New York City december temperatures

[eddie]

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-yo ... view=table

weird climate...

weekend before christmas 18/11 & 22/16 C, monday 18/6 C (avg 5/-1)
followed by an ice-day -1/-7C on christmas day !

[stephenprudence]

later this week, it will drop to around -12C there..

[otorongo]

Bad for the plants, not that bad for humans. At least they get nice days in December, which we don't. But then we can go to the Med on the weekends for £40 and get some niceness too while our plants just hang in there.

[otorongo]

Bad for the plants, not that bad for humans. At least they get nice days in December, which we don't. But then we can go to the Med on the weekends for £40 and get some niceness too while our plants just hang in there.

[flounder]

Bad for the plants, not that bad for humans. At least they get nice days in December, which we don't. But then we can go to the Med on the weekends for £40 and get some niceness too while our plants just hang in there.

Yep, a thread about New York. So good you posted twice

[miketropic]

We have had about the same here in KY. Last weekend we had highs of 21 and lows only down around 8...then the arctic blast shows up and we will just creep over 0c today with lows around -10 or -12c for the night over the next few days. Got to love it though since the summer brings 32c+ for months

[sanatic1234]

So does that mean we will be getting some of that then stephen as our storms are coming from there are they not?

[Rob S]

Don't think there are too many New Yorkers who are worried about their tender plants outside!

[otorongo]

Don't think there are too many New Yorkers who are worried about their tender plants outside!

Their gardens are not as exotic by our standards, but...

I think the coolness of exotic gardening lies in growing plants that you don't normally see in your area. If your zone was 10b, you would see bougainvilleas and hibiscus on every corner and there would be no excitement in growing those. They would be perceived as boring as roses.

Would a higher zone make you a happier person? Maybe for the first month, then the initial excitement would subside.

Likewise, if you moved from zone 8/9 England to zone 6/7 New York, you would initially be depressed by the narrowing of the selection of plants you could grow, but you'd get used to it in no time and find borderline candidates to grow - maybe some hardy eucs, trachys, etc. which would be a sensation over there.

Would the same apply to the increased sunshine hours, unexpected warm winter days and long summers? I'm not so sure.

[Rob S]

Are there any Trachycarpus's in New York? I doubt it!

[otorongo]

Are there any Trachycarpus's in New York? I doubt it!

Near the subway vents

According to this map: http://files.campus.edublogs.org/blogs. ... 3gw8tb.jpg , the mildest parts of NYC are zone 7b, meaning temps don't go below -15C, that's mild enough for a Trach?

[kracker]

later this week, it will drop to around -12C there..

I was there there a few years ago in feb it was -14 c but the wind chill blowing through the the avenues probably felt like -24c never felt anything like it

[Wilza]

We have had about the same here in KY. Last weekend we had highs of 21 and lows only down around 8...then the arctic blast shows up and we will just creep over 0c today with lows around -10 or -12c for the night over the next few days. Got to love it though since the summer brings 32c+ for months

I'd take our cooler summers if it means milder winters!! Happy new year to you all...

[miketropic]

there are plenty of windmills in nyc as well as alot of other things you would not think was there. it does get very cold but the inner city could be a zone 8 or better..the zones maps are sort of right..im in a zone 6b..it says I should see 0F or lower...have not in many years so you can't always go by them

[Alexander]

For gardening exotics you are better of in rainy London under a Phoenix canariensis_CIDP then New York. Thats now a cold gray frosty city...

Alexander