Not only the big comeback concert in Central Park fell through. Rainfall was abundant in New York last weekend.
New York – The tropical storm "Henri" brought record amounts of rain to the US metropolis of New York last weekend. Late on Saturday evening, the rainiest hour in New York since records began was measured in Central Park in Manhattan.
The equivalent of 49 millimeters of rain fell within 60 minutes and flooded the streets of the metropolis, said the National Weather Agency in New York. Overall, this year's summer in the US city is not only very hot and sunny, but also brings heavy rainfall over and over again. 2021 will be the second wettest summer in New York history so far, it said. dpa
