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At 9:20 pm, Wilmington's daily rainfall had reached 2.13". That brings the year-to-date figure to 53.33". 2018 now ranks as Wilmington's 8th wettest year on record.

The figures are for the threaded record for Washington, DC, which goes back to 1871.

Select rainfall totals through 9 pm: Allentown: 0.80"; YTD: 58.76" (4th wettest year) Atlantic City: 0.80"; YTD: 59.07" (3rd wettest year) Baltimore: 1.68"; YTD: 64.86" (1st wettest year) Harrisburg: 1.35"; 60.93" (2nd wettest year) Philadelphia: 1.13"; YTD: 53.36" (6th wettest year) Reading: 1.32"; YTD: 62.71" (1st wettest year) Wilmington, DE: 1.84"; YTD: 53.04" (10th wettest year)

I believe there's a pretty good chance that both the November and annual precipitation records will be broken.

Washington, DC has now reached 60” precipitation on the year for only the 4th time on record.

With today's rainfall through 3 pm, Greensboro's annual precipitation has now reached the 2nd highest level on record. Below is some precipitation data for select cities:

Overall, I continue to think December will be somewhat colder than normal and snowier than normal. There will be some milder weather, too. My assessment is based on the month as a whole.

Central Park, as always, will be tough. I could see it outside the City. Canada's vast snowcover may allow for less modification of Arctic air masses than typically occurs.

You should surpass 60" tonight.

With 0.35" rain through 8 am, Charleston, WV has now received 61.07" precipitation during 2018. That makes 2018 Charleston's wettest year on record. The previous record was 61.01", which was set in 2003.

With the severe November cold now having passed, the Middle Atlantic and southern New England regions are poised to receive yet another significant rainfall. Already, many cities in the region have had among their 10 or 20 wettest years. Such cities as Baltimore and Reading have had their wettest year on record. Others, including Charleston, WV and Washington, DC are steadily moving toward their highest annual precipitation records. The preponderance of guidance suggests that the region will likely see a 0.50"-1.50" rainfall Saturday (mainly the evening or night) into Sunday. Some areas could have locally higher amounts in the 2.00"-2.50" range. Below is a summary of where things currently stand for select cities, how their year-to-date precipitation ranks among the wettest years on record, and scenarios for precipitation amoungs ranging from 0.50" to 1.50".

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They were. The wind chill was extreme.

They were. It was an incredibly impressive arctic shot.

Record-breaking and record-tying low temperatures for November 22: Albany: 8° (old record: 9°, 1969) Allentown: 14° (old record: 15°, 2014) Bangor: 5° (old record: 11°, 1978) Binghamton: 3° (old record: 10°, 1989) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976*** Bridgeport: 16° (old record: 18°, 1987) ***Tied November Record set on 11/28/1951 and tied on 11/23/1972*** Danbury: 14° (old record: 16°, 1969) Hartford: 9° (old record: 14°, 1969) Islip: 18° (old record: 20°, 1987) Manchester: 9° (old record: 12°, 1969) Mount Washington: -26° (old record: -11° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: -20°, 11/30/1958)*** New Haven: 18° (old record: 20°, 1969) New York City-JFK: 18° (old record: 20°, 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 19°, set on 11/30/1976 and tied on 11/21/1987)*** New York City-LGA: 19° (old record: 21°, 1987) Newark: 17° (old record: 19°, 1987) Portland: 6° (old record: 11°, 1888) Poughkeepsie: 10° (old record: 14° set in 1972 and tied in 1984) Providence: 15° (old record: 16° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) Saranac Lake: -19° (old record: -2° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (Old monthly record: -14°, set 11/26/1938 and tied on 11/28/1951)*** Scranton: 9° (old record: 15° set in 1969 and tied in 1987 and 2014) White Plains: 14° (old record: 18° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 15° set on 11/27/1949 and tied on 11/29/1955 and 11/30/1976)*** Worcester: 7° (old record: 11°, 1987) Record Low Maximum Temperatures for November 22: Albany: 19° (old record: 25°, 1880) Allentown: 29° (old record: 31°, 1964) Bangor: 14° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Tied November Record set on 11/27/1978*** Binghamton: 15° (old record: 22°, 1959 and 2008) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976*** Boston: 24° (tied record set in 1880) Bridgeport: 29° (old record: 30°, 1972) Caribou: 13° (old record: 18°, 1972) Danbury: 25° (old record: 28°, 1972) ***Tied November Record set on 11/29/1949 and 11/28/1996*** Hartford: 21° (old record: 27°, 1978) Islip: 29° (old record: 31°, 2008) Manchester: 19° (old record: 25°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 21°, 11/29/1929)*** Mount Washington: -13° (old record: -5°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: -7°, 11/30/1958)*** New Haven: 28° (old record: 32°, 1972 and 2008) New York City-JFK: 29° (old record: 34°, 1949 and 2008) New York City-LGA: 29° (old record: 31°, 1972) Newark: 29° (old record: 33°, 1949) Portland: 17° (old record: 25°, 1880) Poughkeepsie: 27° (old record: 30°, 1972 and 1978) Providence: 24° (old record: 30°, 2008) Saranac Lake: 8° (old record: 10°, 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 10°, 11/30/1936 and 11/22/1987)*** Scranton: 23° (old record: 28°, 1949, 1972, 1989, 2000, and 2008) Trenton: 30° (tied record set in 1880) Westhamton: 28° (old record: 32°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old record: 30°, 11/29/1955)*** White Plains: 26° (old record: 30°, 2008) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976*** Worcester: 16° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 20°, 11/30/1958)*** Preliminary Record-breaking and record-tying low temperatures for November 23: Albany: 5° (tied record set in 1972) Allentown: 11° (old record: 16°, 1964 and 2000) Binghamton: 0° (old record: 12°, 1989 and 2008) ***Broke November Record (old record: 3°, set on 11/30/1976 and tied on 11/22/2018)*** Bridgeport: 13° (old record: 16°, 1972) ***Broke November Record (old record: 16°, set on 11/28/1951 and tied on 11/23/1972 and 11/22/2018)*** Burlington: -1° (old record: 2°, 1888 and 1972) Danbury: 6° (old record: 12°, 1942) Hartford: 5° (old record: 12°, 1972) Mount Washington: -13° (tied record set in 1994) New Haven: 13° (old record: 18°, 1964) ***Broke November Record (old record: 14°, 11/28/1951) New York City-JFK: 15° (old record: 25°, set in 1949 and tied in 1964, 1972, 2000, and 2008) ***Broke November Record (old record: 18°, 11/22/2018)*** New York City-LGA: 17° (old record: 23°, 1972) ***Tied November Record set on 11/29/1955*** Newark: 13° (old record: 21°, 1932) Portland: 4° (old record: 7°, 1888 and 1978) Poughkeepsie: 6° (old record: 9°, 1989) Providence: 13° (old record: 14°, 1972) Saranac Lake: -17° (old record: -11°, 1932) Scranton: 5° (old record: 13°, 1972) ***Broke November Record (old record: 6°, set 11/29/1929 and tied on 11/26/1938) Trenton: 13° (old record: 16°, 1880) Westhampton: 6° (old record: 14°, 1964 and 2000) ***Broke November Record (old record: 9°, 11/24/2000)*** White Plains: 11° (old record: 17°, 1972) ***Broke November Record (old record: 14°, 11/22/2018)*** Worcester: 7° (old record: 9°, 1929, 1972, and 1989)

Central Park's 15° temperature was New York City's lowest November temperature since the mercury fell to 12° on November 27, 1932. Record-breaking and record-tying low temperatures for November 22: Albany: 8° (old record: 9°, 1969) Allentown: 14° (old record: 15°, 2014) Bangor: 5° (old record: 11°, 1978) Binghamton: 3° (old record: 10°, 1989) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976*** Bridgeport: 16° (old record: 18°, 1987) ***Tied November Record set on 11/28/1951 and tied on 11/23/1972*** Danbury: 14° (old record: 16°, 1969) Hartford: 9° (old record: 14°, 1969) Islip: 18° (old record: 20°, 1987) Manchester: 9° (old record: 12°, 1969) Mount Washington: -26° (old record: -11° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: -20°, 11/30/1958)*** New Haven: 18° (old record: 20°, 1969) New York City-JFK: 18° (old record: 20°, 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 19°, set on 11/30/1976 and tied on 11/21/1987)*** New York City-LGA: 19° (old record: 21°, 1987) Newark: 17° (old record: 19°, 1987) Portland: 6° (old record: 11°, 1888) Poughkeepsie: 10° (old record: 14° set in 1972 and tied in 1984) Providence: 15° (old record: 16° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) Saranac Lake: -19° (old record: -2° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (Old monthly record: -14°, set 11/26/1938 and tied on 11/28/1951)*** Scranton: 9° (old record: 15° set in 1969 and tied in 1987 and 2014) White Plains: 14° (old record: 18° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 15° set on 11/27/1949 and tied on 11/29/1955 and 11/30/1976)*** Worcester: 7° (old record: 11°, 1987) Record Low Maximum Temperatures for November 22: Albany: 19° (old record: 25°, 1880) Allentown: 29° (old record: 31°, 1964) Bangor: 14° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Tied November Record set on 11/27/1978*** Binghamton: 15° (old record: 22°, 1959 and 2008) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976*** Boston: 24° (tied record set in 1880) Bridgeport: 29° (old record: 30°, 1972) Caribou: 13° (old record: 18°, 1972) Danbury: 25° (old record: 28°, 1972) ***Tied November Record set on 11/29/1949 and 11/28/1996*** Hartford: 21° (old record: 27°, 1978) Islip: 29° (old record: 31°, 2008) Manchester: 19° (old record: 25°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 21°, 11/29/1929)*** Mount Washington: -13° (old record: -5°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: -7°, 11/30/1958)*** New Haven: 28° (old record: 32°, 1972 and 2008) New York City-JFK: 29° (old record: 34°, 1949 and 2008) New York City-LGA: 29° (old record: 31°, 1972) Newark: 29° (old record: 33°, 1949) Portland: 17° (old record: 25°, 1880) Poughkeepsie: 27° (old record: 30°, 1972 and 1978) Providence: 24° (old record: 30°, 2008) Saranac Lake: 8° (old record: 10°, 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 10°, 11/30/1936 and 11/22/1987)*** Scranton: 23° (old record: 28°, 1949, 1972, 1989, 2000, and 2008) Trenton: 30° (tied record set in 1880) Westhamton: 28° (old record: 32°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old record: 30°, 11/29/1955)*** White Plains: 26° (old record: 30°, 2008) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976*** Worcester: 16° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 20°, 11/30/1958)*** Preliminary Record-breaking and record-tying low temperatures for November 23: Albany: 5° (tied record set in 1972) Allentown: 11° (old record: 16°, 1964 and 2000) Binghamton: 0° (old record: 12°, 1989 and 2008) ***Broke November Record (old record: 3°, set on 11/30/1976 and tied on 11/22/2018)*** Bridgeport: 13° (old record: 16°, 1972) ***Broke November Record (old record: 16°, set on 11/28/1951 and tied on 11/23/1972 and 11/22/2018)*** Burlington: -1° (old record: 2°, 1888 and 1972) Danbury: 6° (old record: 12°, 1942) Hartford: 5° (old record: 12°, 1972) Mount Washington: -13° (tied record set in 1994) New Haven: 13° (old record: 18°, 1964) ***Broke November Record (old record: 14°, 11/28/1951) New York City-JFK: 15° (old record: 25°, set in 1949 and tied in 1964, 1972, 2000, and 2008) ***Broke November Record (old record: 18°, 11/22/2018)*** New York City-LGA: 17° (old record: 23°, 1972) ***Tied November Record set on 11/29/1955*** Newark: 13° (old record: 21°, 1932) Portland: 4° (old record: 7°, 1888 and 1978) Poughkeepsie: 6° (old record: 9°, 1989) Providence: 13° (old record: 14°, 1972) Saranac Lake: -17° (old record: -11°, 1932) Scranton: 5° (old record: 13°, 1972) ***Broke November Record (old record: 6°, set 11/29/1929 and tied on 11/26/1938) Trenton: 13° (old record: 16°, 1880) Westhampton: 6° (old record: 14°, 1964 and 2000) ***Broke November Record (old record: 9°, 11/24/2000)*** White Plains: 11° (old record: 17°, 1972) ***Broke November Record (old record: 14°, 11/22/2018)*** Worcester: 7° (old record: 9°, 1929, 1972, and 1989)

Preliminary record-breaking and record-tying low temperatures for November 22: Through 11 pm: Albany: 8° (old record: 9°, 1969) Bangor: 5° (old record: 11°, 1978) Binghamton: 5° (old record: 10°, 1989) Bridgeport: 17° (old record: 18°, 1987) Danbury: 14° (old record: 16°, 1969) Hartford: 11° (old record: 14°, 1969) Islip: 19° (old record: 20°, 1987) Manchester: 9° (old record: 12°, 1969) Mount Washington: -26° (old record: -11° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: -20°, 11/30/1958)*** New Haven: 18° (old record: 20°, 1969) New York City-JFK: 19° (old record: 20°, 1987) ***Tied November Record set on 11/30/1976 and tied on 11/21/1987*** New York City-LGA: 20° (old record: 21°, 1987) Newark: 18° (old record: 19°, 1987) Portland: 6° (old record: 11°, 1888) Poughkeepsie: 11° (old record: 14° set in 1972 and tied in 1984) Providence: 15° (old record: 16° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) Saranac Lake: -16° (old record: -2° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (Old monthly record: -14°, set 11/26/1938 and tied on 11/28/1951)*** Scranton: 12° (old record: 15° set in 1969 and tied in 1987 and 2014) White Plains: 15° (old record: 18° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) ***Tied November Record set on 11/27/1949 and tied on 11/29/1955 and 11/30/1976*** Worcester: 7° (old record: 11°, 1987) Note: Some of these figures could still be challenged or broken prior to midnight should radiational cooling develop as winds diminish.

At Central Park, the temperature was 18°. That is the coldest November reading there since November 21, 1987 when the temperature also fell to 18° At Binghamton, the temperature had fallen to 5°. That further extends today's record low temperature. The previous daily record of 10° was set in 1989. At Saranac Lake, the temperature was -16°. That further extends today's record low temperature. The prior daily record was -2°, which was set in 1972 and tied in 2000. It also sets a new November record. The previous record was -14°, which was set on November 26, 1938 and tied on November 28, 1951. Additional records were set in the past hour at Newark (18°) and LGA (20°).

You have my fullest condolences for your loss.

Apologies. I went back. I had a typo in my spreadsheet. It did tie the record from 1880 and I've added it to my list. The Logan Airport record was 29°, which was set in 2008.

At 10 pm, JFK Airport reported a temperature of 19°. That breaks the daily record of 20°, which was established in 1987. It also ties the 19° readings from November 30, 1976 and November 21, 1987 as the coldest on record for November.

Record Low Maximum Temperatures for November 22: Albany: 19° (old record: 25°, 1880) Allentown: 29° (old record: 31°, 1964) Bangor: 14° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Tied November record set on 11/27/1978*** Binghamton: 15° (old record: 22°, 1959 and 2008) ***Tied November record set on 11/30/1976*** Boston: 24° (tied record set in 1880) Bridgeport: 29° (old record: 30°, 1972) Caribou: 11° (old record: 18°, 1972) ***Tied November record set on 11/27/1978*** Hartford: 21° (old record: 27°, 1978) Islip: 29° (old record: 31°, 2008) Manchester: 19° (old record: 25°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 21°, 11/29/1929)*** New York City-JFK: 29° (old record: 34°, 1949 and 2008) New York City-LGA: 29° (old record: 31°, 1972) Newark: 29° (old record: 33°, 1949) Portland: 17° (old record: 25°, 1880) Providence: 24° (old record: 30°, 2008) Poughkeepsie: 27° (old record: 30°, 1972 and 1978) Saranac Lake: 8° (old record: 10°, 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 10°, 11/30/1936 and 11/22/1987)*** Scranton: 23° (old record: 28°, 1949, 1972, 1989, 2000, and 2008) Trenton: 30° (tied record set in 1880) Worcester: 16° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 20°, 11/30/1958)***

Preliminary record-breaking and record-tying low temperatures for November 22: Through 9 pm Albany: 8° (old record: 9°, 1969) Bangor: 5° (old record: 11°, 1978) Binghamton: 7° (old record: 10°, 1989) Bridgeport: 18° (tied record set in 1987) Danbury: 15° (old record: 16°, 1969) Hartford: 11° (old record: 14°, 1969) Islip: 19° (old record: 20°, 1987) Manchester: 9° (old record: 12°, 1969) Mount Washington: -26° (old record: -11° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: -20°, 11/30/1958)*** New Haven: 18° (old record: 20°, 1969) New York City-JFK: 20° (tied record set in 1987) New York City-LGA: 21° (tied record set in 1987) Newark: 19° (tied record set in 1987) Portland: 6° (old record: 11°, 1888) Providence: 15° (old record: 16° set in 1969 and tied in 1987) Saranac Lake: -12° (old record: -2° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) Scranton: 13° (old record: 15° set in 1969 and tied in 1987 and 2014) White Plains: 17° (old record: 18° set in 1972 and tied in 1987) Worcester: 7° (old record: 11°, 1987) Note: Some of these figures could be challenged or broken prior to midnight should radiational cooling develop as winds diminish. Record Low Maximum Temperatures for November 22: Albany: 19° (old record: 25°, 1880) Allentown: 29° (old record: 31°, 1964) Bangor: 14° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Tied November record set on 11/27/1978*** Binghamton: 15° (old record: 22°, 1959 and 2008) ***Tied November record set on 11/30/1976*** Boston: 24° (tied record set in 1880) Bridgeport: 29° (old record: 30°, 1972) Caribou: 11° (old record: 18°, 1972) ***Tied November record set on 11/27/1978*** Hartford: 21° (old record: 27°, 1978) Islip: 29° (old record: 31°, 2008) Manchester: 19° (old record: 25°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 21°, 11/29/1929)*** New York City-JFK: 29° (old record: 34°, 1949 and 2008) New York City-LGA: 29° (old record: 31°, 1972) Newark: 29° (old record: 33°, 1949) Portland: 17° (old record: 25°, 1880) Providence: 24° (old record: 30°, 2008) Poughkeepsie: 27° (old record: 30°, 1972 and 1978) Saranac Lake: 8° (old record: 10°, 1987) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 10°, 11/30/1936 and 11/22/1987)*** Scranton: 23° (old record: 28°, 1949, 1972, 1989, 2000, and 2008) Trenton: 30° (tied record set in 1880) Worcester: 16° (old record: 24°, 2008) ***Broke November Record (old monthly record: 20°, 11/30/1958)***

At 8 pm, the temperature at Saranac Lake, New York had fallen to -9°. That breaks the daily record of -4° that was set this morning. Prior to 2018, the daily record was -2°, which was set in 1972 and tied in 1987. At Binghamton, the temperature was 6°, which breaks the daily record of 7° set this morning. Prior to 2018, the daily record was 10°, which was established in 1989. The 20° 8 pm temperature at Islip tied the daily record which was set in 1987.

Thanks. That's discouraging.