New York Town Records Record High Temperature

This week it was very hot across New York State, in fact, it was so hot that one town tied a record high on Thursday.

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WHAT WAS THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN NEW YORK?

While 93 is very hot, it is not close to the record high temperature recorded in New York State. That would have been back in 1926 when a high temperature of 108 was recorded in Troy, New York.

HOW MANY NEW YORK TOWNS HAVE RECORDED TEMPERATURES OVER 100 DEGREES?

Besides the 108 recorded in Troy, According to the website coolweather.com, 5 other major cities in New York have record highs over 100.

Albany's record high is 100 recorded in 1953
Islip's record high is 102 recorded in 1999
New York City's record high is 107 recorded in 1966
Rochester's record high is 102 recorded in 1936
Syracuse's record high is 102 recorded in 1936

Buffalo and Binghamton have never recorded a temperature over 100.

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WHAT WAS THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN NEW YORK?

The coldest temperature ever recorded was -52 in the town of Old Forge in north-central New York. That temperature was recorded on February 18th,1979.

WHAT TOWN IN NEW YORK STATE HAS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE?

That would be New York City where the yearly average temperature is 55 degrees, which is the hottest yearly average in the state.

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LOOK: The most extreme temperatures in the history of every state

Stacker consulted 2021 data from the NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) to illustrate the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state. Each slide also reveals the all-time highest 24-hour precipitation record and all-time highest 24-hour snowfall.

Keep reading to find out individual state records in alphabetical order.

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