Daily Rainfall Record Broken Monday in Islip, 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 1.44 inches of rain was measured in Islip on Monday afternoon, the NWS said, breaking the old daily record of 0.82 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: Rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Low around 30. West wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
• Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. West wind 11 to 14 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 30 by 8pm, then rising to around 36 during the remainder of the night. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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