[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 7/5/2009 3:37:07 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
336 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...THIRD WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT ATLANTIC CITY...
...SIXTH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT ALLENTOWN...
...NINTH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT TRENTON...
...NINTH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT WILMINGTON...
...TENTH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT MOUNT POCONO...

...RECORD NUMBER OF DAYS IN JUNE WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AT 
   ALLENTOWN...
...RECORD NUMBER OF DAYS IN JUNE WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AT 
   TRENTON...
...RECORD NUMBER OF DAYS IN JUNE WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AT 
   ATLANTIC CITY...

JUNE 2009 WAS A RATHER WET MONTH ACROSS THE AREA, AND THIS RESULTED IN
SEVERAL LOCATIONS BEING IN THE TOP 10 FOR WETTEST JUNES ON RECORD.
THE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN JUNE ALSO PRODUCED A RECORD
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AT SOME LOCATIONS. BELOW
ARE THE COMPLETE DETAILS.


      ...ATLANTIC CITY...                    ...ALLENTOWN...

         PRECIPITATION                         PRECIPITATION
RANK       /INCHES/      YEAR         RANK       /INCHES/      YEAR
----     -------------   ----         ----     -------------   ----

1            8.45        1920         1            10.51       1938
2            7.57        1935         2             9.13       2006
3            7.05        2009         3             8.58       1972
4            6.99        2003         4             8.30       2003
5            6.36        1970         5             7.16       1982
6            6.29        1955         6             6.78       2009
7            5.81        1910         7             6.59       1946
8            5.46        1922         8             6.34       1951
9            5.18        2007         9             6.10       1936
10           5.05        2006         10            6.02       1947  
RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1906.            RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1895.


      ....TRENTON...                        ...WILMINGTON...

         PRECIPITATION                         PRECIPITATION   
RANK       /INCHES/      YEAR         RANK       /INCHES/      YEAR   
----     -------------   ----         ----     -------------   ----
1            13.80       1996         1            9.90        2003
2             9.19       1867         2            9.40        2006
3             9.00       1938         3            8.37        1938
4             8.58       1879         4            7.49        1972 
5             8.57       2006         5            7.39        1928
6             8.10       1989         6            7.38        1924       
7             8.09       1903         7            6.98        2004
8             7.54       2003         8            6.84        1910
9             6.96       2009         9            6.67        2009     
10            6.63       1920         10           6.66        1911 
RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1866.            RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1894.


                          ...MOUNT POCONO...

                             PRECIPITATION             
                    RANK       /INCHES/      YEAR      
                    ----     -------------   ----   
                    1            12.10       2006
                    2            11.16       1928
                    3            10.14       1972
                    4             9.62       2003
                    5             9.41       1973
                    6             9.26       1916    
                    7             8.73       1922
                    8             8.61       1917
                    9             8.02       1941
                    10            7.51       2009
                    RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1902.   


     ...ALLENTOWN...

JUNE 2009 TIED JUNES IN 1945 AND 1948 FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS
WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN THE MONTH. THERE WERE 18 SUCH DAYS.
RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1895.


     ...TRENTON...

JUNE 2009 SURPASSED JUNE 1972 FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN THE MONTH. THERE WERE 21 SUCH DAYS. 
JUNE 1972 HAD 20 SUCH DAYS. RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1866.


     ...ATLANTIC CITY...

JUNE 2009 SURPASSED JUNE 2003 FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN THE MONTH. THERE WERE 17 SUCH DAYS. 
JUNE 2003 HAD 15 SUCH DAYS. RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1906. 

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