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JFK's 3.56 Inches Thursday Breaks Rain Record, Second-Wettest November Day
By Ryan Hall, Y'all Weather Desk · Published · Updated
Written by our automated news desk from National Weather Service data.
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Key points
- The rain was very uneven. JFK got more than double Central Park's 1.66 inches. Newark had 1.59, LaGuardia 1.04 and Islip on Long Island just 0.56.
- A Tornado Warning covered Queens from 1:14 to 2:00 PM ET Thursday as the storm moved through.
- Records fell farther inland too. Binghamton, NY, hit 1.48 inches (old record 1.25 in 2021) and Avoca, PA, hit 1.75 inches (old record 1.10 in 2021).
- JFK is at 4.27 inches for November so far. All of these totals are preliminary until they are certified. No flash flood risk is outlined for today.
JFK Airport in Queens, New York, measured 3.56 inches of rain on Thursday, Nov. 12, a record for the date. It is the airport's second-wettest November day in its records, which go back to 1948. Only 3.92 inches on Nov. 8, 1972 was wetter, and the old Nov. 12 record was 2.11 inches from 1975.
What to know
- The rain was very uneven. JFK got more than double Central Park's 1.66 inches. Newark had 1.59, LaGuardia 1.04 and Islip on Long Island just 0.56.
- A Tornado Warning covered Queens from 1:14 to 2:00 PM ET Thursday as the storm moved through.
- Records fell farther inland too. Binghamton, NY, hit 1.48 inches (old record 1.25 in 2021) and Avoca, PA, hit 1.75 inches (old record 1.10 in 2021).
- JFK is at 4.27 inches for November so far. All of these totals are preliminary until they are certified. No flash flood risk is outlined for today.
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| Value | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| JFK Airport | 3.56 inches | Record for the date |
| Central Park | 1.66 inches | |
| Newark | 1.59 inches | |
| LaGuardia | 1.04 inches | |
| Islip | 0.56 inches |
More on Mid-Atlantic flooding, November 2026
Places in this story: Binghamton, NY; Avoca, PA; Queens, NY; Islip, NY; New York City, NY
Sources
- NWS New York (OKX) Record Event Report, issued 1:39 AM ET Nov 13, 2026, National Weather Service
- NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS StnData, sid JFK (data.rcc-acis.org), NOAA Regional Climate Centers (ACIS)
- NWS New York warning via Iowa Environmental Mesonet VTEC archive, National Weather Service