SXUS71 KOKX 240629 RERNYC RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY 0224 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2024 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT CENTRAL PARK NY... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.66 INCHES WAS SET AT CENTRAL PARK NY YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.6 INCHES SET IN 1929. RECORDS GO BACK TO THE YEAR 1869 AT THIS CLIMATE STATION. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$