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Weather on January 22

New York City, NY

55 Years of Data

Avg High
37°F
Avg Low
25°F
Warmest
1986
48°F avg
Coldest
2014
11°F avg

About This Date

January 22nd in New York City, NY typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 37°F and lows near 25°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 22nd was in 1986 (48°F average), while the coldest was 2014 (11°F) — a 37°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 23% of recorded January 22nd dates, with snow falling 7% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 8.5"). The last decade has been 3.0°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 3.0°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 22nd in New York City, NY? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Cooling Trend
0.6°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202647°37°42°
202520°10°15°
202438°25°32°
202342°36°39°1.3"
202229°13°21°
202145°36°40°
202038°25°32°
201931°13°22°
201849°38°43°0.03"
201748°43°45°0.13"
201630°21°26°0.03"0.2"
201540°31°36°
2014coldest17°11°0.05"0.5"
201327°13°20°
201234°18°26°
201124°13°18°
201044°32°38°
200937°20°28°
200839°23°31°
200733°27°30°
200643°33°38°
200525°15°2.36"8.5"
200439°20°29°
200322°11°16°
200247°37°42°
200136°22°29°
200020°14°
199942°39°41°0.1"
199836°29°32°
199751°32°42°0.25"
199641°29°35°
199537°30°34°
199432°15°24°
199353°41°47°1.37"
199240°31°35°
199120°10°15°
199047°34°40°0.15"
198941°20°30°
198836°29°32°
198733°28°31°2.67"8.1"
1986warmest59°37°48°
198531°20°
198424°16°
198336°25°30°
198218°13°
198139°26°33°
198043°32°37°0.2"
197942°36°39°
197830°18°24°
197722°13°17°
197628°17°
197543°30°36°
197452°41°46°
197358°35°46°1.45"
197244°34°39°
197143°34°38°
56 years of data from NY CITY CNTRL PARK

New York City, NY Temperature Range by Month

Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.

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New York City, NY Monthly Precipitation

Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.

0"6.6"13.1"JFMAMJJASOND2.9"0"
Rain (in) Snow (in)

New York City, NY Daily Temperature Calendar

Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.

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