Due to the unusually cool and wet conditions in June…here are some interesting facts to note:
This June is tied for the 8th coolest on record. The average temperature was 67.5. (That’s) 3.7 degrees below normal…which also occurred in 1897.
This was the coolest June since 1958…when the average temperature as 67.2 degrees.
Below average temperatures occurred on 23 out of 30 days this June…or 75 percent of the month
Central Park has not hit 90 degrees in the month of June this year. The last time this occurred was back in 1996.
Central Park has not hit 85 degrees in the month of June this year. The last time this occurred was back in 1916. This has only occurred two other times…1903 and 1886.
The low temperature dipped below 60 degrees eleven times in the month of June. The last time this occurred was in 2003 when it occurred seventeen times.
It was the second wettest June on record with 10.06 inches of rain. The wettest June on record is 2003 with 10.27 inches.