Monday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Monday, 6 September 1999

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.

Sincerely,

Ed Hopkins

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 -- ....

AN INVITE -- If you witness some interesting weather phenomena or would like to share some weather-related experience with others in the DataStreme Project, we cordially invite your contributions. Please email these to the address appearing below. Some of these may appear in the section titled "Reports from the Field"

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)

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