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  2. Climate of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The Great Lakes region of New York sees the highest annual rain and snow amounts in the state of New York, and heavy lake-effect snow is common in both western and central New York in winter. In the hotter months, large, long-lived complexes of thunderstorms can invade the state from points to the west, while tropical cyclones can bring rains ...

  3. Climate of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Also, New York's enormous population, human activity, and vast amounts of large buildings and streets, which absorb sunlight during the day, contribute significantly to the urban heat island effect. Meteorological records have been kept at Central Park since 1821, although the station was relocated to a different part of the park on January 1 ...

  4. United States rainfall climatology - Wikipedia

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    The Appalachian Mountains largely shield New York City and Philadelphia from picking up any lake-effect snow, though ocean-effect snows are possible near Cape Cod. [64] The Finger Lakes of New York are long enough for lake-effect precipitation. Lake-effect snow from the Finger Lakes occurs in upstate New York until those lakes freeze over. [65]

  5. Warmth and lack of rain to worsen growing drought in Northeast

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    A chance for rain will arrive with a cold front by Wednesday and Wednesday night, but most of the rain will be confined to interior New England and miss places like Baltimore and Pittsburgh ...

  6. Environment of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The climate of New York City shapes the environment with its cool, wet winters and hot, humid summers with plentiful rainfall all year round. As of 2020, New York City held 44,509 acres of urban tree canopy with 24% of its land covered in trees. [1] [2] As of 2020, the population of New York City numbered 8.8 million human beings. [3]

  7. Why seniors are more vulnerable to heat-related illness - AOL

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    Having senior parents, I wanted to explore this further and learn what I can do to help. Heat and the body's natural mechanism for cooling off The human body has a natural mechanism for regulating ...

  8. Precipitation - Wikipedia

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    Thus, fog and mist are not precipitation; their water vapor does not condense sufficiently to precipitate, so fog and mist do not fall. (Such a non-precipitating combination is a colloid .) Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air becoming saturated with water vapor: cooling the air or adding water vapor to the air.

  9. Answering TikTok: What does a '30% chance of rain ... - AOL

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    What does a 30% chance of rain actually mean? Don't overthink it, meteorologists say. The question was sparked by a viral video that has received millions of views, originating on TikTok by user ...