‘…As the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept over New York City, Central Park recorded 3.15 inches of rain in a single hour on Wednesday night, smashing the previous one-hour record of 1.94 inches set on Aug. 21 during Tropical Storm Henri. The sudden burst of rain paralyzed the city, with cascades of water pouring into subway stations and shutting down much of the system for hours.’
Source: New York’s Record Rain Carries Stark Warning About Climate Change – The New York Times