The record
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| event_type | Drought |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,685,285 |
| episode_id | 1,501,498 |
| begin_utc | 1999-01-01T05:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1999-02-01T04:59:00+00:00 |
| state | DELAWARE |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | NEW CASTLE |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 0 |
| damage_crops | 0 |
| wfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| episode_narrative | January 1999 finally broke a string of unseasonably dry months that prevailed throughout the second half of 1998. Conditions did not look promising at the start of the month. On January 5th, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) issued a conditional drought emergency for the Delaware River Basin north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Heavy precipitation on the 3rd gave the area a temporary reprieve from going straight into a drought emergency. The DRBC expected that threshold to be reached on January 25th. Subsequent heavy precipitation events on the 15th, 18th and 24th started replenishing reservoir and streamflow levels. By the end of the month, the lifting of the drought warning was only days away. On a statewide average, January monthly precipitation was around 150% to 200% of normal and was around 6.7 inches. The monthly precipitation total of 5.42 inches at the New Castle County Airport was the 7th wettest January in this century. |
| year | 1,999 |
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