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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
APRIL 2012 UPDATE
MARCH 2012
NONE
FEBRUARY 2012
NONE
JANUARY 2012
1/9 Midland, TX all-time greatest 24-hour snowfall: 10.6�
ANNUAL RECORDS FOR 2011
The following cities/state recorded their wettest year on record:
Caribou, ME 55.36�
Burlington, VT 50.92�
Pittsfield, MA 59.71�
Hartford, CT 69.23�
Binghamton, NY 68.05�
Newark, NJ 69.91�
Scranton, PA 60.04�
Williamsport, PA 70.26�
Harrisburg, PA 73.73�
Allentown, PA 71.72�
Philadelphia, PA 64.33�
Huntington, WV 62.46�
Detroit, MI 47.70�
Cleveland, OH 65.32�
Columbus, OH 54.96�
Toledo, OH 48.39�
Youngstown, OH 54.01�
Cincinnati, OH 73.28�
Louisville, KY 68.02�
Lexington, KY 66.35�
OHIO 76.24� at Cheviot is wettest calendar year for state on record
The following cities/state recorded their driest year on record
Amarillo, TX 7.00�
Lubbock, TX 5.86�
Laredo, TX 6.66�
Wichita Falls, TX 12.97�
TEXAS 1.06� at Pecos is driest calendar year for state on record
DECEMBER 2011
NONE
NOVEMBER 2011
NONE
OCTOBER 2011
NONE
SEPTEMBER 2011
9/4-5 Jackson, MS: all-time 24-hour rainfall 10.68�
9/5-6 Chattanooga, TN: all-time 24-hour rainfall 9.50�
9/7-8 Binghamton, NY: all-time 24-hour rainfall 8.70�
Binghamton, NY Wettest month on record: 16.58�
SSEASONAL RECORD: SUMMER June-August 2011
Cape Hatteras, NC Warmest summer on record: 81.5�
Wilmington, NC Warmest summer on record: 81.8� (tie
Greenville, SC Warmest summer on record: 81.0� (tie)
Charleston, SC Warmest summer on record: 83.4�
Savannah, GA Warmest summer on record: 84.0�
Albany, GA Warmest summer on record: 84.8�
Augusta, GA Warmest summer on record: 83.7�
Tallahassee, FL Warmest summer on record: 84.4�
Pensacola, FL Warmest summer on record: 84.4�
Mobile, AL Warmest summer on record: 84.1
New Orleans, LA Warmest summer on record: 85.5�
Baton Rouge, LA Warmest summer on record: 84.6�
Shreveport, LA Warmest summer on record: 88.3�
Lake Charles, LA Warmest summer on record: 85.3�
Texarkana, AR Warmest summer on record: 87.3�
Fort Smith, AR Warmest summer on record: 88.2�
Little Rock, AR Warmest summer on record: 85.8�
Oklahoma City, OK Warmest summer on record: 87.5�
Dodge City, KS Warmest summer on record: 83.5�
Wichita Falls, TX Warmest summer on record: 91.9�
Port Arthur, TX Warmest summer on record: 86.1�
Galveston, TX Warmest summer on record: 87.2�
Houston, TX Warmest summer on record: 87.9�
Waco, TX Warmest summer on record: 90.4�
Victoria, TX Warmest summer on record: 87.3�
Del Rio, TX Warmest summer on record: 89.0�
San Antonio, TX Warmest summer on record: 88.0�
Austin, TX Warmest summer on record: 89.5�
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Warmest summer on record: 90.6�
Amarillo, TX Warmest summer on record: 84.2�
Lubbock, TX Warmest summer on record: 86.0�
Midland, TX Warmest summer on record: 87.6�
San Angelo, TX Warmest summer on record: 89.3�
Abilene, TX Warmest summer on record: 89.3�
El Paso, TX Warmest summer on record tied: 86.1�
Albuquerque, NM Warmest summer on record: 80.4� (tie)
Clayton, NM Warmest summer on record: 78.5�
Roswell, NM Warmest summer on record: 84.6�
Santa Fe, Warmest summer on record: 74.3�
Alamosa, CO Warmest summer on record: 65.3�
Monterey, CA Coolest summer on record: 57.4�
AUGUST 2011
8/3 Fort Smith, AR: All-time hottest temperature on record 115�
8/3 Little Rock, AR: All-time hottest temperature on record 114�
8/27-28 Newark, NJ: All-time 24-hour precipitation record 8.92�
8/27 Houston, TX: All-time hottest temperature on record tied 109�
8/28 Austin, TX: All-time hottest temperature on record tied 112�
Gainesville, FL Hottest single month on record: 84.0�(tie) avg.
New Orleans, LA Hottest single month on record: 87.3� avg.
Baton Rouge, LA Hottest single month on record: 86.3� avg.
Shreveport, LA Hottest single month on record: 91.5� avg.
Lake Charles, LA Hottest single month on record: 86.9� avg.
Vicksburg, MS Hottest single month on record: 85.4� avg.
Texarkana, AR Hottest single month on record: 89.5� avg.
Wichita Falls, TX Hottest single month on record: 93.4� avg.
Port Arthur, TX Hottest single month on record: 87.7� avg.
Galveston, TX Hottest single month on record: 88.5� avg.
Houston, TX Hottest single month on record: 90.4� avg.
Waco, TX Hottest single month on record: 92.9� avg.
Victoria, TX Hottest single month on record: 89.5� avg.
Corpus Christi, TX Hottest single month on record: 87.7� avg.
San Antonio, TX Hottest single month on record: 90.0� avg.
Austin, TX Hottest single month on record: 91.6� avg.
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Hottest single month on record: 93.4� avg.
Lubbock, TX Hottest single month on record: 86.0� avg.
San Angelo, TX Hottest single month on record: 89.7� avg.
Abilene, TX Hottest single month on record: 90.3� avg.
Roswell, Hottest single month on record: 86.1� avg.
Phoenix,AZ Hottest single month on record: 98.3� avg.
Philadelphia, PA Wettest month on record 19.31�
New York, NY Wettest month on record 18.95�
Trenton, NJ Wettest month on record 16.10�
Newark, NJ Wettest month on record 18.79� (unofficial record of 22.48� set in 8/1843
Allentown, PA Wettest month on record 13.47�
IRAQ Hottest national temperature on record: 127.4� at Nassirya Ali Air Baseon 8/3
KUWAIT Hottest national temperature on record: 127.9� at Mitribah 8/3
JULY 2011
7/22 Newark, NJ; All-time hottest temperature: 108�
7/22 Hartford, CT; All-time hottest temperature: 103
7/22 Washington D.C. (Dulles) ; All-time hottest temperature: 105
7/22 Trenton, NJ; All-time hottest temperature tied: 106�
7/22 New Haven, CT; All-time hottest temperature tied: 101�
7/27-28 Dubuque, IA; all-time 24-hour precipitation 10.62�
Fort Smith, AR Hottest single month on record: 91.1� avg.
Alamosa, CO Hottest single month on record: 68.4� avg.
Portland, ME Hottest single month on record: 72.4� avg.
Cape Hatteras, NC Hottest single month on record: July: 82.2�(tie) avg.
Trenton, NJ Hottest single month on record: 80.9� avg.
Atlantic City, NJ Hottest single month on record: 81.0� avg.
Philadelphia, PA Hottest single month on record: 82.4� avg.
Baltimore, MD Hottest single month on record: 81.7� avg.
Salisbury, MD Hottest single month on record: 82.3� avg.
Wash D.C. (National) Hottest single month on record: 84.5� avg.
Wash D.C. (Dulles) Hottest single month on record: 81.0� avg.
Clayton, NM Hottest single month on record: 80.2� avg.
Oklahoma City, OK Hottest single month on record: 89.2� avg.
Amarillo, TX Hottest single month on record: 85.2� avg.
Lubbock, TX Hottest single month on record: 86.0� avg.
Abilene, TX Hottest single month on record: 90.1� avg.
San Angelo, TX Hottest single month on record: 89.6� avg.
Waco, TX Hottest single month on record: 91.1� avg.
Dallas, TX (Love Field) Hottest single month on record: 92.2� avg.
Wichita Falls, TX Hottest single month on record: 92.9� avg.
Detroit, MI Hottest single month on record: July: 79.3� avg.
Fort Wayne, IN Hottest single month on record: 79.8� avg.
Columbus, OH Hottest single month on record: 80.2� (tie) avg.
Toledo, OH Hottest single month on record: July: 78.8� avg.
Lansing, MI Hottest single month on record: July: 76.2� avg.
Dubuque, IA Wettest month on record: 16.01�
IRAN Hottest national temperature on record: 127.4� at Delhoran on 7/27
CHINA Hottest national temperature on record: 122.4� at Aydyngkol Lake on 7/15
RUSSIA Hottest national temperature on record: 111.7� at Divnoe on 7/30
ARMENIA Hottest national temperature on record: 110.7� at Meghri on 7/31
SEASONAL RECORDS; WINTER SNOW July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011
Youngstown, OH Snowiest season on record: 115.6�
Tulsu, OK Snowiest season on record: 26.1�
Glasgow, MT Snowiest season on record: 108.6�
Ely, NV Snowiest season on record: 110.4�
Williston, ND Snowiest season record: 107.2�
JUNE 2011
6/15 Tallahassee, FL; All-time hottest temperature on record 105�
6/26 Amarillo, TX; All-time hottest temperature on record 111�
6/26 Dodge City, KS; All-time tied hottest temperature on record 110�
Lubbock, TX Warmest month on record 85.9�
Midland, TX Warmest month on record 88.0�
San Angelo, TX Warmest month on record 88.6�
Pierre, SD Wettest month on record 8.31�
MAY 2011
5/24-25 Billings, MT, All-time 24-hour precipitation record: 3.35�
Billings, MT Wettest single month on record: 9.54�
APRIL 2011
NONE
MARCH 2011
NONE
FEBRUARY 2011
1/31-2/1 Tulsa, OK, All-time 24-hour snowfall: 14.0�
2/3 Santa Fe, NM: All-time coldest temperature: -18� (tied)
2/2 Tulsa, OK, Greatest depth of snow on record: 16.0�
Tulsa, OK Snowiest month on record: 22.5�
OKLAHOMA Coldest temperatureon record for state: -31� at Nowata on 2/10
OKLAHOMA Greatest 24-hour snowfall in station record: 27.0� at Spavinaw on 2/8-9
JANUARY 2011
1/7-8 South Bend, IN all-time 24-hour snowfall record: 32.4�
1/5-8 South Bend, IN greatest single snowstorm on record: 38.1�
1/11-12 Hartford, CT all-time 24-hour and greatest single snowstorm record: 24.0�
1/11-12 Pittsfield, MA all-time 24-hour snowfall record: 26.5�
1/11-12 New Haven, CT all-time 24-hour snowfall record: 28.5�
Hartford, CT: Snowiest month on record: 57.0�
New Haven, CT: Snowiest month on record: 56.6�
Newark, NJ: Snowiest month on record: 37.4�
Glasgow, MT: Snowiest month on record: 41.6�
INDIANA Sate record for greatest single snowstorm set at South Bend on 1/5-8 with 38.1�
DECEMBER 2010
12/4-9 Syracuse, NY greatest single snowstorm on record: 46.2"
12/11 Eau Claire, WI greatest 24-hour and single sotorm on record: 22.0"
12/26-27 Atlantic City, NJ greatest 24-hour snowfall on record: 20.0"
Bakersfield, CA: Wettest single month on record: 5.82"
Youngstown, OH: Snowiest month on record: 53.1�
Rochester, MN: Snowiest month on record: 41.3�
NOVEMBER 2010
NONE
OCTOBER 2010
10/26 Lowest barometric pressure reading on record for any USA Midwest location: 28.21� at Bigfork, MN
SEPTEMBER 2010
9/27 Los Angeles, CA: All-time hottest temperature on record: 113�
9/30-10/1 Binghampton, NY: All-time 24-hour rainfall record: 4.68�
SEASONAL RECORDS; Summer June 1, 2010-August 31, 2010
Hottest summer on record at the following locations:
Washington D.C (National Airport). avg: 81.3� (old record 80.0� summer of 1943)
Washington D.C. (Dulles Airport): avg: 77.8� (old record 76.8� summer of 2007)
Richmond, VA: avg: 81.3� (old record 80.0� summer of 1994)
Atlantic City, NJ: avg: 77.5� (old record 75.8� summer of 2005)
Philadelphia, PA: avg: 79.6� (old record 78.9� summer of 1995)
NYC (Central Park) avg: 77.8� (old record 77.3� summer of 1966)
Trenton, NJ: avg: 77.7� (old record 76.5� summer of 1898)
Wilmington, DE: avg: 77.8� (old record 77.7� summer of 1900)
Baltimore, MD: avg: 79.2� (old record 79.1� summer of 1943)
Norfolk, VA: avg: 81.1� (old record 80.0� summer of 1994)
Tampa, FL: avg. 84.5� (old record 84.2� summer of 1998)
Asheville, NC: avg. 75.4� (old record 75.1� summer of 1952)
Greenville, SC avg. 81.0� (old record 80.2� summer of 1952)
Lakeland, FL: avg. 84.6� (old record 84.4� summer of 1987)
Coldest summer on record at the following location:
Santa Barbara, CA: avg: 61.9� (old record 62.2� summer of 1955)
AUGUST 2010
Houston, TX: Warmest single month on record: 87.5�
Port Arthur, TX: Warmest single month on record: 85.8�
CYPRUS Hottest temperature on record for country: 115.9� at Lefconica on Aug. 1
BELARUS Hottest temperature on record for country: Gomel: 102� on Aug. 8
UKRAINE Hottest temperature on record for country: Lukhansk 107.6� on August 12
PALESTINE (disputed territory) Hottest temperature on record for country: 124.5� at Qalya on Aug. 7
JORDAN Hottest national temperature on record: 124.0� at Dier Alla on Aug. 20
JULY 2010
7/4-5 Dodge City, KS all-time 24-hour precipitation record: 6.95�
7/6 Hartford, CT: 102� ties all-time hottest temperature on record
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�
Salisbury, MD Warmest month on record: 82.3�
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�
RUSSIA Hottest temperature on record for country: 111.2� at Yashkul on July 11
FINLAND Hottest temperature on record for country: 99� at Joensuu on July 29
QATAR Hottest temperature on record for country: 122.7� at Doha on July 14
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�
Ely, NV Snowiest winter on record: 107.1�
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 Warmest single month on record: 85.6�
SUDAN Hottest temperature on record for country: 121.5�� at Dongola on June 22
NIGER Hottest temperature on record for country: 116.8� at Bima on June 22
CHAD Hottest temperature on record for country: 117.7� at Faya on June 22
KUWAIT Hottest temperature on record for country: 126.7� at Abdaly on June 14
IRAQ Hottest temperature on record for country125.6� at Basra on June 14
SAUDI ARABIA Hottest temperature on record for country: 125.6� at Jeddah on June 22
MAY 2010
5/1-2 Nashville, TN all-time 24-hour precipitation record: 9.09�
Nashville, TN Wettest month on record: 16.43�
BURMA (MYANMAR) Hottest temperature on record for country: 116.6� at Myinmu on May 14
PAKISTAN Hottest temperature on record for country (and all of Asia): 128.3� at Mohenjudaro on Mat 26
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�
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�
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�
1/23 Ely, NV maximum snow depth on record: 24.0�
1/28 Blanding, UT maximum snow depth on record: 28.0�
COLUMBIA Hottest temperature on record for country: 108� at Puerto Salgar on Jan. 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
Texarkana, AR coldest temperature on record: -7� 1/13/1918
Bishop, CA all-time maximum temperature: 110� on 7/10/2002
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
Orlando, FL all-time maximum temperature date should be 9/8/1921
Tallahassee, FL warmest month on record: 85.5� 7/1932
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)
Salisbury, MD warmest month on record: 82.3� 7/2010
Miles City, MT all-time maximum temperature: 113� on 7/20/1960
Buffalo, NY all-time minmum temp should read -20� also tied 2/1961
Grand Forks, ND all-time minimum temperature -43� not -44�
Butte, MT all-time maximum temp tied: 100� 6/30/2000
Pittsburg, PA all-time minimum temperature: -22� on 1/20/1994
Rapid City, SD: all-time coldest temperature should read -34� on Feb. 11, 1899
Brownsville, TX warmest summer temperature should read 87.0� not 97.0�
Lubbock, TX coldest month: 30.7� 1/1930
Port Arthur, TX: all-time minimum temperature: 4� on 2/12/1899
Greenville, SC exact date of all-time highest temp. of 106� is 7/18/1887
Rock Springs, WY all-time warmest temperature should read 98� not 99�
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)
St. Joseph, MO minimum annual rainfall 18.26� 2002
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)
Fort Smith, AR snowiest season on record: 25.0� in 1920-1921
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: 22.0� 1/25/1969
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
Ely, NV maximum depth of snow: 24.0� 1/23/2010
Dayton, OH maximum snow depth on record: 24.0� 1/31/1978
Binghampton, NY greatest depth of snow: 35.0� on 3/15/1993
Port Arthur, TX greatest single snowstorm: 30.0� on date ending on 2/15/1895 (also greatest depth of snow, snowiest month, and snowiest season)
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 snowfall: 113.5� at Laurel Summit in 2/2010
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
West Virginia: maximum monthly snowfall: 158.2� at Bayard in 2/2010
Wisconsin maximum seasonal snowfall at Hurley with 301.8� in 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: 53.52� 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 6th 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.
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