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Stifling out. 87 dew 74.

Steady temp at 90 dew 73

I think in general it's possible but very difficult at the Park. Places like LGA can have a high at 6 pm or so. Some updated hourly forecasts have low 90s at 7pm. The Park doesn't do late day highs well though. Wet soil and foliage plus evening sun drops below the trees and does reach there. Sometimes Central Park will keep pace with other area obs then flatline in mid afternoon while everyone else not under a sea breeze keeps climbing.

So that explains why after some breaks of sun, I thought we turned the corner but the then clouds started increasing again and now it's a thick overcast again. NWS hourly forecasts still say 95F for right now. 15 - 20 degree bust is wild.

Back up to 80 dew 72 with occasional brightening skies. Basically back up to the morning low before the rain

The economic impact for many will start to take a toll if this weekend rain pattern continues. An unexpected shower or T storm isn't that surprising in summer, but an extended organized batch of rain with no warning does suck, and seems rare in the warmer months. Also people had the plan to do some outdoor stuff early while the heat is at least tolerable. Now getting t storms moving through. Watch those NYC temps. Central Park underachieves temp wise even more when its wet there, compared to out in the open where it dries out faster.

Where is this rain coming from? Doesn't look like just a brief shower either. Looks like hours of light to mod rain ahead.

Upton issued Extreme Heat Watch issued for most of the area, eastern Suffolk is left out. Is that different for an Excessive Heat Watch/Warning? Or did they just change the terminology? NWS has 100 forecasted for Mon and Tues. At least point and click in the Bx, a lot of Queens

Someone got struck by lightning in Central Park near E 96th St

Came through strong at Glen Island Juneteenth event. Pouring, lots of thunder, brief break and rain again.

Darkness looking toward Hunts Point and LGA. Looks like it moving more east of instead of NE now. City Island and boats on the Sound might get it good.

Looks like another one behind it. Storms is cool but I wish they held off till later. A lot of people relying on a dry early to mid afternoon today.

Hit 90, now down to 86 dew 77 with partial sun and rain, a few claps of thunder but the worst seemed to fizzle out.

87 / 73 feels like 95

I suspected they partly like it being hidden because of potential vandals or curious people tampering with it. Also for historical purposes they don't want to mess with it even though they know it's not an ideal setup. There a reason most cities official readings are at airports and not in the heart of the city. It's very difficult to find a spot that meet NWS standards in the downtown of any major city. If you did it'd be prime real estate and someone would snatch it up for a more profitable use. I think it also on the media to portray an accurate image of urban conditions and not just regurgitate whatever Central Park says. More NYC residents are closer to the airport sites anyway, and thats what weather apps will show. From my time in DC I noticed they tend to give a closer to equal respect to all the offical reporting stations.

78 dew 71 start to the day

Thunder is non stop, I assume for those storms 25 miles away in Rockland/NJ border. Sounds like its right here though

Yeah its bad, and last time I pass by there it was considerably worse than this. You can walk right past it but its so hidden now you may no idea anything is there unless you are really trying to find it. Just standing there compared to being out and about where people actually live and its undeniable that it is an absurd representation of NYC.

JFK normals peak at 84/69.

Normal highs already max out in the upper 80s. Since July daily averages are pretty flat, the avg high for the month is nearly the same. 87/72 at LGA EWR 87/70 Teterboro 87/69 Meanwhile Central Park tops out at 85/71. Philly 88/70 Down in DC they now have normals in July at 90...90/73

Quite the downpour with some hail in the Bx now

85/67 now after a low of only 74. Hazy sunshine, but brighter than yesterday at this time.

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Its just easy to frame it around two major holidays. Also, the amount of daylight contributes to the feel of summer or not. A lot more daytime to work with in June than mid to late August. Most colleges and some schools start in Aug, and places start to lose their seasonal employees too. There's only so much potential time to the summer window, cant afford to sacrifice any just because the early parts may not be reliably hot. But I get it, in terms of beaches in this region I don't get too excited about it until July, mainly because of water temps.

That's true. However apps tend to just point you to the closest offical reporting station, so they actually help deemphasize Central Park. If you in Manhattan and small portion of BK you'll see the Park, but more NYC residents will be directed to LGA and JFK. Some close in suburbs will get LGA/JFK as well. SI will get Newark numbers. If i'm at home, apps show me LGA statistics/records and current conditions. Or some AI generated estimate based on LGA + attempts to show neighborhood microclimates. I only see Central Park on TV.