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Top 5 driest stretches: Putting NYC's drought in perspective. Ade Adeniji. October 31, 2024 at 9:31 AM ... New York's driest year until 1964, in fact, w hen water reservoirs dropped to a low of 26 ...
Southeast New York and all of New Jersey are grappling with one of their driest fall stretches on record, and the one-quarter inch of rain that fell from Sunday night to Monday did little to ...
Last month was also the second driest October on record for the lower 48 states combined-second only to 1952. ... The smoke that invaded the New York City area on Saturday dispersed a bit on ...
New York City averages 49.9 in (1,267 mm) annually. Spring is the wettest season. February is the driest month. Every single month in the city's recorded history has reported some rainfall, showing the variability of the climate. On occasion, tropical systems can drop heavy rainfall.
There is a dry season which stretches from December to June, and a rainy season from July to November. [71] Saipan's average annual precipitation is 82.36 inches (2,092 mm), with 67 percent falling during the rainy season. [72] Typhoons frequent the island chain, which can lead to excessive rainfall. [73]
Rondout Reservoir. The Delaware Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system.It takes water from the Rondout, Cannonsville, Neversink, and Pepacton reservoirs on the west bank of the Hudson River through the Chelsea Pump Station, then into the West Branch, Kensico, and Hillview reservoirs on the east bank, ending at Hillview in Yonkers, New York.
Following a wet beginning to August in much of the Northeast, precipitation has been well below the historical average due to extended stretches of dry weather. Some locations are on pace for ...
As of the 2019 election, there are eight towns in New York state that are completely dry, and 39 that are partially dry. [120] The "dry" towns in the state are: Caneadea in Allegany County, Clymer in Chautauqua County, Lapeer in Cortland County, Orwell in Oswego County, Fremont and Jasper in Steuben County, Berkshire in Tioga County. [120] [121]