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31 Jul 09 - (Excerpts) - Central Park has had only one day reach above 85
degrees so far this summer (86 on July 17th)...the fewest number of days
above 85 on record at Central Park since records began in 1869. The old
record was 7 in 1996.
Record cold July in Rockford, IL
here.
Also in other areas of northwest IL and northeast IA
here.
July the
coldest in recorded history for Madison, WI (records go back to
1869).
It was also the coldest ever in Rhinelander, Appleton and Stevens Point,
WI.
It was the coldest ever July in
International Falls.
It was the
second coldest in Indianapolis, IN,
and coldest in several other locations in northern Indiana including
Fort Wayne.
It was coldest ever in Peoria and Lincoln, IL.
It was the coldest ever in
Grand Rapids, MI.
It was
record cold also in Flint, Saginaw and Benton Harbor.
It may be the coldest July ever statewide in
Iowa.
It was the third coldest summer in
Kansas City.
It was the coldest ever in Jackson, KY and Huntington, WV.
This is the third coolest June and July on record in 151 years
at Central Park...the second wettest June and July on record and on
track to become perhaps the wettest summer in history.
Boston is coming in with the
fourth coldest June/July period since records began in 1872. It
averaged 69.15 in June/July ranking it behind only 1903, 1881 and
1902... all the other years in the top ten were in the 1800s and early
1900s.
By the way, the South Pole had an average temperature of minus 86.8
degrees F, breaking the July record set back in 1965.
See entire article
http://icecap.us/index.php/go/joes-blog/big_apples_cold_summer/
Thanks to Joe D'Aleo for this link |
