Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday, 5 April 1999

A "TIMELY" REMINDER
WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND
WEATHER FOR STARTING THE NEW WEEK
UPPER AIR
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE COTERMINOUS U.S.
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

A "TIMELY" REMINDER - Before you forget, did you set your clocks forward one hour (to include those on your computers) if you live in a locale that observes Daylight Saving Time? As of yesterday morning, most of the country changed from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time. Excerpts from last Friday's summary discussing Daylight Saving Time are included in Monday's optional electronic Supplemental Information.

WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND -- .....

WEATHER FOR STARTING THE NEW WEEK -- ....

UPPER AIR -- ....

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 lowest overnight temperature registered in the state on Sunday was XX degrees at XXX. The state's highest midafternoon temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 5 April

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

...1926...A reported 0.65 inches of rain fell in one minute at Opid's Camp, CA (Intellicast)
...1936...A tornado, rated F5 on the Fujita scale, cut a path 400 yards wide through the residential section of Tupelo, MS. 216 people were killed and 700 were injured. The tornado had a 15 mile long path and did $3 million in damage. (Intellicast)
...1945...The temperature at Eagles Nest, NM plunged to 36 degrees below zero to establish an April record for the continental United States. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1955...The Northern Rockies and the Northern High Plains were in the midst of a four day storm which produced 52 inches of snow at Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. (David Ludlum)
...1972...A tornado, 500 yards wide at times, touched down at a marina on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, and then tore through Vancouver, WA killing six persons, injuring 304 others, and causing more than five million dollars damage. This tornado, rated an F2 on the Fujita scale was the deadliest tornado of the year, and the worst of record for Washington. (The Weather Channel) (Intellicast)
...1982...An unprecedented April blizzard began in the northeastern U.S. One to two feet of snow fell across Massachusetts and Connecticut, and up to 26 inches was reported in Maine. New York City received a foot of snow. Winds reached 70 to 80 mph during the storm, and the storm also produced numerous thunderstorms, which contributed to the heavy snow. (Storm Data)
...1987... After days of heavy rain that drenched eastern New York State with five to eight inches, a New York State Thruway bridge over Schohaire Creek collapsed just west of Amsterdam, New York. Ten people died as a result of having plunged with their vehicles into the flood-swollen creek either with or shortly after the bridge collapse. (Intellicast)
...1989...Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Santa Maria, CA and 105 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles established records for the month of April. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather in southern Oklahoma, southern Arkansas, and north central and northeastern Texas. Thunderstorms spawned a dozen tornadoes in Texas, including one at Fort Worth which caused a million dollars damage. There were nearly one hundred reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorms in Texas produced hail three and a half inches in diameter west of Fort Worth, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Cross Plains. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)