The National Weather Service last week announced the rainfall record for a 24-hour period in Connecticut has not changed despite recordings done on August 18.

Following an analysis by the State Climate Extremes Committee, comprising representatives from the local National Weather Service Forecast Office-New York City, Eastern Region, and the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), two rainfall measurements recorded by private weather stations in Oxford on August 18 were deemed invalid due to issues with their citing.

One location recorded 13.5 inches of rain, and the other 14.83 inches.

One weather station was located too close to trees, which could have affected its readings, while the specifics of the other station’s setup were not able to be verified.

“Consequently, these observations do not qualify for consideration,” the weather service announced October 16.

As a result, Connecticut’s official 24-hour rainfall record remains unchanged at 12.77 inches, set on August 19, 1955.

Newtown received 10 inches of rain and Sandy Hook received 12.17 inches, as rivers overflowed, roads washed out, some homes were flooded and a few destroyed, and motorists became trapped in flooded vehicles over the course of Sunday, August 18, into the early hours of Monday, August 19.