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See How Much Rain Fell In Delaware County Overnight
The region's dry spell is coming to an end, with rain overnight Wednesday and more rain, and even snow, predicted in the coming days.
MEDIA, PA — The skies opened up on the Philadelphia region overnight Wednesday into Thursday, finally bringing a good amount of rain to the area after a long dry spell.
Storms rolled through the region, bringing rain, thunder, and lightning throughout the night.
So how much rain fell in Delaware County?
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Below are rainfall totals from across the county provided by the National Weather Service:
- Swarthmore — 1.15 inches at 9:15 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Thornton — 1.01 inches at 9:16 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Springfield 0.1 NNW — 1 inch at 8 a.m. via the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
- Garnet Valley 2.7 W — 0.98 inches at 7 a.m. via the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
- WAYNE — 0.96 inches at 9:16 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- 1 NW Drexel Hill — 0.93 inches at 9:20 a.m. via an Aviation Weather Center
- Upper Chichester 1.4 W — 0.90 inches at 7 a.m. via the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
- Villanova 0.9 SW — 0.87 inches at 7 a.m. via the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
- Chadds Ford — 0.86 inches at 9:20 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- ASTON — 0.81 inches at 9:18 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Media — 0.76 inches at 9:15 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Saint Davids — 0.71 inches at 9:15 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Upper Chichester — 0.69 inches at 9:15 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- 5 S Madison — 0.68 inches at 9:15 a.m. via an Aviation Weather Center
- DES - TEST SITE DELCO — 0.60 inches at 9:15 a.m. via a member of the Citizen Weather Observer Program
- Bryn Mawr 0.7 W — 0.59 inches at 1 a.m. via the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network
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In the five-county region, the Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, Chester County, had the most rain with 1.6 inches recorded.
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