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Despite the early chill, New York is expected to have a warmer-than-normal fall before temperatures rebound.
The potential return of La Niña could lead to a colder winter with above-average snowfall for the Northeast.
La Niña winters often enhance lake-effect snow in upstate New York cities like Buffalo and Rochester.
A village in New York recorded the coldest temperatures in the continental U.S. this morning , as freeze warnings and frost advisories remained in effect across much of the state and New England.
The early-season chill was driven by a high-pressure system over the region.
The same system, along with Hurricane Humberto and the Fujiwhara effect , also helped steer Hurricane Imelda away from making landfall on the East Coast, although some impacts