Summary
NATIONAL SUMMARY
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Wednesday marked another hot day across the Eastern Seaboard as a
ridge of high pressure remained firmed anchored overhead.
Temperatures soared into the 90s throughout the region, causing
numerous record highs to be set in the Northeast. The warmth and
accompanying sunshine may have tempted many to enter the ocean along
the East Coast. However, waves and the rip current danger heightened
at the Southeast and mid-Atlantic beaches as Hurricane Earl churned
closer to the coastline. Meanwhile, a frontal boundary was
responsible for the rain and thunderstorms that stretched from the
Great Lakes to Kansas and Missouri. Over the central Plains is where
the rain fell heavily and triggered numerous flooding problems. The
tail of this system ignited severe thunderstorms over parts of Texas
and western Oklahoma in the afternoon. Intense thunderstorms erupted
farther north across eastern Nebraska and eastern South Dakota as a
cold front emerged from the Rockies. In the wake of this front, cool
air funneled across the northern Rockies. Gusty winds also howled and
showers dampened the region. Enough cold air was in place that snow
made an appearance in northwestern Montana. With the cool air focused
on the northern Rockies, temperatures were able to pleasantly
moderate over the Pacific Northwest. A warming trend that will
continue into today got underway across the Southwest.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
Some Temperature Records from Wednesday:
-Bluefield, W.Va., set a record high of 88 degrees, breaking the
record of 84 degrees set in 1997.
-Caribou, Maine, set a record high of 92 degrees, breaking the record
of 88 degrees set in 1942. This is also an all-time record high for
September, breaking the record of 91 degrees set on Sept. 7, 1945.
It is also the fourth consecutive day of 90+ degrees at Caribou,
tying the record set from June 15-18, 1949, and July 25-28, 1963.
-Bangor, Maine, tied the record high of 95 degrees, set in 1937.
-Atlantic City, N.J., set a record high of 97 degrees, breaking the
record of 94 degrees set in 1941.
-Burlington, Vt., set a record high of 92 degrees, breaking the
record of 89 degrees set in 1937.
-Montpelier, Vt., set a record high of 89 degrees, breaking the
record of 88 degrees set in 1953.
-Mount Mansfield, Vt., set a record high of 75 degrees, breaking the
record of 73 degrees set in 1961.
-Islip, N.Y., set a record high of 93 degrees, breaking the record of
87 degrees set in 1993.
-Newark, N.J., set a record high of 98 degrees, breaking the record
of 96 degrees set in 1953.
-New York City (Kennedy Airport), N.Y., set a record high of 92
degrees, breaking the record of 91 degrees set in 1969.
-New York City (LaGuardia Airport), N.Y., set a record high of 96
degrees, breaking the record of 95 degrees set in 1953.
-Providence, R.I., set a record high of 95 degrees, breaking the
record of 93 degrees set in 1969.
-Los Angeles, Calif., tied the record low of 58 degrees, set in 1951.
24-Hour Rainfall Totals, as of 1 A.M. EDT Thursday:
(*denotes daily rainfall record)
Springfield, MO 4.62"*
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 2.96"
Coffeyville, KS 2.95"
Fort Madison, IA 2.89"
Durant, OK 2.73"
Lincoln, NE 2.35"
Harrion, AR 2.15"*
Denton, TX 1.93"
Burlington, IA 1.90"
Rolla, MO 1.82"*
Lake Ozark, MO 1.79"
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 1.77"
Lawrence, KS 1.75"
Knob Noster, MO 1.71"
Warrensburg, MO 1.64"
Chanute, KS 1.60"
Moline, IL 1.59"
Lees Summit, MO 1.56"
Ardmore, OK 1.53"
Fairfield, IA 1.51"
Belleville, IL 1.41"
Kansas City, MO 1.36"
Topeka, KS 1.28"
West Plains, MO 1.27"
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Yesterday 110 at Death Valley, California
National Low Yesterday 28 at Reese River, Nevada
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