1919 (Saturday)
This is the only year in which an inch of rain fell on this date (thru 2025). 1.82" was measured in Central Park, with most falling in two two-hour periods (0.71" between 6-8 AM and 0.62" between 8-10 PM). Today's rain followed a rainfall of 0.85" yesterday, and 0.92" would follow tomorrow. These three rainy days came in the midst of nine days in a row with rain (July 15-23) in which nearly six inches was measured.
In addition to 7/19, twelve other dates have had an inch of rain just once (the average number per date is five). And 9/9 has the distinction of yet to have a one-inch+ rainstorm.
1988 (Tuesday)
0.54" of rain thundered down in just fifteen minutes between 8:38-8:53 this evening. By 2 AM (on 7/20), 1.20" of rain had fallen. Today's high was 89°, snapping a six-day streak with highs in the 90s.
1999 (Monday)
Today's high temperature soared to 101°, the third day this month with that reading.
2002 (Friday)
Half of the month's rain poured down in an hour during the early evening, as 0.52" fell between 6-7 PM.
2008 (Saturday)
With a high/low of 96°/78°, today would be the hottest day of the summer.
2012 (Thursday)
After yesterday's high of 100°, with a heat index of 110°, the high today, under mostly overcast skies, was just 76°. Never before has there been such a drop in temperature the day following a triple-digit reading. This broke a 21-day streak of high temperatures of 85°+, as well as a 21-day streak of above-average daily mean temperatures.
2015 (Sunday)
Today's high of 93° was the hottest reading in nearly two years (since Sept. 11, 2013's high of 96°). And the heat index reached 102°. This was just the second day this year with a high in the 90s (but 18 more would follow).
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