Last month marked by heat waves, tropical systems and flooding rain
![NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2023-10/GettyImages-1708157164.jpg?h=c0a707ad&itok=oGOVVzDb)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)