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

...RECORD DRIEST METEOROLOGICAL AUTUMN AND RECORD DRIEST OF ANY 3-
CALENDAR MONTH PERIOD SET AT GEORGETOWN DE...

ONLY 1.78 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OCCURRED DURING METEOROLOGICAL
AUTUMN (SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER) OF 2024 AT THE DELAWARE
COASTAL AIRPORT IN GEORGETOWN DE. THIS SETS A NEW SEASONAL RECORD
FOR THE DRIEST AUTUMN. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS AUTUMN OF 2001, WHEN
ONLY 2.67 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON.

THIS ALSO SETS A NEW ALL TIME STATION RECORD FOR THE DRIEST OF ANY 3-
CALENDAR MONTH PERIOD SINCE PRECIPITATION RECORDS BEGAN IN FEBRUARY
OF 1945. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS AUGUST THRU OCTOBER OF 2024, WHEN
ONLY 2.20 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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