Northeast U.S. sees second driest November in more than a century

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 15:30 in Earth & Climate

Even though Hurricane Sandy helped create wet start, November 2012 went into the record books as the second-driest November since 1895 in the Northeast. With an average of 1.04 inches or precipitation, the region received only 27 percent of its normal level. The record driest November was 1917 when the Northeast received only 0.88 inches of precipitation.

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