There's no risk of snow for NYC this week, but like the Prince song says, "sometimes it snows in April."

What You Need To Know

  • April’s highest snowfall was 10 inches on April 3, 1915

  • 2018 was the last time snow fell in April

  • For the month of April, the average snowfall is 0.4 inches

Despite the blooming flowers and trees, there is still a slight chance we could get snow. The risk is low, but it could happen. 

The most recent April snow was in 2018. We had five inches on April 2. The Yankees were supposed to have their opening day in the Bronx but had a snow day. 

The good thing about April snow is that it rarely stays on the ground for long. Here’s a look back at the biggest April snows NYC has seen. 

April 1875

  • 13.5 inches of snow fell.
  • According to the National Weather Service, this was the most snow ever recorded in Central Park in a month of April (dating back to 1869).
  • There were two significant snow events in April in 1875. Ten inches of snow fell on April 13, which is tied for the all-time record for a single day in April. Nearly two weeks later, three inches of snow fell on April 25. That is the latest April date when more than trace amounts of snow were recorded in Central Park's history.

April 1907

  • 5.8 inches of snow fell.
  • Central Park registered 51.9 inches of snow between January and April 1907.

April 1915

  • A snowstorm brought 10.2 inches of snow on April 3, 1915.
  • This snow total is tied with April 13, 1875, for the all-time record of any April day.
  • Besides 1875, 1915 is the only year on record where the city recorded more than 10 inches of snow during a winter season.
  • This is the only winter season on record where April was the snowiest month during winter.
  • More snow fell in Central Park in April 1915 than in any month during the 1914-1915 winter season.

April 1917

  • On April 9, 1917, 6.4 inches of snow was recorded in Central Park, a daily record.

April 1924

  • All 8.5 inches of snow in April 1924 fell on April 1. 
  • 8.5 inches is the daily record for snow on April 1 in Central Park.

April 1938

  • Only 15.1 inches of snow fell during the 1937-38 winter season in Central Park. 
  • Most of that total came in January (6.5 inches) and April.

April 1944

  • All 6.5 inches of snow in April 1944 fell on April 5. 
  • 6.5 inches is the daily snowfall record in Central Park for April 5.

April 1982

  • Central Park was hit by 9.6 inches of snow on April 6, 1982. That is a daily record for April 6, and it was also the last time the city got hit by more than 4 inches of snow on an April day before this past Monday.
  • The 9.6 inches of snow is the third-highest total for an entire month of April in Central Park history. 
  • Only January 1982 (11.8 inches) had more snow during the 1981-82 winter season than April.

Our team of meteorologists dives deep into the science of weather and breaks down timely weather data and information. To view more weather and climate stories, check out our weather blogs section.