July 2019 ends warmer and wetter than normal in NYC
Tack another above normal month on to the books. July 2019 ended warmer and wetter than normal in New York City. Temperatures averaged 2 to 4 degrees above normal throughout the area, while precipitation ended at nearly 150% of normal.
July 2019 was the 6th month of this year to finish with above normal temperatures. The persistence of the warm and wet weather pattern has been impressive: Since June of 2018, only two months have finished with below average temperatures in New York City (November 2018 and March 2018).
It will likely remembered for a late month heatwave, which brought temperatures over 100 degrees. Record warm overnight temperatures were also observed at many reporting stations. Central Park reached 90 degrees nine times in July 2019, the most since 2016.
Precipitation events were frequent, and thunderstorms were common. New York City experienced several days with thunderstorms – some of which were severe. Precipitation averaged 150% of normal from Northern New Jersey into the NYC Metro Area. Areas to the north were much drier, with parts of Connecticut reporting only 50-75% of normal precipitation for the month.
The long range forecast currently features cooler temperatures to start August (cooler is relative to what we’ve been experiencing). The weather pattern is likely to remain active.