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April 2014 discussion


Mikehobbyst

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Is it possible that increased UHI or some other factor at LGA has also contributed to the discrepancy in relative number of 90 degree days between the sites?

 

Not much change in UHI over the last 20 or 30 years at NYC/LGA/EWR. But the growth of the vegetation too close

to the Central Park ASOS is why the high temperature readings have diminished relative to the means there.

 

Any grass or vegetation within 100 feet of the sensor should be less than ten inches in height.

 

http://www.weather2000.com/ASOS/NYC_ASOS.html

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Not much change in UHI over the last 20 or 30 years at NYC/LGA/EWR. But the growth of the vegetation too close

to the Central Park ASOS is why the high temperature readings have diminished relative to the means there.

 

Any grass or vegetation within 100 feet of the sensor should be less than ten inches in height.

 

http://www.weather2000.com/ASOS/NYC_ASOS.html

 

It is as you say it is:

 

http://www.ofcm.gov/siting/text/a-cover.htm

 

2.6 TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT SENSORS.

The temperature and dew point sensors will be mounted so that the aspirator intake is 5 ± 1 feet (1.5 ± 0.3 meters) above ground level or 2 feet (0.6 meters) above the average maximum snow depth, whichever is higher. Five feet (1.5 meters) above ground is the preferred height. The sensors will be protected from radiation from the sun, sky, earth, and any other surrounding objects but at the same time be adequately ventilated. The sensors will be installed in such a position as to ensure that measurements are representative of the free air circulating in the locality and not influenced by artificial conditions, such as large buildings, cooling towers, and expanses of concrete and tarmac. Any grass and vegetation within 100 feet (30 meters) of the sensor should be clipped to height of about 10 inches (25 centimeters) or less.

 

It is not hard to imagine why clipping the growth in an NYC park to that height over a 200 foot wide area would be problematic.  Only solution would be to move it to a meadow area which may be just as problematic.

 

On the other hand, how well have the airport ASOS sites adhered to the italicized portion of the paragraph above?

 

The implication that I am finding most interesting is that green spaces (and green roofs) might actually have some promise for cutting back the UHI.

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It is as you say it is:

 

http://www.ofcm.gov/siting/text/a-cover.htm

 

2.6 TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT SENSORS.

The temperature and dew point sensors will be mounted so that the aspirator intake is 5 ± 1 feet (1.5 ± 0.3 meters) above ground level or 2 feet (0.6 meters) above the average maximum snow depth, whichever is higher. Five feet (1.5 meters) above ground is the preferred height. The sensors will be protected from radiation from the sun, sky, earth, and any other surrounding objects but at the same time be adequately ventilated. The sensors will be installed in such a position as to ensure that measurements are representative of the free air circulating in the locality and not influenced by artificial conditions, such as large buildings, cooling towers, and expanses of concrete and tarmac. Any grass and vegetation within 100 feet (30 meters) of the sensor should be clipped to height of about 10 inches (25 centimeters) or less.

 

It is not hard to imagine why clipping the growth in an NYC park to that height over a 200 foot wide area would be problematic.  Only solution would be to move it to a meadow area which may be just as problematic.

 

On the other hand, how well have the airport ASOS sites adhered to the italicized portion of the paragraph above?

 

The implication that I am finding most interesting is that green spaces (and green roofs) might actually have some promise for cutting back the UHI.

 

Yeah, the time to have thought about relocating Central Park site to a more open section of the park would have

been back  when the new ASOS equipment was put in. But airports are more representative of the temperatures

that the majority of people in NYC and the Newark areas actually experience since place like Central Park are

a slightly cooler oasis in the urban landscape. To me the actual NYC temperature is what you experience 

coming up the steps out of Penn Station onto 7th or 8th avenues a really hot day.

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Yeah, the time to have thought about relocating Central Park site to a more open section of the park would have

been back  when the new ASOS equipment was put in. But airports are more representative of the temperatures

that the majority of people in NYC and the Newark areas actually experience since place like Central Park are

a slightly cooler oasis in the urban landscape. To me the actual NYC temperature is what you experience 

coming up the steps out of Penn Station onto 7th or 8th avenues a really hot day.

Midtown is an disgusting, fetid sauna on hot days. Just deplorable.

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And the NAM caves, shocker. 1.75"+ bullseye over Morris/Warren/Sussex counties and the Poconos with the heaviest rains still over northern sections of this sub-forum at that hour.

 

Doesn't include today's/tonight's rain

 

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PWAT's are over 1.00" area wide by hour 78. This is going to be another super soaker.

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That superstorm really changed everything. All the cold air is gone, we can't even get to freezing or below in early April despite all those cold departures of the last few months.

And this is a bad thing?

Looking forward to hitting the course on Friday..winter is over, time to move on.

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