Record Daily Low Temperatures in N.Y. Metro Area

Image (click to enlarge): U.S. daily minimum temperatures for October 13, 2012, from Unisys

The National Weather Service reports that new record low temperatures for October 13 were set this morning at several locations in the New York metro area:

..LOCATION.......NEW RECORD LOW.....PREVIOUS RECORD LOW.....YEAR.......
KENNEDY NY.............37...................40..............1988.......
NEWARK NJ..............34...................36..............1934.......
ISLIP NY...............32...................34..............1987.......
BRIDGEPORT CT..........33...................34..............1981....... 

The Newark climate history began in 1929. However, the Kennedy, Islip, and Bridgeport records did not begin until 1949, 1986, and 1948, respectively. At Central Park, where records began in 1869, the low of 38° at 6:37 am was well above the record of 33° in 1875.

The NWS also notes that, in the surrounding areas, sub-freezing temperatures ended the growing season in the following counties:

IN NEW YORK...ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND...AND WESTCHESTER.  
IN CONNECTICUT...FAIRFIELD...NEW HAVEN...MIDDLESEX...AND NEW LONDON.  
IN NEW JERSEY...PASSAIC...BERGEN...AND WESTERN ESSEX.