Monday Daily Summary

DATASTREME ATMOSPHERE DAILY SUMMARY

Monday, 3 January 2005

This DataStreme Atmosphere Daily Summary contains Historical Weather Events for this date. A sample DataStreme Daily Summary similar to those that appear when the DataStreme course is being offered is available via the homepage. Current weather data are available on the homepage as usual. If you are looking for an alternative description of daily weather, you could try:

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

According to a NOAA press release, a record number of tornadoes were reported across the US during 2004. While these statistics are preliminary, officials at NOAA's Storm Prediction Center say that a record 1717 tornadoes were spotted across the country for the year to date.
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has prepared a preliminary version of its review of significant weather and climate events across the nation and the world during the just-concluded year of 2004. Typically, this site is updated during January as additional data are collected.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 3 January

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

...1777...An overnight freeze enabled George Washington and his troops to flank the British at Trenton, cross their lines at Princeton, and seek security in the hills of northern New Jersey. (David Ludlum)
...1913...The barometer at Canton, NY read 28.20 inches of mercury (955.0 millibars), which is the lowest ever recorded at an inland station. (Intellicast)
...1949...Warren, AR was hit by an F4 tornado, which killed 55 people and injured 435. Total damage was $1.3 million. (Intellicast)
...1961...A three day long ice storm was in progress over northern Idaho that produced an accumulation of ice eight inches thick, a U.S. record. Heavy fog, which blanketed much of northern Idaho from Grangeville to the Canadian border, deposited the ice on power and telephone lines causing widespread power outages. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1970...An exceptionally high barometer reading of 31.43 inches (1064.4 millibars) was recorded at Barrow, Alaska. (Intellicast)
...1987...A powerful Pacific coast storm blasted the western U.S. with high winds, heavy rain and heavy snow. Winds gusted to 96 mph at Cape Blanco, OR, and snowfall totals reached 20 inches in the Sierra Nevada Range of California. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
A 3-inch snowfall broke the record for this date at Little Rock, AR. The previous record was 2.5 inches in 1942. This snowfall was deeper than the amount of snow received during the entire year for 1986, when a total of 2.7 inches fell. (Intellicast)
...1988...After a day of rest, "Old Man Winter" came back as a triple threat, hitting both coasts with winter storms, and blasting the central U.S. with cold arctic air. Snow and ice in the eastern U.S. caused 4.5 million dollars damage to homes and vehicles in North Carolina. The storm in the western U.S. produced two feet of snow in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada, while temperatures in North Dakota plunged to 30 degrees below zero, with wind chill readings as cold as 95 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S., and five more in Washington and Oregon, reported new record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 78 degrees at Galveston, TX and 82 degrees at Lake Charles, LA were records for the month of January. (National Weather Summary)
...1990...A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. spread snow across Colorado and New Mexico. Heavy snow fell in southwestern Colorado, with 13 inches reported at Wolf Creek Pass. Snow spread into the Central Plains Region during the day, with six inches reported at Garden City, KS. (National Weather Summary)
...1994...A heavy wet snow blanketed much of the state of Ohio, with 12 to 18 inches reported in counties along the Ohio River. Newport received 21 inches. Thunder and lightning accompanied the snow, with five inches reported in Washington County and Noble County between 7 AM and 8 AM Tuesday. Parts of Washington County were without electricity for eight days following the storm. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1996...The first in the series of snowstorms to strike the eastern U.S. over the next ten days was in progress over New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. Rochester, NY was buried under 23 inches of snow in 24 hours for the city's greatest 24 hour snowfall on record, while 21 inches was recorded at Oswego, NY and 18 inches fell at Batavia. Other snowfall totals included 16 inches at Milton, MA, 14 inches at Montpelier, VT, 13.3 inches at Montrose, PA and 13.1 inches at Boston, MA. (Intellicast)