Mild Weather for New York City Continues
New York City Mild Madness-- not bad for a typical early May weekend!
It was an incredible day to be outside in New York City. The streets were packed, restaurants overflowing with people, all of them shredding their jackets, hats and scarves. All this and a half-century-old temperature record fell in Central Park as the city's bizarre warm spell continued.
The Temperature shot up to 74 degrees under sunny skies in NYC Saturday, confounding meteorologists' predictions of a 70-degree high. The last time New York City experienced 70 degrees or above in January was on Jan. 26, 1950, when temperatures topped out at 72 degrees. At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the cherry trees were in full bloom and bulbs were already sprouting new green plants in flowerbeds. I spent the day with friends, and had a chance to get on my Vespa with Danielle for the first time in over a month. It was awesome riding around with such nice conditions. Makes me feel better about the purchase too since it's been sitting in a garage.
What we do know is that there are many factors contributing to the winter's warm weather, with one of them being El Nino. El Nino, as a refresher is a cyclical warming trend now under way in the Pacific Ocean, which can lead to milder weather, particularly in the Northeast. Many weather observers have also blamed global warming for the higher temperatures. Here are some pictures from being out and about today.
