Today in New York City Weather History: April 6

April 6 and Nov. 10 are the dates Central Park has experienced the most one-inch rainfalls  Since 1869 it's happened eleven times on each date.  Interestingly, the last time it happened on April 6 was back in 1982, when the precipitation fell mostly as snow (see below).  The last time an inch or more of precipitation fell on 11/10 was in 2000.

  

 

 

1881 (Wednesday)

During the past eight days, the mildest high temperature was just 41°.  And the last two days of this streak had highs below 32° (more than twenty degrees below average) 

1899 (Thursday)

This was the sixth day in a row with a low of 32° or colder, tying two other six-day streaks in 1875 and 1891 as the longest on record in April (there have been none of this length since then).    

1936 (Monday)

Today's high of 68° was the only day with a high warmer than 50° in the first thirteen days of April.  The average high during the other twelve days was 47°, nine degrees chillier than average. 

1947 (Sunday)

Today's high of 79° made this the warmest Easter Sunday since 1887, when the high also reached 79°.  This was a record high for the date (later broken in 2023) - and the coolest record high in the month of April. 

1958 (Sunday)

2.19" of rain fell today, making this the rainiest Easter Sunday (until 1983).  Most of the rain fell between 9 AM and 4 PM.  

1971 (Tuesday)

The Mets played their rain-shortened home opener this afternoon, defeating Montreal 4-2 in five innings.  The game was played in raw and windy conditions, with some light showers and temperatures only in the low 40s.  This was the prelude to a nor'easter that lashed the City after 6:00, producing 2.19" of precipitation (thru late morning the next day); 0.4" of the precipitation was snow, which fell between 11PM-midnight. 

1974 (Saturday)

The Yankees' home opener was played in cold and overcast conditions, with afternoon temperatures falling into the low 40s. 

1982 (Tuesday)

Just 1.1" of snow had fallen in February and March, when a blizzard dumped 9.6" of snow on the City today, less than a week before Easter.  More than a foot fell in New Jersey and Westchester County.  The storm started as rain in the pre-dawn hours and changed over to snow mid-morning and lasted through late afternoon.  By midnight the temperature had fallen to a record-low 21°.  This was the most snow to fall so late in the season since ten inches fell on April 3, 1915.    

 

2019 (Saturday)

The day after raw, drizzly and cold conditions, and afternoon temperatures hovering around 40°, today experienced a big rebound, with sunny skies and a high of 68°. 

2021 (Tuesday)

On a stunningly beautiful day, the high reached 70° and the humidity dropped to 7% late in the afternoon – the lowest humidity level reported in Central Park since 2007 (6% on March 30).  This followed a 13% humidity level yesterday afternoon (and March had a day with 12% humidity, and two others with 13%).  For five hours the humidity stayed below 10% (and dew points were in the 3° to 5° range).

 

2023 (Thursday)

Afternoon temperatures were more than 30 degrees warmer than they were 24 hours earlier; today's high of 80°, a record for the date, was the warmest reading in Central Park since 9/21/22  This would have been one of the Mets' nicest home openers, weatherwise, but the team postponed today's game yesterday based on a forecast of showers and thunderstorms, which stayed well south of NYC. 

 

 

Today in New York City Weather History: April 4

1892 (Monday)

Today had the first 80+ reading of the year (80°), which followed the first reading in the 70s yesterday (75°), and first reading in the 60s the day before that (61°). This would be the only time this sequence of temperatures occurred until 2026, when it happened on March 8 (high of 69°), March 9 (73°) and March 10 (80°). 

1915 (Sunday)

Many spent Easter Sunday digging out from the 10-inch snowstorm that buried the City yesterday.  However, by afternoon temperatures had risen into the low 50s, twenty degrees warmer than yesterday, causing quick melting.  Skies were mostly sunny.

 

1931 (Saturday)

Today's high of 61° was the first reading in the 60s in four-and-a-half months (since Nov. 22). 

1987 (Saturday)

1.99" of rain, a record amount for the date, fell throughout the day and ended late in the afternoon.  Including rain that began late last night, the storm total was 2.48".  This was the biggest rainstorm since the beginning of last December when 2.73" fell on Dec. 2-3. 

1994 (Monday)

The Yankees' home opener was played in ideal conditions as skies were clear and temperatures slightly milder than average (60°).  And the Bronx Bombers triumphed over Texas, 5-3. 

1995 (Tuesday)

A vigorous cold front passed through in the early afternoon and the temperature plummeted 40 degrees by midnight, from 68° to 28°. 

2007 (Wednesday)

Under rainy skies (0.85" fell) only two degrees separated today's chilly high/low (42°/40°). 

2013 (Thursday)

The morning low dropped to 33° for the third day in a row.  This was also the fourth day in a row with a low in the 30s, the longest such streak in April since 2007, when there was an eight-day streak.

 

2014 (Friday)

It was a gray, raw, and damp day with drizzle and mist.  The afternoon temperature hovered around 42°, twenty-five degrees colder than yesterday. 

2016 (Monday)

Raw and rainy (0.47" fell), with afternoon temperatures in the chilly mid-40s.  These poor conditions caused the Yankees to postpone their home opener - the first Opening Day rain-out since 2008.  While New York was too warm for snow, four to six inches of snow fell in Connecticut, Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts.  

2021 (Sunday)

Despite starting out overcast, it turned into a beautiful Easter Sunday as the skies cleared late in the morning, and the temperature rose to 65° (eight degrees above average).   The air was also quite dry, with the relative humidity falling to 23% late in the afternoon. 

2025 (Friday)

Overnight temperatures stayed in the low 70s (where they'd been since late afternoon yesterday), which was thirty degrees milder than average for the pre-dawn hours during the first week of April.  This would be the warmest part of the day, but temperatures stayed in the 60s, still well above average.  AM clouds became mixed with sunshine as the afternoon progressed.  Today was Opening Day for the Mets, who shut out Toronto.    

Today in New York City Weather History: April 3

1915 (Saturday)

The biggest snowfall of the "winter" occurred today on the day before Easter Sunday as ten inches of heavy snow fell between 9 AM and 11 PM (with eight inches falling between 11 AM and 6 PM).  During the storm winds from out of the north gusted to 25 mph and the temperature hovered around 30°, producing wind chills in the teens.

 

1978 (Monday)

At 40°, today's high temperature was 42 degrees colder than the high two days earlier.  This high, sixteen degrees below average, was what the average low is for this date. 

1982 (Saturday)

0.84" of rain poured down in a 60-minute period between 5:55-6:55 PM.  1.86" fell during the entire day. 

1983 (Sunday)

Close to two inches of rain fell during the morning, making this the wettest Easter Sunday on record.  Today's rainfall was also a record for the date, breaking the record that was set just last year.  Besides the rain, it was also quite chilly, with a high of only 46°. 

 

2002 (Wednesday)

The temperature nosedived from 77° (twenty-one degrees above average) to 42°.  This drop in temperature was accompanied by high winds that gusted to 30-40 mph. 

2009 (Friday)

Rain that fell mostly during the morning hours ended with an early afternoon downpour that dumped 0.42" of rain in a 30-minute period between 12:37-1:07 PM.  And during this half hour, 0.25" fell in one five-minute period.   

 

2018 (Tuesday)

After yesterday's Yankees home opener was postponed due to a morning snowstorm of 5.5", today's rescheduled game wasn't played in great conditions either as it was foggy, drizzly, and cold (low 40s) during the game. 

2024 (Wednesday)

A nor’easter that developed overnight cranked up as the day went on, with steady rain that was accompanied by tropical storm-force winds.  A peak gust of 59 mph was clocked in Central Park late tonight, NYC's highest gust since one of 62 mph during superstorm Sandy on 10/29/12.  After 0.87” of rain fell yesterday, 1.55” of rain poured down today (and an additional 0.21” would fall in the pre-dawn hours of 4/4).  PM temperatures were stuck in the low 40s.

2026 (Friday) 

After a gray and foggy morning, and temperatures in the mid-40s, the sky began to brighten and the temperature warmed into the 50s by the time of the first pitch at the Yankees home opener (shortly before 2:00). And by the end of the game (which the Yankees won) the mercury had risen into the mid-60s. Still, this was the sixth year in a row in which the Mets home opener was played in warmer temperatures (this year's game, played eight days earlier, had temperatures in the mid-70s).

    

 

 

Today in New York City Weather History: April 2

 1911 (Sunday)

Today's high/low was a winter-like 35°/24°, seventeen degrees below average.  The high was a record as the coldest reported for the date (a record that still stands).  

1919 (Wednesday)

This was the sixth day in a row with a low in the 20s.  The average reading during these days was 24°, fifteen degrees below average.  This morning's low of 22° was a record that still stands.

 1952 (Wednesday)

For the tenth year in a row measurable precipitation fell on this date - the longest such streak on record.  The amount of rain that fell today (during the late morning) was 0.09", and was the same amount that fell last year on this date.

 

1967 (Sunday)

After today's low of 61° (twenty degrees above average), there wouldn't be a low of 50° or milder until 5/19, and no low in the 60s until 6/3. 

1986 (Wednesday)

Today was the last day of an eight-day stretch in which temperatures averaged 13 degrees above average - including back-to-back highs of 78° on March 29 and 30.  Average high/low during these days was 72°/51°. 

 

1994 (Saturday)

Today's high of 53° would be the chilliest of the month, tying it with April 1945 for the mildest chilliest reading of any April.   

2001 (Monday)

Today's weather for the Yankees' home opener was very similar to last year's game as the high was a chilly 49° under mostly overcast skies.  This was the ninth day in a row with a high chillier than 50°.

 2016 (Saturday)

Afternoon temperatures were in the seasonable mid-50s, but this was a 25-degree drop from yesterday's June-like warmth.  (Perhaps it was Mother Nature's April Fools prank?)

 

 2018 (Monday)

A heavy, wet snow fell between 5:00 and 10:00 this morning, accumulating 5.5" - the biggest snowfall in April since the blizzard of April 6, 1982 (9.6").  Like the snowfalls of 2/17 (4.4") and 3/9 (3.2"), the temperature during this morning's snowfall remained above freezing.  This was the fifth snowfall of four inches or more this season, each occurring in a different month.  Today's snow brought the season's total to 40.9", making this the ninth season in the past sixteen with 40 inches or more (average snowfall is 25.8").