Welcome to the new normal. Story did not mention climate change.
The deluge that started on Wednesday set records in several areas, said Dan Peterson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.'Nightmare' of rain, flooding in Northeast
"Multiple rainfall records have been set for parts of New York, eastern Pennsylvania and North Carolina," he said.
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Meteorologist Tim Armstrong with the National Weather Service in Wilmington declared the 22.54 inches to be the rainiest five-day period there that he could find on record since 1871. It easily beat Hurricane Floyd's 19.06 inches in 1999.
Still no mention of climate change.
