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NEW WEATHER RECORDS THAT AFFECT BOOK

AFTER PUBLICATION JANUARY 1, 2007

(This page will be updated once a month during the first week of each month)

A NEW EDITION OF ‘EXTREME WEATHER’ WAS PUBLISHED IN JULY 2007 WITH ALL DATA UPDATED TO JANUARY 1, 2007

AUGUST 2010 UPDATE

JULY 2010

7/7-8 Amarillo, TX all-time 24-hour precipitation record: 7.25”

7/25 Roanoke, VA; 105° ties all-time hottest temperature on record

Washington D.C. Warmest single month on record tied: 83.1° (National Airport)

Baltimore, MD Warmest single month on record tied: 81.5°

Atlantic City, NJ Warmest single month on record: 79.8°

Trenton, NJ Warmest single month on record tied: 80.5°

Las Vegas, NV Warmest single month on record: 96.2°

VIRGINIA Hottest temperature on record for state tied: 109° at Williamsburg on 7/24

RUSSIA Hottest temperature on record for country: 111.2° at Yashkul on 7/11

QATAR Hottest temperature on record for country: 122.7° at Doha

FINLAND Hottest temperature on record for country: 99° at Joensuu on 7/29

SEASONAL RECORDS; July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010

Wilmington, DE Snowiest winter on record: 66.7”

Washington, DC Snowiest winter on record: 56.1” (National Airport), 72.7” (Dulles Airport)

Atlantic City, NJ Snowiest winter on record: 58.1”

Philadelphia, PA Snowiest winter on record: 78.7”

DELAWARE Snowiest winter on record for state: 66.7” at Wilmington

MARYLAND Snowiest winter on record for state: 210.2” at Oakland

JUNE 2010

Miami, FL Hottest month on record: 85.6°

IRAQ Hottest temperature on record for country: 125.6° at Basra on 6/14

KUWAIT Hottest temperature on record for country: 126.7° at Abdaly on 6/15

SAUDI ARABIA Hottest temperature on record for country: 125.6° at Jeddah on 6/22

CHAD Hottest temperature on record for country: 117.7° at Faya on 6/22

NIGER Hottest temperature on record for country: 118.8° at Bilma on 6/23

SUDAN Hottest temperature on record for country: 121.3° at Dongola on 6/25

MAY 2010

5/1-2 All-time 24-hour precipitation record at Nashville, TN: 9.09"

Nashville, TN Wettest month on record: 16.43"

BURMA Hottest temperature on record for country: 108° at Purto Salgar on 1/24 118° at Myinmu on 5/14

PAKISTAN Hottest temperature on record for country and all of Asia: 128.3° at Mojoendaro on 5/25

APRIL 2010

NONE

WINTER SEASON (DEC-MARCH)

Key West, FL Coldest winter on record: 65.3° average (old record 65.8° 1957-1958)

MARCH 2010

RHODE ISLAND Wettest month on record for state: 21.46” at Coventry Center

Providence, RI Wettest month on record: 16.34”

P.S. As of March 1 MARYLAND has already established a new all-time state seasonal snow record of 210.2” at Oakland (old record was 204.0” also at Oakland 1995-1996. Also DELAWARE (66.7” at Wilmington-old record 59.4” at Wilmington 1995-1996) and WEST VIRGINIA is close ( 281.6” at Terra Alta, record is 301.0” at Krumbrabow State Forest 1959-1960) have set state seasonal snowfall records.

FEBRUARY 2010

DELAWARE 24-hour all –time state snowfall record: 25.8” at Wilmington on 2/5-6

DELAWARE Snowiest month on record for state: Wilmington, DE: 46.9”

MARYLAND 24-hour all –time state snowfall record: 31.3” at Towson on 2/5-6

MARYLAND Snowiest month on record for state: 114.8” at Friensdsville 4.8 SW

NEW JERSEY Snowiest month on record for state: 59.4” at Vineland

NORTH CAROLINA All-time maximum depth of snowfall for state: 58.0” at Mt. Mitchell on 2/18

WEST VIRGINIA Snowiest month on record for state: 139.0” at Terra Alta

2/5-6 Wilmington, DE: all-time 24-hour and single greatest snowfall 25.8”

2/5-6 Washington DC Dulles; greatest single snowstorm on record: 32.4”

2/10 Washington DC Dulles; greatest snow depth on record: 26.0”

2/10 Baltimore, MD; greatest snow depth on record: 35.0”

2/11-12 Dallas, TX; all-time 24-hour and single storm snowfall: 10.0”

2/11-12 Forth Worth, TX; all-time 24-hour and single snowstorm on record: 12.5”

Wash. DC (Dulles) Snowiest month on record: 46.1”

Wilmington, DE Snowiest month on record: 46.9” (WB erroneously reported a fall of 47.5” in 1/1907—the seasonal total for 1906-1907 was 44.7” so, of course, it did not snow 47.5” in January alone)

Baltimore, MD Snowiest month on record: 49.7”

Frederick, MD Snowiest month on record (total not yet determined being a COOP station)

Atlantic City, NJ Snowiest month on record: 36.6”

Trenton, NJ Snowiest month on record: 35.4”

Harrisburg, PA Snowiest month on record: 42.1”

Philadelphia, PA Snowiest month on record: 51.5”

Pittsburgh, PA Snowiest month on record: 48.7”

*In addition to the above, many stations have also already broken their seasonal snowfall records. The final tally will be published on July 1. Also, Youngstown and Akron, OH came within .1” and .3” of breaking their all-time snowiest months on record. The 24-hour state snowfall records for DE and MD may be surpassed when additional COOP data is submitted.

JANUARY 2010

ARIZONA 24-hour all –time state snowfall record: 48.0” at Sunrise Mt. on 1/21-22

1/1-3 Largest single snowstorm on record at Burlington, VT: 33.1”

1/7 Sioux City, IA tied its maximum snow depth on record with 28.0”

1/28 Blanding, UT maximum snow depth on record: 28.0”

COLUMBIA Hottest temperature on record for country: 108° at Purto Salgar on 1/24

2009 ANNUAL RECORDS

ARKANSAS State record for wettest year on record: 100.05” at Leola

Little Rock, AR Wettest year on record: 75.93” (old record 75.55” in 1882)

Columbus, GA Wettest year on record: 74.77” (old record 73.22” in 1964)

DECEMBER 2009

12-18-19 All-time 24-hour snowfall tied at Elkins, WV: 20.7”

12/24 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Oklahoma City, OK: 14.1”

12/24 All-time largest single snowstorm at Oklahoma City: 14.1”

12/24 Greatest snow depth at Oklahoma City, OK: 14.0”

New Orleans, LA Wettest month on record: 25.92”

Sioux City, IA Snowiest month on record: 34.0”

NOVEMBER 2009

NONE

OCTOBER 2009

North Platte, NE Snowiest month on record: 30.3”

SEPTEMBER 2009

NONE

SEASONAL RECORDS: Summer 2009 (June-August)

Austin, TX Warmest summer on record: 88.4°

Corpus Christi, TX Warmest summer on record: 86.8°

Del Rio, TX Warmest summer on record: 88.8°

San Antonio, TX Warmest summer on record: 87.8°

Victoria, TX Warmest summer on record: 86.6°

AUGUST 2009

NONE

JULY 2009

7/29 All-time hottest temperature tied at Olympia, WA: 104°

7/29 All-time hottest temperature at Seattle, WA: 103°

Phoenix, AZ Warmest month on record: 98.3°

Yuma, AZ Warmest month on record: 97.5°

Austin, TX Warmest month on record: 89.5°

Laredo, TX *Warmest month on record: 94.0° NOTE: this figure is from flawed data from the airport temperature platform. COOP data provided by Richard Berler recorded an average of 91.2°, well short of the 92.8° recorded in July 1998. So the 94.0°, though it may appear as NWS ‘official’, is incorrect and should be discounted. All airport temperature data for Laredo since 2005 is apparently flawed. Alice, TX may also have a similar problem.

San Antonio, TX Warmest month on record: 88.7°

SEASONAL RECORDS; July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009

Barrow, AK Snowiest season on record: 77.9”

International Falls, MN Snowiest season on record: 125.0”

Dickinson, ND Snowiest season on record: 81.4”

Rapid City, SD Snowiest season on record: 90.2”

Spokane, WA Snowiest season on record: 97.7”

JUNE 2009

6/15-16 All-time record 24-hour rainfall at Bismarck, ND: 5.77”

MAY 2009

NONE

APRIL 2009

4/27-30 All-time single largest snowstorm at Great Falls, MT: 25.8”

Great Falls, MT Snowiest month on record tied: 35.4” (same amount in April, 1967)

MARCH 2009

3/8 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Nome, AK: 15.5”

3/8-9 All-time single largest snowstorm at Nome, AK: 16.2”

3/15 Highest wind speed ever measured at Spokane, WA: 66 mph

3/23 Highest wind speed ever measured at Rapid City, SD: 80 mph

Nome, AK Maximum depth of snow on record: 78.0” on 3/12

Dickinson, ND Snowiest month on record: 36.2”

OKLAHOMA All-time 24-hour state snowfall record: 25.0” at Fort Supply 6N on 3/27-28

TEXAS All-time 24-hour state snowfall record: 25.0” at Follett on 3/27-28

FEBRUARY 2009

NONE

JANUARY 2009

1/16 All-time coldest temperature tied at Waterloo, IA: -34°

MAINE All-time state coldest temperature: -50° on 1/16 at Big Black River

2008 ANNUAL RECORDS

Hartford, CT` Wettest year on record: 65.43” (old record 64.55” in 1972)

Wichita, KS Wettest year on record: 53.82” (old record 50.48” in 1950)

Chicago, IL Wettest year on record: 49.84”at O’Hare location. (old record 49.64” in 1993 at Midway location)

St. Louis, MO Wettest year on record (modern record): 55.00” (68.83” reported in 1858 is a dubious old record)

DECEMBER 2008

12/17-18 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Spokane, WA: 19.4”

12/17-18 All-time single largest snowstorm at Spokane, WA: 23.3”

12/18 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Sandpoint, ID (Coure D’Alene): 27.0”

Bismarck, ND Snowiest month on record: 33.4”

Fargo, ND Snowiest month on record: 33.5”

Williston, ND Snowiest month on record: 31.5”

Spokane, WA Snowiest month on record: 61.5”

Green Bay, WI Snowiest month on record: 45.6”

Madison, WI Snowiest month on record: 40.4”

Wausau, WI Snowiest month on record: 37.6”

MAINE All-time state 24-hour snowfall on record: 41.8” at Eustis on 12/21-22

NOVEMBER 2008

SOUTH DAKOTA All-time 24-hour state snowfall record set at Deadwood 2NE on 11/5-6: 43.6”

OCTOBER 2008

10/12 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Glasgow, MT: 12.8”

10/17 Highest wind speed ever measured at Tulsa, OK: 85mph

SEPTEMBER 2008

9/1 Baton Rouge, LA highest wind speed on record: 91mph

9/11-12 All-time 24-hour rainfall at Colorado Springs, CO: 4.97”

9/11-12 All-time 24-hour rainfall at Lubbock, TX: 7.46”

9/12 All-time 24-hour rainfall at Wichita, KS: 10.31”

9/13 All-time 24-hour rainfall at South Bend, IN: 6.58”

South Bend, IN Wettest month on record: 13.92”

SUMMER 2008 (JUNE-AUGUST)

Austin, TX Tied warmest summer on record: 86.7°

AUGUST 2008

8/8 All-time 24-hour rainfall for Asia: 55.20” at Weiliaoshan, Taiwan (Typhoon Morakot)

8/19-20 All-time 24-hour rainfall at Melbourne, FL: 11.48”

8/30 Highest wind gust ever measured in a tropical storm anywhere in the world:

213mph at Pinar Del Rio, Cuba (Hurricane Gustav) NOTE: this record broken by 254mph wind gust at Barrow Island, W. Australia during Cyclone Olivia on 4/10/1996. Record made official on 1/22/2010.

Melbourne, FL Wettest month on record: 21.06”

JULY 2008

Kuwait’s all-time maximum recorded temperature of 126° was recorded at Mitribah on 7/25

SEASONAL RECORDS; July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008

Bemidji, MN Snowiest season on record: 84.6”

Dubuque, IA Snowiest season on record: 78.7”

Caribou, ME Snowiest season on record: 194.8”

Concord, NH Snowiest season on record: 119.5”(a recording of 122.0” in 1873-1874

is of dubious validity)

Youngstown, OH Snowiest season on record: 102.4”

Green Bay, WI Snowiest season on record: 86.5”

Madison, WI Snowiest season on record: 101.4”

JUNE 2008

6/6-7 All-time record 24-hour precipitation at Terre Haute, IN: 6.83”

6/20 All-time hottest temperature on record at Santa Maria, CA: 110°

Milwaukee, WI Wettest month on record: 12.27”

Terre Haute, IN Wettest month on record: 13.32”

Pierre, SD Wettest month on record: 7.66”

MAY 2008

5/25 Highest wind speed ever measured at Waterloo, IA: 93mph

Rapid City, SD Wettest month on record: 9.71”

APRIL 2008

4/5-6 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Bemidji, MN: 18.0”

4/5-7 All-time largest single snowstorm at Bemidji, MN: 25.7”

Bemidji, MN Snowiest month on record: 36.3”

MARCH 2008

3/2 All-time maximum snow depth at Concord, NH” 45”

3/8 All-time maximum 24-hour snowfall at Columbus, OH: 15.5”

3/8-9 All-time largest single snowstorm at Columbus, OH: 20.4”

3/8 All-time maximum snow depth at Columbus, OH: 18.0”

FEBRUARY 2008

NONE

JANUARY 2008

1/4-5 All-time 24-hour precipitation record at Bishop, CA: 3.71”

2007 ANNUAL RECORDS

Oklahoma City, OK Wettest year on record: 56.10”

Birmingham, AL Driest year on record: 28.86”

Huntsville, AL Driest year on record: 28.65”

Rome, GA Driest year on record: 28.71”

Greenville, SC Driest year on record: 31.08”

Washington D.C. (Dulles) Driest year on record: 27.02”

DECEMBER 2007

NONE

NOVEMBER 2007

NONE

OCTOBER 2007

10/17Tulsa, OK highest wind speed on record: 85mph

SEPTEMBER 2007

NONE

SUMMER 2007 (JUNE–AUGUST)

Phoenix, AZ Warmest summer on record: 94.9

Washington D.C. (Dulles) Warmest summer on record: 76.8°

Key West, FL Warmest summer on record: 85.8°

Boise, ID Warmest summer on record; 76.4°

Helena, MT Warmest summer on record: 71.4°

Las Vegas, NV Warmest summer on record: 92.5°

Reno, NV Warmest summer on record: 76.2°

Raleigh, NC Warmest summer on record tied: 79.7°

Salt Lake City, UT Warmest summer on record: 79.3°

AUGUST 2007

MINNESOTA All-time maximum 24-hour rainfall for state: 15.10” Hokah on 8/18-19 (unofficial but credible total of 17.21” measured 3W of La Crescent, MN)

MINNESOTA All-time wettest month for state: 23.86” at Hokah

WISCONSIN All-time maximum 24-hour rainfall for state: 11.75” Stoddard on 8/18-19

WISCONSIN All-time wettest month for state: 21.74” at Viroqua

Madison, WI Wettest month on record: 15.18”

La Crosse, WI Wettest month on record: 13.75” (17.00” at NWS site)

Rochester, MN Wettest month on record: 14.07”

Birmingham, AL Warmest month on record: 86.9°

Montgomery, AL Warmest month on record: 87.0°

Huntsville, AL Warmest month on record: 85.8°

Key West, FL Warmest month on record: 87.5°

Albany, GA Warmest month on record: 85.6°

Athens, GA Warmest month on record tied: 85.2°

Atlanta, GA Warmest month on record: 85.6°

Bowling Green, KY Warmest month on record: 85.0°

Louisville, KY Warmest month on record: 85.0°

Baton Rouge, LA Warmest month on record tied: 85.7°

Greensboro, NC Warmest month on record: 83.2°

Raleigh, NC Warmest month on record: 84.1°

Greenville, SC Warmest month on record: 84.7°

Chattanooga, TN Warmest month on record: 85.7°

Knoxville, TN Warmest month on record: 83.2°

Nashville, TN Warmest month on record: 86.9°

Roanoke, VA Warmest month on record: 82.1°

8/9 All-time maximum temperature tied at Greensboro, NC: 105°

8/10 All-time maximum temperature tied at Charlotte, NC: 104°

8/10 All-time maximum temperature tied at Augusta, GA: 108°

8/10 All-time maximum temperature tied at Columbia, SC: 107°

8/18-19 All-time maximum 24-hour rainfall: 7.59” at La Crosse, WI (NWS site)

8/21 All-time maximum temperature tied at Raleigh, NC: 105°

JULY 2007

Boise, ID Warmest month on record: 83.1°

Lewiston, ID Warmest month on record: 80.3°

Salmon, ID Warmest month on record: 73.5°

Sandpoint, ID Warmest month on record: 74.0°

Butte, MT Warmest month on record: 69.8°

Great Falls, MT Warmest month on record: 76.8°

Helena, MT Warmest month on record: 78.8°

Kalispell, MT Warmest month on record: 71.9°

Missoula, MT Warmest month on record: 78.1°

Las Vegas, NV Warmest month on record: 95.4°

Reno, NV Warmest month on record tied: 80.0°

Milford, UT Warmest month on record: 79.0°

Salt Lake City, UT Warmest month on record: 84.0°

Jackson, WY Warmest month on record: 67.6°

Omak, WA Warmest month on record: 76.7°

7/5 All-time maximum temperature at Missoula, MT: 107°

7/5 All-time maximum temperature tied at Reno, NV: 108°

Victoria, TX Wettest month on record: 20.34”

2006-2007 SEASONAL RECORDS

Los Angeles, CA Driest rain year on record with 3.21”(Civic Center) 3.06”

(UCLA) 2.63” (Airport) 2.10” (Long Beach)

Burbank, CA Driest rain year on record with 2.83”

JUNE 2007

NONE

MAY 2007

5/5-6 All-time 24-hour rainfall record of 7.75” at Aberdeen, SD

APRIL 2007

NONE

MARCH 2007

WYOMING Maximum single storm snowfall for state: 70.0” Hobbs Park 3/27-29

2/24-March 3 World Record for most rain to fall in 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 days at Commerson, Reunion Island (Indian Ocean):

3 DAYS 2/24-26: 154.72”

4 DAYS 2/24-27: 191.73”

5 DAYS 2/24-28: 196.06”

6 DAYS 2/24-3/1: 199.61”

7 DAYS 2/24-3/2: 212.60”

8 DAYS 2/24-3/3: 216.93”

9 DAYS 2/24-3/4: 216.93”

(63.98” fell in 24 hours on 2/24 and 96.97” fell in 48 hours 2/24-25;

these were not world records however)

FEBRUARY 2007

2/14 All-time 24-hour snowfall at Burlington, VT with 25.3”

2/23-26 Greatest single snowstorm on record at La Crosse, WI

with 21.1” World record rainfall 2/24-3/3 (see above)

JANUARY 2007

NONE

CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO PUBLISHED DATA

(PRE-JANUARY 2007)

CITY TEMPERATURE RECORDS

Flagstaff, AZ coldest winter: 22.6° 1918-1919

Flagstaff, AZ warmest summer: 66.3° 1945

Burbank, CA warmest month: 82.0° 7/2006

Sacramento, CA warmest summer: 79.0° 1996

Sacramento, CA coldest winter (1948-1949) should read 42.9°

Colorado Springs, CO: all-time maximum temperature: 101° 6/7/1874

Colorado Springs, CO: all-time minimum temperature: -32° 1/20/1883

Hilo, HA all-time minimum temperature: 53° 2/21/1962

Salisbury, MD coldest month: 23.7° 1/1918 (period of record began 1893 not 1906)

Buffalo, NY all-time coldest temp should read -20° also tied 2/1961

Butte, MT all-time highest temp tied: 100° 6/30/2000

Brownsville, TX warmest summer temperature should read 87.0° not 97.0°

Lubbock, TX coldest month: 30.7° 1/1930

Greenville, SC exact date of all-time highest temp. of 106° is 7/18/1887

CITY PRECIPTATION RECORDS

Barrow, AK maximum 24-hour rainfall: 2.10” 9/9/1923

Barrow, AK driest year on record: 1.40” 1934

Juneau, AK driest year on record: 37.63” 1957

St. Paul Island, AK driest year on record :9.17” 1977

Texarkana, AR maximum 24-hour rainfall: 10.48” 5/28/1998

Blue Canyon, CA maximum 24-hour rainfall: 13.51” 1/1-2/1997

Palm Springs, CA maximum monthly rainfall: 10.39” 2/1927

Palm Springs, CA maximum seasonal precipitation: 17.68” 1926-1927

Sacramento, CA driest water year on record: 7.25” 1975-1976

Sacramento, CA wettest water year on record: 37.49” 1982-1983

San Diego, CA month of maximum monthly rainfall should be 12/1921 not 12/1940

San Francisco, CA maximum 24-hour rainfall: 7.76” 12/19-20/1866

San Jose, CA maximum 24-hour rainfall: 4.56” 1/13-14/1911

San Jose, CA minimum seasonal precipitation: 4.83” 1876-1877

Lewiston, ID maximum 24-hour rainfall: 2.71” 12/13/1882

Indianapolis, IN driest year on record: 24.97” 1934

Bangor, ME maximum24-hour rainfall: 5.98” 9/11/1954

Bangor, ME wettest year on record: 58.02” 2005

Frederick, MD maximum 24-hour rainfall: 4.26” on 9/6/1895

Frederick, MD minimum annual rainfall: 19.84” 1930

Salisbury, MD maximum 24-hour rainfall: 8.90” on 8/30/1936 (POR began 1893 not 1906)

Salisbury, MD maximum monthly rainfall: 14.83” 9/1935 (POR began 1893 not 1906)

Salisbury, MD minimum annual rainfall: 21.67” 1930 (POR began 1893 not 1906)

New York, NY maximum annual rainfall: 80.56” 1983

Williamsport, PA minimum monthly precipitation: .01” 9/1995

CITY SNOWFALL RECORDS

Nome, AK snowiest season on record: 129.4” 1994-1995 (not 110.0” as printed in tables)

St. Paul Island, AK snowiest season on record: 140.0” 1963-1964

Flagstaff, AZ maximum 24-hour snowfall: 31.0” 12/30/1915

Bishop, CA maximum depth of snow: 15.0” 1/2/2006

Sacramento, CA date of 24-hour snowfall of 3.5” should read 1/4-5/1888

Colorado Springs, CO maximum 24-hour snowfall: 25.6” 3/11/1909

Evensville, IN maximum 24-hour snowfall: 22.3” 12/22-23/2004

Dodge City, KS snowiest season on record: 61.1” 1992-1993 (not 58.8” as printed in tables)

Santa Fe, NM maximum 24-hour snowfall: 22.0” 12/30/2006

STATE SNOWFALL RECORDS

Arizona largest single-storm snowfall: 102.7” at Hawley Lake 12/1967

Indiana maximum 24-hour snowfall; 29.0” Seymore on 12/22-23/2004

Minnesota maximum seasonal snowfall: 170.5” Grand Portage 1949-1950

Nebraska maximum 24-hour snowfall: 27.0” Dalton on 12/21/2006

North Carolina maximum seasonal snowfall: 176.0” Mt. Mitchell 1997-1998

North Carolina maximum monthly snowfall: 79.5” Mt. Mitchell 2/64

Ohio maximum 24-hour snowfall; 26.5” Kings Mills 12/22-23/2004

Pennsylvania maximum monthly total at Blue Knob should read 96.0” 12/1890

largest single-storm snowfall: 53.0” at Coatesville 2/11-14/1899

Vermont maximum monthly snowfall: 95.0” at West Wardsboro (not “Wadsboro”) 3/2001

Vermont Jay Peak reported a 24-hour snowfall of 38.0” on 12/15/2003. Jay Peak also reported a monthly snowfall of 144.0” in 12/2003

Wisconsin maximum seasonal snowfall should read 295.4” 1996-1997

Wyoming maximum single-storm snowfall: 70.0” Hobbs Park 3/27-29/2007

STATE PRECIPITATION RECORDS

Alaska driest year on record: 1.40” at Barrow, AK 1934

California wettest year on record: 188.50” at Musalatt 1983

wettest water year on record: 257.90” at Camp Six 1981-1982

wettest month on record: 81.90” at Camp Six 12/1981

Idaho maximum 24-hour precipitation: 9.40” Bear Montain 11/6-7/2006

Minnesota maximum annual precipitation: 52.52” St. Francis 1991

Minnesota minimum annual precipitation: 6.37” Beardsley 1976

Oregon maximum 24-hour precipitation: 14.30” Lees Camp 11/6-7/2006

Washington maximum 24-hour precipitation: 15.20” June Lake 11/6-7/2006

CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO WIND SPEEDS ON MAP PP. 252-253

Sacramento, CA 70mph 11/15/1953 (also on earlier date)

Havre, MT 76mph 6/4/2006

Lincoln, NE 83mph

OTHER CORRECTIONS/UPDATES TO TEXT/MAPS TO 2007 EDITION

P. 18 In July 2006 Death Valley’s avg. monthly temperature was 107.0° not 106.5°, also 129° was reached for the fourth time on 7/6/2007

P. 20 Alaska’s warmest location in July is North Pole with 74.9° avg. temperature for the period of 1971-2000

P. 25 126° recorded at Mitribah, Kuwait on 7/25/2008 for a new national record

P. 26 Bulgaria’s record high temperature is 115° set at Petrich

P. 28 The THI temperature at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003 was 176° not “155-160°”

P. 28 A world record low humidity reading of 0% was recorded at Giles, W. Australia on 10/22/2008 when an air temp. of 83° was registered while the dew point temp. stood at -43°

P. 46 Grand Canyon NP recorded a same day record high and low temperature on 7/31/2008 with a range of 39° to 95°. Alamosa, CO recorded a same day record high and low on 8/24/2002: 33° to 85° and also on 2/21/1958 with a range of -18° to 58°.

P. 51 Other locations in Alaska to record -70° or lower include -72° at O’Brien Creek, -72° at Clearwater, and -70° at Dietrich Camp. The -77° noted for Manley Hot Springs is incorrect. The reading should be -73°. Northway has recorded -72° in the past.

P. 54 Site of Indiana’s record low temp. of -36° should read Whiteland not Whitehead

P. 56 Wind chill reading at Queen Maud Land should have read -174° not -150°. Also, a wind chill of at least -192°F possibly occurred at Vostok, Antarctica on 8/24/2005 when the day’s maximum temp. of -99° occurred along with a daily maximum wind gust of 113mph (this info courtesy of Trent McCotter)

P. 57 A temperature of -73° was recorded at Ust Sgughor, Russia on 12/31/1978 establishing the coldest temperature ever measured anywhere in Europe or the European section of Russia.

P. 80 Dates of 22-hour and 24-hour snowfall records at Frye’s Ranch and Silver Lake, CO should read 1921 not 1927

P. 117 Unofficial record 24-hour rainfall for the state of Indian occurred at Edinburgh in June 2008 with a report of 10.71”. Also, official record 24-hour rainfalls were recorded in Minnesota with 15.10” and Wisconsin with 11.75” during August of 2007

P. 119 46.02” of rain fell in 24 hours at Amni Devi, India on May 5-6, 2004. 55.20” of rain fell in 24 hours at Weiliaoshan, Taiwan on Aug. 8, 2009. Rainfall total for Isla Mujeres, Yucatan should read 64.33” not 62.05”.

For USA greatest 24-hour rainfalls add 23.11” at Taylor, TX on Sept. 9-10, 1921. Also, there have been 8 rainfalls of 20”+ in Hawaii during a single 24-hour period and two of 30”+ in addition to the ones listed in the table. These two were 31.95” at Honomu on 2/20/1918 and 30.50” at Laupahoehoe on 12/24/1901 (these are both on the Big Island).

P. 121 See entry for “updates” in March 2007 for new world record point rainfalls set on Reunion Island

P. 128 Herbert Hoover was Secretary of Commerce in 1927 not President

P. 169 Two EF-5 tornadoes have occurred since the table was published: May 4, 2007 in Kansas (7 deaths), and May 25, 2008 in Iowa (8 deaths)

P. 201 The wind range for Cat 5 hurricanes in the table should read 156mph or more not 155mph or more

P. 209 Death toll from Hurricane Ike (Texas to Ohio in September 2008) is estimated to be at least 75

P. 225 Cyclone Nargis is estimated to have killed 130,000 in Myanmar on 5/2/2008 making it the 6^th deadliest Bay of Bengal storm

P. 234 Alaska’s record low barometric pressure of 27.35” on 10/25/1977 was set at Dutch Harbor not St. Paul Is.

P. 248 New world wind speed record made official on Jan. 22, 2010 by WMO: 254mph gust during Cyclone Olivia at Barrow Island, Western Australia on April 10, 1996.

P. 249 Date of record wind speed on Grandfather Mountain, NC should read January 25, 2006

P. 265 The cold records bar graph for 2000-2006 should read a total of (1) record not (34). An update of these graphs will be posted on this site after 1/1/2009.