ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY
- YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US
- ALASKAN WEATHER
- HAWAIIAN WEATHER
- HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS
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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL
US --Tuesday morning's lowest temperature was XX degrees
below zero at XXX, while the highest temperature on Tuesday was
XX degrees at XXX.
ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....
The state lowest overnight temperature on Tuesday morning was
XX degrees below zero and the highest temperature by mid afternoon
was XX degrees at XXX.
HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 27 January
From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City,
MO and Intellicast
- ...1772...The "Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm"
occurred. George Washington reported three feet of snow at Mount
Vernon, and Thomas Jefferson recorded about three feet at Monticello.
(Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
- ...1805...Southeastern New York and New England was in the
middle of a 3 day snowstorm. Snow fell continuously for 48 hours
in New York City where two feet reportedly accumulated. (Intellicast)
- ...1940...Florida had a 3 day long freeze with the lowest
temperatures ever in January. Mason, FL dropped to 8 degrees.
Eleven million boxes of citrus were damaged, resulting in a 10
million dollar loss. Further north, Georgia's record low temperature
of 17 degrees below zero was set near Calhoun. (Intellicast)
- ...1966...Oswego, NY was in the midst of a five day lake effect
storm which left the town buried under 102 inches of snow. (David
Ludlum)
- ...1967...Residents of Chicago, IL began to dig out from its
greatest snowstorm which produced 23 inches of snow in 29 hours.
The snow paralyzed the city and suburbs for days, and business
losses were enormous. (David Ludlum)
- ...1989...The last half of January was bitterly cold over
most of Alaska. Nearly thirty stations established all-time record
low temperatures. On this date Tanana reported a low of -76 degrees.
Daily highs of -66 degrees were reported at Chandalar Lake on
the 22nd, and at Ambler on the 26th. (The Weather Channel)
- ...1987...A powerful storm moving into the western U.S. produced
13 inches of snow at Daggett Pass, NV, and 16 inches in the Cascade
Mountains of Oregon. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Reno, NV, and wind
gusts in Oregon exceeded 80 mph. (National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)
- ...1988...The nation got a breather from winter storms, however,
cold arctic air settled into the southeastern U.S. Hollywood,
FL reported a record low reading of 39 degrees. (National Weather
Summary)
- ...1989...Low pressure in north central Alaska continued to
direct air across northern Siberia and the edges of the Arctic
Circle into the state. The temperature at Fairbanks remained colder
than 40 degrees below zero for the eighth day in a row. Lows of
68 below at Galena, 74 below at McGrath, and 76 below at Tanana,
were new records for the date. Wind chill readings were colder
than 100 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
- ...1990...Another in a series of cold fronts brought high
winds to the northwestern U.S., and more heavy snow to some of
the higher elevations. The series of vigorous cold fronts crossing
the area between the 23rd and the 27th of the month produced up
to 60 inches of snow in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.
(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1994...A frigid arctic air was in place over New England
and New York as a massive 1052 millibar high pressure provided
ideal radiational cooling. Crown Point, NY dipped to 48 degrees
below zero and Shoreham, VT shivered with 46 degrees below zero,
Burlington, VT broke its old record daily low by 9 degrees with
a reading of 29 degrees below zero and Caribou, ME set a record
low for the third day in a row with a temperature of 23 degrees
below zero. (Intellicast)
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