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NYC has never ever reached 110f. And why are you so obsessed with a new weather station in Manhattan? The Central Park station is ideal surely!
I wouldn't be so sure about that, it's certainly a possibility. Runyon, NJ, about 5 miles southwest of NYC, has a record high of 110F. And I fail to see how a weather station that's located in the middle of a massive park can accurately represent the conditions seen in one of the most urban/dense places on the planet. I feel Bryant Park would be much better suited for that task, but that's just my opinion.
I suspect many stations overestimate the temperature due to poor shielding.
Of course, but NYC's "official" record high is only 3F lower (107F), and Newark's is only 2F lower (108F), not far off from Runyon's 110F. The National Weather Service does a a very good job at investigating record temperatures, I'm sure that record would've been tossed out if they found something wrong with it.
As I always say...I wish there was a station in every town. You can't use Newark to represent Manhattan. You cant use JFK or LGA either. In my opinion you cant use Central Park for Manhattan either. But something has to be close. I would say Central park is best bet I guess.
There's a co-op station in Manhattan "The Battery". Check it out. Do you have a weather station or thermometer to keep track of where you are? Then you can match who closely matches.
Case in point... Current temps May 29, 2013 7pm. 87° in Newark, 68° at JFK.
That's the thing, there is no official weather station in a very dense part of NYC, you're basically comparing areas that are pretty much unlike the city as a whole, Central Park is a forest, JFK is practically in the ocean, LaGuardia is also sitting in the water, and then there's Newark which is landlocked and covered in concrete, so it's no surprise (to me) that some feel it better represents Manhattan during the summer months as they're the most alike.
Being near the coast is irrelevant, it'd be different if the wind only blew from one direction, but it doesn't. Dubai is a coastal city, and it's record high is 120F. I'd be shocked if Manhattan has never seen 110F+, Newark has hit 108F and LaGuardia has hit 107F, and they're nowhere near as dense as Manhattan.
In NYC's case that would be correct. LaGaurdia is much warmer than JFK even though they both city by the water. However, Newark is in the UHI, no less then any NYC stations, but is also sheltered from the Atlantic influences much more then any of the city stations. This is why Newark is a touch warmer than LaGuardia in July (LaGuardia being the warmest NYC station), and Newark sees significantly more 90 degree days then any NYC station
Central Park: 17.4
LaGuardia: 18.7
JFK:11
Newark:27.2
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