Coney Island weather vs. Nathan’s winning total
This is an updating of a 2007 post comparing the weather at JFK airport on July 4 around 12:50 pm with the winning total in the Nathan’s finals. The temperature on July 4 at 2 pm is predicted to be 86 °F. Weather information is from wunderground.com
2001 50 HDB 71.1 °F / 21.7 °C 93% humidity, overcast
2002 50.5 HDB 96.1 °F / 35.6 °C 40% humidity, partly cloudy
2003 44.5 HDB 81.0 °F / 27.2 °C 72% humidity, clear
2004 53.5 HDB 77.0 °F / 25.0 °C 64% humidity, mostly cloudy
2005 49 HDB 78.1 °F / 25.6 °C 48% humidity, scattered clouds
2006 53.75 HDB 84.9 °F / 29.4 °C 65% humidity, haze
2007 66 HDB 70.0 °F 68% humidity overcast
2008 59 HDB (not including overtime) 77.0 °F 64% humidity mostly cloudy
2009 68 HDB 78.1 °F 45% humidity mostly cloudy
2010 54 HDB 95 °F 22% humidity partly cloudy
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Big Sexy said
July 2, 2011 @ 11:14 pm
It was hotter than 95 last year… trust me… It was awful.
Mega Munch said
July 2, 2011 @ 11:20 pm
Has a Nathan’s finals ever been rained out? It doesn’t look like temperature is a factor, at least not for Koby. The temp in 2002 was 96 degrees and he still set a new record.
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
July 2, 2011 @ 11:45 pm
Going back to 1980, Wunderground says there was light rain in 1981 and 1999 and drizzle in 1984, 1987 & 1989.