The sun was out and the temperature was warm as...

The sun was out and the temperature was warm as Brooke Marzloch, 5, and her friend Paige Shane, 5, both of Glen Head enjoyed the swings together at Tappen Beach in Sea Cliff. (April 5, 2010) Credit: Kathy Kmonicek

Last week it was record rain. Tuesday it nearly was a record high temperature.

The mercury reached 70 degrees Tuesday at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip. The April 6 record high is 71 degrees, set in 1991. Central Park yesterday hit 77 degrees.

Immigration crackdown hurting LI restaurants ... Nassau budget approved ... Out East: Deep Roots Farm in Southold Credit: Newsday

LI voters thinking about affordability ... Immigration crackdown hurting LI restaurants ... Man sentenced for fatal DWI crash ... The true cost of college

Immigration crackdown hurting LI restaurants ... Nassau budget approved ... Out East: Deep Roots Farm in Southold Credit: Newsday

LI voters thinking about affordability ... Immigration crackdown hurting LI restaurants ... Man sentenced for fatal DWI crash ... The true cost of college

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