Friday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 29 January 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US -- Thursday's lowest temperature was XX degrees below zero at XXX and the day's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The lowest overnight temperature in Alaska on Thursday morning was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while the mid-afternoon highest statewide temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER --...

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 29 January

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1780...On the coldest morning of one of the most severe winters of record in the Northeast, the mercury dipped to 16 degrees below zero at New York City, and reached 20 degrees below zero at Hartford, CT. New York Harbor was frozen for five weeks, allowing a heavy cannon to be taken across the ice to fortify the British on Staten Island. (The Weather Channel)
...1921...A small but intense windstorm resulted in the "Great Olympic Blowdown" in the Pacific Northwest. Hurricane force winds, funneled along the mountains, downed vast expanses of Douglas fir trees, and the storm destroyed eight billion board feet of timber. Winds at North Head, WA gusted to 113 mph. (David Ludlum)
...1983...A series of Pacific coast storms finally came to an end. The storms, attributed in part to the ocean current, "El Niño", produced ocean swells 15 to 20 feet high which ravaged the beaches of southern California. Much of the damage was to homes of movies stars in the exclusive Malibu Colony. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...A strong storm moving out of the Central Rockies spread snow across the north central states, with up to eight inches of snow in Wisconsin, and produced wind gusts to 64 mph at Goodland, KS. A thunderstorm produced three inches of snow in forty-five minutes at Owing Mills, MD. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Rain and snow were primarily confined to the northwestern U.S. An afternoon reading of 34 degrees at International Falls, MN was a record high for the date. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Bitter cold air continued to pour into Alaska. At McGrath, temperature dipped to 63 degrees below zero. Strong winds blowing through the Alaska Range between Fairbanks and Anchorage produced a wind chill reading of 120 degrees below zero at Cantwell. (National Weather Summary)
...1990...Severe thunderstorms in the southeastern U.S. spawned a tornado which destroyed three mobile homes near Blythe, GA injuring six persons. A fast moving cold front produced high winds in the western U.S. Winds along the coast of Oregon gusted to 65 mph at Portland, and high winds generated 22 to 26 foot seas which battered the coast. Winds near Reno, NV gusted to 78 mph. High winds also buffeted the Central High Plains, with gusts to 94 mph reported at La Mesa, CO. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

30 January

...1936...Birmingham, AL established a single storm record and 24 hour record with 11 inches of snow. (29th-30th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) (This record was broken in March, 1993. - Intellicast)
...1966...Alabama's record low temperature of 27 degrees below zero was set at New Market. Mississippi's record low temperature of 19 degrees below zero was set near Corinth. North Carolina's record low temperature of 29 degrees below zero was set at Mount Mitchell. (Intellicast)
...1977...The great "Buffalo Blizzard" finally abated after three days. The storm added a foot of new snow to 33 inches already on the ground. Winds gusting to 75 mph reduced visibilities to near zero, produced snow drifts twenty-five feet high, and kept wind chill readings 50 degrees below zero. The blizzard paralyzed the city, and caused 250 million dollars damage as one of the coldest January's on record in the eastern U.S. came to a close. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1987...A winter storm brought more heavy snow to the North Atlantic Coast Region, with 13.6 inches reported at Hiram, ME. January proved to be the snowiest of record for much of Massachusetts. Worcester, MA reported an all-time monthly record of 46.8 inches of snow. (National Weather Summary)
...1988...Strong southerly winds, gusting to 53 mph at Kansas City MO, spread warm air into the central U.S. Nineteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Snow and strong northwest winds ushered cold arctic air into the north central states. The temperature at Cutbank plunged from 54 degrees to a morning low of 7 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
...1989...The temperature at McGrath, AK dipped to 62 degrees below zero, and Fairbanks reported a reading of 51 degrees below zero, with unofficial readings in the area as cold as 75 degrees below zero. The massive dome of bitterly cold air began to slide down western Canada toward the north central U.S. Strong southwest winds ahead of the arctic front pushed the temperature at Great Falls, MT to 62 degrees, and gusted to 124 mph at Choteau, MT, overturning trucks and mobile homes, and a dozen empty railroad cars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...A major winter storm produced heavy snow from Indiana to New England. It was the biggest storm in two and a half years for eastern New York State. Snowfall totals in the mountains of Maine ranged up to 20 inches at Guilford and Lovell. Other heavy snowfall totals included 17 inches at Utica, NY, and 19 inches at Bethel, VT, Ludlow, VT, and New London, NH. The storm claimed three lives in eastern New York State, and four lives in Vermont. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1996...A snowfall of 6.4 inches on this day pushed the seasonal snowfall to 180 inches at Sault Ste Marie, MI. This set a new seasonal snowfall record for the city. The old record was 178.6 inches set in 1976-77. (Intellicast)

31 January

...1911...Tamarack, CA was without snow the first eight days of the month, but by the end of January had been buried under 390 inches of snow, a record monthly snowfall total for the U.S. (The Weather Channel)
...1937...A snowstorm set records in Oregon with 16 inches recorded at Portland and 25 inches at Salem. (Intellicast)
...1949...The temperature at San Antonio, TX plunged to a record low of one degree below zero. Helena, MT reached 42 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum)
...1966...A blizzard struck the northeastern U.S. When the storm came to an end, twenty inches of snow covered the ground at Washington, DC. (David Ludlum)
...1982...A snowstorm struck Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Twenty-five inches of snow at Greenville, IL, located east of Saint Louis, MO, paralyzed the community. St. Louis, MO recorded 18 inches. The storm left 4000 motorists stranded for two days in Illinois. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1987...A storm in the Pacific Northwest produced wind gusts to 85 mph in Oregon, and nearly two inches of rain in twelve hours in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Ten inches of snow at Stampede Pass, WA brought their total snow cover to 84 inches. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Thirty-one cities in the central and northeastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, with many occurring during the early morning hours. Temperatures in western New York State reached the 60s early in the day. Strong northerly winds in the north central U.S. produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero in North Dakota. (National Weather Summary)
...1989...An enormous and extremely cold high pressure area over Alaska set record high barometric pressures. The barometric pressure at Norway, AK reached 31.85 inches (1078.4 mb) establishing an all-time record for the North American Continent. The temperature at the time of the record was about 46 degrees below zero (The Weather Channel).
Severe arctic cold began to invade the north central U.S. The temperature at Great Falls, MT plunged 85 degrees in 36 hours. Valentine, NE plummeted from a record high of 70 degrees to zero in just nine hours. Northwest winds gusted to 86 mph at Lander, WY, and wind chill readings of 80 degrees below zero were reported in Montana. Sixty-four cities in the central U.S. reported record highs for the date as readings reached the 60s in Michigan and the 80s in Kansas. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...High winds in Montana on the 28th, gusting to 77 mph at Judith Gap, were followed by three days of snow. Heavy snow fell over northwest Montana, with up to 24 inches reported in the mountains. An avalanche covered the road near Essex with six feet of snow. Snow and high winds also plagued parts of the southwestern U.S. Winds gusted to 54 mph at Show Low, AZ, and Flagstaff, AZ was blanketed with eight inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1991...The wettest January ever for Apalachicola, FL came to an end as 20.80 inches of rain fell, or 582 percent of normal!! Lake Charles, LA ended up with 14.29 inches of rain for the month which broke the previous record of 12.69 inches set in January 1974. (Intellicast)
...1994...Caribou, ME recorded its coldest month ever. The average temperature for the month was a frigid 0.7 degrees below zero. The old record was 1.3 degrees set in January 1957. (Intellicast)