Records fall along with the rain as storm continues to pound the Northeast

Records fall across Northeast along with the rain

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rainfall records are being set across the Northeast as a storm pounds the region for a second day.

By Tuesday afternoon, Providence, R.I., recorded more than 15 inches of rain for the month, becoming the rainiest of any month on record. The previous record for the rainiest month was set in October 2005.

Boston set a record for the month of March, topping a mark set in 1953, with nearly 14 inches of rain. It is now the second rainiest month since recordkeeping began in 1872.

New Jersey and parts of New York City also set March records. Rainfall totals reached record levels in Central Park for March. Monthly rainful approached record levels in Portland, Maine.

The latest deluge is the second major rainstorm in the region this month.