Thursday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 25 February 1999

YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
CONCEPT OF THE DAY
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48 -- The lowest temperature on Wednesday was XX degrees below zero at XXX. Wednesday's high was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

On Wednesday morning the state lowest temperature was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while the midafternoon state high was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

SEASONS -- For a detailed description of meteorological seasons, see Thursday's optional Supplemental Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 25 February

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

...1914...South Carolina had its biggest snowstorm in modern history, as 18 inches fell at Society Hill. (Intellicast)
...1922...The temperature at Los Angeles, CA soared to 92 degrees to establish a record for the month of February. (David Ludlum)
...1977...Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through the Southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and the 28th. The dust originated in the western Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass, TX, at White Sands, NM, in Sherman County, KS, and in eastern Colorado. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Low pressure in Nevada produced snow from the southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas. Snowfall totals in Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine. Flagstaff, AZ reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett, NV, 24 inches at Brian Head, UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge, MT, and 26 inches at Angel Fire, NM. Snow at Los Alamos, NM pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their previous record of 123.5 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region buried Pulaski, NY under 17 inches of snow. Sunny and mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. Havre, MT reported a record high of 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Thirteen cities in Florida reported record low temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 24 degrees. Severe cold in Florida claimed three lives, and resulted in 250 to 300 million dollars crop damage. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the central U.S. Dodge City, KS reported record high of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County, NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth, MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1993...The big snow season of 1992-93 continued to set records. Evansville, IN set a new monthly snowfall record on this date with 18.4 inches, while 12.7 inches of snow fell in 24 hours at Columbia, MO to set a new 24 hour snowfall record for the month. Light snow at Pocatello, ID raised its seasonal snowfall total to 85.7 inches to set a new all-time seasonal snowfall record. The old record was 85.6 inches set in the 1983-84 season. (Intellicast)