Days at or above 100 F (37.8 C) in New York
New York has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 100 F (37.8 C) in 32 years, most in 1953 with 4. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.
Key Facts for New York
- New York has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 100 F (37.8 C) in 32 years, 61 days in all.
- The most in one year was 4 days in 1953.
- In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 1 such days.
- The earliest first date in a year was 26 June 1952.
- The latest last date in a year was 7 September 1881.
- The longest run inside a single year was 3 days in 1948.
- 1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.
Days per Year
32 years, 61 days| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 | 1 |
| 1901 | 2 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 | 1 |
| 1926 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 1933 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1934 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 1936 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1937 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1944 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 1948 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 1949 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 1952 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 1953 | 4 | 2.4 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1955 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1966 | 4 | 4 |
| 1977 | 3 | 3 |
| 1980 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
Season Span
earliest 26 June, latest 7 September| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1881-09-07 | 1881-09-07 |
| 1898 | 1898-07-03 | 1898-07-03 |
| 1901 | 1901-07-01 | 1901-07-02 |
| 1911 | 1911-07-03 | 1911-07-03 |
| 1917 | 1917-07-31 | 1917-07-31 |
| 1918 | 1918-08-07 | 1918-08-07 |
| 1926 | 1926-07-21 | 1926-07-22 |
| 1930 | 1930-07-21 | 1930-07-21 |
| 1933 | 1933-07-31 | 1933-08-01 |
| 1934 | 1934-06-29 | 1934-06-29 |
| 1936 | 1936-07-09 | 1936-07-10 |
| 1937 | 1937-07-09 | 1937-07-10 |
| 1944 | 1944-08-04 | 1944-08-11 |
| 1948 | 1948-08-26 | 1948-08-28 |
| 1949 | 1949-07-04 | 1949-08-09 |
| 1952 | 1952-06-26 | 1952-06-26 |
| 1953 | 1953-07-17 | 1953-09-02 |
| 1954 | 1954-07-14 | 1954-07-31 |
| 1955 | 1955-07-22 | 1955-08-05 |
| 1957 | 1957-07-21 | 1957-07-22 |
| 1966 | 1966-06-27 | 1966-07-13 |
| 1977 | 1977-07-18 | 1977-07-21 |
| 1980 | 1980-07-20 | 1980-07-21 |
| 1991 | 1991-07-20 | 1991-07-21 |
| 1993 | 1993-07-08 | 1993-07-10 |
| 1995 | 1995-07-15 | 1995-07-15 |
| 1999 | 1999-07-05 | 1999-07-06 |
| 2001 | 2001-08-09 | 2001-08-09 |
| 2010 | 2010-07-06 | 2010-07-07 |
| 2011 | 2011-07-22 | 2011-07-23 |
| 2012 | 2012-07-18 | 2012-07-18 |
| 2026 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-02 |
Every Year
| Year | Days | First date | Last date | Longest streak in year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 July 2026 | 2 July 2026 | 1 days | Incomplete, not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 18 July 2012 | 18 July 2012 | 1 days | Complete |
| 2011 | 2 | 22 July 2011 | 23 July 2011 | 2 days | Complete |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 July 2010 | 7 July 2010 | 2 days | Complete |
| 2001 | 1 | 9 August 2001 | 9 August 2001 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1999 | 2 | 5 July 1999 | 6 July 1999 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1995 | 1 | 15 July 1995 | 15 July 1995 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1993 | 3 | 8 July 1993 | 10 July 1993 | 3 days | Complete |
| 1991 | 2 | 20 July 1991 | 21 July 1991 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1980 | 2 | 20 July 1980 | 21 July 1980 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1977 | 3 | 18 July 1977 | 21 July 1977 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1966 | 4 | 27 June 1966 | 13 July 1966 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1957 | 2 | 21 July 1957 | 22 July 1957 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1955 | 3 | 22 July 1955 | 5 August 1955 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1954 | 2 | 14 July 1954 | 31 July 1954 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1953 | 4 | 17 July 1953 | 2 September 1953 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1952 | 1 | 26 June 1952 | 26 June 1952 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1949 | 2 | 4 July 1949 | 9 August 1949 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1948 | 3 | 26 August 1948 | 28 August 1948 | 3 days | Complete |
| 1944 | 3 | 4 August 1944 | 11 August 1944 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1937 | 2 | 9 July 1937 | 10 July 1937 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1936 | 2 | 9 July 1936 | 10 July 1936 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1934 | 1 | 29 June 1934 | 29 June 1934 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1933 | 2 | 31 July 1933 | 1 August 1933 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1930 | 1 | 21 July 1930 | 21 July 1930 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1926 | 2 | 21 July 1926 | 22 July 1926 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1918 | 1 | 7 August 1918 | 7 August 1918 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1917 | 1 | 31 July 1917 | 31 July 1917 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1911 | 1 | 3 July 1911 | 3 July 1911 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1901 | 2 | 1 July 1901 | 2 July 1901 | 2 days | Complete |
| 1898 | 1 | 3 July 1898 | 3 July 1898 | 1 days | Complete |
| 1881 | 1 | 7 September 1881 | 7 September 1881 | 1 days | Complete |
| Decade | Average days per year | Years counted |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.0 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.0 | 3 |
| 1920s | 2.0 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 5 |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 3 |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 5 |
| 1960s | 4.0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 3 |
Compare with your own threshold in the threshold explorer. Fahrenheit thresholds are converted to tenths of a degree Celsius once, rounding half up.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).