Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday, 19 April 1999

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

WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND -- ....

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

UPPER AIR -- Both the 500 mb and 300 mb charts for 00Z Monday ....

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 as of Sunday in the state was XX degrees below zero at Barrow. By midafternoon, the highest statewide temperatures was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

HAZARDOUS HIGHS -- We usually associate low air pressure with stormy weather and high pressure with "fair weather", a somewhat subjective term used to describe pleasant weather conditions, with no precipitation and few clouds. But can high pressure deliver "un-fair" weather? For a description of the types of hazardous weather associated with high pressure systems, please check Monday's optional Supplemental Information.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 19 April

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

...1775...The first engagement of the Revolutionary War took place under clear crisp weather at Lexington-Concord. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1785...The last snow of a famous late winter raised the snow cover to 3 feet in southern New Hampshire. (Intellicast)
...1881...At Nation City, SD a 79 day snow blockade was lifted and the first train arrived. (Intellicast)
...1941...The temperature at Sodus, NY soared to 95 degrees. The next day Albany, NY reported a record for April of 93 degrees. (The Weather Channel)
...1973...Glenrock, WY received 41 inches of snow in just 24 hours, and a storm total of 58 inches, to establish two state records. (18th-20th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1976...The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of an early season heat wave, and the Boston Marathon took place in 90 degree heat. The temperature at Hopkinton, Massachusetts where the raced started was in the upper 90's but runners hit a cooling sea breeze upon entering Boston with temperatures dropping into the upper 60's. At Providence, RI the mercury hit 98 degrees. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1983...A strong storm system dumped heavy snow in the northeast with 15 inches of snow in northern New Jersey, one foot in Scranton, PA, and up to 17 inches in the Catskills of New York. (Intellicast)
...1986...A major storm system produced 10 tornadoes in Texas. One of these tornadoes, rated F3 in intensity, virtually annihilated the town of Sweetwater, TX. The tornado struck at the unlikely time of 7:17 AM. One person was killed and 100 were injured. (Intellicast)
...1987...Forty cities in the central U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 80s and lower 90s for Easter Sunday. Fort Smith, AR reported a record high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Severe thunderstorms over the southeastern U.S. early in the day spawned a strong (F-3) tornado which destroyed seventeen homes and severely damaged thirty houses near Madison, FL killing four persons and injuring eighteen others. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...A dozen cities in the southwestern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 98 degrees at Hanksville, UT equaled their record for April. Tucson, AZ reported their earliest 100 degree reading of record. (The National Weather Summary)
...1990...Five cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date as readings dipped into the 20s and upper teens. Elkins, WV reported a record low of 20 degrees. Thunderstorms over the Southern Plains produced golf ball size hail at San Angelo, TX, and up to four inches of rain in southwestern Oklahoma. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)