SXUS71 KPHI 011407 RERABE 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. $$ RCM