By Della Hasselle
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — Thunderstorms ended an unseasonably warm day in New York Wednesday night and obstructed views of the rare celestial show, a super harvest moon.
Lightening and thunderstorms struck Manhattan about 7 p.m., complete with rain and hail in some neighborhoods. For the most part, the borough avoided damaging winds like the ones that wreaked havoc on the city last week.
After reaching a high of 87 degrees in Manhattan, temperatures dropped 15 degrees once the storm hit.
Clouds and lightening interrupted views of the super harvest moon — a rare celestial show that last occurred on the autumnal equinox in 1991 — that was on display at exactly 11:09 p.m. Wednesday night.
The next harvest moon, made bright by the planet Jupiter reflecting on a full moon, won’t happen again until 2029, according to NASA.com.
Despite Wednesday's seasonal change, the weather is anticipated to return to its unusually high temperature on Friday and Saturday, averaging in the low 80’s.
