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Selected U.S. City Extremes
Selected Climate Statistics City Location- 1998
January Mobile, Al--Wettest January 16.92"
March 5 states (Maine [88], New Hampshire [89], Vermont [88], Massachusetts, [92]
Connecticut[92]) set all-time state maximum temperature records for March
June Driest June--Melbourne (.11")/Orlando (.36")
May-June College Stn, TX-- Driest for each month (.07" and Trace)
April-June Corpus Christi, TX--driest such period (.31")
June Paducah, KY (10.98"); Nashville, Tn (11.95"); Elkins, Wv (10.05") Wettest June
June Record mean temp for June and/or any month for stations in Florida
(Example Tampa--85.6; record begins in 1825)
June Corpus Christi, TX (106) Hottest ever
Dodge City, KS (110) Hottest ever
Brownsville, TX--17 days with min >= 80 degrees; breaks record set in 1880
June Blue Hill--wettest June (17.36")
July Waterloo, IA Driest July (.35")
July Memphis, TN Wettest July (9.96")
July Del Rio (91.7), Austin (88.0), San Antonio (88.1), Tx; Shreveport, La (88.5) --
warmest July and any month
July College Stn, TX 30 consecutive days (ending with Aug 4) with max >=100
sets annual record
July Corpus Christi, TX 41 days (ending with Aug 15) with max >= 95 sets annual
record
July Little Rock, Ar (76.4) Warmest average min temp for any month
May-July Houston, TX Warmest such period (83.6)
March-July Brownsville, TX Driest such period (.97")
April-July Lubbock, TX " " " (1.98")
August Sacramento, CA-- (111) ties hottest Aug maximum
August Bismarck, ND wettest Aug (9.29")
August Del Rio, TX Wettest month (20.93), wettest day (17.03)
August Dallas, TX By August, record number of annual days min temp >= 80
Sept Bristol, TN 97 degrees hottest so late in year
Sept Marquette, MI-- 92 degrees ties hottest Sept temperature
Sept Winnemucca, NV-- wettest Sept (2.81") and wettest day for Sept (1.04")
Sept Eugene, Or--By Sept, longest dry spell (83 days)
Sept Jackson, KY--Warmest Sept (73.5)
Sept Glasgow, WY--Warmest Sept (65.8)
Sept Mansfield, OH--Driest Sept (.70")
Sept Aberdeen, SD --2nd driest Sept [.06"] (to be followed by wettest Oct)
Sept Paducah, KY--tied for driest Sept (.12")
Sept Mobile, Al--Wettest Sept (24.12")
Sept Dodge City, KS--Driest Sept (.01")
May-Sept Little Rock, AR--Warmest such period (81.8)
Sept Oklahoma City, OK (107); Wichita Falls (108), Dallas, TX (108); Scottsbluff. NE
(102) hottest Sept temp
October Wichita, KS Wettest Oct (9.42")
October New Orleans, LA (97) Hottest temp for Oct
October Glasgow, MT Wettest Oct (3.05")
October Aberdeen, SD " " (7.35")
October San Antonio, TX " " (18.07") and wettest month
October Rapid City, SD " " (5.06")
November Minnesota--lowest barometric pressure on record (28.43")
November Seattle, WA--wettest Nov (11.62")
November Astoria, OR " " (19.60")
November Victoria, TX " " (10.11")
During an unprecedented warm spell in the first 2 weeks of December, many city and state records for
warmth were established in the Midwest and Northeast. Preliminary reports indicate that at least 7
states (Wisconsin, Michigan, Rhode Is, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine) set all
time high temperature records for December and 2 other states (New York, North Carolina) tied their all-
time December high temperature. This state count may increase as additional data for the month
becomes available in January.
In addition 78 monthly record maximum temperatures were set at major urban areas, many with data
period of record starting in the 1870s. Some examples are:
Washington DC 76 degrees on Dec 4 breaking the old record of 75 followed by
78 degrees on Dec 6 and
79 degrees on Dec 7
Philadelphia, PA 73 degrees on Dec 4 breaking the old record of 72 followed by
73 degrees on Dec 7
Wilmington, NC 81 degrees on Dec 6 tying the old record followed by
82 degrees on Dec 7
Minneapolis, MN 68 degrees on Dec 1
Detroit, MI 69 degrees on Dec 6
Portland, ME 71 degrees on Dec 7
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Other records of note:
Atlanta, GA Dec 18 first freeze-- latest of record
Indianapolis, IN Dec 21 first snowfall-- latest of record
Little Rock, AR Dec 21 freeze--latest of record
283 consecutive days since Mar 13 freeze--longest of record
Cheyenne, WY 75 mph peak gust--highest for Dec
Syracuse, NY Dec 11 first measurable snowfall--latest of record
The Mar 23, 1998 snowfall at Syracuse was the earliest last
measurable snowfall of record. In combination with the Dec 11 snowfall,
this is the longest # days without snowfall in Syracuse since records began
in 1902.
Buffalo, NY Lake Erie water temperature of 49 degrees on Dec 9 was the warmest Dec 9
temperature in the 75 years of record.
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Although not occurring in Dec, during the early portion of the warm spell that began in late November,
many locations established daily high minimum records that in many cases exceeded the old record by
over 20 degrees. For example, the low temperature at Rochester, MN on Nov 29 was 54 degrees,
breaking the old record of 33 degrees. Also, locations in the Northeast and Midwest established daily
high maximum records that in many cases occurred in the early morning hours without benefit of daily
heating. For example, Lansing, MI set a high maximum record on Nov 30 of 63 degrees at 201 AM.
Annual Marquette, Mi Warmest year of record
Annual Little Rock, Ar Warmest year of record, (65.5) warmest ave min temp of
record (56.3)
Annual Winnemucca, Nv Wettest year (15.63")
Annual Melbourne, Fl Warmest year of record (74.2)
Annual Bakersfield, Ca Wettest year of record (13.30")
Annual New Orleans, La Warmest year of record (70.9)
Annual La Crosse, Wi Warmest year of record (51.7)
Annual Aberdeen, Sd Wettest year of record (28.30" as of Nov 11)
Annual Blue Hill, Ma Wettest year of record (71.00")
Annual Blue Hill, Ma Warmest year of record (50.8)
Annual Barrow, Ak Average of 17.1 is new annual record average temp breaking old
record by 3.7 degrees)
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