Tuesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Tuesday, 9 March 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 and Monday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

On Monday the overnight lowest temperature in the state was XX degrees below zero at XXX, while the midafternoon highest temperature in Alaska was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

THE WATER BUDGET -- For more information describing the global hydrological cycle, you may consult the optional material in Tuesday's electronic Supplemental Information.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 9 March

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

...1943...The temperature at Lac Frontiere, ME fell to 40 degrees below zero. This is the coldest ever in March in New England. (Intellicast)
...1956...A whopping 367 inches of snow was measured on the ground at the Rainier Paradise Ranger Station in Washington. The snow depth was a state record and the second highest total of record for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Gale force winds ushered arctic air into the north central U.S. Some places were 50 degrees colder than the previous day. Northeast winds, gusting to 60 mph, produced 8 to 15 foot waves on Lake Michigan causing more than a million dollars damage along the southeastern shoreline of Wisconsin. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A cold front brought high winds to the southwestern U.S. Winds in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada gusted to 70 mph, and one person was injured by a falling tree. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in West Texas. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 71 mph at Lubbock, and golf ball size hail was reported at several other locations. Strong thunderstorm winds injured two persons north of the town of Canyon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1992....The first 9 days of March in Cincinnati, OH were very warm. The temperature averaged 58.7 degrees -- or 21.0 degrees above normal!! Within this 9 day stretch, high temperatures were 70 degrees or above on 5 consecutive days. Never before had this occurred so early in the season. (Intellicast)