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Weather on December 12

New York City, NY

55 Years of Data

Avg High
44°F
Avg Low
33°F
Warmest
2015
61°F avg
Coldest
1988
12°F avg

About This Date

December 12th in New York City, NY typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 44°F and lows near 33°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 12th was in 2015 (61°F average), while the coldest was 1988 (12°F) — a 49°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 29% of recorded December 12th dates, with snow falling 5% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 3"). The last decade has been 1.0°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.0°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 12th in New York City, NY? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202535°25°30°
202441°29°35°
202344°36°40°
202238°28°33°0.03"
202156°42°49°
202058°46°52°
201936°26°31°
201841°33°37°
201750°29°40°
201646°34°40°1.27"
2015warmest66°55°61°
201438°32°35°
201330°23°27°
201243°36°39°
201144°33°39°
201056°40°48°3.51"
200937°25°31°
200844°32°38°2.36"
200752°34°43°
200649°44°46°
200537°24°31°
200446°41°44°
200341°34°37°
200248°36°42°0.05"
200147°40°43°
200052°25°38°0.03"
199946°35°41°
199847°37°42°
199739°33°36°0.33"
199645°42°43°0.08"
199526°16°21°
199431°24°27°
199341°23°32°
199241°33°37°1.17"0.4"
199154°46°50°
199051°35°43°
198935°31°33°
1988coldest20°12°
198753°43°48°0.18"
198639°34°36°
198549°39°44°0.03"
198449°42°45°
198359°36°47°4.06"
198231°21°26°0.48"3"
198141°31°36°0.05"0.2"
198041°27°34°
197965°50°57°
197840°28°34°
197732°17°25°
197642°36°39°0.36"
197539°36°37°
197450°43°46°
197340°32°36°
197237°29°33°0.13"
197153°42°48°
55 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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