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

 

MAY 2008 UPDATE

 

 

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: 22.0”

 

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”

NOTE: Record seasonal snowfall records surpassed at Madison, WI , Green Bay, WI, Concord, NH, and Caribou, ME (final total will be noted at end of snow season)

 

FEBRUARY 2008

NONE

 

JANUARY 2008

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

1/26-27                        All-time 24-hour snowfall at Spokane, WA; 13.1”

 

2007 ANNUAL RECORDS (preliminary, more to come)

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

NONE

 

SEPTEMBER 2007

NONE

 

SUMMER 2007 (JUNE–AUGUST)

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

Burbank, CA                         warmest month: 82.0° 7/2006

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

Flagstaff, AZ                         coldest winter: 22.6° 1918-1919

Flagstaff, AZ                         warmest summer: 66.3° 1945

Seattle, WA                          all-time highest temp  of 100° also tied: 7/20/1994

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

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

New York, NY                     maximum annual rainfall: 80.56” 1983

 

CITY SNOWFALL RECORDS

Nome, AK                            snowiest season on record: 129.4”  1994-1995

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

 

STATE SNOWFALL RECORDS   

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: 129.0” at Grandfather Mountain 1957-1958

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

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

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

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

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

Havre, MT                            76mph                 6/4/2006

Lincoln, NE                           83mph

 

 

 

 

OTHER CORRECTIONS/UPDATES TO TEXT/MAPS TO 2007 EDITION

 

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)