Daily Rainfall Record Broken Monday at JFK, Arctic Cold Front Next

Monday isn’t over yet and a daily rainfall record has already been set, according to the National Weather Service.

A total of 1.30 inches of rain was measured at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday afternoon, the NWS said, breaking the old daily record of 0.80 inches set on this day in 2002.

The rain is expected to taper off Monday night, but then it’s going to get cold. Real cold.

Here’s the forecast for the next few days from the NWS:

• Tonight: Isolated showers before 11pm. Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 22. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 24 mph.
• Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. West wind 13 to 17 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 35 by 5am. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46.

NWS Image