Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in New York City on August 18

On August 18th in New York City, the temperature reached a high of 97.0°F in 2002, making it the hottest recorded temperature for that date. Conversely, the coldest temperature on that day was 57.0°F in 1954. The average temperature for August 18th in the city is 76.41°F, with an average high of 80.09°F and an average low of 72.73°F. In an interesting news item from the same years, in 2002, the United Nations held a global summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg, South Africa, while in 1954, the groundbreaking decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education led to the desegregation of public schools.