Tuesday Daily Weather Summary

ONLINE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Tuesday, 7 September 1999

TEMPERATURE EXTREMES IN THE LOWER 48
ALASKAN WEATHER
HAWAIIAN WEATHER
WHAT TIME IS IT?
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS

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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 -- .....

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 - 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)