On this Day in Weather History.....32 feet of snow in 3 weeks! *In 1911 Tamarack California was without snow the first eight days of the month, but by the end of January, they had been buried under 390 inches of snow, a record monthly total for the United States. *In 1989, residents of Northway, Alaska were under enormous pressure, as the barometer reached 31.85 inches of mercury. This set the all time greatest barometric pressure ever recorded, on the North American Continent. At the time, the temperature was a frost biting 46 below zero. The colossal Arctic Invasion then overwhelmed the North Central United States. Great Falls, Montana experienced truly great falls in temperature, going from 62 degrees to 23 below zero, an 85 degree plunge, in just 36 hours. Old Man Winter showed no heart at all for Valentine, Nebraska, where the mercury fell from 70 to zero in just 9 hours! *In 1949, Helena, Montana plunged to 42 degrees below zero. *In 1918, Arica, Chile should have had its name changed to Arid, Chile. The town received its first measurable rainfall since October, 1903, a period of 14.4 years! This is the longest dry spell on record. The exact beginning date is unknown. *IN 1989...The high of 80 degrees established the record high for the month of January at Dodge City.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:21:12 +0000
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