126	26.4	102	4.22	157	0
1900	33.7	76	40.2	72	27.2	83	11.51	52	0
1899	31.6	119	37.3	127	25.8	113	10.95	64	0
1898	36.7	31	42.7	32	30.8	25	13.35	25	0
1897	32.8	96	38.5	104	27.1	84	6.65	146	1
1896	33.4	80	39.9	76	26.8	92	10.27	77	0
1895	30.4	131	36.6	132	24.2	128	10.12	83	0
1894	32.4	101	38.7	100	26.2	105	9.02	104	0
1893	28.5	147	34.4	150	22.7	143	9.77	89	0
1892	35.9	44	42.4	40	29.5	43	9.18	102	0
1891	33.4	80	39.4	85	27.4	78	13.82	20	0
1890	38.5	12	45.5	8	31.4	17	7.62	135	0
1889	33	90	39.1	93	26.9	87	10.60	71	0
1888	28.6	145	35.3	145	22	150	12.84	32	0
1887	29.9	138	36.5	135	23.3	141	13.17	29	0
1886	29.9	138	36.4	137	23.4	139	11.26	59	0
1885	28.6	145	34.8	146	22.4	147	13.79	21	0
1884	29.9	138	36.1	140	23.6	138	13.34	26	0
1883	28.3	149	34.1	153	22.6	144	8.84	111	0
1882	34	71	40.1	75	27.9	69	12.69	33	0
1881	26.4	156	32.6	156	20.3	156	12.00	46	0
1880	37.6	20	44.7	15	30.4	32	9.08	103	2
1879	29.1	144	35.4	144	22.9	142	9.79	87	2
1878	33.2	87	39.6	80	26.9	87	8.89	109	0
1877	29.7	141	35.7	143	23.7	135	6.40	150	0
1876	34	71	40.3	70	27.7	71	7.87	130	0
1875	27.8	152	34.7	148	20.5	153	8.61	114	4
1874	34.3	66	41.3	59	27.3	79	10.33	74	0
1873	27.7	153	34.8	146	20.5	153	12.32	39	0
1872	29.4	142	36.4	137	22.6	144	5.41	154	2
1871	31.2	125	37.6	122	24.5	126	6.99	141	4
1870	34.6	62	40.9	64	28.3	60	12.26	40	4
1869									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2002	41.6
2023	41
2016	41
2024	40.6
2012	40.5
1932	40.2
1998	39.6
2017	39.3
2020	39.2
1991	39.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	25.5
1881	26.4
1920	27.3
1904	27.3
1873	27.7
1875	27.8
1905	28.2
1977	28.3
1883	28.3
1936	28.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1979	20.71
1915	19.19
1984	16.50
2010	16.04
1937	15.98
1949	15.90
1903	15.65
1998	15.28
1974	15.27
1973	15.17

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	4.22
2002	4.88
1959	5.28
1872	5.41
1980	5.45
1956	5.97
1944	6.13
1877	6.40
1989	6.45
1947	6.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 58°F; 19 December 2025
Coldest night: 3°F; 8 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.80 in; 25 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 8.68 in of precipitation in New York-Central Park, NY, the driest winter since 2025, 45th driest of 157.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in New York-Central Park, NY: 58°F on Friday 19 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in New York-Central Park, NY: a low of 3°F on Sunday 8 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in New York-Central Park, NY: 1.80 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.