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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY
217 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026

...RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT NEWARK NJ...

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED 99 DEGREES TUESDAY, MAY 19 AT NEWARK
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 98
DEGREES, SET IN 1962. THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY 73 DEGREES TUESDAY,
MAY 19 AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE OLD
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 67 DEGREES, SET IN 1986. RECORDS FOR THE NEWARK
NJ AREA GO BACK TO 1931.

ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI).

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