Have you recently contemplated turning the heat on lately, especially on a seasonably cool morning like this? Well don’t turn it on yet New Yorkers. According to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) we are on track towards our hottest year on record.
Though it may feel cooler in Central New York, Earth’s average temperature for January through August was 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit which tied a record previously set in 1998. During this years’ meteorological summer (June-August) it had been recorded as the second hottest summer with an average of 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit, with the third hottest August on record with an average of 61.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
NOAA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center, is also reporting decreases in snow and ice cover in areas prone to sea ice, which amount to the third lowest recording since satellites had begun measuring sea ice in 1979. Areas in which sea ice cover are decreasing can be attributed to global warming. This is due to the warming of the oceans and transport of these warmer waters to higher latitudes. Declining snow and ice cover in high latitudes can also be accredited to rising ocean levels, which can be characteristic of global warming.
What does this mean for our upcoming CNY weather? Well, our temperatures will be all over the place through the next 7 days. If you’ve lived here long enough, you know this is par for the course this time of the year. How will this overall warm-up of our planet affect our CNY weather in the long run? Only time will tell, but you can bet your CNYCentral meteorologists will be watching it very intently
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