Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Second Warmest Winter in New York Since Records Began in 1869

Preliminary figures from the National Weather Service indicate that the winter of 2011-12, ending today, was the second warmest in climate records extending back 143 years at Central Park in New York City. The winter average temperature of 40.5° was 0.4° above the previous second warmest in 1931-32. Each of the 3 winter months was well above the long-term average. In February, only one day, the 12th, with a high of 32° and a low of 20°, was below average.

Three of the winters this century are now in the top 10 warmest list. The previous warmest winters at Central Park were:
41.5    2001-02               
40.1 1931-32
39.6 1997-98
39.2 1990-91
38.7 1998-99
38.5 1948-49 & 1889-90
38.1 2005-06 & 1852-53
38.0 1879-80
37.9 1982-83 & 1936-37
37.8 1996-97 & 1932-33

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