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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
300 PM EDT THU JUL 09 2026

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT PHILADELPHIA PA...

A DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 2.40 INCHES HAS BEEN SET AT PHILADELPHIA 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA SO FAR TODAY. 
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.79 INCHES SET IN 1952. RAIN 
CONTINUES TO FALL AND THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED LATER TODAY.

PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA PA AREA DATE BACK TO 
NOVEMBER 1871.

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