It was a record-breaking weekend in NYC. (And we’re not just talking about the Yankees’ impressive 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.)
While the Bronx Bombers were swinging their way to victory with the most home runs ever recorded in a game, Mother Nature was doing some swinging of her own in the form of the largest temperature drop in one hour. Saturday, March 29th was the first 70-degree day of the season in NYC, and needless to say the sunglasses, shorts, and lawn chairs were out and about. New Yorkers were ready to soak up the sun and much-needed Vitamin D. What they weren’t ready for was the sudden chill.
All about the largest temperature drop in 1 hour in NYC
According to News 12, the largest one-hour temperature drop in NYC was recorded in Central Park on the 29th: at 4:51pm, it was 79°F. Exactly one hour later at 5:51pm, it was just 53°F — a 26-degree difference. While it wasn’t necessarily enough to pull the black puffer coats back out of the closet, it was enough to make a very big difference. Those of us park-goers definitely had to make an alternative plan after that weather switcheroo.
According to The Weather Channel, the largest one-hour temperature drop in history was recorded in 1919 halfway across the country in Amarillo, Texas. A cold front swooped in, obviously, taking the temperature from 67°F at noon on December 12th to a mere 23°F by 1pm. That’s a 44° difference — and feels like an entirely different season, all within the span of 60 minutes.
According to the NYC 10-day weather forecast, we’re in for quite a bit of change, though there’s no telling whether said change will take place within an hour’s time. We’ll start off the week inching towards 70° with rain, and by Wednesday, we’ll be experiencing cloudy conditions and 48°. We’re expected to have a rainy weekend in the low 50’s, but fingers crossed Mother Nature changes her mind for Saturday and Sunday.
Well, now that spring — and April — has just begun, we guess we’re in for some wacky weather. One thing’s for sure: you might want to bring a jacket.