Thursday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 4 February 1999

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
AIR MASSES
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US -- The lowest temperature on Wednesday was XX degrees below zero at XXX and Wednesday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

The state's lowest overnight temperature on Wednesday was XX degrees below zero at XXX while the highest temperature in Alaska as of mid-afternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

AIR MASSES -- For an additional explanation of air masses and their properties, call up the Thursday's optional Supplemental Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 4 February

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

...1961...The third great snowstorm of the winter season struck the northeastern U.S. Cortland, NY received 40 inches of snow, 24 inches at New York City, 23 inches at Newark, NJ, and 19 inches at Worcester, MA. A wind gust of 96 mph was recorded at the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1964...A great blizzard was in progress across the Texas Panhandle. This blizzard, which began on the 2nd and ended on the 5th, dumped 26 inches of snow on Borger, 23.8 inches on Miami, and 23.5 inches on Claude. (Intellicast)
...1987...Gales lashed the northern Pacific coast and the coast of northern New England. A storm in the central U.S. produced five inches of snow at Rapid City, SD. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...A winter storm produced heavy snow from the Upper Ohio Valley to New England, with up to 12 inches reported in Vermont and New Hampshire. Strong northerly winds in the Upper Midwest produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Two dozen cities in the south central and northwestern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. The low of 14 below zero at Boise, ID was a February record. A winter storm continued in the southwestern U.S. Alta, UT reported 49 inches of snow in four days, Wolf Creek, CO reported 66 inches in six days, including 28 inches in 24 hours, and up to 84 inches buried the ski resorts of northern New Mexico in three days. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...A winter storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 13 inches at Gorham, with 11 inches reported at Portland. Totals in New Hampshire ranged up to 14 inches at Franconia, with 13 inches reported at Portsmouth. A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain caused numerous traffic accidents in eastern New York State resulting in three deaths and fourteen injuries. Subzero cold also gripped parts of the northeastern U.S. Caribou, ME and Houlton, ME reported morning lows of 15 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1996...Frigid temperatures continued over the northern US and spread southward to the Gulf Coast. Amasa, MI checked in with 51 degrees below zero. Tulsa, OK had a morning low of 11 below for its coldest temperature in 66 years. Muskegon, MI recorded an all-time low of 19 below. La Crosse, WI completed it longest stretch of subzero temperatures ever (144 hours). The center of the frigid arctic high moved over Louisiana, setting an all-time record high barometric pressure of 30.82 inches (1043.6 millibars ) at Baton Rouge. (Intellicast)