Thursday Daily Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 11 February 1999

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
CONCEPT OF THE DAY
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The state's overnight lowest temperature on Wednesday was XX degrees below zero at XXX and the mid-afternoon high was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

INTERPRETING A SOUNDING -- For an explanation of how the sounding information retrieved from a radiosonde or rawinsonde is displayed on a specially prepared chart, call up the Thursday's optional Supplemental Information.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 11 February

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

...1899...Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals averaging 30 to 40 inches. The record low temperature for Washington, DC was set when the temperature fell to 15 degrees below zero.(David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1959...A 16 foot ruler was needed to measure 182 inches of snow on the ground at Mullen Pass in northern Idaho. (Intellicast)
...1983...The Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England were in the midst of the "Megalopolitan blockbuster snowstorm". In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks, CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. Winds gusted to 72 mph at Chatham, MA. The storm resulted in forty-six deaths, thirty-three of which occurred when a freighter capsized and sank off the Maryland/Virginia coast. Heavy snow was reported from northeastern Georgia to eastern Maine. (10th-12th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Denver, CO reported only their third occurrence of record of a thunderstorm in February. Ten cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Huron, SD reported February temperatures averaging 19 degrees above normal. Williston, ND reported readings averaging 24 degrees above normal for the month. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Bitter cold air gripped the north central U.S. Morning lows of 35 degrees below zero at Aberdeen, SD, Bismarck, ND and International Falls, MN were records for the date. Bemidji, MN was, officially, the cold spot in the nation with a low of 39 degrees below zero, however, a reading of 42 degrees below zero was reported at Gettysburg, SD. In the Northern High Plains Region, Baker, MT warmed from 27 degrees below zero to 40 above. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...While much of the continental U.S. enjoyed sunshine and seasonable temperatures, a strong weather system over the Hawaiian Islands deluged Honolulu with 2.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...A winter storm produced up to ten inches of snow in Vermont, and up to nine inches of snow in Aroostook County of northeastern Maine. A three day snowstorm began to overspread Oregon, and the winter storm produced 29 inches of snow at Bennett Pass. Mild weather continued in the central U.S. La Crosse, WI reported a record forty-seven consecutive days with temperatures above normal. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1994...The Northeast was in the middle of its second heavy snowfall in 3 days. Eighteen inches of snow fell at Newark, NJ, after receiving a foot just a few days earlier. Snowfall was very heavy over southeastern Massachusetts, with 18 inches at New Bedford and Hyannis. (Intellicast)