Tuesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Tuesday, 5 September 2000

00Z Weather Systems

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
EYE ON THE TROPICS
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

WELCOME TO PREVIEW WEEK OF 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 approriate.

The following discussion is based upon the major weather features appearing on Monday night's surface weather maps:

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TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48 -- The lowest temperature on Monday was XX degrees at XXX, while Monday's highest temperature was XX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The state lowest temperature on Monday morning was XX degrees at XXX. The highest temperature across Alaska as of midafternoon on Monday was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ....

EYE ON THE TROPICS -- .....

WHAT TIME IS IT? -- You will find that all Online Weather meteorological maps and charts are labeled with numbers followed with a "Z", such as 00Z, 12Z, 1915Z, etc. These labels indicate the time of observation in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). The UTC or "Z" time is used because weather observations must be taken at the same time everywhere to accurately represent the state of the atmosphere. But how can you tell from the reported Z time when the observations were made where you live? For additional Z-time explanation, call up Tuesday's optional Supplemental Information.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 5 September

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

...1925...The temperature at Centerville, AL soared to 112 degrees to establish a state record. Every reporting station in Alabama was 100 degrees or above that afternoon. (The Weather Channel)
...1933...A hurricane hit Brownsville, TX killing forty persons and causing 12 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1944...Portland, OR hit 102 degrees, the only time ever in September. (Intellicast)
...1950...Hurricane Easy produced the greatest 24 hour rainfall in U.S. weather records. The hurricane deluged Yankeetown, on the upper west coast of Florida, with 38.70 inches of rain. (David Ludlum)
...1975...Strong winds reduced visibilities to near zero in blowing dust resulting in a 22-car chain reaction accident on Interstate 10 near Toltec, AZ. Two persons were killed, and 14 others were injured. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Thunderstorms over the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast States drenched Charleston, SC with 5.50 inches of rain, and a total of 13.50 inches in two days, flooding homes, and leaving roads and bridges under water. (The National Weather Summary)
A tropical storm which formed off the South Atlantic coast was responsible for torrential rains over coastal regions of South Carolina. Between the 30th of August and the 8th of September, Charleston, SC received 18.44 inches of rain. The heavy rains caused extensive flooding around the city of Charleston, seriously damaged cotton crops in the eastern part of the state, and resulted in an unusually high number of mosquitoes. (Storm Data)
...1988...Five days of heavy rain commenced in west central Florida. Up to 20 inches of rain in four days resulted in extensive urban flooding, and evacuation of 1000 homes. Flooding claimed four lives, and caused more than five million dollars property damage. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)
...1989...Thunderstorms produced six to ten inches of rain in south central Kansas between 6 AM and Noon. Serious flooding was reported around Wichita, with water four feet deep along some roads. A cold front crossing the Northern High Plains Region produced wind gusts to 63 mph at Sheridan, WY. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)