Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

History of New York City Weather Observations

Central Park Observations	Dates
Arsenal Building 5th Ave (between 63rd & 64th)	1868 to 1920
Belvedere Castle Transverse Rd (near 79th & 81st)	1920 to present
Other New York City Observations
Fort Columbus on Governors Island*	1836 to 1854
162nd Street in Washington Heights*	1845 to 1870
The Cooper Union at Cooper Square*	1870 to 1877
Board of Underwriting Building at 49 Wall Street	1870 to 1871
Equitable Life Insurance Building at 120 Broadway	1871 to 1895
Manhattan Life Insurance Building at 66 Broadway	1895 to 1898
American Surety Building at 100 Broadway	1898 to 1911
Whitehall Building at 17 Battery Place	1911 to 1960
RCA/GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza	1960 to 1995
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Source: National Weather Service Data Archive *Precipitation Measurements Only

Climatological Data

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Normals
- Normals & Extremes by month and season
- All-time Extremes
- Daily Max Temperature
- Daily Min Temperature
- Daily Average Temperature
Temperature
Precipitation
Snow
Holidays
Degree Days
- HeatingSeason = July to June
- CoolingSeason = January to December

Monthly Almanacs

Daily climatological data can be analyzed to produce averages and records. This information is included in our monthly almanacs. The almanacs also contain times of sunrise and sunset and daily records of precipitation and snowfall.

January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

Daily, Monthly, Seasonal and Annual Climate Reports

The Daily Climate Report (CLI) is produced twice a day, at around 4:30 pm and 1:30 am. The 4:30 PM report contains data from 12:00 am EST (1:00 am EDT) to 4:00 PM local time and is referred to as "preliminary" data. The 1:30 am "daily" report contains 24 hours of data starting at 12:00 am EST (1:00 am EDT) the previous day.

Monthly reports are produced after each month has completed. Seasonal reports cover a three month period: Dec-Feb for Winter, Mar-May for Spring, Jun-Aug for Summer, and Sep-Nov for Fall.

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