Tuesday, 16 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 and Monday's
highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.
ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....
On Monday the overnight lowest temperature in the state was XX
degrees at XXX, while the midafternoon highest temperature in
Alaska was XX degrees at XXX.
HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....
For more information describing the global hydrological cycle,
you may consult the optional material in Tuesday's electronic
Supplemental Information .
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 16 March
From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City,
MO and Intellicast
- ...1843...A great northeast snowstorm swept from the Gulf
of Mexico to Maine. Natchez, MS received 4 inches and Shelbyville,
TN received 21 inches. Philadelphia, PA and New York City, NY
each received 12 inches, and Concord, NH recorded 8 inches. (Intellicast)
- ...1942...A widespread outbreak of tornadoes occurred across
Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana.
Twenty five tornadoes were of F2 intensity or greater. Seventy
five fatalities occurred in Mississippi. Baldwyn, MS was hit by
2 tornadoes (one F4 and the other F3) only 35 minutes apart. A
violent (F5) tornado tore through Peoria and Marshall counties
in Illinois, killing 7 and injuring 70. (Intellicast)
- ...1975...A single storm brought 119 inches of snow to Crater
Lake, OR establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel)
- ...1986...A small but rare tornado touched down perilously
close to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. (Storm Data)
- ...1987...Softball size hail caused millions of dollars damage
to automobiles at Del Rio, TX. Three persons were injured when
hailstones crashed through a shopping mall skylight. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)
- ...1988...A winter storm produced heavy snow in the Central
Rockies. Winds gusted to 80 mph at Centerville, UT. Eighteen cities
in the southeastern U.S. reported new record low temperatures
for the date, including Tallahassee, FL with a reading of 24 degrees.
(The National Weather Summary)
- ...1989...A winter storm brought heavy snow and high winds
to the southwestern U.S. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Lovelock, NV,
Salt Lake City, UT, and Fort Carson, CO. Snow fell at a rate of
three inches per hour in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1990...Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
large hail and damaging winds from northwest Florida to western
South Carolina. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 75 mph at Floridatown,
FL. Sixteen cities across the northeastern quarter of the nation
reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon
high of 78 degrees at Burlington, VT smashed their previous record
for the date by 23 degrees. New York City reported a record high
of 82 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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Prepared by Edward J. Hopkins, Ph.D., email hopkins@meteor.wisc.edu
© Copyright, 1999, The American Meteorological Society.