The summer solstice just happened this past weekend and now is a good time to check out the weather stats from the spring. It was a season for the record books.

What You Need To Know

  • This spring was the 11th-hottest on record for New York City

  • The top temperature this spring was 94 degrees on May 22

  • NOAA's 90-day outlook calls for above-average temperatures

Warm weather hit early this spring. In March, we saw a dozen days with high temperatures of 60 degrees or more. The top temperature was 82 degrees on March 26.

In April, the heat kept on coming. Spring flowers surged as we had 19 days of 60 or more, including April 28 when we hit 85 degrees.

In May, it was more of the same. We had a top reading of 94 degrees. It was the hottest we've been in May in New York City since 2018. 

In terms of spring showers, we had wet weather 34 out of 90 days, but the season was drier than average overall. The total rainfall for spring was just over 10 inches. That's more than two-and-a-half inches below average. Overall, this spring ranked as the 52nd-driest out of 126 years.

The rain had terrible timing as some of the wettest times were over Mother's Day and Memorial Day weekends. 

What's ahead for the summer? The 90-day forecast from NOAA calls for above-average temperatures and greater-than-normal rainfall.

A typical NYC summer brings 15 days of 90 degrees or more. We've already seen four days of 90+ and the summer solstice just happened. So, be ready for heat this summer and be ready for bugs, too. Hot and wet conditions are the perfect combination to produce a bumper crop of mosquitoes. We have some tips on how to avoid being their target this summer.