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New York Laguardia Airport
New York, NY, United States
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Call Sign/ICS* : LGA / KLGA
WBAN* : 14732
COOP ID* : 305811
Climate Division* : NY-04 - Coastal
WMO ID* : 72503
In Service* : 01 Aug 1935 to Present
Elevation*: 3.4m (11.2') above s/l
Lat/Lon* : 40°47'N / 73°53'W
County*: Queens
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About this Station
New York City, in area
exceeding 300 square miles, is located on the
Atlantic coastal plain
at the mouth of the Hudson River. The terrain is
laced with numerous
waterways, all but one of the five boroughs in the
city are situated on
islands. Elevations range from less than 50 feet
over most of Manhattan,
Brooklyn, and Queens to almost 300 feet in
northern Manhattan and
the Bronx, and over 400 feet in Staten Island.
Extensive suburban areas
on Long Island, and in Connecticut, New York
State and New Jersey
border the city on the east, north, and west. About
30 miles to the west and
northwest, hills rise to about l,500 feet and
to the north in upper
Westchester County to 800 feet. To the southwest
and to the east are the
low-lying land areas of the New Jersey coastal
plain and
of Long Island, bordering on the Atlantic.
The New York
Metropolitan area is close to the path of most storm and
frontal systems which
move across the North American continent.
Therefore, weather
conditions affecting the city most often approach
from a westerly
direction. New York City can thus experience higher
temperatures in summer
and lower ones in winter than would otherwise be
expected in a coastal
area. However, the frequent passage of weather
systems often helps
reduce the length of both warm and cold spells, and
is also a major factor
in keeping periods of prolonged air stagnation to
a minimum.
Although continental
influence predominates, oceanic influence is by no
means absent. During the
summer local sea breezes, winds blowing onshore
from the cool water
surface, often moderate the afternoon heat. The
effect of the sea breeze
diminishes inland. On winter mornings, ocean
temperatures which are
warm relative to the land reinforce the effect of
the city heat island and
low temperatures are often l0-20 degrees lower
in the inland suburbs
than in the central city. The relatively warm
water temperatures also
delay the advent of winter snows. Conversely,
the lag in warming of
water temperatures keeps spring temperatures
relatively cool. One
year-round measure of the ocean influence is the
small average daily
variation in temperature. Precipitation is moderate
and distributed fairly
evenly throughout the year. Most of the rainfall
from May through October
comes from thunderstorms. It is therefore
usually of brief
duration and sometimes intense. Heavy rains of long
duration associated with
tropical storms occur infrequently in late
summer or fall. For the
other months of the year precipitation is more
likely to be associated
with widespread storm areas, so that day-long
rain, snow or a mixture
of both is more common. Precipitation
accompanying winter
storms sometimes starts as snow, later changes to
rain, and perhaps
briefly back to snow before ending. Coastal storms,
occurring most often in
the fall and winter months, produce on occasion
considerable amounts of
precipitation and have been responsible for
record rains, snows, and
high winds.
The average annual
precipitation and snowfall totals are reasonably
uniform within the city
but show a consistent increase to the north and
west with lesser amounts
along the south shores and the eastern end of
Long Island, reflecting
the influence of the ocean waters. Relative
humidity averages about
the same over the metropolitan area except again
that the immediate
coastal areas are more humid than inland locations.
Local Climatological
Data is published for three locations in New York
City, Central Park, La
Guardia Airport, and John F. Kennedy
International Airport.
Other nearby locations for which it is published
are Newark, New Jersey,
and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Data Inventories
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DAT INV DOC SOD -Daily
Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined)
DAT INV DOC 3220
-Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative
DAT INV DOC 3240 -Hourly
Precipitation Data
DAT INV DOC 3280
-Surface Airways Hourly And Airways Solar Radiation
DAT INV DOC 3290
-Summary Observation
DAT INV DOC 3292
-Weather Duration
DAT INV DOC 9950 - (see
Global Surface Station Information).
Upper Air
DAT INV DOC 6302 -
DATA
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Hourly
Surface Weather Observations (Form 10A/B)
Hourly
Precipitation Data for New York
Hourly/Daily Data, Local Climatological Data (Unedited)
Hourly/Daily Data, Local Climatological Data (Edited)
Daily/Monthly/Annual New York Climatological Data
Record
of Climatological Observations
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Climatological Summary
Storm
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Miscellaneous Storm Events in Queens County
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1947-03 thru 1947-04: ABCDEFG
1948-01 thru 1998-07: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
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no data.
Element 1 (A) Daily Maximum
Temperature(B) Daily Minimum
Temperature(C) Daily Precipitation(D) Daily Snowfall(E) Snow
Depth at Observation Time(F) Maximum Relative Humidity(G)
Minimum Relative Humidity(H) Peak Gust Speed(I) Daily Total
Sunshine(J) Daily Percent of Possible Sunshine(K) Departure
from Normal Temperature(L) Average Daily Dew-Point
Temperature(M) Heating Degree Days(N) Cooling Degree Day(O)
Average
Daily Station Pressure(P) Average Daily Wind Speed
Element 2 (A) Daily Maximum
Temperature(B) Daily Minimum
Temperature(C) Daily Precipitation(D) Daily Snowfall(E) Snow
Depth at Observation Time(F) Maximum Relative Humidity(G)
Minimum Relative Humidity(H) Peak Gust Speed(I) Daily Total
Sunshine(J) Daily Percent of Possible Sunshine(K) Departure
from Normal Temperature(L) Average Daily Dew-Point
Temperature(M) Heating Degree Days(N) Cooling Degree Day(O)
Average Daily Station Pressure(P) Average Daily Wind Speed
Year/Month
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station. Others are available that may contain summarized
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Hourly U.S. Weather Observations, 1990-1995
NCDC Cooperative Station Data
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SOD -Daily Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined)
3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative
3240 -Hourly Precipitation Data
Station History
New York Laguardia Airport
Date BeganDate EndedLat/LonElevation
meters/feetCOOP
IDWBANCall
SignWMO
IDType
NEW YORK LAGUARDIA ARPT
12 Nov 2000Present40°47'N / 73°53'W3.4m / 11.2'30581114732LGA
72503ASOS-NWS
01 May 199612 Nov 200040°47'N / 73°53'W3.4m / 11.2'30581114732LGA
72503ASOS-NWS
01 Jan 199501 May 199640°46'N / 73°54'W3.4m / 11.2'30581114732LGA
72503.
01 Jan 198201 Jan 199540°46'N / 73°54'W3.4m / 11.2'30581114732LGA
72503.
01 Jan 197301 Jan 198240°46'N / 73°54'W3.0m / 9.8'30581114732LGA
72503WSO
01 Jan 196901 Jan 197340°46'N / 73°54'W3.0m / 9.8'30581114732LGA
72503WBO
01 Dec 196801 Jan 196940°46'N / 73°54'W3.0m / 9.8'30581114732LGA
72503WBAS
NEW YORK LAGUARDIA FIELD
01 Jan 196101 Dec 196840°46'N / 73°54'W3.0m / 9.8'30581114732LGA
72503WBAS
31 May 194801 Jan 196140°46'N / 73°52'W15.8m /
51.8'30581114732..WBAS
01 May 194831 May 194840°46'N / 73°52'W15.8m /
51.8'30581114732..WBAS
07 Oct 193901 May 194840°46'N / 73°52'W15.8m / 51.8'.14732..WBAS
01 Oct 193907 Oct 193940°46'N / 73°52'W15.8m / 51.8'.14732..WBAS
01 Aug 193531 Oct 193740°46'N / 73°52'W6.1m / 20.0'.14732..SAWRS
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