Wednesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Wednesday, 31 March 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
WIND OBSERVATIONS
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 at XXX. Tuesday's high was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

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

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

Could be used on Monday, even though Full Moon is at 2249 Z on 31 March.

THE FULL MOON, PASSOVER AND EASTER --The moon is at full phase today, Wednesday 31 March 1999 at 2249Z. (April's full moon is called the "Grass Moon" or the "Egg Moon".) In addition, today's full moon is the "Paschal full moon" represents the first full moon after the vernal equinox and defines the religious feasts of Passover and Easter, which also occur this weekend. For further details, please consult the optional Monday's Supplemental Information .

WIND OBSERVATIONS -- For a look at how the horizontal wind direction changes as you go up in the lower troposphere, see the Wednesday optional Supplemental Information on the Ekman spiral.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 31 March

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

...1890...Saint Louis, MO received 20 inches of snow in 24 hours. It was the worst snowstorm of record for St Louis. (David Ludlum)
...1933...Thirty seven people were killed and 170 were injured as an F4 tornado moved through Jones, Jasper, Clarke counties in Mississippi. (Intellicast)
...1954...The temperature at Rio Grande City, TX hit 108 degrees, which for thirty years was a U.S. record high for the month of March. (The Weather Channel)
...1962...A F-3 tornado struck the town of Milton in the northwestern section of the Florida Panhandle killing 17 persons, injuring 100 others and causing 1.5 million dollars in damage. It was the worst tornado disaster in Florida history. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1973...A devastating tornado took a nearly continuous 75 mile path through north central Georgia causing more than 113 million dollars damage, the highest total of record for a natural disaster in the state. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...March went out like a lion in the northeastern U.S. A slow moving storm produced heavy snow in the Lower Great Lakes Region, and heavy rain in New England. Heavy rain and melting snow caused catastrophic flooding along rivers and streams in Maine and New Hampshire. Strong southerly winds ahead of the storm gusted to 62 mph at New York City, and reached 87 mph at Milton MA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...March went out like a lion in eastern Colorado. A winter-like storm produced 42 inches of snow at Lake Isabel, including 20 inches in six hours. Fort Collins reported 15 inches of snow in 24 hours. Winds gusted to 80 mph at Centerville, UT. Albuquerque, NM received 14 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Afternoon thunderstorms produced severe weather from North Carolina to Pennsylvania. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 76 mph at Cape Henry, VA. While squalls blanketed northwest Pennsylvania with up to 9 inches of snow, thunderstorms in eastern Pennsylvania produced golf ball size hail at Avondale. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1992...Seattle, WA closed out its first snowless winter ever (November through March). Las Vegas, NV recorded 4.80 inches of rain during the past month which set 2 records -- the wettest March ever (old record 1.83 inches set in 1973) and the wettest month ever (old record 3.39 inches in September 1939). The normal yearly rainfall for the city is only 4.19 inches!! (Intellicast)

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