From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] snowiest December on record
Date: December 22, 2008 8:18:12 PM PST
To: [email protected]
With over a week to go and more snow to come, these sites in eastern
Washington and Oregon have already recorded their snowiest December on
record:
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
521 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008
...NEW MONTHLY RECORD SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER TO
DATE...
STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN
CONDON, OR 26.3 / 2003 38.8 1928
HEPPNER, OR 15.0 / 1983 17.3 1928
PENDLETON AIRPORT, OR 26.6 / 1983 27.4 1934
WHITMAN MISSION, WA 14.8 / 1996 24.2 1962
------------From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] white Christmas for all of Canada?
Date: December 22, 2008 5:02:36 PM PST
To: [email protected]
Excerpt from article linked to below:
Forecasters are predicting that Canada will have its first
coast-to-coast white Christmas since 1971.
Heavy snow, winds and freezing temperatures blanketed much of the
country as winter made its official debut on Sunday.
"This year it's guaranteed that all the country will see a white
Christmas. We have snow on the ground everywhere and it's going to stay
into Christmas Day," Wagstaffe said.
"And cold temperatures are expected to hang around well into New
Year's," Wagstaffe added.
From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] -22 F in Colville WA
Date: December 22, 2008 1:45:22 PM PST
To: [email protected]
The -22 F reported in Colville WA this weekend shattered the old record
by 8 degrees, making it the coldest 21 Dec in over 100 years:
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
646 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT COLVILLE IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 600 PM
WAS -22 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF -14 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1983.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1899.
----------------From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: December 20, 2008 4:41:12 PM PST
To: wx <[email protected]>, Erik Moldstad <[email protected]>
Subject: [Wx] Winthrop at -21F
Winthrop in the Methow Valley along the North Cascades Highway reported
in with -21 F this morning, the coldest 20 December in over 100 years.
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
404 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT WINTHROP IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 400 PM
WAS -21 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF -16 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1924.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1906.
The high temperature today at Princeton BC along the Similkameen River
(next valley N of the Methow) was -8 F, after a low this morning of -29 F.
Latest Report from 20N of Republic WA:
Still clear blue skies in far NE Washington, but -20 was the high temp
today. I'm glad some of our cold air is spilling through snoqualmie and
stevens passes. Maybe something a bit warmer will replace it. Temp
went down to -30 this morning.
-Mark A
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From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] Spokane snowfall record shattered
Date: December 18, 2008 2:24:05 PM PST
To: [email protected]
As of 2 PM the snow is still falling in Spokane.
years.
-Mark A
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1015 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008
It has been the snowiest day in 127
...24-HOUR RECORD SNOWFALL BROKEN ONCE AGAIN IN SPOKANE...
LOCATION
SPOKANE, WA
SNOWFALL
(INCHES)
19.4
PREVIOUS RECORD
(INCHES)
13.0 IN 1950
PERIOD OF
RECORD
127 YRS SINCE 1881
19.4 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS AS OF 10AM. THIS AMOUNT SHATTERED THE OLD RECORD BY 6.3
INCHES. THIS RECORD MAY BE UPDATED LATER TODAY SINCE SNOW IS
STILL BEING REPORTED AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT AS OF 10 AM
With 25 inches of snow it is also the snowiest day on record in Coeur D'Alene ID
which lies 20 miles east of Spokane:
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1125 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008
...24-HOUR RECORD SNOWFALL BROKEN FOR COEUR D`ALENE, ID...
AS OF 730AM...AN ALL TIME 24 HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD OF 25.0 INCHES
HAS BEEN SET AT THE OFFICIAL NWS OBSERVATION SITE IN COEUR D`ALENE.
THIS SHATTERS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 16.0 INCHES SET ON FEBRUARY 26,
1955.
------From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] record December snowfall in Las Vegas
Date: December 17, 2008 10:52:58 PM PST
To: [email protected]
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
956 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008
...LAS VEGAS HITS THE JACKPOT FOR SNOW IN DECEMBER...
AS OF 9:50 PM PST TODAY 3.6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN AT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
SNOW EVER IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IN LAS VEGAS SINCE THE START OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS IN 1937 WHICH IS 2.0 INCHES ON DECEMBER 15TH 1967.
THIS IS NOW THE 8TH GREATEST SNOWSTORM EVER IN OFFICIAL LAS VEGAS
WEATHER RECORDS FOR ANY MONTH.
MEASURABLE SNOW HAS ONLY FALLEN ON 4 INSTANCES SINCE 1937 IN THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER IN LAS VEGAS COUNTING TODAY...2.0 INCHES ON
DECEMBER 15TH 1967...0.4 INCHES ON DECEMBER 5TH 1972...1.0 INCH ON
DECEMBER 6TH 1998 AND 1.3 INCHES ON DECEMBER 30TH 2003.
SNOWFALL RECORDS IN LAS VEGAS WERE RECORDED AT MCCARRAN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THROUGH JANUARY 31ST 1996 AND SINCE FEBRUARY
1ST 1996 HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THE NWS OFFICE ON DEAN MARTIN ROAD.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1008 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008
..TIME...
..DATE...
...EVENT...
....MAG....
..REMARKS..
...CITY LOCATION...
...LAT.LON...
..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
1000 PM
12/17/2008
SNOW
M6.0 INCH
3 SSE HENDERSON
CLARK
NV
36.00N 114.98W
TRAINED SPOTTER
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Subject: [Wx] 16-17 Dec 2008 cold temperatures
Date: December 17, 2008 7:55:14 AM PST
To: [email protected]
The -22 F in Burns OR this morning (17 Dec 2008) appears to be the 3rd coldest
December night ever recorded there, where records extend back to 1939.
Subzero cold extends from Montana:
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DEC 16 IN NORTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MONTANA...
LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET
SIMPSON -39 -30 1971
TOWNSEND -25 -25 1964
HARLEM -35 -34 1897
to northern California where Alturas (KAAT) dropped to -14 F this morning.
The coldest temperature on 16 Dec I noted in western WA and OR was the 9 F reported at
both Shelton WA and Corvallis OR.
-Mark A
Subject: [Wx] record setting cold for 16 Dec 2008
Date: December 16, 2008 10:29:40 PM PST
To:
[email protected]
This morning's -8 F recorded at Pendleton OR broke a daily temperature record which
had stood for 117 years. Denver with -8 F tied a 111 year old record low
temperature. At Burns OR the temperature this evening has already plunged to -18 F
after a high of 12 F.
-Mark A
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1040 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2008
...NEW DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DECEMBER 16TH...
NOTE: STATIONS MARKED WITH * INDICATE THAT THE STATION REPORTS ONCE
PER DAY. FOR CONSISTENCY...THESE VALUES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
OCCURRED ON THE DAY THE OBSERVATION WAS TAKEN BUT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY
OCCURRED (ESPECIALLY FOR MAX TEMPERATURE) ON THE PREVIOUS DAY.
STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN
*BEND(CITY), OR -2 / 1967 -4 1928
*CONDON, OR 5 / 1931 -5 1928
*ELGIN, OR -8 / 1964 -12 1948
*HERMISTON 2NW, OR -1 / 1964 -10 1928
*MADRAS 2N, OR 10 / 2005 -4 1952
*MITCHELL, OR 1 / 1964 1 (TIED) 1949
*PENDLETON(CITY), OR -5 / 1964 -8 1890
*PRINEVILLE, OR 0 / 1967 -4 1928
REDMOND, OR -10 / 1964 -12 1949 :SINCE MID
*GOLDENDALE, WA -8 / 1964 -8 (TIED) 1931
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
907 AM MST TUE DEC 16 2008
...111 YEAR OLD DENVER LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD TIED FOR DECEMBER
16TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS MORNING
BOTTOMED OUT AT -8 DEGREES. THIS TIES A 111 YEAR OLD DENVER LOW
TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR DECEMBER 16TH. THIS TIED RECORD WAS
ORIGINALLY SET WAY BACK IN 1897.
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: August 12, 2008 7:27:49 AM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] the cold continues into mid August
The number of record low temperatures reported from around the Pacific
Northwest since late winter has been truly remarkable. I return from
being away and what do I find this morning...yup, more record low
temperatures over the past 3 days:
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
418 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2008
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT QUINCY IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 400 PM
WAS 75 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE OLD RECORD OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET IN 2007.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT QUINCY SINCE 1941.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
157 PM PDT SUN AUG 10 2008
...NEW DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR AUGUST 10TH...
NOTE: STATIONS MARKED WITH * INDICATE THAT THE STATION REPORTS ONCE
PER DAY. FOR CONSISTENCY...THESE VALUES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
OCCURRED ON THE DAY THE OBSERVATION WAS TAKEN BUT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY
OCCURRED (ESPECIALLY FOR MAX TEMPERATURE) ON THE PREVIOUS DAY.
STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN
MEACHAM, OR 35 / 2007 34 1948 :SINCE MID
REDMOND, OR 37 / 1991 37 (TIED) 1949 :SINCE MID
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
116 AM PDT MON AUG 11 2008
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT EPHRATA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
WAS 77 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1985.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1948.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
332 AM MDT TUE AUG 12 2008
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT ROME...
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES WAS SET AT ROME
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 45 SET IN 1985.
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
116 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2008
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT WENATCHEE AIRPORT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
WAS 53 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 53 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1995.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1959.
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
116 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2008
...RECORD-TYING MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES SET IN WENATCHEE AND OMAK...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT OMAK IN THE PAST 24 HOURS
WAS 45 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 45 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1974.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1931.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT WENATCHEE AIRPORT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS WAS 53
DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE FOR THIS
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 53 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1995. RECORDS
HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1959.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
0519 PM MDT MON AUG 11 2008
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT STANLEY ID...
A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 29 DEGREES WAS SET AT STANLEY ID TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 30 SET IN 2007.
_______________________________________________
From: Mark D Albright <[email protected]>
Date: October 30, 2008 7:31:02 AM PDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] record October cold in Florida
Subject: record October cold in Jacksonville and Tallahassee FL
Jacksonville FL with 33 degrees yesterday morning recorded the coldest October
temperature going back to 1871, a period of 138 years. Tallahassee FL with 29
degrees also set a new October record low temperature.
-Mark A
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE
1245 PM EDT WED OCT 29 2008
...LOW TEMPERATURE SHATTERS RECORDS AT JACKSONVILLE THIS MORNING...
THE TEMPERATURE AT JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DROPPED TO 33 DEGREES AT
743 AM THIS MORNING...SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
WAS 39 DEGREES SET IN 1987.
NOT ONLY WAS THIS A NEW RECORD FOR THE DAY...IT IS ALSO THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE
ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER GOING BACK TO 1871...AND...IT IS THE COLDEST READING SO
EARLY IN THE FALL SEASON.
LOW TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE AROUND JACKSONVILLE INCLUDE...
CECIL FIELD....... 30 DEGREES
CRAIG FIELD....... 38 DEGREES
JACKSONVILLE NAS.. 38 DEGREES
MAYPORT NS........ 41 DEGREES
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
825 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2008
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT TALLAHASSEE...
AT 754 AM EDT...THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT DROPPED TO
29 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD SET ON THIS DATE IN 1987. IT IS ALSO NOW THE
ALL-TIME RECORD LOW FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 30
DEGREES SET IN 1973.
______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: September 2, 2008 10:39:06 AM PDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] record cold Sept 1 in Montana
The cold which swept through the Pacific Northwest on the weekend
resulted in the coldest 1st day of September on record at many locations
in Montana. Shelby had a high of 42 which eclipsed the old record of 46
set 90 years ago in 1918. Havre broke a record which had stood since
1881, 127 years ago.
-Mark A
...RECORD COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR SEP 1 IN NORTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA...
LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET
GREAT FALLS 44 52 1973
HELENA 50 50 1910
CUT BANK 44 53 1973
HAVRE 49 52 1881
BOULDER 50 51 1973
VALIER 44 51 1973
STANFORD 46 50 1973
WHITE SULPHUR SP 48 51 1973
BELGRADE FIELD 49 51 1973
GOLD BUTTE 42 49 1910
SHELBY 42 46 1918
LEWISTOWN 46 50 1973
HARLEM 52 60 1934
ANOTHER DAY OF RESETTING THE RECORD BOOK BY UP TO 9 DEGREES. CUT
BANK BROKE THEIR COOLEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER 1 BY 9
DEGREES. OTHER THAN THE VERY COOL PERIOD OF LATE AUGUST 1992...THIS
IS THE COOLEST SO EARLY IN THE SEASON THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE
REMAINED IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 40S AT GREAT FALLS AND SEVERAL
OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA.
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: July 11, 2008 1:18:00 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] record cold continues (except in Brookings)
On 11 July 2008 minimum temperatures have dropped back into the 20s and
30s at locations throughout the Pacific Northwest:
39 Arlington WA
39 Bremerton WA
39 Quillayute WA
39 Ellensburg WA
33 Pullman WA (WSU, cold cougars)
39 Tillamook OR
35 Redmond OR
29 Meacham OR (freezing cold in mid-July!)
Even with fires burning on the edge of town Spokane experienced one of
its coldest 11 Julys in the past 127 years.
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1000 AM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008
...A VERY DRY AIRMASS AND LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT ALLOWED SEVERAL LOW-LYING
AREAS ACROSS EASTERN WA AND NORTHERN ID TO EXPERINCE STRONG RADIATIONAL
COOLING AND TEMPERATURES DROPPED NEAR TO BELOW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES...
LOCATION TEMPERATURE PREVIOUS RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD
SPOKANE INTL, WA 42 41 IN 1981 127 YRS SINCE 1881
SPOKANE - FAIRCHILD AFB, WA 40 44 IN 1974 55 YRS
SINCE 1953 *
OMAK AP, WA 42 43 IN 1954 78 YRS SINCE 1931 *
MOSCOW-PULLMAN AP, WA 33 39 IN 1981 67 YRS SINCE 1941 *
POMEROY, WA 36 37 IN 1934 117 YRS SINCE 1891 **
PLUMMER, ID 37 41 IN 1999 60 YRS SINCE 1948 **
STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN
HERMISTON 2NW, OR 45 / 1932 45 (TIED) 1928
MEACHAM, OR 33 / 2004 29 1948 :SINCE MID
PENDLETON(ARPT), OR 44 / 1934 42 1934 :SINCE MID
PENDLETON(ES), OR 39 / 1981 37 1956
WALLA WALLA, WA 50 / 1991 46 1949 :SINCE MID
WHITMAN MISSION, WA 43 / 1973 38 1962
-Mark A
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: October 13, 2008 12:31:06 PM PDT
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] historic early October cold outbreak
The historic early October cold outbreak has now pushed into Arizona
where on Sunday morning 12 October many records were broken at stations
with over 100 years of record:
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA ON OCT 12 2008...
CITY (PERIOD OF RECORD) NEW LOW PREVIOUS RECORD/YEAR
COTTONWOOD-TUZIGOOT (1911 - 2008) 35 35 (TIED) IN 1986
GRAND CANYON NP S RIM (1903 - 2008) 18 21 IN 1969
PAYSON (1948 - 2008) 25 25 (TIED) IN 1969
PHANTOM RANCH (1966 - 2008) 46 48 IN 1997
SELIGMAN (1905 - 2008) 20 21 IN 1969
WILLIAMS (1897 - 2008) 18 19 IN 1930
WINSLOW (1898 - 2008) 21 25 IN 1969
Grand Canyon Airport recorded 9 F on Sunday morning, which appears to be
the coldest ever recorded at Grand Canyon NP in early October.
On Monday morning 13 October Tucson AZ, with 38 F, recorded its coldest
early October temperature since 1924:
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
720 AM MST MON OCT 13 2008
...DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET IN TUCSON FOR OCTOBER 13TH...
AT 646 AM MST...TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HIT 38 DEGREES WHICH
SHATTERED THE OLD DAILY RECORD LOW OF 43 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN
1931. THE LAST TIME TUCSON SET A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE IN OCTOBER
WAS BACK ON OCTOBER 30 1971 WHEN THE MERCURY HIT 26 DEGREES...WHICH
IS THE ALL-TIME RECORD LOW FOR OCTOBER.
WHAT MAKES THIS RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE MORE EXTRAORDINARY IS THAT
IT OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER. THE LAST TIME TUCSON
RECORDED A LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE 30S DURING THE 1ST HALF OF OCTOBER
WAS WAY BACK ON OCTOBER 10 1949 WHEN THE LOW WAS 38 DEGREES. IN FACT
THIS RANKS AS THE 4TH COLDEST DAILY LOW IN TUCSON DURING THE OCTOBER
1-15 PERIOD ON RECORD.
COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THE OCTOBER 1-15 PERIOD ON RECORD...
1) 33 DEGREES OCT 14 1920
2) 35 DEGREES OCT 12 1924
3) 37 DEGREES OCT 11 1912
4) 38 DEGREES OCT 13 2008 ***
OCT 10 1949
OCT 15 1928
OCT 15 1920
-Mark A
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: July 13, 2008 10:33:01 AM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] freezing record low at Stanley ID
Yesterday a new daily record of 25 degrees was set at Stanley Idaho
(elev 6270 ft) before the temperature rose 55 degrees to reach 80 later
in the day:
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FALL AT BURLEY...IDAHO FALLS AND STANLEY...
YESTERDAY MORNING...SATURDAY JULY 12TH...THREE AIRPORTS RECORDED OR
TIED THEIR RESPECTIVE LOW TEMPERATURES.
BURLEY RECORDED A LOW OF 42 AND BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 44 SET IN
1974.
IDAHO FALLS RECORDED A LOW OF 40 AND TIES THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1965.
STANLEY RECORDED A LOW OF 25 AND BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 28 SET IN
1986.
While cold, this is 10 degrees warmer than the 15 degrees recorded at
the Stanley coop site on 6 July 1968, the coldest July temperature on
record at that location.
-Mark A
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: October 11, 2008 8:24:42 PM PDT
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] earliest snow in Boise, record cold
Last May or June we saw records for the latest snowfall ever recorded in
the inland northwest. Now on 10 Oct 2008 we have the earliest snowfall
ever recorded at Boise ID, where records go back 111 years to 1898:
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
341 AM MDT SAT OCT 11 2008
...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT BOISE ID...
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 1.7 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT BOISE ID AS OF 600PM
MDT FRIDAY OCTOBER 10. THIS IS THE EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IN
BOISE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1898. THE PREVIOUS EARLIEST SNOWFALL
IN BOISE WAS OCTOBER 12 1969 WHEN 1.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
The 26 F recorded this morning at Bellingham Airport appears to be the
coldest temperature recorded for so early in the season, breaking the
previous record by 2 weeks! Previous to 2008 the earliest date at or
below 26 F was on 25 October in 1954.
With 22 F this morning, Pendleton OR, where observations extend back 119
years to 1890, recorded its coldest 11 October on record.
Also 20 F at Priest River ID and 19 F at Bonners Ferry ID, both with
over 100 years of observations, also set or tied daily low temperature
records:
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
601 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT PRIEST RIVER IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 500 PM
WAS 20 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 20 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1990.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1898.
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
628 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT BONNERS FERRY IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 500 PM
WAS 19 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 21 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1912.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1907.
-Mark A
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: July 30, 2008 11:58:04 AM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold Quillayute sounding
This morning's (30 July 2008) 850 hPa temperature at Quillayute of 1.6C
and freezing level of 5600 ft appears to be the coldest late July
sounding of the past 12 years. You have to go back to 17 July 1996 when
the 850 hPA temperature was a slightly colder 1.0C at Quillayute.
-Mark A
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_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: June 8, 2008 10:14:18 AM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold June
Seattle just experienced the coldest first week of June in the 118 years of recorded climate records going back to 1891. Both 1999
and 2008 share the record with 1917 falling in 2nd place.
SEATTLE
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
1. 57.3 DEGREES (2008) 1. 52.4 DEGREES (2008 AND 1999)
2. 59.0 DEGREES (1917) 2. 52.8 DEGREES (1917)
3. 59.4 DEGREES (1999) Dana Felton with the Seattle WFO compiled this information.
Saturday 7 June is the 10th consecutive day at Paine Field at or below 60 degrees, and the 5th consecutive day at or below 55
degrees. During this 10 day period the high temperature has averaged 55.2 at Paine Field.
-Mark A
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: December 20, 2008 11:46:49 AM PST
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold in the interior
Ritzville WA, with -6 F, recorded its coldest 20 Dec in at least 110 years:
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
713 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008
...24-HOUR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT RITZVILLE WA...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT RITZVILLE IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 600 AM
WAS -6 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF -3 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1990.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1899.
Other notable temperatures from the interior of WA and southern BC:
Washington:
Ellensburg -6
Wenatchee -7
Mazama -17
Deer Park -17
Spokane -18
southern British Columbia:
Princeton -29
Tatlayoko Lake -29
Puntzi Mtn Airfield -44
-Mark A
_______________________________________________
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: October 6, 2008 10:17:53 PM PDT
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold in Springerville
Monday saw the coldest high temperature in almost 100 years at
Springerville AZ:
...RECORD LOW HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA ON OCT 06 2008...
CITY (PERIOD OF RECORD) NEW LOW HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD/YEAR
HEBER RS (1950 - 2008) 59 61 IN 1986
SPRINGERVILLE (1911 - 2008) 61 63 IN 1969
-Mark A
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From: Mark D Albright <[email protected]>
Date: November 29, 2008 6:04:49 PM PST
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold in Fairbanks, warmer in Barrow
The question of how Barrow and Fairbanks have compared throughout the October - November 2008 period is shown with this table
showing departures from normal in deg F for the specified periods up through yesterday, 28 Nov 2008:
Fairbanks Barrow
22-31 Oct -13.2 +9.0
1-15 Nov -4.9 +8.7
16-28 Nov -3.5 +0.8
Since late October Fairbanks has warmed relative to its climatological normal, while over the same time period Barrow has cooled
relative to normal. Since early October Barrow has seen the reestablishment of sea ice cover offshore in the Beaufort Sea. Here is
the sea-ice extent chart for 24 Nov 2008:
http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/images/daily_images/N_daily_extent_hires.png
-Mark A
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From: Mark D Albright <[email protected]>
Date: November 29, 2008 6:46:49 AM PST
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold in Fairbanks
Fairbanks in October 2008 ended up with the 4th coldest October in the past 104 years.
-Mark A
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
421 PM AKST Mon Nov 24 2008
...A COLD START TO WINTER THIS YEAR AT FAIRBANKS...
October ended up as the 4th coldest in the last 104 years of weather record at Fairbanks. The total of 13 days with a low
temperature below zero was the most since 1965.
November has also been much colder than average. Through yesterday ...the average temperatures of -2.3 degrees was 7.3
degrees below the 30-year average. It has been the 8th coldest November in the last 50 years. There have been a total of 20 days
So far this month where the temperature has fallen below zero...which is already above the average of 18 days for the entire month.
The high temperature so far this month of 17 above was observed on the 11th. The low temperature of 25 below was observed on
the 19th. End
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From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: September 2, 2008 1:17:28 PM PDT
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold event at Baker City OR
The 26 degrees recorded at Baker City OR this morning (2 Sept 2008)
appears to be the coldest temperature ever recorded there for so early
in the fall season. Records extend back to 1943.
-Mark A
From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: June 18, 2008 11:35:06 AM PDT
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] cold at Quillayute
Today's 12 UTC 18 June 2008 temperature at 850 hPa over Quillayute of
-1.9 C is the coldest in June in over 6 years. -2.5 C was recorded on 7
June 2002, although this was almost 2 weeks earlier in the month. Going
back another 6 years finds only 2 dates with a colder temperature, 1
June 1999 with -2.7 C and 6 June 1999 with -2.3 C.
In addition yesterday's max temperature of 54 tied a record for the date
at KUIL:
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SET OR TIED ON JUNE 17TH 2008
TODAY OLD RECORD
QUILLAYUTE 54T 54 2007
HOQUIAM 56 58 2002, 1998, 1975
-Mark A
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From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: December 17, 2008 7:55:14 AM PST
To: wx <[email protected]>
Subject: [Wx] 16-17 Dec 2008 cold temperatures
The -22 F in Burns OR this morning (17 Dec 2008) appears to be the 3rd coldest
December night ever recorded there, where records extend back to 1939.
Subzero cold extends from Montana:
...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DEC 16 IN NORTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MONTANA...
LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET
SIMPSON -39 -30 1971
TOWNSEND -25 -25 1964
HARLEM -35 -34 1897
to northern California where Alturas (KAAT) dropped to -14 F this morning.
The coldest temperature on 16 Dec I noted in western WA and OR was the 9 F reported at
both Shelton WA and Corvallis OR.
-Mark A
---------------------------------Mark Albright wrote:
This morning's -8 F recorded at Pendleton OR broke a daily temperature record which
had stood for 117 years. Denver with -8 F tied a 111 year old record low
temperature. At Burns OR the temperature this evening has already plunged to -18 F
after a high of 12 F.
-Mark A
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1040 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2008
...NEW DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR DECEMBER 16TH...
NOTE: STATIONS MARKED WITH * INDICATE THAT THE STATION REPORTS ONCE
PER DAY. FOR CONSISTENCY...THESE VALUES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
OCCURRED ON THE DAY THE OBSERVATION WAS TAKEN BUT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY
OCCURRED (ESPECIALLY FOR MAX TEMPERATURE) ON THE PREVIOUS DAY.
STATION PREVIOUS NEW RECORDS
RECORD/YEAR RECORD BEGAN
*BEND(CITY), OR -2 / 1967 -4 1928
*CONDON, OR 5 / 1931 -5 1928
*ELGIN, OR -8 / 1964 -12 1948
*HERMISTON 2NW, OR -1 / 1964 -10 1928
*MADRAS 2N, OR 10 / 2005 -4 1952
*MITCHELL, OR 1 / 1964 1 (TIED) 1949
*PENDLETON(CITY), OR -5 / 1964 -8 1890
*PRINEVILLE, OR 0 / 1967 -4 1928
REDMOND, OR -10 / 1964 -12 1949 :SINCE MID
*GOLDENDALE, WA -8 / 1964 -8 (TIED) 1931
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
907 AM MST TUE DEC 16 2008
...111 YEAR OLD DENVER LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD TIED FOR DECEMBER
16TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS MORNING
BOTTOMED OUT AT -8 DEGREES. THIS TIES A 111 YEAR OLD DENVER LOW
TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR DECEMBER 16TH. THIS TIED RECORD WAS
ORIGINALLY SET WAY BACK IN 1897.
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From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: December 15, 2008 8:52:14 PM PST
To: wx <[email protected]>
Subject: [Wx] 100 yr records broken in Denver and OKC
Both Oklahoma City and Denver have broken cold temperature records for 14-15 Dec which
had survived for nearly 100 years.
-Mark A
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
625 PM CDT MON DEC 15 2008
...RECORD COLD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BROKEN AT OKLAHOMA CITY...
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY AT WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT ONLY ROSE TO
18 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD FOR THE COLDEST MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE SET FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 19 DEGREES...
SET BACK IN 1901. WEATHER RECORDS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY DATE BACK TO 1890.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
813 PM MST MON DEC 15 2008
...NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES IN DENVER FOR DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH...
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 14TH
DROPPED TO -18 AT 635 PM AND NEVER DROPPED BELOW -18 PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT. SO THAT ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR
DECEMBER 14TH BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF -14 DEGREES SET IN 1901.
THEN ON DECEMBER 15TH...THE TEMPERATURE BOTTOMED OUT AT -19 DEGREES
AT 231 AM. THIS IS A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 15TH
BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF -6 SET IN 1951. ...NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN DENVER FOR DECEMBER 15TH...
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ONLY
MANAGED TO REACH 2 DEGREES. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORD LOW
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 15TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF
19 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1914.
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From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: December 22, 2008 12:07:21 PM PST
To: wx <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] -76 F at Oymyakon in Siberia
Beijing with -8 C yesterday had its coldest December maximum temperature
since 1951:
<http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/22/content_7326510.htm>
Oymyakon dropped to -76 F overnight with the temperature expected to
possibly drop below -80 F in Siberia this week:
<http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081222/119086407.html>
-Mark A
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From: Mark Albright <[email protected]>
Date: December 22, 2008 1:45:22 PM PST
To: wx <[email protected]>
Subject: [Wx] -22 F in Colville WA
The -22 F reported in Colville WA this weekend shattered the old record
by 8 degrees, making it the coldest 21 Dec in over 100 years:
RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
646 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2008
THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT COLVILLE IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 600 PM
WAS -22 DEGREES. THIS SETS THE RECORD FOR THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF -14 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1983.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1899.
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From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] -70 F in Siberia
Date: December 20, 2008 6:04:14 PM PST
To: [email protected]
Even Siberia is unusually cold this month forcing schools to close.
I just pulled up the weather for Ojmjakon in eastern Siberia where it is
currently -72 F:
<http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/24688.html>
This news report from yesterday talks about the temperature falling to
-57 in Oymyakon, which converts to -71 F, and is the same place
currently reporting -72 F:
<http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/7569/>
-Mark A
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From: [email protected]
Subject: [Wx] -76 F at Oymyakon in Siberia
Date: December 22, 2008 12:07:21 PM PST
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Beijing with -8 C yesterday had its coldest December maximum temperature
since 1951:
<http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/22/content_7326510.htm>
Oymyakon dropped to -76 F overnight with the temperature expected to
possibly drop below -80 F in Siberia this week:
<http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081222/119086407.html>
-Mark A
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