LI just 1 degree from record high Tuesday

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.

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep. 6: Top football teams in action and soccer playoffs roundup Gregg Sarra sounds off on Farmingdale vs. Massapequa and the battle between Longwood and Floyd, plus Michael Sicoli recaps some of the playoff soccer games, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep. 6: Top football teams in action and soccer playoffs roundup Gregg Sarra sounds off on Farmingdale vs. Massapequa and the battle between Longwood and Floyd, plus Michael Sicoli recaps some of the playoff soccer games, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.