Talk:2016 New York drought

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Health impacts of extreme heat in northern climates[edit]

A high percentage of households have no AC in northern metro areas (Detroit, Buf, Roc, Syr, Albany, Boston, etc), which are supposed to have cool summer humid continental climates, with summer highs usually averaging no higher than 80, and July lows near 60 on average and nights above 70 are rare. But with dew points being able to reach upper 70s and occasional temps above 100, dangerous conditions can now exist. B137 (talk) 05:26, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Seattle metro has least household AC percentage

Long duration 60s drought[edit]

https://md.water.usgs.gov/publications/wsp-2375/ny/

By far the longest duration drought, statewide impacts, streams very low, but ground water was sufficient to avoid major metropolitan impacts. B137 (talk) 16:05, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/1965-drought-new-englands-worst-ever/#:~:text=The%201965%20drought%20actually%20occurred,got%20little%20rain%20or%20snow. B137 (talk) 01:53, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hot year? 30s drought[edit]

https://thecounter.org/new-york-state-drought-monitor/ This article goes a long way to not mention that was also a very hot year with mild Winters on both ends following a record El Nino event. It also mentions a two-year severe drought in the 30s that might have been more similar in intensity to the 2016 drought than the long-term dry spell in the 60s. B137 (talk) 17:36, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]