Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in New York City on August 15

On August 15th in New York City, the weather has seen extremes in terms of temperature. The hottest recorded temperature on this date was 99.0°F back in 1988, while the coldest temperature was 54.0°F in 1964. This makes the average temperature for this date a relatively mild 76.32°F, with an average high of 81.36°F and an average low of 71.29°F. In 1988, apart from the heat, an interesting news item was that NASA launched its spacecraft, Discovery, which marked the return of the United States to manned spaceflight three years after the Challenger disaster.