Friday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 5 February 1998

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48 -- The lowest temperature on Thursday was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while the day's highest temperature was at XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

The state's overnight lowest temperature on Thursday morning was XX degrees below zero at XXX and the mid-afternoon highest temperature in Alaska was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 5 February

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

...1887...San Francisco, CA experienced its greatest snowstorm of record. Nearly four (3.7) inches was reported in downtown San Francisco, and the western hills of the city received seven inches. Excited crowds went on a snowball throwing rampage. (David Ludlum)
...1986...A supercell thunderstorm tracked through the Tomball area northwest of Houston, TX and produced 4 tornadoes along with damaging microburst winds and up to tennis ball size hail. An F3 tornado killed 2 people, injured 80, and devastated a mobile home park and the David Wayne Hooks airport. Three hundred aircraft were either damaged or destroyed. Much of the larger hail was propelled by 60 to 80 mph winds, resulting in widespread moderate damage. Total damage from this storm was about 80 million dollars. (Intellicast)
...1987...Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region caused flooding in parts of south central Texas. Del Rio, TX was soaked with two inches of rain in two hours prior to sunrise. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Cold and snow invaded the southern U.S. Roswell, NM was buried under 16.5 inches of snow in 24 hours, an all-time record for that location. Parts of the Central Gulf Coast Region reported their first significant snow in fifteen years. Strong winds in Minnesota and the Dakotas produced wind chill readings as cold as 75 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
A rare snow event occurred in southern Louisiana as 2 to 4 inches fell from East Baton Rouge Parish to St. Tammany and Washington Parish. This was the most snow in southern Louisiana since 1973. (Intellicast)
...1989...Severe cold gripped much of the nation. Thirty cities reported new record low temperatures for the date. Morning lows of 9 above at Astoria, OR and 27 below zero at Ely, NV were records for February. In Alaska, Point Barrow warmed to 24 degrees above zero, and Nome reached 30 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...For the second time in two days, and the third time in a week, high winds plagued the northwestern U.S. Winds in Oregon gusted to 60 mph at Cape Disappointment, and wind gusts in Washington State reached 67 mph at Bellingham. The first in a series of cold fronts began to produce heavy snow in the mountains of Washington and Oregon. Ten inches of snow fell at Timberline, OR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1996...The "great arctic outbreak of '96" began to wind down, but not before one more frigid morning. Raleigh-Durham, NC dropped to zero degrees for its coldest February temperature on record. Lakeland and Orlando, FL recorded subfreezing temperatures with 24 and 26 degrees, respectively. The temperature of 10 below zero at Lynchburg, VA tied its all-time record low. Some of the coldest temperatures in 20 years for southern New England were experienced. Shrewsbury, MA recorded 23 below and Willimantic, CT fell to 22 below. (Intellicast)

6 February

...1807...It was the famous "Cold Friday" in the Midwest and South. The temperature did not rise above zero in Ohio and Kentucky. (David Ludlum)
...1856...A lee shore snowburst at Oswego, NY on Lake Ontario dropped an estimated 6 feet of snow. (Intellicast)
...1978...A massive nor'easter buried the cities of the northeastern U.S. Storm totals included 18 inches at New York City, 16 inches at Philadelphia, and 14 inches at Baltimore. The Boston, MA area received 25 to 30 inches in "The Great New England Blizzard of '78", and the mayor outlawed travel in the city for an entire week. By the time the storm ended late on the 7th, Boston had 27.1 inches of new snow to set an all-time single storm snowfall record. Up to 50 inches fell in northern Rhode Island. A tremendous east-northeasterly gradient was set up as the low (984 millibars) bucked up against an enormous 1052 millibar high to the north. Winds gusted to 92 mph at Chatham, MA. East facing coastal sections were devastated by 4 successive high tides. The 14 foot tide recorded at Portland, ME was perhaps the highest this century. Seventy five people were killed and total damage was 500 million dollars. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1987...Brownsville, TX was deluged with seven inches of rain in just two hours, and flooding in some parts of the city was worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989... Much of the western half of the country was in the midst of one of the most severe arctic outbreaks of the century. Temperatures in the Yukon of western Canada were comparable to those prior to the arctic blasts of December 1983, and winds above 100 mph ushered the bitterly cold air into western Montana. Forty-one cities in the western U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 30 degrees below zero at Ely, NV and 33 degrees below at Richfield, UT were all-time records for those locations. Morning lows of 31 degrees at San Francisco, CA and -15 degrees at Reno, NV were records for February. Logan Canyon, UT was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 54 degrees below zero, and Craig, CO hit 51 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Intellicast)
...1990...A second cold front brought more heavy snow to the high elevations of Oregon, with 12 inches reported at Sunset Summit. Ten inches of snow blanketed Crater Lake and Mount Bachelor. Heavy snow also blanketed northeastern Nevada and parts of Washington State. In Nevada, up to a foot of snow was reported between Spring Creek and Lamoille. Stevens Pass, WA received 14 inches of snow in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

7 February

...1861...The temperature at Gouverneur, NY dropped 70 degrees in one day from 30 degrees above zero to 40 degrees below zero. Two days later the mercury hit 55 degrees. (David Ludlum)
Hanover, NH plunged plummeted 69 degrees from 37 degrees at 1 PM on the 7th to 32 degrees below zero at 7 AM on the 8th, and West Cummington, MA plummeted 80 degrees to 32 degrees below zero. Boston, MA plunged from 46 degrees to 14 below, and on the 11th was back up to 60 degrees. (7th-8th) (The Weather Channel)
...1920...A great 4 day snow and sleet storm came to an end over New England and southeastern New York. Accumulations of 15 to 20 inches of ice, sleet, and snow were common, stalling traffic for weeks. (Intellicast)
...1978...The worst winter storm of record struck coastal New England. The storm produced 27.5 inches of snow at Boston, and nearly 50 inches in northeastern Rhode Island. The fourteen foot tide at Portland, ME was probably the highest of the century. Winds gusted to 79 mph at Boston, and reached 92 mph at Chatham, MA. A hurricane size surf caused 75 deaths and 500 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1987...Low pressure in Manitoba, Canada, pulled warm air up from the Gulf of Mexico, and more than forty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including North Platte, NE and Rapid City, SD with readings of 73 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Twenty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Binghamton, NY with a reading of 5 degrees below zero. For the second time in 3 days, significant snow fell in southern Louisiana, with 1 to 4 inches of snow falling south of a Deridder - Morgan City line, and three inches reported at Cameron. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (Intellicast)
...1989...Twenty-five cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 16 at Las Vegas, NV, 26 at Bakersfield, CA, -29 degrees at Milford, UT, and -16 degrees at Reno, NV were February records. The low of 43 degrees below zero at Boca, CA was a state record for the month of February. In Utah, lows of -32 degrees at Bryce Canyon, -27 degrees at Delta, -29 degrees at Dugway, and -38 degrees at Vernal were all-time records for those locations. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...A slow moving cold front spread heavy snow across the state of Utah. Storm totals ranged up to 31 inches at Alta, with 24 inches at reported Brighton and 23 inches at Snowbird. Bitter cold weather prevailed across Alaska for the thirteenth day in a row, with morning lows of -42 degrees at Fairbanks, -48 degrees at Nenana, and -54 degrees at Bettles. Anchorage, AK reported a record low of 23 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)