Since 1970, July 16 is the day most likely to have had a low in the 70s or 80s. It's happened in 37 of the years (including 2025), which is nearly two-thirds of the years since 1970. The date with the second most is July 21, with 36. (July 20, however, is the date most likely to have seen a low of 75° or warmer.)
1979 (Monday)
For the third day in a row the afternoon high topped out at 87°.
1980 (Wednesday)
Today's high of 99° was a record for the date. (The following week would see two days with highs in the triple digits.)
1993 (Friday)
This was the last of ten consecutive days with highs of 90+ (and the twelfth day of the last thirteen), including three days in a row of triple-digit heat. It was New York's longest heat wave since 1953. During these ten days the average high was close to 96°.
1995 (Sunday)
Today's near-seasonable high of 86° was sweet relief after yesterday's broiling record high of 102°.
2009 (Thursday)
Today's low was the first in the 70s this year, the latest of any year since 1920 (when it occurred on 8/9). It came six weeks after the typical date of this occurrence. In total, the year would have eighteen such days, half of the average number (and the fewest since 1992).
2022 (Saturday)
After just 0.33" of rainfall in Central Park during the first half of the month (the least rain to fall in the first 15 days of July in 20 years), 1.10" of rain poured down during a mid-afternoon thunderstorm between 1:45 and 2:30. This was equal to the amount of rain that fell in the previous 30 days. This heavy rain was very localized, with LaGuardia Airport reporting 0.54", Newark 0.09", and Kennedy just 0.02". Today's rainfall broke a streak of 18 years with no measurable rain on this date.
During the storm the temperature dropped from 85° to 66°. Despite this cool-down the air still had a tropical feel as the dew point was close to 70° for the rest of the afternoon thru nightfall (and the temperature rebounded to the mid-70s).
2023 (Sunday)
For the second year in a row more than an inch of rain fell on this date. 1.32" fell between sunrise and early afternoon, with 0.91" of it pouring down in the two hours between 11 AM and 1 PM. NYC escaped even heavier amounts of rain, which fell in Suffolk County and southern New England.
The rain and overcast skies kept the day's high temperature below 80° for the first time since 6/27, and the mean temperature was below average for the first time since 6/29. Despite the temperature being stuck in the 70s all day (high/low was 78°/74°) the air was very uncomfortable as the dew point was 74° or 75° for 25 of the 26 hours between 5 PM yesterday and 7 PM today.
Going back to 1890, today's low of 74° was the warmest for a day that had a high in the 70s (it's happened on two other dates as well, during the summers of 1973 and 1901).
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