SXUS71 KPHI 240614 RERPHL RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 0202 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2024 ...WETTEST MARCH DAY ON RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA PA... THE RAIN GAUGE AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECORDED 3.09 INCHES OF RAIN YESTERDAY. THIS IS NOT ONLY A DAILY RAINFALL RECORD, BUT THE WETTEST CALENDAR DAY EVER RECORDED IN MARCH...AS WELL AS THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD EVER OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH...AT LEAST AT THE OFFICIAL OBSERVING STATION...SINCE 1872. THE OLD DAIILY RECORD FOR MARCH 23RD WAS 1.36 INCHES IN 2005. THE OLD MARCH RECORD FOR A CALENDAR DAY WAS 2.79 INCHES ON MARCH 15, 1912. THE OLD MARCH RECORD FOR A 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS 3.08 INCHES ON MARCH 21-22, 2000. $$ PF