Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) in New York

New York has had nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 158 years, most in 1872 with 117. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for New York

New York has had nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 158 years, 12,684 days in all.
The most in one year was 117 days in 1872.
In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 53 such days.
The earliest first date in a year was 1 January 1869.
The latest last date in a year was 31 December 1872.
The longest run inside a single year was 62 days in 1872.
1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

158 years, 12,684 days

Days per year in New York with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 117 in 1872. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in New York
Year	Days	Decade average
1869	89	89
1870	87	99.6
1871	95	99.6
1872	117	99.6
1873	110	99.6
1874	108	99.6
1875	114	99.6
1876	99	99.6
1877	87	99.6
1878	74	99.6
1879	105	99.6
1880	97	99.7
1881	96	99.7
1882	98	99.7
1883	115	99.7
1884	86	99.7
1885	108	99.7
1886	95	99.7
1887	117	99.7
1888	112	99.7
1889	73	99.7
1890	93	86.8
1891	77	86.8
1892	94	86.8
1893	107	86.8
1894	80	86.8
1895	101	86.8
1896	98	86.8
1897	76	86.8
1898	62	86.8
1899	80	86.8
1900	96	86.1
1901	89	86.1
1902	81	86.1
1903	84	86.1
1904	117	86.1
1905	85	86.1
1906	78	86.1
1907	66	86.1
1908	90	86.1
1909	75	86.1
1910	89	88.9
1911	85	88.9
1912	91	88.9
1913	63	88.9
1914	106	88.9
1915	90	88.9
1916	99	88.9
1917	101	88.9
1918	84	88.9
1919	81	88.9
1920	101	87.2
1921	76	87.2
1922	88	87.2
1923	90	87.2
1924	101	87.2
1925	83	87.2
1926	107	87.2
1927	71	87.2
1928	78	87.2
1929	77	87.2
1930	75	78
1931	73	78
1932	61	78
1933	72	78
1934	94	78
1935	81	78
1936	88	78
1937	78	78
1938	80	78
1939	78	78
1940	103	85.9
1941	90	85.9
1942	78	85.9
1943	96	85.9
1944	95	85.9
1945	88	85.9
1946	67	85.9
1947	93	85.9
1948	80	85.9
1949	69	85.9
1950	84	74.2
1951	71	74.2
1952	67	74.2
1953	54	74.2
1954	70	74.2
1955	93	74.2
1956	78	74.2
1957	66	74.2
1958	78	74.2
1959	81	74.2
1960	99	81.6
1961	74	81.6
1962	79	81.6
1963	78	81.6
1964	75	81.6
1965	71	81.6
1966	77	81.6
1967	86	81.6
1968	87	81.6
1969	90	81.6
1970	91	77.2
1971	70	77.2
1972	78	77.2
1973	60	77.2
1974	80	77.2
1975	75	77.2
1976	92	77.2
1977	77	77.2
1978	86	77.2
1979	63	77.2
1980	83	73.3
1981	70	73.3
1982	74	73.3
1983	57	73.3
1984	60	73.3
1985	81	73.3
1986	67	73.3
1987	72	73.3
1988	79	73.3
1989	90	73.3
1990	47	65
1991	58	65
1992	69	65
1993	80	65
1994	79	65
1995	79	65
1996	72	65
1997	72	65
1998	39	65
1999	55	65
2000	80	71.5
2001	63	71.5
2002	59	71.5
2003	84	71.5
2004	80	71.5
2005	76	71.5
2006	49	71.5
2007	74	71.5
2008	72	71.5
2009	78	71.5
2010	71	66.3
2011	69	66.3
2012	38	66.3
2013	77	66.3
2014	82	66.3
2015	71	66.3
2016	58	66.3
2017	58	66.3
2018	66	66.3
2019	73	66.3
2020	41	54.6
2021	58	54.6
2022	74	54.6
2023	28	54.6
2024	50	54.6
2025	78	54.6
2026	53	54.6

Season Span

earliest 1 January, latest 31 December

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in New York meeting 0 C (32 F). Long bars mean a long season.

First to last qualifying date each year in New York
Year	First date	Last date
1869	1869-01-01	1869-12-25
1870	1870-01-04	1870-12-31
1871	1871-01-01	1871-12-30
1872	1872-01-02	1872-12-31
1873	1873-01-01	1873-12-31
1874	1874-01-01	1874-12-31
1875	1875-01-01	1875-12-28
1876	1876-01-04	1876-12-31
1877	1877-01-01	1877-12-31
1878	1878-01-01	1878-12-31
1879	1879-01-01	1879-12-31
1880	1880-01-01	1880-12-31
1881	1881-01-01	1881-12-31
1882	1882-01-01	1882-12-31
1883	1883-01-01	1883-12-30
1884	1884-01-02	1884-12-28
1885	1885-01-01	1885-12-30
1886	1886-01-02	1886-12-31
1887	1887-01-01	1887-12-31
1888	1888-01-01	1888-12-30
1889	1889-01-11	1889-12-31
1890	1890-01-01	1890-12-31
1891	1891-01-01	1891-12-31
1892	1892-01-01	1892-12-31
1893	1893-01-01	1893-12-31
1894	1894-01-01	1894-12-31
1895	1895-01-01	1895-12-18
1896	1896-01-01	1896-12-29
1897	1897-01-01	1897-12-29
1898	1898-01-01	1898-12-31
1899	1899-01-01	1899-12-31
1900	1900-01-01	1900-12-30
1901	1901-01-01	1901-12-31
1902	1902-01-01	1902-12-31
1903	1903-01-01	1903-12-31
1904	1904-01-01	1904-12-30
1905	1905-01-03	1905-12-26
1906	1906-01-01	1906-12-27
1907	1907-01-09	1907-12-20
1908	1908-01-02	1908-12-31
1909	1909-01-01	1909-12-31
1910	1910-01-01	1910-12-31
1911	1911-01-01	1911-12-31
1912	1912-01-01	1912-12-29
1913	1913-01-03	1913-12-31
1914	1914-01-01	1914-12-31
1915	1915-01-01	1915-12-31
1916	1916-01-01	1916-12-31
1917	1917-01-01	1917-12-31
1918	1918-01-01	1918-12-31
1919	1919-01-03	1919-12-31
1920	1920-01-01	1920-12-31
1921	1921-01-01	1921-12-31
1922	1922-01-01	1922-12-31
1923	1923-01-02	1923-12-31
1924	1924-01-01	1924-12-31
1925	1925-01-01	1925-12-31
1926	1926-01-01	1926-12-31
1927	1927-01-01	1927-12-27
1928	1928-01-01	1928-12-31
1929	1929-01-02	1929-12-30
1930	1930-01-04	1930-12-31
1931	1931-01-01	1931-12-31
1932	1932-01-10	1932-12-31
1933	1933-01-01	1933-12-31
1934	1934-01-02	1934-12-31
1935	1935-01-01	1935-12-31
1936	1936-01-01	1936-12-29
1937	1937-01-04	1937-12-29
1938	1938-01-01	1938-12-31
1939	1939-01-03	1939-12-31
1940	1940-01-01	1940-12-24
1941	1941-01-02	1941-12-31
1942	1942-01-03	1942-12-30
1943	1943-01-02	1943-12-31
1944	1944-01-01	1944-12-31
1945	1945-01-01	1945-12-30
1946	1946-01-01	1946-12-31
1947	1947-01-01	1947-12-31
1948	1948-01-01	1948-12-31
1949	1949-01-01	1949-12-31
1950	1950-01-07	1950-12-31
1951	1951-01-01	1951-12-28
1952	1952-01-03	1952-12-31
1953	1953-01-01	1953-12-31
1954	1954-01-01	1954-12-26
1955	1955-01-04	1955-12-31
1956	1956-01-01	1956-12-31
1957	1957-01-01	1957-12-25
1958	1958-01-01	1958-12-31
1959	1959-01-01	1959-12-31
1960	1960-01-01	1960-12-31
1961	1961-01-02	1961-12-31
1962	1962-01-01	1962-12-31
1963	1963-01-01	1963-12-31
1964	1964-01-01	1964-12-30
1965	1965-01-01	1965-12-28
1966	1966-01-08	1966-12-31
1967	1967-01-01	1967-12-31
1968	1968-01-01	1968-12-31
1969	1969-01-01	1969-12-31
1970	1970-01-01	1970-12-31
1971	1971-01-01	1971-12-31
1972	1972-01-01	1972-12-30
1973	1973-01-02	1973-12-25
1974	1974-01-01	1974-12-31
1975	1975-01-02	1975-12-30
1976	1976-01-01	1976-12-31
1977	1977-01-01	1977-12-31
1978	1978-01-01	1978-12-30
1979	1979-01-03	1979-12-21
1980	1980-01-03	1980-12-31
1981	1981-01-01	1981-12-31
1982	1982-01-02	1982-12-31
1983	1983-01-03	1983-12-31
1984	1984-01-01	1984-12-28
1985	1985-01-03	1985-12-31
1986	1986-01-02	1986-12-29
1987	1987-01-01	1987-12-31
1988	1988-01-02	1988-12-31
1989	1989-01-01	1989-12-31
1990	1990-01-02	1990-12-31
1991	1991-01-01	1991-12-31
1992	1992-01-01	1992-12-28
1993	1993-01-01	1993-12-31
1994	1994-01-01	1994-12-31
1995	1995-01-02	1995-12-30
1996	1996-01-02	1996-12-31
1997	1997-01-01	1997-12-31
1998	1998-01-01	1998-12-31
1999	1999-01-01	1999-12-29
2000	2000-01-05	2000-12-31
2001	2001-01-01	2001-12-31
2002	2002-01-01	2002-12-28
2003	2003-01-02	2003-12-26
2004	2004-01-06	2004-12-29
2005	2005-01-15	2005-12-31
2006	2006-01-01	2006-12-09
2007	2007-01-10	2007-12-26
2008	2008-01-02	2008-12-31
2009	2009-01-01	2009-12-31
2010	2010-01-02	2010-12-30
2011	2011-01-03	2011-12-29
2012	2012-01-03	2012-12-31
2013	2013-01-01	2013-12-31
2014	2014-01-01	2014-12-31
2015	2015-01-01	2015-11-24
2016	2016-01-02	2016-12-31
2017	2017-01-05	2017-12-31
2018	2018-01-01	2018-12-26
2019	2019-01-06	2019-12-25
2020	2020-01-06	2020-12-30
2021	2021-01-07	2021-12-24
2022	2022-01-03	2022-12-27
2023	2023-01-14	2023-12-22
2024	2024-01-02	2024-12-27
2025	2025-01-03	2025-12-31
2026	2026-01-01	2026-04-08

Every Year

Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) per year in New York
Year	Days	First date	Last date	Longest streak in year	Coverage
2026	53	1 January 2026	8 April 2026	19 days	Incomplete, not ranked
2025	78	3 January 2025	31 December 2025	12 days	Complete
2024	50	2 January 2024	27 December 2024	9 days	Complete
2023	28	14 January 2023	22 December 2023	6 days	Complete
2022	74	3 January 2022	27 December 2022	16 days	Complete
2021	58	7 January 2021	24 December 2021	13 days	Complete
2020	41	6 January 2020	30 December 2020	6 days	Complete
2019	73	6 January 2019	25 December 2019	14 days	Complete
2018	66	1 January 2018	26 December 2018	11 days	Complete
2017	58	5 January 2017	31 December 2017	17 days	Complete
2016	58	2 January 2016	31 December 2016	9 days	Complete
2015	71	1 January 2015	24 November 2015	38 days	Complete
2014	82	1 January 2014	31 December 2014	16 days	Complete
2013	77	1 January 2013	31 December 2013	13 days	Complete
2012	38	3 January 2012	31 December 2012	12 days	Complete
2011	69	3 January 2011	29 December 2011	17 days	Complete
2010	71	2 January 2010	30 December 2010	23 days	Complete
2009	78	1 January 2009	31 December 2009	27 days	Complete
2008	72	2 January 2008	31 December 2008	14 days	Complete
2007	74	10 January 2007	26 December 2007	36 days	Complete
2006	49	1 January 2006	9 December 2006	13 days	Complete
2005	76	15 January 2005	31 December 2005	20 days	Complete
2004	80	6 January 2004	29 December 2004	29 days	Complete
2003	84	2 January 2003	26 December 2003	22 days	Complete
2002	59	1 January 2002	28 December 2002	11 days	Complete
2001	63	1 January 2001	31 December 2001	12 days	Complete
2000	80	5 January 2000	31 December 2000	28 days	Complete
1999	55	1 January 1999	29 December 1999	10 days	Complete
1998	39	1 January 1998	31 December 1998	18 days	Complete
1997	72	1 January 1997	31 December 1997	14 days	Complete
1996	72	2 January 1996	31 December 1996	15 days	Complete
1995	79	2 January 1995	30 December 1995	14 days	Complete
1994	79	1 January 1994	31 December 1994	26 days	Complete
1993	80	1 January 1993	31 December 1993	22 days	Complete
1992	69	1 January 1992	28 December 1992	15 days	Complete
1991	58	1 January 1991	31 December 1991	8 days	Complete
1990	47	2 January 1990	31 December 1990	7 days	Complete
1989	90	1 January 1989	31 December 1989	33 days	Complete
1988	79	2 January 1988	31 December 1988	16 days	Complete
1987	72	1 January 1987	31 December 1987	19 days	Complete
1986	67	2 January 1986	29 December 1986	12 days	Complete
1985	81	3 January 1985	31 December 1985	35 days	Complete
1984	60	1 January 1984	28 December 1984	18 days	Complete
1983	57	3 January 1983	31 December 1983	19 days	Complete
1982	74	2 January 1982	31 December 1982	24 days	Complete
1981	70	1 January 1981	31 December 1981	13 days	Complete
1980	83	3 January 1980	31 December 1980	31 days	Complete
1979	63	3 January 1979	21 December 1979	22 days	Complete
1978	86	1 January 1978	30 December 1978	22 days	Complete
1977	77	1 January 1977	31 December 1977	11 days	Complete
1976	92	1 January 1976	31 December 1976	51 days	Complete
1975	75	2 January 1975	30 December 1975	17 days	Complete
1974	80	1 January 1974	31 December 1974	15 days	Complete
1973	60	2 January 1973	25 December 1973	11 days	Complete
1972	78	1 January 1972	30 December 1972	19 days	Complete
1971	70	1 January 1971	31 December 1971	16 days	Complete
1970	91	1 January 1970	31 December 1970	18 days	Complete
1969	90	1 January 1969	31 December 1969	45 days	Complete
1968	87	1 January 1968	31 December 1968	27 days	Complete
1967	86	1 January 1967	31 December 1967	27 days	Complete
1966	77	8 January 1966	31 December 1966	17 days	Complete
1965	71	1 January 1965	28 December 1965	27 days	Complete
1964	75	1 January 1964	30 December 1964	22 days	Complete
1963	78	1 January 1963	31 December 1963	21 days	Complete
1962	79	1 January 1962	31 December 1962	17 days	Complete
1961	74	2 January 1961	31 December 1961	26 days	Complete
1960	99	1 January 1960	31 December 1960	24 days	Complete
1959	81	1 January 1959	31 December 1959	9 days	Complete
1958	78	1 January 1958	31 December 1958	23 days	Complete
1957	66	1 January 1957	25 December 1957	12 days	Complete
1956	78	1 January 1956	31 December 1956	13 days	Complete
1955	93	4 January 1955	31 December 1955	33 days	Complete
1954	70	1 January 1954	26 December 1954	16 days	Complete
1953	54	1 January 1953	31 December 1953	7 days	Complete
1952	67	3 January 1952	31 December 1952	10 days	Complete
1951	71	1 January 1951	28 December 1951	13 days	Complete
1950	84	7 January 1950	31 December 1950	18 days	Complete
1949	69	1 January 1949	31 December 1949	9 days	Complete
1948	80	1 January 1948	31 December 1948	26 days	Complete
1947	93	1 January 1947	31 December 1947	23 days	Complete
1946	67	1 January 1946	31 December 1946	18 days	Complete
1945	88	1 January 1945	30 December 1945	36 days	Complete
1944	95	1 January 1944	31 December 1944	16 days	Complete
1943	96	2 January 1943	31 December 1943	16 days	Complete
1942	78	3 January 1942	30 December 1942	16 days	Complete
1941	90	2 January 1941	31 December 1941	14 days	Complete
1940	103	1 January 1940	24 December 1940	20 days	Complete
1939	78	3 January 1939	31 December 1939	22 days	Complete
1938	80	1 January 1938	31 December 1938	15 days	Complete
1937	78	4 January 1937	29 December 1937	12 days	Complete
1936	88	1 January 1936	29 December 1936	31 days	Complete
1935	81	1 January 1935	31 December 1935	14 days	Complete
1934	94	2 January 1934	31 December 1934	36 days	Complete
1933	72	1 January 1933	31 December 1933	11 days	Complete
1932	61	10 January 1932	31 December 1932	12 days	Complete
1931	73	1 January 1931	31 December 1931	15 days	Complete
1930	75	4 January 1930	31 December 1930	12 days	Complete
1929	77	2 January 1929	30 December 1929	18 days	Complete
1928	78	1 January 1928	31 December 1928	17 days	Complete
1927	71	1 January 1927	27 December 1927	14 days	Complete
1926	107	1 January 1926	31 December 1926	14 days	Complete
1925	83	1 January 1925	31 December 1925	11 days	Complete
1924	101	1 January 1924	31 December 1924	32 days	Complete
1923	90	2 January 1923	31 December 1923	24 days	Complete
1922	88	1 January 1922	31 December 1922	15 days	Complete
1921	76	1 January 1921	31 December 1921	11 days	Complete
1920	101	1 January 1920	31 December 1920	25 days	Complete
1919	81	3 January 1919	31 December 1919	13 days	Complete
1918	84	1 January 1918	31 December 1918	9 days	Complete
1917	101	1 January 1917	31 December 1917	44 days	Complete
1916	99	1 January 1916	31 December 1916	47 days	Complete
1915	90	1 January 1915	31 December 1915	16 days	Complete
1914	106	1 January 1914	31 December 1914	38 days	Complete
1913	63	3 January 1913	31 December 1913	15 days	Complete
1912	91	1 January 1912	29 December 1912	26 days	Complete
1911	85	1 January 1911	31 December 1911	26 days	Complete
1910	89	1 January 1910	31 December 1910	19 days	Complete
1909	75	1 January 1909	31 December 1909	16 days	Complete
1908	90	2 January 1908	31 December 1908	22 days	Complete
1907	66	9 January 1907	20 December 1907	17 days	Complete
1906	78	1 January 1906	27 December 1906	15 days	Complete
1905	85	3 January 1905	26 December 1905	31 days	Complete
1904	117	1 January 1904	30 December 1904	28 days	Complete
1903	84	1 January 1903	31 December 1903	18 days	Complete
1902	81	1 January 1902	31 December 1902	32 days	Complete
1901	89	1 January 1901	31 December 1901	37 days	Complete
1900	96	1 January 1900	30 December 1900	17 days	Complete
1899	80	1 January 1899	31 December 1899	21 days	Complete
1898	62	1 January 1898	31 December 1898	15 days	Complete
1897	76	1 January 1897	29 December 1897	15 days	Complete
1896	98	1 January 1896	29 December 1896	19 days	Complete
1895	101	1 January 1895	18 December 1895	42 days	Complete
1894	80	1 January 1894	31 December 1894	16 days	Complete
1893	107	1 January 1893	31 December 1893	38 days	Complete
1892	94	1 January 1892	31 December 1892	13 days	Complete
1891	77	1 January 1891	31 December 1891	11 days	Complete
1890	93	1 January 1890	31 December 1890	10 days	Complete
1889	73	11 January 1889	31 December 1889	20 days	Complete
1888	112	1 January 1888	30 December 1888	14 days	Complete
1887	117	1 January 1887	31 December 1887	45 days	Complete
1886	95	2 January 1886	31 December 1886	22 days	Complete
1885	108	1 January 1885	30 December 1885	34 days	Complete
1884	86	2 January 1884	28 December 1884	16 days	Complete
1883	115	1 January 1883	30 December 1883	16 days	Complete
1882	98	1 January 1882	31 December 1882	32 days	Complete
1881	96	1 January 1881	31 December 1881	15 days	Complete
1880	97	1 January 1880	31 December 1880	56 days	Complete
1879	105	1 January 1879	31 December 1879	24 days	Complete
1878	74	1 January 1878	31 December 1878	40 days	Complete
1877	87	1 January 1877	31 December 1877	12 days	Complete
1876	99	4 January 1876	31 December 1876	23 days	Complete
1875	114	1 January 1875	28 December 1875	22 days	Complete
1874	108	1 January 1874	31 December 1874	31 days	Complete
1873	110	1 January 1873	31 December 1873	16 days	Complete
1872	117	2 January 1872	31 December 1872	62 days	Complete
1871	95	1 January 1871	30 December 1871	28 days	Complete
1870	87	4 January 1870	31 December 1870	27 days	Complete
1869	89	1 January 1869	25 December 1869	14 days	Complete

Decade averages for Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) in New York
Decade	Average days per year	Years counted
1860s	89.0	1
1870s	99.6	10
1880s	99.7	10
1890s	86.8	10
1900s	86.1	10
1910s	88.9	10
1920s	87.2	10
1930s	78.0	10
1940s	85.9	10
1950s	74.2	10
1960s	81.6	10
1970s	77.2	10
1980s	73.3	10
1990s	65.0	10
2000s	71.5	10
2010s	66.3	10
2020s	54.8	6

Compare with your own threshold in the threshold explorer. Fahrenheit thresholds are converted to tenths of a degree Celsius once, rounding half up.

Download the Data

Data for Nights at or below 0 C (32 F) in New York, by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).