Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday, 22 March 1999

WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND
WEATHER FOR STARTING THE NEW WEEK
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE COTERMINOUS U.S.
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
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 at XXX, while Sunday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The overnight lowest temperature in the state as of Sunday was XX degrees below zero at XXX. The midafternoon highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- .....

THE EQUINOX IS UPON US -- The daylength has been getting longer, and astronomical spring started on Saturday evening with the vernal equinox, as discussed on Monday's Supplemental Information .

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 22 March

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

...1920...A spectacular display of the Northern Lights was visible as far south as Bradenton, FL, El Paso, TX, and Fresno, CA. At Detroit, MI, the display was described "so brilliant as to blot out all stars below first magnitude". (22nd-23rd) (The Weather Channel)
...1936...A great flood crested on rivers from Ohio to Maine. Pittsburgh, PA reached 6.1 feet, Harrisburg, PA hit 3.5 feet, and Hartford, CT hit 8.6 feet, a depth greater than ever before. The flood claimed 107 lives and caused 270 million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum)
...1954...Six to ten inch rains caused the Chicago River to overflow its banks. (The Weather Channel)
...1977...A blockbuster coastal storm lashed New York and New England. Norfolk, CT was buried under 33 inches of snow, 24 inches was reported at Pittsfield, MA and 18 inches piled up at Gardner, MA. Snow amounts exceeded 30 inches in the Catskills in southeastern New York. Three to five inches of rain deluged south coastal New England and wind gusts reached 60 to 90 mph. A 450 foot radio tower in Framingham, MA was toppled by the high winds. (Intellicast)
...1987...An intense storm produced heavy snow in the southern and central Rockies, and high winds from southern California to West Texas. Wolf Creek Pass, CO received 24 inches of snow, and winds gusted to 69 mph at Ruidoso, NM. Blizzard conditions were reported in eastern Colorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Rain and high winds battered the Northern Pacific Coast Region, with wind gusts to 78 mph at Ocean Shores, WA. The high winds uprooted trees and downed power lines. Ten cities in the northeastern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Eight cities in the central U.S. reported record highs. Southerly winds gusting to 60 mph helped push the mercury at Ottumwa, IA to a record warm reading of 83 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Six cities in the Great Lakes Region, and three in southern Texas, reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Alpena, MI with a reading of 9 above zero, and Brownsville, TX with a reading of 38 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...A surge of arctic air kept temperatures in the teens and 20s during the day in the north central U.S., and heavy snow fell over parts of Montana. Record warmth was reported in the western U.S., and in Alaska. Phoenix, AZ reported a record high of 94 degrees, and the town of Barrow, located along the arctic coast of Alaska, reported a record high of 20 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)