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A pedestrian walks in the rain on Spruce Street near Camac Street in December. Rain days have been scarce the last several months.

Philly just had its rainiest calendar day since June 5 and broke century-old record

Most of the rain, which set a record for the date, fell in a three-hour period with tropical storm-worthy downpours.

Anthony R. Wood

A couple watches a sunset at the Jersey Shore. Come Sunday, the sun won't be setting until after 7.

Daylight saving time returns to Philly on Sunday, and the clock-change debate never goes away

Anthony R. Wood

Matt Linsky and his kids — and leftover pizza — dash through the snow last week on South Street. The snow didn't amount to much — then, or all winter.

As the meteorological winter ends, Philly has a shot at a snow milestone

Anthony R. Wood and Stephen Stirling

FILE - People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov, File)

Every planet of our solar system is lining up in the February night sky

Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

A young boy smells a display of tulips at last year's Philadelphia Flower Show inside the Convention Center.

The atmosphere should be kind to the Philadelphia Flower Show. It isn’t always.

Anthony R. Wood

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