PHOENIX — You likely noticed, but in case you haven’t, the Phoenix area experienced two very different Augusts in the past two years. Last year, it was hot — think average highs about 105 degrees hot.

A decade ago on Aug. 13, more than a foot of rain fell within three hours in Islip, setting a New York State record for the most rainfall in a 24-hour period — meaning the 2014 flood set a high-water ...

The illusion that Delaware County went to bed on July 31 and woke up on Sept. 1 persisted all of last month. Like the flick of a switch, the weather changed that overnight, with a high on Aug. 1 20 ...