Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Long Island City, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Long Island City sits right in the shoulder of spring — expect a high around 54° and a low near 39°, with a 40% chance of rain. The date has seen wild swings over 157 years of records, from a balmy 80° back in 1892 all the way down to a brutal 20° low in 1874. Snow is possible but unlikely, with just a 3% chance.
Long Island City's weather history is not for the faint of heart — this place has baked at 106° (July 1936) and frozen at -15° (February 1934), a 121-degree spread between its extremes. The wettest single day on record dumped 8.28 inches in September 1882, while the January 2016 blizzard buried the area under 27.3 inches of snow in a single storm.
Summer is the main event here, with highs peaking around 84–85° in mid-July and the wettest stretch of the year landing in late July at over an inch of rain per week. Winter bottoms out in late January through early February, with average highs barely cracking 37°. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable windows, with April hitting 60° and October at 65°.