Wednesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Wednesday, 6 September 2000

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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
EYE ON THE TROPICS
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE EXTREMES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL US --Tuesday morning's lowest temperature was XX degrees at XXX, while the highest temperature on Tuesday was XXX degrees at XXX.

ALASKAN WEATHER -- ....

The state's lowest overnight temperature on Tuesday morning was XX degrees at XXX. The highest temperature by mid afternoon of Tuesday was XX degrees at XXX.

HAWAIIAN WEATHER -- ...

EYE ON THE TROPICS -- ...

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 6 September

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

...1667...A "Dreadful hurricane" hit Virginia with 12 inches of rain. It overturned houses, stripped the fields of crops and pushed tides 12 feet above normal. (Intellicast)
...1881...Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour as smoke diminished the sunlight and left a brassy tinge on everything. (David Ludlum)
...1909...Topeka, KS was drenched with 8.08 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish an all-time record for that city. (Intellicast)
...1929...Iowa's earliest snow of record occurred as a few flakes were noted at 9 AM at Alton. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Thunderstorms produced more than seven inches of rain in Georgia. Four persons drowned, and two others suffered injury, as three couples attempted to cross Mills Stone Creek at Echols Mill in their automobile. Smoke from forest fires in California and Oregon spread across Utah into western Colorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Thirty cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Joseph, MO with a reading of 38 degrees. A low of 44 degrees at Indianapolis IN was their coolest reading of record for so early in the season. The mercury dipped to 31 degrees at Hibbing, MN and Philips, WI. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...An early afternoon thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 104 mph at Winterhaven, FL flipping over four airplanes, and damaging five others. The high winds also damaged a hangar and three other buildings. A cold front produced strong winds and blowing dust in the Northern High Plains, with gusts to 54 mph reported at Buffalo, SD. Powerful Hurricane Gabrielle and strong easterly winds combined to create waves up to ten feet high along the southern half of the Atlantic coast. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)