Monday Daily Summary

DATASTREME ATMOSPHERE DAILY SUMMARY

Monday, 5 January 2015

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HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 5 January

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

...1835...It was a record cold morning in the eastern U.S. The mercury at the Yale Campus in New Haven, CT plunged to 23 degrees below zero, and reached 40 below in the Berkshire Hills of Connecticut. (David Ludlum)
...1884...A severe arctic outbreak hit the Midwest, sending Des Moines to a low of 30 degrees below zero and Indianapolis to a low reading of 25 degrees below zero. Peoria, Illinois had a record low reading of 27 degrees below zero. (Intellicast)
...1904...Bitterly cold air gripped the northeastern U.S. Morning lows of 42 degrees below zero at Smethport, PA and 34 degrees below zero at River Vale, NJ established state records for both the Keystone and Garden States. (The Weather Channel)
...1913...The temperature at the east portal to Strawberry Tunnel reached 50 degrees below zero to tie the Utah state record low established at Woodruff on 6 February 1899. (David Ludlum) This record was later smashed in February 1985 when the temperature at Peter's Sink fell to 69 degrees below zero. (NCDC)
...1982...A three-day rainstorm in the San Francisco area finally ended. Marin County and Cruz County were drenched with up to 25 inches of rain, and the Sierra Nevada Range was buried under four to eight feet of snow. The storm claimed at least 36 lives, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. (Storm Data)
...1987...A massive winter storm spread heavy snow from the southwestern U.S. into the Rockies. In Utah, the Alta ski resort reported a storm total of 42 inches of snow. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Albuquerque, NM. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Thunderstorms helped produce heavy lake-enhanced snow in the Lower Great Lakes Region. Snow fell at the rate of four to five inches per hour and snowfall totals ranged up to 69 inches at Highmarket, NY, with most falling within 24 hours. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...A strong Pacific cold front produced heavy snow and high winds in Nevada. Winds gusted to 80 mph north of Reno, while up to two feet of snow blanketed the Lake Tahoe ski area. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Central Gulf Coast Region. New Orleans, LA was drenched with 4.05 inches of rain in 24 hours. An overnight storm blanketed the mountains of northern Utah with up to eleven inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1999...The temperature fell to 36 degrees below zero at Congerville in central Illinois to set a new record low temperature for the state. (NCDC)