Saturday, October 2, 2021

Wettest Summer on Record for the Northeastern US? You Decide

The 2021 summer season that has just ended proved to be characterized by a very active weather pattern due to a very active hurricane season for the Atlantic region with the remnants of both Hurricane Henri that hit mid-August and Hurricane Ida that hit 2 weeks later August 30-September 1, 2021 providing a good chunk of the rainfall totals for the past couple of months in particular for certain Northeastern US cities. Here's the rainfall totals for select cities in the Northeastern US over the past 3 months since July 1,2021 from weatherunderground.com





New York City (La Guardia Airport)


July 2021: 10.13 inches

August 2021: 8.82 inches

September 2021: 8.75 inches


Total: 27.70 inches




New York City (Central Park):



July 2021: 11.1 inches

August 2021: 9.37 inches

September 2021: 10.03 inches



Total: 30.50 inches


Boston,MA:



July 2021: 10.22 inches

August 2021: 7 inches

September 2021: 7.47 inches



Total: 24.69 inches



Hartford,CT:



July 2021: 10.66 inches

August 2021: 8.8 inches

September 2021: 6.81 inches



Total: 26.27 inches



Portland,ME:



July 2021: 9.63 inches

August 2021: 2.2 inches

September 2021: 4.25 inches



Total: 16.08 inches



Philadelphia,PA:



July 2021: 6.76 inches

August 2021: 6.18 inches

September 2021: 4.61 inches



Total: 17.55 inches



Baltimore,MD: 



July 2021: 3.6 inches

August 2021: 4.33 inches

September 2021: 6.04 inches



Total: 13.97 inches



Washington,DC:



July 2021: 4.27 inches

August 2021: 9.07 inches

September 2021: 4.03 inches



Total: 17.37 inches




Rainfall Totals from most to least since July 1,2021:



1. New York City (Central Park): 30.50 inches

2. New York City (La Guardia Airport): 27.70 inches

3. Hartford,CT: 26.27 inches

4. Boston,MA: 24.69 inches

5. Philadelphia,PA: 17.55 inches

6. Washington,DC: 17.37 inches

7. Portland,ME: 16.08 inches

8. Baltimore,MD: 13.97 inches 

 

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