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12-18-2009, 11:09 AM
Week of weather extremes and records from Alaska to Florida
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
1000 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009
...OVER 5 FEET OF RECORD SNOWFALL IN VALDEZ...
ON WEDNESDAY THE VALDEZ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RECORDED 21.4 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 12.6 INCHES SET BACK IN 1975.
THE VALDEZ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE MEASURED 38.7 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY WHICH BLEW AWAY THE PREVIOUS DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR DECEMBER 15TH OF 10.1 INCHES SET BACK IN 1991.
THIS MAKES IT THE HIGHEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 31.7 INCHES SET ON DECEMBER 30TH 2002.
THE 38.7 INCHES THAT FELL TUESDAY ALSO BECAME THE 2ND HIGHEST ALL TIME 24 HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD...ONLY 8.8 INCHES SHY OF THE 47.5 INCHES THAT FELL ON JANUARY 16TH 1990.
2.04 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON TUESDAY WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.96 INCHES SET BACK IN 2005.
TOP 10 HIGHEST SNOWFALL FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN A ROW
FEBRUARY 4 TO 6 1996 74.6 INCHES
DECEMBER 14 TO 16 2009 68.2 INCHES
JANUARY 15 TO 17 1990 66.2 INCHES
FEBRUARY 5 TO 7 1978 60.7 INCHES
DECEMBER 30 2002 TO JAN 01 2003 55.5 INCHES
JANUARY 27 TO 29 1973 53.2 INCHES
FEBRUARY 4 TO 6 1993 51.3 INCHES
MARCH 30 1999 TO APRIL 1 1999 50.6 INCHES
MARCH 14 TO 16 1995 48.8 INCHES
JANUARY 23 TO 25 1989 48.0 INCHES
FLORIDA
Tornado warnings are in effect across South Florida until 1 p.m., as meteorologists scramble Friday to get a handle on a punishing overnight storm that caught most of the region by surprise -- including the weather forecasters.
Severe thunderstorms continue to barrel across South Florida most of the day Friday, adding another one to two inches -- on top of some areas that recorded up to 14 inches of rain Thursday night, said Rusty Pfost of the National Weather Service.
http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/1388727.html?storylink=omni_popular
(and I thought my yard was soggy)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
1000 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009
...OVER 5 FEET OF RECORD SNOWFALL IN VALDEZ...
ON WEDNESDAY THE VALDEZ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE RECORDED 21.4 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 12.6 INCHES SET BACK IN 1975.
THE VALDEZ WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE MEASURED 38.7 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL ON TUESDAY WHICH BLEW AWAY THE PREVIOUS DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD FOR DECEMBER 15TH OF 10.1 INCHES SET BACK IN 1991.
THIS MAKES IT THE HIGHEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 31.7 INCHES SET ON DECEMBER 30TH 2002.
THE 38.7 INCHES THAT FELL TUESDAY ALSO BECAME THE 2ND HIGHEST ALL TIME 24 HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD...ONLY 8.8 INCHES SHY OF THE 47.5 INCHES THAT FELL ON JANUARY 16TH 1990.
2.04 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON TUESDAY WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.96 INCHES SET BACK IN 2005.
TOP 10 HIGHEST SNOWFALL FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN A ROW
FEBRUARY 4 TO 6 1996 74.6 INCHES
DECEMBER 14 TO 16 2009 68.2 INCHES
JANUARY 15 TO 17 1990 66.2 INCHES
FEBRUARY 5 TO 7 1978 60.7 INCHES
DECEMBER 30 2002 TO JAN 01 2003 55.5 INCHES
JANUARY 27 TO 29 1973 53.2 INCHES
FEBRUARY 4 TO 6 1993 51.3 INCHES
MARCH 30 1999 TO APRIL 1 1999 50.6 INCHES
MARCH 14 TO 16 1995 48.8 INCHES
JANUARY 23 TO 25 1989 48.0 INCHES
FLORIDA
Tornado warnings are in effect across South Florida until 1 p.m., as meteorologists scramble Friday to get a handle on a punishing overnight storm that caught most of the region by surprise -- including the weather forecasters.
Severe thunderstorms continue to barrel across South Florida most of the day Friday, adding another one to two inches -- on top of some areas that recorded up to 14 inches of rain Thursday night, said Rusty Pfost of the National Weather Service.
http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/1388727.html?storylink=omni_popular
(and I thought my yard was soggy)