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New York damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 7,838 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in New York, 7,764 of them 58 mph or more and 150 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 450 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was July 16, 2024 (188 reports in New York). The highest wind on record is 145 mph, on May 18, 2000. 2026 so far: 621 preliminary reports.

7,838wind reports 2016–2025
7,76458 mph or more
15075 mph or more
145 mphhighest on record
6212026 preliminary reports

New York's biggest wind day since 2016: July 16, 2024

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

188 damaging wind reports in New York, 13 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 3361991: 3381992: 1981993: 3051994: 4141995: 4391996: 2111997: 2161998: 4211999: 2842000: 3552001: 1792002: 3472003: 1252004: 2472005: 4232006: 3192007: 5022008: 4742009: 3422010: 4542011: 5452012: 5192013: 5032014: 5882015: 4482016: 4862017: 8392018: 5672019: 9032020: 9042021: 9732022: 7382023: 7722024: 10212025: 635199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 1021
Damaging wind reports per year in New York, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in New York

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
July 16, 20241881390 mph
July 15, 20241493100 mph
July 8, 2014145396 mph
October 7, 20201334100 mph
June 21, 2021130069 mph
September 7, 2023123064 mph
May 31, 1998121382 mph
August 13, 2016119381 mph
May 15, 20201186100 mph
May 1, 20171178101 mph
May 4, 20181127100 mph
July 24, 2022110059 mph
April 29, 2025102296 mph
September 8, 2012102070 mph
June 10, 20081008100 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in New York

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
May 18, 2000583145 mph
September 16, 2010302125 mph
July 27, 200881125 mph
June 29, 1990313122 mph
September 2, 198211121 mph
June 2, 2000672115 mph
July 6, 1999784115 mph
February 23, 197511115 mph
June 28, 195711115 mph
February 17, 2006123113 mph

New York damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*62141387 mph49
2025635632496 mph37
20241,0211,01028100 mph45
20237727606100 mph37
202273872816100 mph50
2021973956890 mph53
202090488716100 mph53
201990390311105 mph48
201856756421105 mph42
201783983827104 mph47
20164864861390 mph38
201544844731100 mph36
201458858720100 mph38
20135035023100 mph39
20125195186110 mph43
201154554410100 mph52
201045445319125 mph39
20093423417100 mph36
200847447322125 mph57
20075025025104 mph48
200631931910113 mph42
2005423423070 mph42
200424724713104 mph41
20031251251392 mph23
2002347223582 mph39
200117994381 mph33
200035517514145 mph43
1999284808115 mph34
199842163992 mph31
199721668387 mph29
199621131386 mph45
199543919581 mph38
19944145186 mph46
199330521191 mph37
199219812493 mph28
19913389181 mph37
1990336116122 mph29
1989251138105 mph20
198827610382 mph33
19871395192 mph35
1986188–––23
1985887070 mph23
1984815070 mph21
198319711175 mph32
198299103121 mph21
19811131100 mph6
19803413381 mph17
197934132100 mph12
1978216070 mph8
1977165070 mph9
19763614074 mph18
19754891115 mph15
19747314292 mph23
19735410175 mph22
19724–––3
1971234074 mph14
1970395285 mph19
1969477290 mph19
1968425067 mph20
196796175 mph7
1966398185 mph13
1965196181 mph13
1964173062 mph12
1963101175 mph8
1962172063 mph12
1961205289 mph14
1960212175 mph15
19599–––8
1958116192 mph8
19571341115 mph11
1956103181 mph5
195522276 mph2

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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