The weather can bring treats or tricks. Here's a look back at the wildest weather we've seen in New York City on Halloween.
Halloween is a big event in New York City and a lot of its success depends on the weather.
Typically, late October is a pleasant time of year. Chilly mornings and comfortable afternoons are the norm. New York City's average high and low temperatures for Oct. 31, are around 60 and 40 degrees, respectively.
Over the years, though, we've seen a wide range of conditions. The only kind of weather that's never happened on Halloween is snow. In over 150 years of record keeping, no measurable snow was ever observed.
Let's take a look at some of the other extremes, though.
In terms of temperatures, the hottest Halloween ever recorded was back in 1946, when highs peaked at 81 degrees. The candy was probably melting quick that year.
The last few Halloweens have been mild, with readings in the 60s in both 2022 and 2021.
This won't be the case in 2023. Halloween this year is going to be a chilly one, with temperatures mostly in the 40s. While it won't be a record-setter, it will be our coldest we've had in three years.
The coldest Halloween was back in 1925, when the low temperature was only 29 degrees. That was one of the rare years that readings dropped below freezing- a truly bone-chilling holiday!
Temperatures for us the last two years at night were pretty comfortable, settling in the 50s.
The past few years have had rain threats, too, but we've seen wetter.
The wettest Halloween on record brought over 2 inches of rain for trick-or-treaters. It happened back in 1956.
Recently, we've had some showers put a scare into our holiday plans. There was some rain on three of the past four Halloweens. So let's hope this year's weather isn't too scary and that we get more treats than tricks.
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