ACCU WEATHER SUMMARY 9 A.M. Eastern Monday, March 31, 1997
A LOOK AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER MAP
As of 8 a.m. EST, a storm (29.42) was just east of New Jersey with a
cold front extending southward through the Gulf of Mexico. A
stationary front extended eastward from the storm. There was another
storm (29.34) in eastern British Columbia with a cold front
stretching southward into northwestern Utah. At this point the front
connected to another storm (29.75). The cold front then continued
southward into Southern California. Areas of high pressure were
found in southern Missouri (30.27) and southern Wisconsin (30.36)
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER
Valentine, Nebraska, has only had 0.01 of an inch of precipitation
for March 1997. This ties the driest March on record that was set in
1957. No precipitation is expected today, so this record is likely to
remain unchallenged. Meanwhile, Galveston, Texas, has had 11.33 inches
of rain this March. This surpassed the old record of 9.49 inches set
in 1973. Record high tied yesterday at Bridgeport, CT, with 66
degrees. This tied the old record from 1968.
A strong spring storm unleashed high winds along the Washington coast
and the Pacific Northwest interior yesterday. Peak winds included:
Destruction Island, WA 84 mph Westport, WA 71 mph
Tatoosh Island, WA 69 mph Hoquiam Airport, WA 62 mph
Puyallup, WA 60 mph Bangor, WA 68 mph
Hood Canal Bridge, WA 66 mph Burlington, WA 71 mph
San Juan Island, WA 60 mph Hermiston, OR 57 mph
Winds are already increasing in the East as a strong coastal storm
intensifies offshore of the mid-Atlantic Coast. Some peak wind gusts
(mph) include:
-Atlantic City, NJ 22
-Baltimore, MD 27
-Pittsburgh, PA 26
Some 24-hour rainfall amounts (inches) ending 8 a.m. EST:
Atlantic City, NJ 0.50
Baltimore, MD 0.62
Philadelphia, PA 0.55
La Guardia Airport, NY 0.45
Scranton, PA 0.48
Allentown, PA 0.96
JFK Airport, NY 0.45
Martinsburg, WV 0.57
Bluefield, WV 0.49
DAILY EXTREMES
YESTERDAY National High
91 at Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
National Low
-1 at Fraser, Colo.
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