N.Y. weather: Here’s what early forecast for 1st month of winter shows

New York’s Staten Island. One may be curious about the weather during the holidays as fall comes to an end in a few weeks and winter approaches.

New York is expected to have either warmer or cooler-than-normal temperatures in December, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center.

It was not until May that such a forecast was last issued. The weather service at the time predicted that June will have an equal likelihood of cooler or warmer weather. Since then, the likelihood of above-normal temperatures has been assigned to each month.

The entire state of New York and the Northeast as a whole are subject to these predicted conditions. However, until December, there is at least a chance that temperatures in the bottom half of the United States will be warmer than usual.

The average December temperature in New York City is 39.1 degrees, based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Park from 1991 to 2020. The average high temperature is usually 44.1 degrees, and the average low temperature is a cold 33.8 degrees.

Less precipitation than usual

Even though New York City finally got some much-needed rain early Thursday morning, the city’s protracted drought will not be ended by the precipitation.

New York City is expected to see less precipitation in December 2024, according to a December projection from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. (Source: Climate Prediction Center, National Weather Service)(Source: National Weather Service)

The five boroughs have experienced dry weather with few rainstorms since the end of September. According to Bill Deger, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather, more powerful storms must strike the city to make up for the precipitation deficit, even though Thursday’s downpour may temporarily reduce the risk of brush fires.

The forecast for December indicates that there may be less precipitation than normal, even if another storm might hit New York City as early as the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

The situation is different in New York City, even if the majority of New York State appears to have an equal chance of experiencing more or less precipitation than normal. Precipitation levels are predicted to be below average in the city and Long Island, with a 33–40% chance of less rain than anticipated in December.

According to NOAA statistics from 1991 through 2020, Central Park typically receives 4.38 inches of precipitation in the first month of winter.