23 July 2007

Raining Blood

Remember, it could be worse

And so a glorious weather weekend gives way to an absolutely shitty Monday. Sigh.

For all New Jersey OGs and booster club members, you will take delight in knowing that there is in fact an Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist. Currently, the hottest spot in the state is Wildwood, NJ, clocking in at 67 degrees Fahrenheit; the coolest is Walpack, way up north in Sussex County, at a clammy 58. Interestingly, Walpack, with 41 recorded residents, is one of only four New Jersey municipalities that had a population in double digits as of the 2000 census.

New Yorkers, never fear: from the New York State Climate Office, a summary of the NYC climate for the period beginning January 1, 1876 and ending August 1, 2002. The greatest amount of rain fall recorded in Central Park for July: 3.75 inches in 1997. According to AccuWeather.com, there is a 92% chance that the City will receive 0.57 inches of precipitation in the next 24 hours, falling well short of both the monthly record and the record for July 23, set at 2.41 inches.

The rest of the week is going to be more like July, partly sunny (which sounds better than partly cloudy - is it going to be a 60-40 sun/clouds split or something?) with highs in the upper 80s.

But for today, bring one of these:



in case it starts doing this:



but whatever happens, don't do this: