Jul 31, 2009 7:07 pm US/Eastern
Where's 90? NYC Sees Third-Coolest June/July
Temperatures Haven't Hit 90 Degrees Yet This Summer -- Only 2nd Time Since 1869
Rainy Days Continue, Marking 2nd Wettest Start To Summer
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July has come to a close, and incredibly, temperatures never made it to 90 degrees at any point this month.
Though it seems like the dog days of summer are finally upon us with sticky humidity and daily thunderstorms making New York City feel more like a rain forest, believe it or not it's been one of the coolest summers in recorded history for the Big Apple.
July has come to a close, and incredibly, temperatures never made it to 90 degrees at any point this month. In fact, there hasn't been a 90 degree day once in June or July – only the second time that's happened in 140 years. The last time was back in 1996.
And while this month was the sixth-coolest July on record in Central Park with an average temperature of 72.6 degrees, combined with June it's the third-coolest first two months of summer, as the average temperature for June and July together was just 70.0 degrees. (The record for the coolest June/July is 69.4 degrees in 1881).
According to the National Weather Service, daily average temperatures have been at or below normal every day, but two this month (the 28th and 30th), and for 54 of the 60 days since June 1st. Friday's high of 85 matched the normal temperature, but that seems to be the ceiling for heat this summer. Central Park has only reached above 85 degrees once so far, on July 17. In addition, the NWS says the average maximum temperature in June/July is 77.4 degrees so far, making it the third coolest average maximum temperature for the first two months of the summer on record.
It's also been one of the wettest starts to summer too. Before Thursday, 16.46 inches of rain fell in Central Park between June and July, making it the second wettest June/July on record. Officials say about 6 more inches of rain between now and August 31 will make this summer the wettest on record.
In the meantime, things should dry out in time for Saturday, with sunny skies expected, but temperatures still don't look like they'll hit 90 anytime soon. CBS 2's Lonnie Quinn is calling for a high of 85 on Saturday, with temperatures in the following five days to also hover in the low- to mid-80s.
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