Record Report
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
550 SXUS71 KOKX 011652 RERISP RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1252 PM EDT TUE OCT 1 2024 ...DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AT ISLIP MACARTHUR AIRPORT... PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT ISLIP MACARTHUR AIRPORT TOTALED ONLY 0.24 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS MONTHLY RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER OF 0.61 INCHES, LAST SET IN 2019. THE DRIEST MONTHS ON RECORD AT MACARTHUR AIRPORT WERE AUGUST 1964 AND OCTOBER 2000, WITH ONLY 0.18 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. RECORDS GO BACK TO THE YEAR 1963 AT THIS CLIMATE STATION. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$