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Might not. I think it was colder across the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s than today. Looked like below 0°F were much more common in NYC years ago than now. It hasn't gone below -2°F since 1943 so perhaps extreme cold might be slightly less likely in NYC and probably across the east coast:
I don't think the urban heat effect in Tallahassee is nearly as strong as it is in NYC. IIRC, cities up and down the eastern seaboard, including Tallahassee, had nights that were nearly as cold as NYC last December.
These record low temperatures are unlikely, but not impossible.
Might not. I think it was colder across the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s than today. Looked like below 0°F were much more common in NYC years ago than now. It hasn't gone below -2°F since 1943 so perhaps extreme cold might be slightly less likely in NYC and probably across the east coast:
Global climate altering is what it is referred to nowadays.
Seriously though, NYC has grown so much since the 1800's, no wonder the frequency of sub-zero temperatures has decreased in NYC. Similar in London, a temperature of -21C was reported in London in the 1700's but more or less impossible today due to the huge Urban Heat Island.
Global climate altering is what it is referred to nowadays.
Seriously though, NYC has grown so much since the 1800's, no wonder the frequency of sub-zero temperatures has decreased in NYC. Similar in London, a temperature of -21C was reported in London in the 1700's but more or less impossible today due to the huge Urban Heat Island.
Meh. I thought all of Europe was colder in the 1700s.
Going back to NYC, the frequent below zero temps continued till the 1940s. NYC was similar in population to today by the 1940s, though the outer suburbs hadn't been developed yet, but those are at least 20 miles from the Central Park Weather Station, so they shouldn't add much to the heat island. Manhattan and some nearby areas were mostly built up by the end of the 1800s. I'd imagine the fact it being in Central Park would buffer the effects of the heat island a bit.
Or the fact that there is 20 million people's worth of urban heat island.
On a related note, where the hell do you live anyway? Trust you not to put your location in your profile
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