Friday Daily Weather Summary

DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 25 June 2010

This Daily Weather Summary contains Historical Weather Events for this date. The latest weather information on the AMS Weather Studies homepage will continue to be updated. We are suggesting that persons looking for an alternative national weather summary might try:

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm (USA Today)
or
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/nationalforecast/index.html (The Weather Channel)

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For Your Information --

June Moon and a lunar eclipse -- The moon will reach full phase on Saturday (officially, 1130 Z on 26 June 2010, or 7:30 AM, EDT, 6:30 AM CDT, etc.). The June full moon is variously called the "Rose Moon", "Flower Moon" or the "Strawberry Moon".
Near the time of this full moon, a partial lunar eclipse will occur as the Moon passes through the penumbra (lighter portion of the Earth's shadow) and section of the umbra (darker portion of the shadow). This partial lunar eclipse, which will reach peak coverage of 54% coverage of the lunar diameter at 1138Z, should be visible over a large section of the Pacific Ocean. Residents of a large section of North America, along with South America should see a portion of the eclipse before the moon sets. A figure on the NASA Eclipse Web Site shows the particulars of this eclipse.

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 25 June

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1749...A general fast was called on account of drought in Massachusetts. It was the year of the famous dry spring in which fields and villages burned. (David Ludlum)
...1925...The mercury hit 101 degrees at Portland, OR, their earliest 100 degree reading of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)
...1953...The temperature at Anchorage, AK soared to 86 degrees, their highest reading of record. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Afternoon highs of 97 degrees at Miami, FL, 107 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding, CA were new records for the date. It was the third of six straight days of record heat for Miami. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Austin, and gusts to 75 mph at Tulsa, OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Fifty-two cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 100 degrees at Erie, PA and 104 degrees at Cleveland, OH established all- time records for those two locations. Highs of 101 degrees at Flint, MI, 105 degrees at Chicago, IL, and 106 degrees at Fort Wayne, IN equaled all-time records. Thunderstorms in Idaho produced wind gusts to 100 mph west of Bliss and north of Crouch, injuring 29 persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Tropical Depression Allison, the remnants of what was earlier Cosme (a hurricane over the Pacific Ocean that dissipated as it crossed northern Mexico), began to spread heavy rain into southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary)

26 June

...1888...Residents of New York suffered through a record heat wave. Daily average temperatures were above 80 degrees for fourteen straight days. The heat wave was a sharp contrast to the severe blizzard in March of that year, which buried the city under nearly two feet of snow. (David Ludlum)
...1977..."The Human Lightning Conductor", park ranger Roy C. Sullivan, was struck by lightning for the seventh time. He was first hit in 1942, then again in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1976. (The Weather Channel)
...1983...Record heat prevailed from Texas to Michigan. Alpena, MI hit 98 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1985...A spectacular early morning waterspout developed at 5:20 AM (MST) from a stationary thunderstorm over the south end of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It was visible 20 miles away, and lasted four minutes. (The Weather Channel)
...1986...Hurricane Bonnie made landfall on the upper Texas coast. A wind gust to 98 mph occurred at Sea Rim State Park. The town of Ace recorded 13 inches of rain. (Intellicast)
...1987...Hot weather prevailed in the Pacific Northwest. Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Seattle, WA, 103 degrees at Medford, OR, and 111 degrees at Redding, CA were records for the date. Cloudy and cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The high at Boston, MA was just 60 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. In Montana, the record high of 102 degrees at Billings, MT was their fifteenth of the month, and the high of 108 degrees at Glasgow, MT equaled their record for June. Thunderstorms in the Atlantic Coast Region produced wind gusts to 102 mph at Tall Timbers, MD. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Central Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley. There were 129 reports of severe weather during the day and night. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Liberal, and hail four inches in diameter at Quinter. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin spawned a tornado at Lake Delton injuring four persons. Lightning struck and killed a woman at Junction City, KS who had gotten out of her car to photograph the lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

27 June

...1901...A rain of fish from the sky was reported at Tiller's Ferry, SC. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower. (David Ludlum)
...1915...The temperature at Fort Yukon, AK soared to 100 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)
...1957...Hurricane Audrey smashed ashore at Cameron, LA drowning 381 persons in the storm tide, and causing 150 million dollars damage in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Audrey left only a brick courthouse and a cement-block icehouse standing at Cameron, and when the waters settled in the town of Crede, only four buildings remained. The powerful winds of Audrey tossed a fishing trawler weighing 78 tons onto an offshore drilling platform. Winds along the coast gusted to 105 mph, and oil rigs off the Louisiana coast reported wind gusts to 180 mph. A storm surge greater than twelve feet inundated the Louisiana coast as much as 25 miles inland. It was the deadliest June hurricane of record for the U.S. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Thunderstorms moving out of Nebraska produced severe weather in north central Kansas after midnight. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph damaged more than fifty camping trailers at the state park campground at Waconda Lake Reservoir injuring sixteen persons. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph at Beloit and Sylvan Grove. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...The afternoon high of 107 degrees at Bismarck, ND was a record for the month of June, and Pensacola, FL equaled their June record with a reading of 101 degrees. Temperatures in the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley dipped into the 40s. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Ohio Valley to western New England. Thunderstorm spawned six tornadoes, and there were 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Tropical Storm Allison spawned six tornadoes in Louisiana, injuring two persons at Hackberry. Fort Polk, LA was drenched with 10.09 inches of rain in 36 hours, and 12.87 inches was reported at the Gorum Fire Tower in northern Louisiana. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1992...A supercell thunderstorm produced 5 tornadoes over Hutchinson, Carson, and Moore Counties in Texas, including a F4 that caused 35.4 million dollars in damage as it tore through Fritch. A resident of Fritch videotaped as the huge multiple vortex tornado approached, and kept the tape rolling until the tornado was practically on top of him. He survived, with the tape intact. The tape showed one of the most graphic and breathtaking displays of tornadic devastation ever recorded. (Intellicast)
...1994...The temperature reached 122 degrees at the Waste Isolation Treatment Plant east of Carlsbad, NM to set the state high temperature record for New Mexico. In Oklahoma, the temperature at the mesonet station near Tipton reached 120 degrees, setting an all-time record for the Sooner State. (NCDC) (Accord's Weather Guide Calendar)

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