DATASTREME DAILY SUMMARY
Tuesday, 9 January 2001
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION --
- The moon will reach the full moon phase this afternoon (at
3:24 PM EST, 2:24 PM CST, etc. or at 2024 Z on Tuesday, 9 January
2001). The January full moon is also called the "Old Moon"
or the "Moon After Yule".
- One of the five eclipses (two solar and three lunar) of 2001
will also occur today. A total eclipse of the moon will occur
with the beginning of the dark umbral phase being visible to those
without cloud cover in most of Alaska (approximately 1840Z) and
the end of the umbral phase just visible in northeastern North
America (approximately 2159Z). The middle of the total eclipse
is 2020Z. See the map
for locating the areas for eclipse viewing.
HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 9 January
From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City,
MO and Intellicast
- ...1875...The temperature at Cheyenne, WY dipped to an all-time
record cold reading of -38 degrees. (The Weather Channel)
- ...1880...The second great storm to hit the Pacific Coast
within three days brought barometer readings of 28.48 inches of
mercury at Olympia, WA and 28.51 inches at Portland, OR. Heavy
snows blocked railroads for days. (Intellicast)
- ...1888...Severe cold gripped much of the western U.S. At
Portland, OR the Columbia River was frozen for two weeks, and
in southern California temperatures dipped below freezing in some
of the citrus growing areas. (David Ludlum)
- ...1976...Lake effect snow squalls buried the town of Adams,
NY under 68 inches of snow. (David Ludlum)
- ...1977...The coldest temperature ever recorded in St. Cloud,
MN was recorded on this day. At 8:00 am CST the temperature dropped
to 43 degrees below zero!! Between January 3rd and 19th of this
year, the low temperature was 15 degrees below zero or colder
on 14 out of 17 days (Intellicast).
- ...1987...A winter storm spread heavy snow from the Central
Plains into the Great Lakes Region. Heavier totals included 9
inches at Sun City, KS, 7 inches at Columbia, MO, 11 inches at
Terre Haute, IN, and up to 10 inches in the southern suburbs of
Chicago, IL. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1988...A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced ten inches
of snow at Boston, MA, and 14 inches at Worcester, MA. A winter
storm in the northwestern U.S. produced a foot of snow in three
hours at McCall, ID. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1989...Strong winds prevailed along the eastern slopes
of the Rockies in Colorado. Winds gusted to 113 mph at the Air
Force Academy near Colorado Springs, and reached 115 mph at Boulder.
(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
- ...1990...A third storm in four days hit the Pacific Northwest.
Winds in Oregon gusted above 100 mph at Netarts and at Oceanside.
Up to 8.16 inches of rain was reported around Seaside, OR, and
the total of 4.53 inches of rain at Astoria, OR was a record for
the date. Twelve cities in the western U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date. The high of 70 degrees at Cedar City,
UT was a record for January. (National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)
- ...1992...An unbelievable 14 consecutive days of cloudy skies
finally came to an end at Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Every single
weather observation during this time period showed overcast conditions
-- 350 consecutive hours of cloudy skies! There was not even a
"mostly cloudy" -- all observations were completely
cloudy. During this cloudy period it was very mild. The average
temperature from December 26th to January 8th was 19 degrees above
normal. (Intellicast)
- ...1993...A big snowstorm dumped 17.2 inches of snow on Topeka,
KS in 24 hours. (Intellicast)
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