New York Weather Records

 NY 500 Year Rainfall Event Estimate
NY 500 Year Rainfall Event Estimate

 


Temperature Records

RecordDateStatLocation
All Time High07/22/1926108° FTroy
Longest Heat Wave08/23/195412 DaysNew York City
All Time Low02/18/1979-52° FOld Forge
All Time Low02/09/1934-52° FStillwater Reservoir

Snowfall Records

RecordDateStatLocation
24 Hour Snowfall11/14/190049.0″Watertown
1 Hour Snowfall01/26/19729.1″Oswego
Single Storm02/03/2007141″Redfield
Season Snowfall1976-1977466.9″Hooker
Snow Depth04/20/1943119.0″Wilmington

Rainfall Records

RecordDateStatLocation
24 Hour Rainfall08/12/201413.6″Islip
Season High201155.7″Statewide
Season Low196431.6″Statewide

Wind Record

RecordDateStatLocation
Max Wind Gust08/31/1954120 mphMontauk Point

Barometric Pressure

RecordDateStatLocation
Low Pressure01/03/191328.20 HgCanton

Record Winter Storm

The Blizzard of 1888 – March 11-14, 1888

“All blizzards are measured by this event. It remains the worst storm in living memory in the northeast US. The City of Albany was shut down. There was no heat, road closures, and doctors were unable to make house calls. Light snow began mid-afternoon on March 11th accumulating to 3 inches by midnight. Snow intensified overnight, accumulating 18 inches of snow by day break. Total snowfall by March 14th was 46.7 inches, and the drifts were significantly higher.”


Sources:
• wikipedia.org
• cornell.edu
• weatherstreet.com
coolweather.net
• myinwood.net