Tuesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Tuesday, 23 February 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
CONCEPT OF THE DAY
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48 -- The lowest temperature in the lower 48 states on Monday was XX degrees below zero at XXX. Monday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

On Monday morning, the lowest temperature in the state was XX degrees below zero at XXX. The midafternoon high across the state on Monday was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

ESTIMATING WARM AIR AND COLD AIR ADVECTION -- For details describing how you can use a surface weather map to determine regions of warm or cold air advection, consult Tuesday's optional electronic Supplemental Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 23 February

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

...1802...A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston and 54 inches of snow piled up at Epping, NH. Three large (indiamen) ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod by strong winds. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1936...A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass. It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives. (David Ludlum)
...1987...A winter storm buried the Middle Atlantic Coast Region under heavy snow coast as a low pressure went from 1004 to 981 millibars in just 12 hours. Totals ranged up to 24 inches at Lancaster, PA, with 23.5 inches at Coatesville, PA; Clarksville, MD recorded 18.2 inches and Wilmington, DE had 14.4 inches. During the height of the storm Philadelphia, PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. The Washington, DC area was blanketed with up to 15 inches of snow. Much tree damage occurred and power outages were widespread.(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the central U.S., and temperatures in Missouri were thirty degrees colder than the previous day. The strong winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Superior, with up to 15 inches of snow reported over the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...A fast moving storm produced near blizzard conditions in Michigan. Snowfall totals ranged up to 9.5 inches in Allegan County, wind gusts reached 74 mph at Ann Arbor, and five foot snow drifts were reported around Saginaw. The Michigan AAA records showed more than 5000 traffic accidents reported, a near record for one day. There were several chain reaction collisions. One near Pontiac involved a hundred cars. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)