Section: New York City Weather/Natural Disasters
 

Directory: New York City History
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Section: Weather Disasters
Sub Section: Extreme Heat
Article Name: Long Heat Waves are Often Costly
Article Name: Hottest July 10 Since '80 1897
Article Name: A Very "Muggy" Day 1892                                           Posted 1/06/09
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Web Link: All The 100 Degree Days At Central Park 1870 to Present
Web Link: Summer of 1896 NYC Heat Wave
Sub Section: Thunderstorms, Hail, Lightning, Floods and Tornadoes
Article Name: Bolt Hits Bathers; 5 Killed, 8 Burned 1905
Article Name: Fierce Tropical Simoon Sweeps Over The City 1898
Article Name: The Thaw and the Flood 1857                                          Posted 10/23/08
Article Name: July Thunder Storm 1880                                                  Posted 1/14/10
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Web Link: Devastating Thunderstorm Hits NYC 1910
Web Link: Where Does Hail Come From?
Web Link: Tornado Survival Tips
Web Link: The Most Destructive Twister
Web Link: When is Lightning a Danger
Sub Section: Hurricanes
Article Name: Hurricane Sweeps The Coast: 1896
Web Link: NYC Hazards: Coastal Storms & Hurricanes
Web Link: Long Island Hurricane History
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Web Link:  The Great Hurricane of 1938
Web Link: UNISYS: Atlantic Tropical Storm Tracking by Year 1851-2007
Web Link: The Ten Deadliest Hurricanes
Web Link: Hurricane Glossary
Sub Section: Snow Storms/Ice Storms
Article Name: A Wintry Rain: River of Water and Sheets of Ice  1873
Article Name: The Season Of Snows 1871
Article Name: Snow Storm 1867
Article Name: South Sends A Blizzard: Greater New York Ice Bound 1899
Article Name: The Snow Storm: Its Effects 1867                   Posted 8/23/08
Article Name: A March Snow-Storm 1880                             Posted 1/06/09
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Web Link: The Blizzard of 1948 Yorktown, New York
Web Link: The Record Snowstorm at NYC 2/12/2006, an already forgotten storm to remember
Web Link: The Winter of 1620-'21.First Thanksgiving Weather & History from Stormfax (Plymouth Plantation)
Web Link: Snow on Snow
Web Link: Be Prepared for Winter Storms
Web Link: The Great Christmas Eve Snow Storm (2004)
Web Link: Snowstorms and Other Significant Weather Events 2001-2008
Web Link: 8 Days, 10 Feet and the Snow Isn't Done Yet
Web Link: Western New York Major Snowstorm October 12-13, 2006 (Summary)
Web Link: Freak Storms Kill Hundreds  Britsh Pathe Video
Web Link: Savage Storm Hits East Coast of USA  British Pathe (video)
Web Link: Top Eleven Most Memorable Weather Events
Web Link: Snow in New York
Web Link: Winter Storm Common Nicknames
Web Link: In Winter's Grip  (British Pathe) (video)
Web Link: The Great Blizzard of 1888
Web Link: Think the East Coast Blizzards Were Bad This Year? Try 1947
Web Link: Record Snow Fall in New York (British Pathe)
Web Link: Have Snow Shovel, Will Travel
Web Link: Snow in New York (British Pathe) (video)
Sub Section: Extreme Cold
Article Name: Three Below Zero: The Official Figure 1899
Article Name: The Cold Snap 1881
Article Name: In The City's Basins: Severe Weather 1893
Web Link:  All The Below O Degree Days At Central Park 1870 to Present
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Section: List of Storms in the State of New York 1952-1980  Since there are far too many storms to mention, I have only selected tornados that left property damage, injuries or fatalities. This information is from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
 

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Web Link: May 6, 1952     (Essex County)   (Tornado)   (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: July 14, 1954   (Yates County)    (Tornado)   (PrD  $2.5M)
Web Link: September 19, 1954     (St. Lawrence County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: August 30, 1955   (Schuyler County)    (Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: July 1, 1956   ( Yates County)   (Tornado)   (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: April 25, 1957  (Erie County )  ( Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: August 10, 1958 ( Otsego County )    (Tornado)   (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: October 16, 1958 ( Essex County ) ( Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: June 12, 1959  (Chautauqua County)   (Tornado)  (PrD  $250.OK) (3 injuries)
Web Link: July 1, 1959  (Jefferson County )( Tornado)  (PrD $25.OK)
Web Link: July 12, 1959  (Fulton County)  (Tornado)   (PrD $25.OK)
   
 

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Web Link: May 22, 1960 (Livingston County ) (Tornado)  (PrD $25.OK)
Web Link: June 24, 1960  (Schenectady county) (Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OM) (Injuries 9)
Web Link: June 29, 1960 (Oneida County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $250.OK)
Web Link: May 9, 1961(Sullivan County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $2.5M)  (Injuries 4)
Web Link: May 15, 1961 (Cattaraugus County )   (Tornado)  (PrD  $250.OK)
Web Link: July 7, 1961 ( Erie County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $250.OK)
Web Link: August 16, 1961 ( Otsego County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: August 25, 1961 (Tompkins County)  (Tornado)  (PrD $25.OK)
Web Link: June 11, 1963 (Onondaga County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $2.5K)
Web Link: July 2, 1963  (Chautauqua)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $2.5K)
Web Link: September 3, 1963 (Niagara  County )  (Tornado)  (PrD  $2.5K)        ( work in progress , more to follow)
Web Link: June 15, 1964  (Schuyler County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: May 16, 1965   (Chautauqua County)  (Tornado)   (PrD  $250. OK)  (injuries 3)
Web Link: July 7, 1965    (Wyoming County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $25.OK)
Web Link: August 2, 1965   (Oneida County)  (Tornado)  (PrD  $2.5K)
Section: Specific Weather Information
 Sub Section:
National Weather Service Forcast Office: Upton, New York Central Park New York City Records 1869-2004
 Web Link: January
 Web Link: February
 Web Link: March
Web Link: April
Web Link: May
Web Link: June
Web Link: July
Web Link: August
Web Link: September
Web Link: October
Web Link: November
Web Link: December
Sub Section: Historical Climatological Data-Central Park, N.Y
Web Link: Average Monthly & Annual Temperatures at Central Park 1869-To present
Web Link: Warmest & Coldest Years/Months 1869 to Present)
Web Link: Warmest & Coldest Months (Jan-Dec) 1869 to present
Web Link: 90 + Days & 100 + Days
Web Link: Below 10 Days & Below O Days
Web Link: Monthly & Seasonal Snowfall at Central Park 1869-to present
Web Link: Snowiest/Least Snowiest Seasons   Central Park 1869 to Present
Web Link: Snowiest Months: October-May 1869 to Present
Web Link: Biggest Snow Storms-Central Park 1869 to Present
Web Link: Greatest Daily Snowfall Central Park-1869 to Present
Web Link: Monthly & Annual Precipitation at Central Park 1869-present
Web Link: Wettest & Driest Years/Months Central Park-1869 to Present
Web Link: Wettest & Driest Months (Jan-Dec) Central Park-1869 to Present
Web Link: Wettest & Driest Seasons   Central Park- 1869 to Present
Web Link: Greatest Daily Precipitation  Central Park-1869 to Present
Section: Weather Observers
Web Link: Robert Juet, First New York Weather observer
Web Link: Cleveland Abbe "OL" Probabilities"
Web Link: Benjamin Franklin, The First American Storm Chaser
Section: Miscellaneous
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 Web Link: Weather Extremes, Central Park, New York 1869 To Present
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Web Link: Impacts Of Climate Change In The United States: Metro East Coast
Web Link: 'Summer of '16 Was Cool, But Not That Cool'
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Web Link: The Weather in Rochester's History
Web Link: Memorable Weather Events of the Past 200 years
Web Link: Weather Instruments
Web Link: Weather Calculators
Web Link: The Invention of the Barometer
Web Link: A Brief History of the Storm Prediction Center (The Storm Prediction Center issues tornado and severe thunderstorm watches for the 48 contiguous states and produces regularly scheduled severe weather outlooks and updates on various forms of hazardous weather including heavy rain and winter storms.)
Web Link: History of the National Weather Service (The site provides links allowing visitors to explore the early pioneers of weather forecasting in this country and to view a detailed historical timeline.
Web Link: Hurricane Research Division (The National Hurricane Research Project was created as part of the U.S. Weather Bureau in 1955 to conduct research into hurricanes in hopes of improving scientific understanding of them and improve hurricane forecasting.
Web Link: Storm Data FAQ
Section: Holiday Weather 1870-Present
Web Link: New Year's Eve Day
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Web Link: St. Patrick's Day March 17
Web Link: Easter
Web Link: Memorial Day
Web Link: Fourth of July
Web Link: Labor Day
Web Link: Election Day
Web Link: Thanksgiving Day
Web Link: Christmas Day

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This page updated: 1/1/2011
 
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