NYC's June 2009 Rainfall: The Results!

So all of that rain...and what do we have to show for it? An "almost."

June 2009's overcast skies dropped 10.06 inches of rain on Central Park—00.21 inches short of the 2003 record of—quick, figure it out!—10.27 inches.

Oh well. Better luck next time? I should have made this a BAT Challenge....

Anyway, here's the commemorative article from Ralph Blumenthal at The New York Times. And Gothamist has a fun graphic.

May 2009 Photograph by David Marc Fischer

OCTOBER BEACH WEATHER?

Tomorrow the high is supposed to reach around 85 degrees, though it will probably be cooler by the shore.

I've often heard that the water temperatures at this time of year are the warmest ones. According to this NOAA chart, they're not the warmest...but it does seem that tomorrow's water temperature might be around 70 degrees, the equivalent of a late July/early August day.

So...do you dare go to the beach on October 6? Just remember to be careful: Lifeguard season is over—they're off to the spas for the off-season!



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