Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday 8 February 1999

WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND
WEATHER FOR THE START OF THE NEW WEEK
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE COTERMINOUS U.S.
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND -- ....

WEATHER FOR THE START OF THE NEW WEEK -- ....

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE COTERMINOUS U.S. -- The lowest temperature on Sunday was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while Sunday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

The overnight lowest temperature in Alaska as of Sunday morning was XX degrees below zero recorded at XXX. The mid-afternoon highest temperature for the state was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

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HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 8 February

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

...1835...A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville, FL, and to zero at Savannah, GA and near Charleston, SC. Orange trees were killed to the roots. (David Ludlum)
...1933...The record low temperature for the state of Texas was set at Seminole when the mercury dropped to 23 degrees below zero. (Intellicast)
...1936...The temperature at Denver, CO plunged to its all-time record low temperature of 30 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1968...The biggest snowfall in 100 years -- 3.6 inches -- at Savannah, Georgia was recorded on this date. (Intellicast)
...1987...A powerful storm produced blizzard conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 86 mph at Janesville, WI and Cleveland, OH received 12 inches of snow. North winds of 50 to 70 mph raised the water level of southern Lake Michigan two feet, and produced waves 12 to 18 feet high, causing seven million dollars damage along the Chicago area shoreline. It was the most damage caused by shoreline flooding and erosion in the history of the city of Chicago. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Arctic air invaded the north central U.S. Hibbing, MN reported a morning low of 30 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...A winter storm over California produced snow from the beaches of Malibu to the desert canyons around Palm Springs, and the snow created mammoth traffic jams in the Los Angeles Basin. Sixteen cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Marysville, CA reported an all-time record low reading of 21 degrees above zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Unseasonably mild weather prevailed across the south central and eastern U.S. Twenty-two cities, including five in Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 53 degrees at Flint, MI surpassed their previous record by ten degrees, and the high of 66 degrees at Burlington, IA exceeded their old record by eight degrees. (The National Weather Summary)