1899 (Tuesday)
Today was the seventh day this month with a high in the 90s, which was the most of any June until 1923 (when there would be eight). These hot days contributed to making this, at the time, the hottest June on record (until 1923; it's now fifth warmest).
1987 (Saturday)
Today's high temperature reached 96°. This came three weeks after highs of 96°-97°-94° on May 28-30 and 93° on June 1. Today was the sixth day of the past seven to have a high of 88° or hotter, a stretch of days that was nine degrees above average.
1988 (Monday)
Today's high of 87° was one degree higher than yesterday and two degrees above the high of two days ago.
1991 (Thursday)
After an unseasonably cool day yesterday, with a high of only 66°, today's temperature soared to 92°.
1993 (Sunday)
It was a warm and humid Father's Day, with a high of 85°. Thunderstorms after 10 PM produced 0.50" of rain, making this the rainiest day of a dry June (1.49" was measured).
2004 (Sunday)
Today was Father's Day, and the morning low of 57° was the same as that of Father's Day 1997 and 1992 - the coolest readings on the holiday in the years since 1970 (until 2022 when the low would be 54°).
2012 (Wednesday)
Today's high hit 94°, the year's first reading of 90+. This was the latest "first 90" since 2003, when it occurred on June 24.
2024 (Thursday)
Although today had the year's first reading in the 90s (91°), yesterday, which had a high of 89°, was noticeably more humid and uncomfortable, with a heat index of a scorching 99° versus today's 92°.
(Despite the fact the first 90 this year was three weeks later than average, a typical year sees just two days in the 90s by 6/20.)
The view as I neared my office on 42nd St.
across the street from the Chrysler Building.
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