Bush Beats Clinton

Yesterday we received a record 8.08 inches of rain which shattered the previous 24-hour record of 6.37 set in September, 1999. Wow. Before yesterday's storm, we were three inches below what we should be for rainfall for the year. Now, we have a surplus of five inches.

Since it really hasn't rained in the past six weeks, the Delaware River will only crest about a foot above flood stage. Last year when Ivan moved through, it crested at 12 feet above flood stage, causing massive flooding. We also had a big rainstorm in April that caused massive flooding as well.

The good news is that our house withstood this deluge. There were two problem areas that we had fixed and they held.