I just went on the National Weather Service site and it is showing Newark as 60 degrees at 9PM. Accuweather shows 43. There seems to be some problem with Newark temps today.
Correct me if I am wrong but todays highs are 49 in Central Park, 50 at Teterboro and 56 at Newark. If that is correct, maybe Newark is having instrument problems. I had a high of 50 degrees.
Rain and snow here
I agree if you live right on the water, they are a fair representation. However the vast majority of the area probably 99%, has been below freezing already.
That is what my area looked like yesterday morning about 7am. It was gone by 8, so you actually might have had the same thing yesterday but if you didn't look out side early, you missed it.
I have never seen the site in Central Park but I wonder if they want to keep it somewhat hidden because of possible vandalism. Of course they still can keep it reasonably under control with the overgrowth.
It looks like much of the far north winter has started. Snow on the ground and temps in the teens and 20s. By far north in our part of the country I mean the Adirondack region east to northern Maine. Winter from Thanksgiving to April is just to long.