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 OCTOBER 2024:  Philadelphia's driest October (Trace) on record.

 2023:  Philadelphia's least snowy calendar year (0.3") on record.
 MAY 2023:  Philadelphia's driest May (0.24") on record.
 JANUARY 2023:  Philadelphia's 2nd warmest January**** (avg. 43.3º) on record.

 2021 - Philadelphia's 3rd warmest year on record (avg. 58.20º).

 2018 - Philadelphia's 2nd wettest year in history totalled 61.52 inches.
 Autumn 2018 (September/October/November) rainfall total was a record 21.87 inches

 APRIL 2017:  Philadelphia's warmest April (avg. 59.5º) ever.
 FEBRUARY 2017:  Philadelphia's warmest February (avg. 44.2º) ever.

 2016 - Philadelphia's 2nd warmest year on record (avg. 58.40º).

DECEMBER 2015:  Philadelphia's warmest December* (avg. 51.2º) ever.
NOVEMBER 2015:  Philadelphia's 2nd warmest November** (avg. 53.2º)

SUMMER 2013 (June/July/August) Philadelphia's wettest (29.71") ever.
 July 28, 2013:  Philadelphia's wettest day in history totalled 8.02 inches.
JULY 2013:  Philadelphia's wettest July in history totalled 13.24 inches.
JUNE 2013:  Philadelphia's wettest June in history totalled 10.56 inches.

 2012 - Philadelphia's warmest year on record (avg. 58.90º).
OCTOBER 2012:  Philadelphia's lowest barometric pressure: 953mb (Hurricane SANDY).
 SPRING 2012 (March/April/May) Philadelphia's warmest (avg. 58.7º) ever.

 2011 - Philadelphia's wettest year in history totalled 64.33 inches.
AUGUST 2011:  Philadelphia's wettest month in history totalled 19.31 inches.
 JULY 2011:  Philadelphia's warmest July (avg. 82.4º) ever.

 2010 - Philadelphia's most days of 90º or higher in a calendar year (55).
 SUMMER 2010 (June/July/August) Philadelphia's warmest (avg. 79.63º) ever.
JUNE 2010:  Philadelphia's warmest June (avg. 78.2º) ever.

 WINTER 2009-'10:  Philadelphia's snowiest Winter [Dec/Jan/Feb] (78.7 inches) ever.
February 2010:  Philadelphia's snowiest February (51.5 inches) ever.
December 2009:  Philadelphia's snowiest December (24.1 inches) ever.
December 2009:  Philadelphia's wettest December (8.86 inches) ever.

July 2009:  Pennsylvania's coldest July (avg. 67.1º) ever.
October 2007:  Philadelphia's warmest October (avg. 64.5º) ever.
March 2006:  Philadelphia's driest March (total 0.91") since 1966.
October 2005:  Philadelphia's wettest October (total 8.68") since 1902.
September 2005:  Philadelphia's driest September (total 0.21") since 1884.
September 2005:  Philadelphia's warmest September (avg. 73.8º) since 1930.
February 2002:  Philadelphia's driest February (total 0.55") ever.

Philadelphia's 1998-'99 Winter (December/January/February) set records
with the all-time December high temperature of 73º on December 4th & 7th, 1998.
It was the warmest "La Niña" Winter ever with an average temperature of 38.3º.

(old record was 37.1º for the 1938-'39 La Niña Winter)

1998:  Philadelphia's 3rd warmest year on record (tie) (1931 - 58.20º) averaged 58.20º.

WINTER 1995-'96:  Philadelphia's 2nd snowiest Winter (65.5 inches).

 WINTER 1976-'77:  Philadelphia's Coldest Winter [Dec/Jan/Feb] (avg. 28.0º).
WINTER 1962-'63:  Philadelphia's 2nd Coldest Winter (avg. 28.27º).

* December 1923:  Philadelphia's 2nd warmest December (avg. 44.5º)
** November 1931:  Philadelphia's warmest November (avg. 54.0º) ever.
*** November 1972:  Philadelphia's wettest November (9.06")
**** January 1932:  Philadelphia's warmest January (avg. 46.3º) ever.

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