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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
0539 PM EDT THU JUL 09 2026

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

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.41 INCHES WAS SET AT PHILADELPHIA PA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD DAILY RECORD OF 1.79 INCHES SET IN 1952. THIS IS 
ALSO THE FIRST DAILY PRECIPITATION VALUE GREATER THAN 2 INCHES FOR 
PHILADELPHIA IN 837 DAYS, WHICH ENDS THE 4TH LONGEST SUCH STREAK ON 
RECORD.

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

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