Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Westhampton, NY

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Westhamptn Gabreski Airport, NY, 3 miles northeast of Westhampton at 67 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 20°F. October is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 43.6 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (22.1 of 43.6 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 62 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal September there has highs of 74°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 132 nights a year. That 43.6 inches is more than at 68 of the 137 New York stations used on this site (50%). East Moriches, 4 miles west, has its own station (Shirley Brookhaven Airport, NY): 44.3 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 81°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Westhampton: 35 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $114,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 8, 2008. August has had the most flash floods, 6 of 10. Of the 798 New York cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 145 have had fewer than Westhampton.

Flood insurance policyholders in Westhampton's ZIP code 11977 have filed 308 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $7.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Sandy in 2012: 91 claims (30% of all) and $3.4 million, then Blizzard of 1993 in 1993 with 35 and Torrential rain in 2005 with 22. 78% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 549 New York cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 467 have fewer than Westhampton.