LibertyBell

wow I wonder if that was going into a big el nino? and it looks like your 1953 was as extreme as ours was!

oh okay I figured it would be like a snowfall map which shows the totals in different parts of the area. are you going to be using the micronet to confirm temps? which of the 23 I just posted is closest to you?

Just a snapshot in time, some stations are going up while others are going down, this will be fun to track through the heatwave.

why does it show just one number instead of the projected highs all across the region?

It's fun to track these micronets, Corona has hit 90 already Howard Beach 82, Ozone Park 84 Tremont in the Bronx is 89 as is Fresh Kills in Staten Island Water temp near 59th street is 74 East River water temp is 57 Manhattan Mesonet 85 Brownstone Brooklyn 87 why don't any of these show wind direction?

who's the guy in the hot tub, Forky?

why is Con Ed fine with putting all their equipment out there and the Central Park people hide their sensors behind trees? Why dont they just surround it with an electric fence and anyone who tries to touch it gets zapped?

But not in Nassau County, why not? I'm going to use the one in Howard Beach which is the one that's closest to me. The one in Corona whos cam I just saw is in about as artificial a climate as I have ever seen, a concrete parking lot lol

Looking at the cams for all these micronets, the one at Corona looks to be in the middle of a concrete parking lot LOL.....about as artificial an environment as you can get.

hmmm AI says that Nassau County is part of the micronet, the closest one to me is in Howard Beach lol AI Overview Yes, Nassau County is part of the New York City Micronet, a network of weather stations providing real-time data. This network is managed by the New York State Mesonet and provides critical information for various purposes, including utility operations, climate change monitoring, and power infrastructure planning. The New York City Micronet is comprised of 22 weather stations and is maintained by the New York State Mesonet. This network is designed to provide real-time weather data, which is particularly useful during high-impact weather events. The data collected by the Micronet is also used for long-term climate change monitoring and for understanding the needs of the power infrastructure.

https://www.nysmesonet.org/networks/nyc We need one of these for Nassau County too!! The NYC Micronet The New York City Micronet is a dense network of 23 weather stations, 18 owned by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., and 5 owned by the NYS Mesonet. Collectively, the Micronet provides critical real-time weather data during high-impact events for utility operations and long-term data for monitoring climate change. These data are essential for understanding short to long-term power infrastructure needs. The New York City Micronet was designed and installed by the New York State Mesonet, and the Mesonet continues to maintain network operations. Ten sites are located at ground level, eleven sites are deployed on roof tops, and two sites are located on a pier. A majority of Micronet stations measure air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, and pressure. A mix of stations also measure wind speed and direction, solar radiation, snow depth, soil temperature and moisture, surface (skin) temperature, water temperature, and water level. Micronet data are collected every 5 minutes, quality controlled, archived and made available to users in real-time. The 18 Con Edison sites and 5 NYS Mesonet sites located in NYC are shown in the data display below.

what about July 2010?

thats not even hot.... wait til 1 pm lol

http://nysmesonet.org/ It only shows one spot per county, Rob =\ For Nassau County it's only Wantagh, I was hoping they had one in SW Nassau County too, in either Lynbrook or Valley Stream.

oh New York State Mesonet, so this would cover all of Nassau County too?

Is there any way to access their data on wunderground or a different site that has a similar format? I would love to see it in real time!

That is a pretty large distance. I guess there really is no way to use one number to describe the city. We don't even have any sensors in Staten Island, Brooklyn or The Bronx, so no way to know if the 4 official stations we have properly cover the weather in those boroughs (we can always use wunderground, but I've found quite a few of those run too hot. maybe they're not properly sited.)

But why are LGA mins elevated compared to the Park and JFK (both in the summer and winter), is it because UHI affects them more than the more natural environment around the Park and JFK?

I think he meant JJA vs June 20 - Sept 20 our weather lines up with astronomical summer not met summer. At least the first three weeks of September typically have summer weather.

Not a single cloud in the sky here.

How much does population density have to do with this? I've been to interior Queens and it's always hotter than the surrounding area, I put it down to increased traffic and higher population density plus those subway vents are always emitting hair dryer levels of heat ugh. It's hotter in the summer AND in the winter. It doesn't feel natural, but artificial because of the environment there.

why does LGA consistently run warmer on overnight lows and almost always are the last ones to get their first freeze? I feel like it is a much more artificial climate than either the Park or JFK, who get their first freezes before they do.

that might be why July is our hottest month, similar to how January might be our coldest month because of that lag.

I realized I actually confused it with the equinox/equilux lol. I read that fascinating article I just posted last year, our equal day / equal night (equilux) is typically around the 26th of March and September.

I wonder if space exploration will spur advancements in other areas, including climate and weather science (this has happened before.) Perhaps this will encourage greater investment. If we establish space colonies, weather prediction will become important on these worlds too