mulen Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Which winters were most notable for persistent cold not these very transiant arctic intrusions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Which winters were most notable for persistent cold not these very transiant arctic intrusions ? I looked at 25 cold spells for at least one week in NYC since 1876...Hoping my math and dates are correct I came up with this top 15... ave temp...month/day/year... 02.5......12/29/1917-1/4/1918 08.8......2/8-14/1899 10.9......2/3-9/1895 12.2......1/6-12/1968 12.3......1/11-17/1893 12.6......12/28/1880-1/3/1881 12.7......2/12-18/1979 13.5......2/4-10/1934 13.5......1/22-28/1888 13.6......1/9-15/1886 13.6......1/10-16/1912 13.9......1/15-21/1994 14.1......2/1-7/1886 14.6......1/15-21/1935 14.6......1/23-29/1936 ...................... Some recent years... 15.5......1/20-26/1961 15.9......1/12-18/1977 16.1......1/13-19/1957 16.7......2/13-19/1958 17.0......1/18-24/2005 the late December early January cold spell in 1917-18 is by far the coldest week in recorded NYC weather history...It averaged 2.5 degrees...The February 1899 cold spell comes in second with 8.8 degrees...1968 and 1979 made the top ten and 1994 the top 15...Temperatures like this for a week causes many problems...Frozen pipes and dead battery weather... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgin Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I looked at 25 cold spells for at least one week in NYC since 1876...Hoping my math and dates are correct I came up with this top 15... ave temp...month/day/year... 02.5......12/29/1917-1/4/1918 08.8......2/8-14/1899 10.9......2/3-9/1895 12.2......1/6-12/1968 12.3......1/11-17/1893 12.6......12/28/1880-1/3/1881 12.7......2/12-18/1979 13.5......2/4-10/1934 13.5......1/22-28/1888 13.6......1/9-15/1886 13.6......1/10-16/1912 13.9......1/15-21/1994 14.1......2/1-7/1886 14.6......1/15-21/1935 14.6......1/23-29/1936 ...................... Some recent years... 15.5......1/20-26/1961 15.9......1/12-18/1977 16.1......1/13-19/1957 16.7......2/13-19/1958 17.0......1/18-24/2005 the late December early January cold spell in 1917-18 is by far the coldest week in recorded NYC weather history...It averaged 2.5 degrees...The February 1899 cold spell comes in second with 8.8 degrees...1968 and 1979 made the top ten and 1994 the top 15...Temperatures like this for a week causes many problems...Frozen pipes and dead battery weather... WOW, I had no idea that it got that cold in Ny before. And I thought !994 was cold here in E. PA. I can't even imagine what that cold spell was like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulen Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 hey unc i guess no one is interested in the subject i hope all is well over on the island see ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 hey unc i guess no one is interested in the subject i hope all is well over on the island see ya. when we finally thaw out there will be plenty of pot holes to rip car tires apart...the last three years must have been great for business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulen Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 One mans poison is another mans medicine the pothole season is in full bloom already the only kink is the depression level unemployment in the Bronx see ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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