Other stations finished with much lower departures than LGA...Departure here was just +0.6° similar to NYC, EWR, JFK. A humid month for sure but not that hot. Also had 8.45" of rain.
I'm 58 years old and have had various weather equipment at my homes since around 10 years old...don't know what got me started...no one in my family was into it. One of the earliest events I can remember was tropical storm Doria in 1971 and the flooding on the side of our house.