uncle W Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 driest Summers and the following winter snowfall... .....4.31" in 1966...51.5" .....4.36" in 1894...27.0" .....4.58" in 1929...13.6" .....4.97" in 1999...16.3" .....5.33" in 1965...24.4" .....6.19" in 1957...44.7" .....6.87" in 1882...44.0" .....6.88" in 1912...15.3" .....6.93" in 1970...15.5" .....7.01" in 1923...27.5" the driest Summers had more snow on average the next winter than the wettest ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 NYC got two and a half inches of rain so far today bringing the yearly total to over 58" and making it a top ten wettest year already...It's the second time August and September got over 8" of rainfall...The last time that happened was in 1933... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 NYC got two and a half inches of rain so far today bringing the yearly total to over 58" and making it a top ten wettest year already...It's the second time August and September got over 8" of rainfall...The last time that happened was in 1933... Wow. I haven't been following very closely the past few weeks, but how did NYC get 8" alread this month? I was only at 3" before today in CNJ. They've got me by at least a foot of rain in terms of the 2011 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 The city is on its way to a very rare 70+ inch year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 September was the sixth wettest on record for Central Park NYC...9.39" of rain fell...It has 60.07" for the year now...Last night my area was hit by a thunder storm with a heavy rain...It looks like it missed the park... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 September was the sixth wettest on record for Central Park NYC...9.39" of rain fell...It has 60.07" for the year now...Last night my area was hit by a thunder storm with a heavy rain...It looks like it missed the park... Areas north of the city are at 65"+ for the yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 September was the sixth wettest on record for Central Park NYC...9.39" of rain fell...It has 60.07" for the year now...Last night my area was hit by a thunder storm with a heavy rain...It looks like it missed the park... 60.35 here for the year... 1.12 this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Models push us past 70 inches with this next storm. SINCE JAN 1 68.81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdt Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Just over 74"imby prior to this system just now begining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 What a year! A 60+ snowfall season followed by a yearly precipitation total over 70 inches. This is truly one for the record books. And add the wettest month on record for NYC back in August to the mix and you have an extremely rare occurrence. I don't want to forget the snowiest January and October on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 What a year! A 60+ snowfall season followed by a yearly precipitation total over 70 inches. This is truly one for the record books. And add the wettest month on record for NYC back in August to the mix and you have an extremely rare occurrence. I don't want to forget the snowiest January and October on record. Plus the warmest day on record back in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 its really amazing. embrace climate change.... http://www.noaa.gov/extreme2011/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 The kept the 1983 precipitation totals for Central Park. . Statement on record annual precipitation at New York Central Park... 1983 was a record-breaking year for annual precipitation across the New York City metropolitan area. During 1983... records were established at Newark... La Guardia... and JFK airports... as well as at Central Park. Recorded annual precipitation for 1983 at the National Weather Service weather station at Central Park totaled 80.56 inches... more than any other year on record. This record... however... has been in dispute since 1983... when the annual summary of the local climatological data publication for Central Park... published by the NOAA National climatic data center... indicated that 1983 precipitation was determined by NWS eastern region to be excessive due to malfunctioning equipment. This issue has received renewed interest as 2011 totaled 72.81 inches of precipitation at Central Park... the second highest total measured. To investigate and resolve the record precipitation issue at Central Park... a team comprised of representatives from the National Weather Service eastern region Headquarters... the National climatic data center... the New York state climate office... the northeast regional climate center... National Weather Service Headquarters and the National Weather Service New York... N.Y... .weather forecast office analyzed the 1983 precipitation data for both Central Park and surrounding sites. The team also reviewed local service records and climate logs and consulted with a former National Weather Service employee who was involved in the 1983 decision at National Weather Service eastern region Headquarters. Given no documented record of a malfunction in the precipitation gauge... and no clear evidence of erroneous observations when compared to surrounding stations... the consensus of the team is that the 80.56 inch annual precipitation value for 1983 at Central Park is representative and that had an equipment malfunction occurred... it would not have significantly affected the annual precipitation total. Further analysis of the 1983 precipitation data by the National climatic data center resulted in a determination to certify the 1983 annual precipitation record at Central Park... thus making it official. With a total of 72.81 inches of precipitation recorded at Central Park last year... 2011 will officially be regarded as the second wettest year on record at Central Park... with 1983 as the wettest. In summary for Central Park in Manhattan... During 1983... 80.56 inches of precipitation occurred which was 30.62 inches above normal and is the official record for annual precipitation. During 2011... 72.81 inches of precipitation occurred which was 22.87 inches above normal and is the second highest annual precipitation amount. Precipitation records for Central Park date back to 1869. Read more - http://w.po.st/share/entry/redir?publisherKey=underground&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunderground.com%2FUS%2FNY%2FIslip.html&title=Weather%20Forecast%20Islip%2C%20NY%20%7C%20Islip%20Weather%20%7C%20Wunderground&sharer=copypaste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 The kept the 1983 precipitation totals for Central Park. Seems like the right decision given what the review found. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdt Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Final 2011 total in my backyard: 79.02" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Total here was 73.20 in. Concerning the cpk 1983 record, I find it hard to believe when you compare it to nearby stations. Six surrounding stations including my own and none of them had greater than 68 in. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 the park was the bullseye for thunderstorms that year...Diana Ross felt the fury of one such storm during a concert she gave in Central Park...I will try and post all the precipitation events for 1983 from all sights I can find for the city...Then we can see what the difference was for those events...I heard the guage was 10% to high but I don't know how they came about that figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 2013 has 11.04" of precipitation so far in Central...about 2" below average...last year was the first year below 40" since 2002....we are on pace for another below 40" year.. NYC precipitation...NYC decade precipitation averages since 1870.10 yr.............Ave. per year. lowest and highest year1870's..............43.73"........39.25".......51.26"1880's..............43.54"........35.37".......57.16"1890's..............41.84"........35.37".......48.26"1900's..............44.84"........37.44".......58.32"1910's..............44.24"........33.72".......58.00"1920's..............44.92"........37.76".......56.06"1930's..............44.60"........33.85".......53.53"1940's..............42.16"........36.24".......48.51"1950's..............39.59"........35.58".......45.20"1960's..............39.74"........26.09".......48.54"1970's..............52.31"........35.29".......67.03"1980's..............49.96"........38.11".......80.56"1990's..............47.29"........40.42".......60.92"2000's..............53.18"........35.92".......61.70" 1956-1965........36.87"........26.09".......46.39" 2002-2011........56.27"........45.21".......72.81"2010's..............52.11"........38.51".......72.81" as of 12/31/14 1870-2009................45.14"1980-2009................50.14"1870-1969................42.92"1970-2009................50.64"...........................................................................................................................................1826-1864 from Jamiaca N.Y...1865-1868- Central Park...years.................ave..........lowest........highest1826-1835.......37.95"........28.78"........55.67"1836-1845.......36.67"........32.13"........44.57"1846-1855.......39.50"........30.08"........46.40"1856-1865.......41.30"........31.08"........59.68"1866-1869.......48.57"........38.26"........57.40" 4yr ave... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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