Daily News | Downpours erased the Philly region’s 30-day rain deficits, but drought watches remain
A pedestrian in a rain poncho navigates traffic in Center City on Tuesday, when some areas in the region reported more than 4.5 inches of rain.The drought watches remain in effect, but this week’s rains all but wiped out the short-term precipitation deficits that had been growing disturbingly on both sides of the river in the last month.
It was quite a turnaround. Several individual stations reported more than 4.5 inches on Tuesday alone, when the heaviest rain fell, and the downpours had an element of summer caprice, with totals varying wildly within counties. However, smoothing out the differences suggests that that soils and streams throughout the region received a beneficial recharge, while avoiding major flooding. Through Wednesday every county was at or well above 30-day normal rainfalls.Here are the counties that recorded the most rainfall Tuesday and Wednesday, and where they stand in terms of 30-day normal precipitation.
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