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

Note: Only the 303 weather stations used in my book are included in the data sets below

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

MARCH 2010 UPDATE

FEBRUARY 2010

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

DELAWARE                       Monthly greatest state snowfall on record: 46.9" at Wilmington

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

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

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-old record 35.0")

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”

2009 ANNUAL RECORDS

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

12/24                           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 12/22

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:  21.1”

JANUARY 2007

NONE

CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO PUBLISHED DATA

 (PRE-JANUARY 2007)

CITY TEMPERATURE RECORDS (records after 1/1/2007 are in tables at top)

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

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 (dubious record)

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

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

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

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 (records after 1/1/2007 are in tables at top)

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

New York, NY                maximum annual rainfall: 80.56” 1983

CITY SNOWFALL RECORDS (records after 1/1/2007 are in tables at top)

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  (records after 1/1/2007 are in tables at top)          

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 (records after 1/1/2007 are in tables at top)           

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

(records after 1/1/2007 are in tables at top)

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

             World record rainfall for 2 days should be: 118.13" at Baril 1600m, Reunion Island on

              2/27-3/1/1993

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.