New York, 2000

Heavy Rain in New York, May 1 to 31, 2000

May 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS BGM · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

May was a very wet month for much of central New York. At the Binghamton Regional Airport May 2000 was the wettest May on record and it was in the top ten at the Syracuse Airport as well.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.

May was a very wet month for much of central New York. At the Binghamton Regional Airport May 2000 was the wettest May on record and it was in the top ten at the Syracuse Airport as well. The month continued the wet trend which began in April. Many farmers are anticipating reduced crop yields due to the need to delay planting until fields were dry enough to be worked. Some also accured losses from seeds rotting in waterlogged fields or from having newly planted crops wash away.

The radar

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Event by event

18 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Broome

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Broome forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.160, -75.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Chemung

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Chemung forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.141, -76.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Chenango

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Chenango forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.494, -75.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Cortland

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Cortland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.595, -76.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Delaware

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.198, -74.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Madison

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.913, -75.670 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Northern Oneida

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Northern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Onondaga

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Onondaga forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.006, -76.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Otsego

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Otsego forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.634, -75.033 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Schuyler

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Schuyler forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.394, -76.875 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Seneca

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Seneca forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.781, -76.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Southern Cayuga

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Southern Cayuga forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Southern Oneida

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Southern Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
43.242, -75.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Steuben

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Steuben forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.268, -77.384 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Sullivan

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.716, -74.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Tioga

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Tioga forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.170, -76.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Tompkins

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Tompkins forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.452, -76.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Yates

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Yates forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.633, -77.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5146705, 5146706, 5146707, 5146708, 5146709, 5146710, 5146711, 5146712, 5146713, 5146714, 5146715, 5146716, 5146717, 5146718, 5146719, 5146720, 5146721, 5146722.