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Nights at or below -20 C (-4 F) in New York

New York has had nights with a minimum temperature at or below -20 C (-4 F) in 15 years, most in 1917 with 3. 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 -20 C (-4 F) in 15 years, 19 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 3 days in 1917.
  • In 1943, the latest year on file, there were 1 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 1 January 1918.
  • The latest last date in a year was 30 December 1880.
  • The longest run inside a single year was 4 days in 1917.
  • 1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

15 years, 19 days
Nights at or below -20 C (-4 F) per year in New York Days per year in New York with a minimum temperature at or below -20 C (-4 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 3 in 1917. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 01231879: 11880: 11882: 11886: 11895: 11896: 11899: 11904: 11914: 11917: 31918: 21933: 11934: 21942: 11943: 118791918
Days per year in New York with a minimum temperature at or below -20 C (-4 F). The line is the decade average. The most was 3 in 1917. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Nights at or below -20 C (-4 F) per year in New York
YearDaysDecade average
187911
188011
188211
188611
189511
189611
189911
190411
191412
191732
191822
193311.5
193421.5
194211
194311

Season Span

earliest 1 January, latest 30 December
First to last qualifying date each year in New York For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in New York meeting -20 C (-4 F). Long bars mean a long season. 1879: 3 January 1879 to 3 January 18791880: 30 December 1880 to 30 December 18801882: 24 January 1882 to 24 January 18821886: 5 February 1886 to 5 February 18861895: 6 February 1895 to 6 February 18951896: 17 February 1896 to 17 February 18961899: 10 February 1899 to 10 February 18991904: 5 January 1904 to 5 January 19041914: 14 January 1914 to 14 January 19141917: 29 December 1917 to 31 December 19171918: 1 January 1918 to 5 February 19181933: 30 December 1933 to 30 December 19331934: 8 February 1934 to 9 February 19341942: 20 December 1942 to 20 December 19421943: 15 February 1943 to 15 February 194318791882189518991914191819341943JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in New York meeting -20 C (-4 F). Long bars mean a long season.
First to last qualifying date each year in New York
YearFirst dateLast date
18791879-01-031879-01-03
18801880-12-301880-12-30
18821882-01-241882-01-24
18861886-02-051886-02-05
18951895-02-061895-02-06
18961896-02-171896-02-17
18991899-02-101899-02-10
19041904-01-051904-01-05
19141914-01-141914-01-14
19171917-12-291917-12-31
19181918-01-011918-02-05
19331933-12-301933-12-30
19341934-02-081934-02-09
19421942-12-201942-12-20
19431943-02-151943-02-15

Every Year

Nights at or below -20 C (-4 F) per year in New York
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
1943115 February 194315 February 19431 daysComplete
1942120 December 194220 December 19421 daysComplete
193428 February 19349 February 19342 daysComplete
1933130 December 193330 December 19331 daysComplete
191821 January 19185 February 19181 daysComplete
1917329 December 191731 December 19174 daysComplete
1914114 January 191414 January 19141 daysComplete
190415 January 19045 January 19041 daysComplete
1899110 February 189910 February 18991 daysComplete
1896117 February 189617 February 18961 daysComplete
189516 February 18956 February 18951 daysComplete
188615 February 18865 February 18861 daysComplete
1882124 January 188224 January 18821 daysComplete
1880130 December 188030 December 18801 daysComplete
187913 January 18793 January 18791 daysComplete
Decade averages for Nights at or below -20 C (-4 F) in New York
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1870s1.01
1880s1.03
1890s1.03
1900s1.01
1910s2.03
1930s1.52
1940s1.02

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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).