New York: Geography and Climate
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New York City has a continental climate that is strongly influenced by its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. Winters are cold, with average high temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s, and average lows in the high 20s to low 30s. The average annual snowfall in New York City is just over 25 inches. The ocean's influence, however, keeps periods of extreme cold relatively short. Summers are warm and very humid, with average highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 60s, but the sea breezes help to bring relief from prolonged periods of extreme heat. May is the wettest month in New York City; February is the driest.
Average Temperatures & Precipitation
Temperatures
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| High | 36 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Low | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 38 | 28 |
Precipitation
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| Inches | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
Air Quality Index (AQI)
Days Recorded (2008): 306Median AQI: 47
Days in Good Range: 0.56
Days in Moderate Range: 0.38
Days in Unhealthy Range (Sensitive Groups): 0.06
Days in Unhealthy Range: 0.003
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New York, located on the Atlantic Coastal Plain at the mouth of the Hudson River, is a city made up mostly of islands. Of the city's five boroughs, only the Bronx is contiguous to upstate New York. The larger metropolitan area takes in Long Island, northern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut. Commuters now live as far away as eastern Pennsylvania. The city lies at the conjunction of the Hudson and East Rivers with New York Bay leading to the Atlantic Ocean. The weather is mostly continental with the ocean moderating summer temperatures and keeping the humidity relatively high. Due to the number of colossal buildings and the city's high level of energy use, New York City tends to have its own "micro-climate" of warmer summers and winters than surrounding areas.
| 303 square miles (2000) | |
| 50 to 800 feet above sea level | |
| January, 32.4° F; July, 76.9° F; annual average 54.91° F | |
| 42.6 inches of total precipitation; 26.5 inches of snowfall |
