The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| event_type | Drought |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,673,630 |
| episode_id | 2,151,387 |
| begin_utc | 1999-01-01T04:58:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1999-01-01T04:58:00+00:00 |
| state | PENNSYLVANIA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | BERKS |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 0 |
| wfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| episode_narrative | December 1998 was another unseasonably dry month. On a county weighted average, every county in Eastern Pennsylvania had less than one inch of precipitation (.6 to .9). This was nearly 3 inches below normal and only 20 percent of the normal monthly December precipitation. The 0.62 inches of precipitation that fell in December at the Lehigh Valley International Airport was the second driest December on record. The 0.82 inches of monthly precipitation at the Philadelphia International Airport was the third driest December on record. December 1998 was also a much warmer than normal month and averaged around 6 degrees above normal. At the Lehigh Valley International Airport, the monthly mean temperature of 37.5 degrees was 5.7 degrees above normal and was the 5th warmest December on record. At the Philadelphia International Airport, the monthly mean temperature of 42.0 degrees was 6.2 degrees above normal and also was the 5th warmest December on record. |
| year | 1,998 |
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