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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
906 AM EST SUN DEC 01 2024

...RECORD DRIEST METEOROLOGICAL AUTUMN AND RECORD DRIEST OF
ANY 3-CALENDAR MONTH PERIOD SET AT ALLENTOWN PA...

ONLY 3.58 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OCCURRED DURING METEOROLOGICAL
AUTUMN (SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER) OF 2024 AT THE LEHIGH
VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ALLENTOWN PA. THIS SETS A NEW
SEASONAL RECORD FOR THE DRIEST AUTUMN. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
AUTUMN OF 1922, WHEN ONLY 3.81 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED
FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.

THIS ALSO TIES THE ALL TIME STATION RECORD FOR THE DRIEST OF ANY 3-
CALENDAR MONTH PERIOD SINCE PRECIPITATION RECORDS BEGAN IN JANUARY
OF 1912. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS OCTOBER THRU DECEMBER OF 1928, WHEN
ONLY 3.58 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR THE ENTIRE 3-
MONTH PERIOD.

ONLY PERIODS WITH NO MISSING DATA WERE CONSIDERED FOR THIS REPORT.

ALL DATA IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL
CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.

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