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New York City averages 49.9 in (1,267 mm) annually. Spring is the wettest season. February is the driest month. Every single month in the city's recorded history has reported some rainfall, showing the variability of the climate. On occasion, tropical systems can drop heavy rainfall.
There were ten days of temperatures at least 90 °F (32 °C) with high humidity and little breeze. [4] The temperatures in New York did not drop below 72 °F (22 °C) at night, with three consecutive nights at 80 °F (27 °C) or above. It killed more than the New York City draft riots and the Great Chicago Fire combined. [2]
Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888 Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [1]
During the 11 days, temperature records were set all over New England. In Boston, the temperature rose to 104° (40 °C) on July 4, an all-time record high that still stands today. [citation needed] A statewide all time heat record for Maine was set in Bridgton, at 105 °F (41 °C). [5] Toronto saw temperatures as high as 103° (39.4 °C) to ...
Also on May 22, New York City sets a record high low temperature of 72 °F (22 °C), although the high of 89 °F (32 °C) was not a record. [8] Very brief intense heat returned on May 31, as much of the New York Metropolitan Area set record highs that day. [9] Toronto also recorded a record high of 32.2 °C (90.0 °F) that day. [10]
Record wettest and driest is based on a 112-year period of records (from 1895 until 2006). High temperatures began briefly in the Northeast from June 1 to 3. On June 3, Allentown, Pennsylvania, had a high of 95 °F (35 °C) (20 °F (11 °C) above the average) while New York City had a high of 90 °F (32 °C).
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Neighbors and visitors to parks in New York City are watching the grounds and scanning the skies. Where there’s smoke, there are firefighters. The FDNY reported that ...
The intense heat moved eastwards and peaked along the Interstate 95 corridor on July 22, 2011, with Central Park in New York City breaking the record for the day at 104 °F (40 °C) or more in the interior of city which was the hottest temperature the city had experienced in over three decades.