Thursday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 11 March 1999

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

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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN 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 -- ...

The state's lowest overnight temperature on Wednesday morning was XX degrees below zero at XXX. The midafternoon state highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

THE CHINOOK WINDS -- For more information describing the various sets of lines on a Stüve Diagram and how you can make graphical determinations from a Stüve Diagram, you may consult the optional material in Thursday's electronic Supplemental Summary Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 11 March

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

...1888...The "Great Blizzard of '88" commenced as light rain, then changed to freezing rain at New York City. (Intellicast)
...1911...Tamarack, CA reported 451 inches of snow on the ground, a record for the U.S. (David Ludlum)
...1923...Deanburg and Pinson, TN were struck by a tornado rated F5 on the Fujita scale. Twenty people were killed and one-quarter of Pinson was obliterated. (Intellicast)
...1948...Record cold followed in the wake of a Kansas blizzard. Lows of 25 degrees below zero at Oberlin, Healy and Quinter established a state record for the month of March. Lows of 15 degrees below at Dodge City, 11 below at Concordia, and 3 below at Wichita were also March records at these locations. The low of 3 degrees below zero at Kansas City, Missouri was their latest subzero reading of record. (The Weather Channel) (Intellicast)
...1962...One of the most paralyzing snowstorms in decades produced record March snowfalls in Iowa. Four feet of snow covered the ground at Inwood following the storm. (David Ludlum)
...1987...Unseasonably cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S., and a storm over the Gulf of Mexico spread rain and sleet and snow into the Appalachian Region. Sleet was reported in southern Mississippi. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...A blizzard raged across the north central U.S. Chadron, NE was buried under 33 inches of snow, up to 25 inches of snow was reported in eastern Wyoming, and totals in the Black Hills of South Dakota ranged up to 69 inches at Lead. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Mullen, NE. Snow drifts thirty feet high were reported around Lusk, WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Forty-four cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Record highs included 71 degrees at Dickinson, ND and Williston, ND, and 84 degrees at Lynchburg, VA, Charleston, WV and Huntington, WV. Augusta, GA and Columbia, SC tied for honors as the hot spot in the nation with record highs of 88 degrees. A vigorous cold front produced up to three feet of snow in the mountains of Utah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1992...A major winter storm (central pressure 978 millibars or 28.88 inches) struck the northeastern US. Heavy snow occurred over western Pennsylvania and New York with Bradford, PA recording 23 inches, Rochester, NY 21.9 inches, and Buffalo, NY 15 inches. On the warm side of the storm in Vermont, heavy rains combined with snowmelt and ice breakup caused massive ice jams on the Winooski river in Montpelier, resulting in severe flooding. The downtown section was under 5 feet of water with millions of dollars of damage done. (Intellicast)