Wednesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Wednesday, 3 March 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
SO HOW DID WINTER TREAT YOU? or
WHY THE FROST/FREEZE WARNINGS?
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48 -- On Tuesday, the lowest temperature reported in the continental U.S. was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while Tuesday's high was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- .

Mushers along the Iditarod Trail had a bright, sunny Tuesday with temperatures ranging from the mid teens to the mid twenties, and a light northerly wind.

Tuesday morning's statewide lowest temperature was XX degrees below zero at XXX. The midafternoon highest temperature in the state was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- .

This week

SO HOW DID WINTER TREAT YOU? -- Now that meteorological winter has ended, find out what areas of the country did not need as much energy to stay warm in the optional Wednesday Supplemental Information .

and Next week?

WHY THE FROST/FREEZE WARNINGS? -- The calendar indicates that spring is on its way, but frost and freeze warnings have been posted across the Southeast for Tuesday night. For more information concerning the terminology, consult the optional Wednesday Supplemental Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 3 March

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

...1896...The temperature in downtown San Francisco, CA fell to 33 degrees, which was the lowest ever for the city in March. (Intellicast)
...1947...Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts had their biggest snowstorm in this century when Readsboro, in southern Vermont, received 50 inches in 3 days, and Peru, in northwestern Massachusetts, received 47 inches in 3 days. (Intellicast)
...1966...An F5 tornado moved through Hinds, Rankin, Scott, and Leake counties in Mississippi. A portion of the city of Jackson was devastated. The death toll was 57 with 504 injured. Damage was set at 18 million dollars. (Intellicast)
...1971...An extremely intense coastal storm blasted the northeastern US on this day and continued into the 4th. The barometric pressure dropped to 960 millibars (28.36 inches) at Worcester, MA for the lowest pressure ever recorded at the location. The same record was set at Concord, NH with a reading of 963 millibars (28.44 inches). Wind gusts 70 to 100 mph lashed eastern New England with major wind damage occurring. Tides ran 4 to 5 feet above normal resulting in extensive coastal damage and beach erosion. Snow amounts exceeded 35 inches in the Adirondacks in northeastern New York and up to 27 inches of snow fell in northern Vermont. (Intellicast)
...1983...The last of a series of storms to strike the California coast finally came to an end. Waves fifteen to twenty feet high pounded the coast for two days, and in a four day period up to 18 inches of rain drenched the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara area. On the morning of the first, thunderstorms spawned two tornadoes which moved through the Los Angeles area. (Storm Data)
...1987...A storm brought heavy rain and gale force winds to Washington and Oregon. Quillayute, WA received 2.67 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds gusted to 60 mph at Astoria, OR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A small but intense low pressure system roared across west central Mississippi at 90 mph early in the morning. A tornado in southern Mississippi picked up an automobile, carried it 150 feet, and tossed it through the brick wall of an unoccupied retirement home. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Wintry weather prevailed from the southern Rockies to the Upper Great Lakes. Neguanee, MI received 19 inches of snow, and up to 24 inches of snow blanketed Colorado. Blizzard conditions were reported in Minnesota. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...An upper level weather disturbance produced snow in the Colorado Rockies, with eight inches reported at Winter Park, and a storm moving off the Pacific Ocean began to spread rain and snow across the western U.S. March continued to start off "like a lamb" elsewhere around the country. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1991...Freezing rain commenced over central and northwestern New York State late on this day and by the time it ended on the 4th, one to two inches of ice had accumulated in many places, resulting in the most costly natural disaster in the history of the state. Nineteen counties were declared state disaster areas. At one point, nearly 325,000 customers were without power and some did not get power back until the 16th. Storm damage exceeded 375 million dollars. (Intellicast)
...1994...A major coastal storm was in progress over the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. Winds gusts hit 75 mph at Dover, DE. Big snows buried interior sections. Two day snowfall totals 33 inches at Burdett, NY, 30 inches at Frankfort Center, NY, 29 inches at Loganton, PA, 26 inches at Jay Peak, VT, and 22 inches at Frostburg, MD. The 8.7 inches of snow at Allentown, PA raised its seasonal snowfall to 69.2 inches for its snowiest winter ever. Boston's 8 inches pushed its seasonal snow to 89.5 inches for its snowiest winter as well. (Intellicast)