Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday 8 March 1999

WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND
WEATHER FOR STARTING THE NEW WEEK
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE COTERMINOUS U.S.
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
EL NIÑO AND THE WINTER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND -- ....

WEATHER FOR STARTING 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 lowest overnight temperature in the state on Sunday morning was XX degrees below zero at XXX. The state's highest temperature as of midafternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

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EL NIÑO AND THE WINTER -- As the February monthly and winter season weather data from the country are being compiled and analyzed at the National Climatic Data Center and the Climate Prediction Center, a more clear picture has unfolded concerning the consequences of the anomalous atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns associated with the current El Niño episode. Consult the Monday optional Supplemental Information for a information and a link to the data.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 8 March

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

...1717...On Fishers Island in Long Island Sound, 1200 sheep were discovered to have been buried under a snow drift for four weeks. When finally uncovered, one hundred sheep were still alive. (The Weather Channel)
...1909...The town of Brinkley, AR was struck by a tornado (F-4 on the Fujita scale) which killed 49 persons and caused 600,000 dollars damage. The tornado, which was two-thirds of a mile in width, destroyed 860 buildings. Entire families were killed as houses were completely swept away by the tornado. Tornadoes killed 64 persons and injured 671 others in Dallas and Monroe counties during the Arkansas tornado outbreak. (David Ludlum)
...1971...A snowstorm dropped 10 to 20 inches of new snow across Vermont to raise snow depths to record levels. 116 inches was measured on the ground on top of Mount Mansfield, the second highest snow depth ever recorded on the mountain up to the time. The town of Orange measured 88 inches on the ground for a new state low-elevation snow depth record. (Intellicast)
...1984...A freak "thunder snowstorm" produced high winds, vivid lightning, and up to seven inches of snow in the northern suburbs of Washington, DC (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1987...Thirty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Madison, WI with a reading of 71 degrees. Afternoon highs of 68 degrees at Houghton Lake, MI and 72 degrees at Flint, MI smashed their previous records for the date by fourteen degrees. A record 24 hour temperature fall began at Detroit, MI. It started at 1:00 PM EST with a temperature of 74 degrees when a sharp cold front dropped the temperature down to 23 degrees at 1:00 PM EST on the 9th. The total temperature fall for the 24 hour period was 51 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Intellicast)
...1988...A cold front brought wintry weather to the north central U.S. Snowfall totals in northwestern Minnesota ranged up to eight inches at Roseau and Hallock. Winds in South Dakota gusted to 61 mph at Brookings. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...While arctic cold gripped the northeastern U.S., unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southwestern states. Albany NY reported a record low of 2 degrees below zero. Tucson AZ reported a record high of 90 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Late afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather in east central Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms spawned a tornado south of Augusta, IL which traveled 42 miles to Marbleton. Golf ball size hail was reported at Peoria, IL and near Vermont, IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1992...In the first 8 days of March, Las Vegas, NV recorded 1.87 inches of rain. This set a new monthly record for rainfall in March. The previous record was 1.83 inches set in 1973. (Intellicast)
...1994...A major snowstorm buried sections of Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. Ozark Beach, MO recorded 19 inches of snow, while Harrison, AR checked in with 18 inches. Tulsa, OK had 12.9 of snow, for its greatest single storm snowfall ever. (Intellicast)
...1996...Elkins, WV received 2.1 inches of snow on this day to bring its seasonal snowfall to 125.8 inches -- its snowiest winter on record. (Intellicast)