Days after dangerously high temperatures revealed the frailty of New York’s power grid, intense thunderstorms overwhelmed parts of the drainage system.

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How much rain fell?

Kennedy Airport in Queens got three and a half inches of rain , according to the National Weather Service. The area hadn’t received that much rain on a single July day since 1996.

The downpour dumped three inches of rain on Staten Island, and nearly that much in northwest Brooklyn.

Yet, if it were a contest, the city would have lost to the suburbs: To the north, West Nyack in Rockland County got 3.8 inches; to the east, Syosset in Nassau County was soaked by 3.9 inches.