Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday, 4 September 2000

WELCOME TO THE PREVIEW WEEK FOR ONLINE WEATHER - The Daily Weather Summary file will describe the current weather pattern across the U.S. Additional Supplemental Information Files will provide optional background material when appropriate.

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Ed Hopkins

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
EYE ON THE TROPICS
REPORT FROM THE FIELD
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

The following highlights of the national weather have been extracted from the surface weather map for late Sunday night.

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE LOWER 48 -- On Sunday, the lowest temperature reported in the continental U.S. was XX degrees at XXX, while Sunday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- .....

The lowest overnight temperature in Alaska as of Sunday was XX degrees at XXX, and the midafternoon highest statewide temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

EYE ON THE TROPICS - ....

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 4 September

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

...1939...A "Once-in-a-Hundred-Year" thunderstorm deluged Washington, DC with 4.4 inches of rain in two hours. September of that year was very dry across much of the nation, and Washington, DC received more rain in that two hour period than most other places in the country that entire month. (David Ludlum)
...1941...A tornado struck Minneapolis, MN killing five people and doing $450,000 damage. (Intellicast)
...1970...The greatest natural disaster of record for Arizona occurred. Unprecedented rains caused rivers in central Arizona to rise five to ten feet per hour, sweeping cars and buildings as far as 30 to 40 miles downstream. Flooding claimed the lives of 23 persons, mainly campers, and caused millions of dollars damage. Water crested 36 feet above normal near Sunflower, AZ. Workman's Creek was deluged with 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. Moisture from Pacific Tropical Storm Norma led to the severe flooding. (4th-6th) (The Weather Channel)
...1986...An unusually strong dust devil moved across the Flagstaff (AZ) Pulliam Airport. A Cessna 182 plane was flipped onto two fuel trucks and roofing was torn off a hangar. The dust devil blew open the doors of the National Weather Service office scattering papers and bringing down a ceiling-mounted light fixture. (Storm Data)
...1987...Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front produced heavy rain across the Southern Atlantic Coast States. Up to eight inches was reported north of Charleston SC. Serious flooding was reported in Monks Corner, SC. Seven cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Houlton, ME dipped to 32 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...The western U.S. experienced another day of record heat. The afternoon high of 91 degrees at Stampede Pass, WA established an all-time record for that location, and Los Angeles, CA equaled their all-time record high with a reading of 110 degrees. A record high of 107 degrees at San Diego, CA was their hottest reading in 25 years. Red Bluff, CA was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon reading of 118 degrees. (National Weather Summary)
...1989...Overnight thunderstorm rains of four and a half to seven inches drenched eastern Nebraska during the morning hours, pushing creeks out of their banks, and flooding fields, country roads and city streets. Totals ranged up to 6.97 inches south of Creston. It was also a soggy Labor Day for northern Florida. Jacksonville reported 6.82 inches of rain, and evening thunderstorms produced 2.75 inches of rain in one hour at Sandlewood. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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