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

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

ONLY 3.03 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OCCURRED DURING METEOROLOGICAL
AUTUMN (SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER) OF 2024 AT THE WILMINGTON
AIRPORT NEAR WILMINGTON DE. THIS SETS A NEW SEASONAL RECORD FOR THE
DRIEST AUTUMN. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS AUTUMN OF 1922, WHEN ONLY
3.17 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 JANUARY
OF 1894. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SEPTEMBER THRU NOVEMBER OF 1922,
WHEN ONLY 3.17 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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