2007Dec31: Atlanta gets rain on 10 of the last 12 days of December for a total of 31.85 inches for the year. This rainfall saves the city from setting a drought record. The 1954 record is 31.80 inches of rainfall (PhysOrg, 2007).
Reference: PhysOrg. 2008. http://www.physorg.com/news118300923.html
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