Remember last October’s seemingly endless weekends of rain? This year around, Mother Nature had different plans in mind. Instead, NYC is actually experiencing its driest fall in 143 years, according to Storm Team 4.
NYC has only seen 1.58 inches of rain since September. The last autumn we received 1.58 inches of rain was in 1881. However, years 1884 and 1886 proved to be even drier with 1884 taking the cake for NYC’s driest fall on record with less than an inch of rain (0.87 inches).
If you recall, we’ve had some gorgeous recent weekends behind us full of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. And with this week looking even warmer, we’re on track to reach some near-record high temperatures.
Monday morning will start off cooler in the 60s before steadily increasing throughout the day. The high temperature for today is forecasted to jump into the 80s by the afternoon, a warmth we haven’t felt in over a month. The current record high temperature stands at 84°F in 1920.
These near-record temperatures mixed with no precipitation have NYC sitting at a moderate level of Fire Danger, with very high danger for more southern areas like Belmar and Toms River.
The rest of the week will remain unseasonably warm, with temperatures returning to a high in the 60s by Thursday—and yes, you guessed it: no rain.
According to the NOAA’s Three-Month Outlook for November to January, NYC is forecast to continue its trend of above average temperatures with equal chances in regards to precipitation.
As for the winter weather forecast, you can consider the contradicting predictions for yourself and prepare how you see fit.