Current Precip Totals

It would finally appear that the heaviest rains have moved out of the area but not before giving my area a drenching thunderstorm at 2:00 am Saturday morning.  Now the cleanup can begin as the week ahead looks to be far less wet and should even turn cooler. 

Here are the current up to date totals for my five selected locations.

Philadelphia- 26.29
Allentown-  20.61
Harrisburg- 18.00
Lancaster- 16.88
Reading- 15.72


Philadelphia really jumps out to a big lead and are the first to hit the 25 inch mark.  I'm not exactly sure how their total jumped other than the original totals being not official.  Allentown was set to pass the 20 mark and they have done that.  I think it is fair to say that Harrisburg and even Lancaster also have a chance to top 20 inches depending on how the rest of the month goes.  Now the question remains if Philadelphia can hit 30 inches of rain in the span of two months.

As far as totals from this last round of rain brought on by the tropical system that affected the south, the higher amount were certainly felt closer to the center of the state.  Here are a couple totals for towns thanks to the National Weather Service.

Bernville, right here in Berks County, reported the most amount of rain according to the Mount Holly office.  They received 11.69 inches from this past storm.  In fact, nobody else that I could find received more than 10 inches in southeast PA or the western counties of New Jersey.

That was not the case in central PA.  Both Harrisburg and York reported over 10 inches of rain at the airports.  Elizabethtown had over 15 inches.  Hershey had over 12. 

As much as I like a rainy day, I am ready for a couple sunny days without having to update this portion of my blog.