Wednesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Wednesday, 10 March 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
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 -- ....

The lowest overnight temperature in the state on Tuesday morning was XX degrees below zero at XXX, and the highest temperature during midafternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 10 March

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

...1912...The barometric pressure reached 29.26 inches at Los Angeles, CA, and 29.46 inches at San Diego, CA, setting all-time records for those two locations. (David Ludlum)
...1922...Dodge City, KS reported an all-time record 24 hour total of 17.5 inches of snow. (The Weather Channel)
...1960...A heavy snowstorm left 10 inches in Georgia, 22 inches in Tennessee, 24 inches in Kentucky and 15 inches in Virginia. Many buildings collapsed from the weight of the snow. (Intellicast)
...1986...Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes hit Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. A total of 19 tornadoes occurred. Three of the tornadoes in Indiana reached F3 intensity (winds 158-206 mph). A densely populated subdivision of southeast Lexington, Kentucky was heavily damaged by a tornado. Twenty people were injured and 900 homes were damaged or demolished. A very strong thunderstorm downburst hit the Cincinnati area. At the Greater Cincinnati Airport, windows were blown out of the control tower, injuring the 6 controllers on duty. At Newport, KY, 120 houses were destroyed from winds estimated from 100 to 140 mph. (Intellicast)
...1987...Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the eastern U.S. Gales lashed the middle and northern Atlantic coast. Winds gusted to 50 mph at Manteo, NC and Cape Hatteras, NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A winter storm produced snow and high winds in the Central Rocky Mountain Region. Snowfall totals in Utah ranged up to 42 inches at Alta, with 36 inches reported at the Brian Head Ski Resort in 24 hours. Winds gusted to 72 mph at La Junta, CO and Artesia, NM. A severe blizzard struck western Nebraska and South Dakota. Winds up to 65 mph were recorded. By the time the storm ended early on the 12th, Chadron, NE had 33 inches of new snow with drifts up to 10 feet. Up to 70 inches of new snow fell in the Fort Meade area in western South Dakota. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (Intellicast)
...1989...Thirty-four cities in the central and southwestern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. The high of 85 degrees at Hanksville, UT was a record for March, and Pueblo, CO equaled their March record of 86 degrees. Hill City, KS warmed from a morning low of 30 degrees to an afternoon high of 89 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Thunderstorms developing along a warm front produced severe weather from southeast Iowa to central Indiana and north central Kentucky. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 65 mph at Fort Knox, KY, and hail two inches in diameter west of Lebanon, IN. Evening thunderstorms over central Oklahoma deluged Guthrie with 4.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)