Record warmth blankets NYC as thermometer hits 70 in January

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CBS: Jan 6, 2007
That 70s Show: Record Warmth Blankets NYC
With Temperatures Above Normal For 28th Straight Day, Many Ski Resorts Remain Closed


(Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times)
The chairs on a pier at South Street Seaport found takers.

(CBS) NEW YORK -- Don't be alarmed, New Yorkers, your thermometers aren't broken. It's 70 degrees. In January.

Record warm temperatures in New York City have capped off a strange week that's seen cherry blossoms bloom in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., multiple blizzards pummel Denver and other parts of the Midwest, and ski resorts in the northeast close their doors due to lack of snow and customers.

The National Weather Service reported the temperature in Central Park at 12:51 p.m. was 70 degrees, shattering the previous record of 63 degrees set back in 1950. Now the question remains, will it get even warmer?

"The stretch of unseasonably warm weather is unprecedented and will be above normal for almost 30 days in a row now. Our normal is 38," CBS 2 Meteorologist John Bolaris said.

The rain dissipated and the sun began to creep out as the afternoon hours approached, and already Central Park was bustling with joggers, bikers, or anyone else who simply wanted to take advantage of the wacky weather that's been above normal for 28 straight days....

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