393  
CDUS41 KOKX 210616  
CLIJFK  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY  
216 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE KENNEDY NY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 93 159 PM 95 1996 70 23 69  
MINIMUM 64 351 AM 42 2002 54 10 50  
AVERAGE 79 62 17 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.10 1.65 2023 0.12 0.98 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.71 2.28 -0.57 2.63  
SINCE MAR 1 7.39 9.77 -2.38 9.05  
SINCE JAN 1 12.40 15.76 -3.36 12.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 4.9 -4.9 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 45.4 25.9 19.5 12.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 121 134 -13 39  
SINCE MAR 1 1167 1300 -133 915  
SINCE JUL 1 4957 4813 144 3977  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 1 13 0  
MONTH TO DATE 33 8 25 22  
SINCE MAR 1 46 10 36 25  
SINCE JAN 1 46 10 36 25    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 600 PM  
LOWEST 36 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE KENNEDY NY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 1962  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 42 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM EDT SUNSET 811 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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