Record Report
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
220 SXUS71 KOKX 210632 RRA RERLGA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY 230 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026 ...RECORD DAILY RAINFALL SET AT LAGUARDIA NY... 2.86 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE DAILY RECORD OF 1.31 INCHES, SET IN 1963. RECORDS FOR THE LAGUARDIA NY AREA GO BACK TO 1939. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$