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A Wet End To A Warm February
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Joe Schumacher
Published Feb 29, 2012
Modified Feb 29, 2012
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Joe Schumacher
Published Feb 29, 2012
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Trivia question: What do 1984, 1998 and 2002 have in common? Unless a so-far-undetected pool of extremely cold air arrives by midnight they will be knocked down to a three-way tie for second warmest February ever recorded in the city. The most recent record warm month was April 2010. Care to guess when Central Park last saw a record cold month? Hint: A New Yorker was president.
The lethal low pressure system heads eastward from the upper Midwest. The precipitation should be all rain in the city this Sadie Hawkins Day but it looks like an ugly rain/snow/freezing rain mix north of Westchester and Rockland Counties. The heavy cloud cover, rain, and easterly winds mean the temperature will remain in the lower 40s all day. Count on that rain lasting all day and all night.
High pressure will bring clearing skies tomorrow afternoon and pleasant weather for Friday. Look for Friday's high to be around 50 degrees under a mix of sun and clouds. Saturday will be warmer still but the price of that warmth is likely to be a day of wind and rain. Sunny skies should return on Sunday.
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