Tuesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Tuesday, 30 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 at XXX. Monday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ...

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

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

WIND OBSERVATIONS -- So how can we make our own wind observations, and what can we learn from our observations? If you are curious, refer to the optional Supplemental Information for Tuesday.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 30 March

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

...1823...A great Northeast storm with hurricane force winds raged from Pennsylvania to Maine. The storm was most severe over New Jersey with high tides, uprooted trees, and heavy snow inland. (David Ludlum)
...1899...A storm which buried Ruby, CO under 141 inches of snow came to an end. Ruby was an old abandoned mining town on the Elk Mountain Range in the Crested Butte area. (The Weather Channel)
...1977...Hartford, CT hit 87 degrees to establish a record for the month of March. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...A storm spread heavy snow across the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes Region. Cleveland, OH received sixteen inches of snow in 24 hours, their second highest total of record. Winds gusting to 50 mph created 8 to 12 foot waves on Lake Huron. The storm also ushered unseasonably cold air into the south central and southeastern U.S., with nearly one hundred record lows reported in three days. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A winter-like storm developed in the Central Rockies. Snowfall totals in Utah ranged up to 15 inches at the Brian Head Ski Resort, and winds in Arizona gusted to 59 mph at Show Low. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Thunderstorms developing along and ahead of a slow moving cold front produced large hail and damaging winds at more than fifty locations across the southeast quarter of the nation, and spawned a tornado which injured eleven persons at Northhampton, NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Low pressure produced heavy snow in central Maine and northern New Hampshire, with up to eight inches reported in Maine. A slow moving Pacific storm system produced 18 to 36 inches of snow in the southwestern mountains of Colorado in three days. Heavier snowfall totals included 31 inches at Wolf Creek Pass and 27 inches at the Monarch Ski Area. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)