Yowza--July in NYC one of the hottest Julys (Julies?) in history (sure felt like it ta me!)

“A Hot Summer In New York” from underpaidgenius:

I had the misfortune of being in NYC on July 6.

Sam Dolnick, The Cruelest Month - Suffering Through, Rather Than Savoring, Summer

If the high and low temperatures in Central Park on Saturday average at least 77.5, July 2010 will rank as the hottest month in New York since records began in 1869. Stephen Fybish, a weather historian, has delved into the numbers, from the National Weather Service, for these other highs and lows:

• July 6 was the hottest day this month, hitting 103 (and 97 in Mr. Fybish’s Upper West Side kitchen). The highs on July 6 from 1999 to 2009: 101, 79, 72, 82, 89, 81, 82, 77, 83, 79, 83. The only years that have had temperatures topping 103 are 1918 (Aug. 7), 1936 (July 9) and 1977 (July 21).


• This June was hot, too, creating the hottest June-July combination on record, with an average of 78.1 degrees (runner-up: 1966, with 77.6). If August averages 76.1 degrees or higher, 2010 will be the hottest June-July-August ever, beating 1966.


• Actually, it has been the warmest March through July on record, averaging 65.5.


• July 21 is the date that has reached 100 the most times, in 1926, 1930, 1977 and 1980; this year, it was 93.


• Number of July 2010 days that topped 90 degrees: 16, tying with July 1966 for fourth place.


• Number of July 2010 days that topped 89 degrees: 21, ranking second behind 1993.


• Warmest July night on record: July 7, 2010, tied with July 15, 1995, at 84.

And I love how this isn’t getting much play in the mainstream media.  Time magazine has a poor noseless woman on their cover that seems to be a play to sway the American people back toward supporting the war Afganistan, but meanwhile, the obvious heat waves plaguing planet Earth aren’t causing much alarm.  Maybe it’s just a few of us bloggers who are overreacting?  All I know is that I’m glad I finally got an air conditioner (a family member took pity on us after hearing of our horrible heat).  After all—August has only just arrived and it’s a well-kept secret that September is still quite toasty.

Perhaps by the time October rolls around the MSM will feel like talking about all of this.