On this day in U.S. weather history .. 1911 – Tamarack, CA, was without snow the first eight days of the month, but by the end of January had been buried under 390 inches of snow, a record monthly total for the U.S. (The Weather Channel) 1949 – The temperature at San Antonio, TX, plunged [...]
Entries from January 2009
Today in U.S. Weather History – Jan. 31
January 31st, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Climatology · Misc Weather · Weather History · Weather Records
Today in Western New York Weather History – Jan. 31
January 31st, 2009 · No Comments
On this day in Western New York weather history … 1991 – Strong west to northwest winds combined with cold air to produce intense bands of lake effect snow off Lakes Erie and Ontario. Reported snowfall amounts included: Oswego, Oswego county, 18″; Mayville, Chautauqua county, 12″; and Hamburg, Erie county, 6″. 1993 – Circulation around [...]
Tags: Climatology · Misc Weather · NY Weather · Rochester Weather · Weather History · Weather Records
Today in Erie, PA Weather History – Jan. 31
January 31st, 2009 · No Comments
On this day in Erie, PA weather history … 1878 – Rainfall of 1.34 inches. 1932 – High temperature of 22 degrees was the ONLY day of the month that the maximum temperature was below freezing. 1966 – Winds near 50 mph caused considerable drifting of snow which closed many secondary roads. 1970 – Some [...]
Tags: Climatology · Erie Weather · Erie Weather Records · Misc Weather · Weather History · Weather Records
Next Weeks Big Storm, Real or Hype?
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments
Over the last 24 to 48 hours there has been a lot of talk and discussion about the potential for a big storm riding up the east coast early next week from Monday into Wednesday. 24 hours ago this storm was looking like a potential historic storm but since then the forecast models have shifted [...]
Tags: Accuweather · Discussion · Forecasting · Nor'easter · Snow · Weather Blogs · Weather News · Winter Storms · Winter Weather
Groundhog Day History & Trivia
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments
(Adapted from “Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992? by Bill Anderson, From: Groundhog.org) Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths such as this tie our [...]
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