In the time of climate change, a hot summer day can quickly turn into heavy rain that causes flooding in a few minutes, so it is increasingly common for people to try to be prepared when faced with variations in temperature.
Below is the weather report expected in the next few hours for New York:
Weather in New York
During the day
Maximum temperature: 11 degrees Celsius
chance of rain: 40%
cloudiness: 66%
gusts of wind: 22 kilometers per hour
UV Index: 2
Overnight
Minimum temperature: 6 degrees Celsius
chance of rain: 14%
cloudiness: 96%
wind gusts: 14 kilometers per hour
New York is the most populous city in the United States and one of the most inhabited in the world, located in the state of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean coast, in the northeast of the United States.
In the New York city the climate is mainly humid continentalwith very cold winters, hot summers and moderate rains that fall throughout the year, which turn into storms during the summer and snow in winter.
However, New York’s proximity to the Atlantic coast means that winters are not so cold, nor are summers so hot.
The cold and constant rains make snowfall in the winter.
The coldest months are between December and March, while the highest temperature is between July and August.
By occupying a large extension of territory, the United States has a great variety of climates, practically all of them.
On the eastern side of the United States Two major climates predominate: the humid subtropical and the humid continental.
In the American Northeast the most important weather is humid continental which is characterized by constant rains throughout the year that become storms during the summer and snow throughout the winter.
In the southeastern United States the prevailing weather condition is subtropical humid it has warm summers, cool winters and abundant rainfall.
American west sidethere are at least three major predominant climates: semi-arid, arid and Mediterranean.
The semi-arid climate, in its cold subtypeencompasses the most central western and north–south part of the United Statesis characterized by low rainfall and low temperatures.
In the southwestern United States is where it is present arid climate, both in its cold and warm subtypes. In the cold arid, the winters are icy and the summers are mild, while in the hot arid the summer registers extremely high temperatures and in the winter the weather is mild. In both cases rainfall is scarce.
The Mediterranean climate registers in the most coastal area of the American West, from north to south and is characterized by its mild and rainy winters, plus its dry and hot summers.
