According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, there are 1.9 million Pennsylvanians residing in areas of drought, which was an increase of123.5% since last week. The U.S. Drought Monitor is a joint effort of the National Drought Mitigation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Southeastern Pennsylvania is mostly escaping an official drought designation. Instead, portions are being deemed abnormally dry . In Mercer County, N.J., there are areas of moderate drought.

In September, about 1 inch of rain has been recorded at Philadelphia International Airport. The National Weather Service states the normal precipitation for September in Philadelphia is 4.4 inches. For Reading, the NWS lists 3.5 to 3.8 inches to be normal precipitation in Se

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