Thursday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Thursday, 7 September 2000

00Z Weather Systems

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
EYE ON THE TROPICS
AIR MASSES
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. -- Wednesday morning's lowest temperature was XX degrees at XXX, while the Wednesday afternoon highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The lowest temperature in Alaska on Wednesday morning was XX degrees at XXX. The highest statewide temperature as of Wednesday afternoon was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

EYE ON THE TROPICS -- .....

AIR MASSES -- For an additional explanation of air masses and their properties, call up the Thursday's optional Supplemental Information.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 7 September

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

...1881...The temperature soared to produce the hottest day in the Northeast, reaching 100 degrees at New Haven, CT, 101 degrees at New York City, 102 degrees at Boston, MA, and 104 degrees at Washington, DC. (David Ludlum)
...1888...Much of the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast Region experienced freezing temperatures. Killer frosts resulted in a million dollars damage to crops in Maine. (David Ludlum)
...1909...Topeka, KS was drenched with 8.08 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a record for that location. (6th- 7th) (The Weather Channel)
...1970...A lightning bolt struck a group of football players at Gibbs High School in Saint Petersburg, FL, killing two persons and injuring 22 others. All the thirty-eight players and four coaches on the field were knocked off their feet by the lightning discharge. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Showers and thunderstorms produced 4 to 8 inch rains in three to six hours in Virginia, with totals across the state for the Labor Day weekend ranging up to fourteen inches. The Staunton River crested at 34.44 feet at Altavista on the 8th, its highest level since 1940. Damage due to flooding was estimated at seven million dollars around Bedford, Henry, and Franklin. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Fifty cities across the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 56 degrees at Mobile, AL was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Athens, OH, and to 30 degrees at Thomas, WV. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced four inches of rain at Texamah overnight, and up to six inches of rain in southwestern Iowa. Evening thunderstorms in eastern Colorado produced golf ball size hail at Clear Creek and at Nederland. Late evening thunderstorms in Iowa drenched Harlan with more than four inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary)