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Average Monthly Rainfall
mm Inches Rainfall
100 4 March and August are
the months of heaviest
80
3 rainfall in New York.
Rainfall in spring is usually
60
2 unpredictable, so be
40 prepared. Sudden heavy
snowfalls in winter can
1
20 cause chaos in the city.
0 0 Rainfall
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Snowfall
January
Winter
National Boat Show
New York is a magical place (Jan), Jacob K. Javits
at Christmas – even the stone Convention Center
lions at the Public Library don (p134).
wreaths for the occasion, and Chinese New Year
shops become works of art. (late Jan/Feb),
From Times Square to China- Chinatown (p91).
town, New Year celebrations Dragons, fireworks,
punctuate the season, and and food.
Central Park becomes a winter Winter Antiques
sports arena. Show (Jan), Seventh
Regiment Armory. Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown
NYC’s most prestigious
antiques fair. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
February New Year’s Day (Jan 1)
Black History Month. African- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
American events take place (3rd Mon, Jan)
throughout the city. Presidents’ Day (3rd Mon, Feb)
Empire State Building Run-
Up (early Feb). Runners race Memorial Day (last Mon, May)
Statue of Alice in Wonderland in to the 102nd floor (pp132–3). Independence Day (Jul 4)
Central Park Presidents’ Day Holiday Sales Labor Day (1st Mon, Sep)
(Feb 12–22) Big department Columbus Day (2nd Mon, Oct)
December stores sales throughout the city. Election Day (1st Tue, Nov)
Tree-Lighting Ceremony Westminster Kennel Club
(early Dec), Rockefeller Center Dog Show (mid-Feb), Madison Veterans Day (Nov 11)
(p140). Lighting of the giant Square Garden (p131). Thanksgiving Day (4th Thu, Nov)
Christmas tree in front of the America’s most prestigious Christmas Day (Dec 25)
RCA Building. dog show.
Messiah Sing-In (mid-Dec),
Lincoln Center (p208). The
audience rehearses and
performs under the guidance
of various conductors.
Hanukkah Menorah
(mid–late Dec), Grand Army
Plaza, Brooklyn. Lighting of the
huge menorah (candelabra)
every night during the
eight-day Festival of Lights.
New Year’s Eve. Fireworks
display in Central Park (pp198–
203); festivities in Times Square
(pp142–3); 5-mile (8-km) run in
Central Park; poetry reading
in St. Mark’s Church. The giant Christmas tree and decorations at Rockefeller Center

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