SXUS71 KOKX 160626 RRA RERLGA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY 224 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026 ...RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT LAGUARDIA NY... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED 88 DEGREES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 DEGREES, SET IN 1941. THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY 68 DEGREES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 64 DEGREES, SET IN 1941. RECORDS FOR THE LAGUARDIA NY AREA GO BACK TO 1939. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$