Chipperdog.comJanuary 5, 2009

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12/28 - Record High of 66 °F was set at the Reading Airport. The station high was also 66 °F as of 1:30 PM.

12/23 - Added NWS Area Forecast Discussion section to the NWS Forecast page (use links under forecast icons).

12/21 - Winter Solstice: Day length is 9 hr and 18 mins long and the sun reaches a very low 26° in the sky at noon.

12/20 - Winter Mode added to local radars to switch between showing snow/ice and regular precipitation. Reports have a new look and are still a work in progress.

12/19 - Winter Storm mostly fizzled here as temperatures hovered all day at the freezing point. The storm did bring 1.20" of rain, freezing rain, and sleet. The anemometer is currently frozen so there is no wind speed or direction being recorded.

12/16 - Winter Storm results in temperatures falling from 60 °F to 29 °F with rain changing to snow. 3.5" of snow has now fallen but recently changed over to sleet and freezing rain.

12/04 - Several missing reports have been added to the Reports Section. An expanded selection will be available in the coming weeks.

12/01 - Meteorological Fall Report (Sep - Nov) :
Based on the 5+ year station averages the 2008 Fall was 2.4 °F colder (54.0 °F) then normal. November was a big contributor being 3.5 °F below normal. Rainfall total was 12.3" mainly due to the 6.8" that fell in September but is still short of the average rainfall of 13.9".

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