Weather By The Numbers 10/21/11

This is a mixed bag of weather notes. Have not done one of these in a long time. Later (not today) I want to write a JB Journal story about the time that I included 11 words in special weather story that quickly got me in hot water!

* 242 is the average number of days each year that Mount Washington, New Hampshire experiences below freezing temperatures.

* 96.1 was the average high temperature at Birmingham for the month of September, 1925. Only three days had highs under 90! It was during this record heat wave that Centreville, in Central Alabama, recorded Alabama’s all time high of 112.

* 12 is how many Billion Dollar disasters has occurred in the USA this year according to press reports. This, of course, includes tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, river flooding, flash flooding and wild fires.

* 8 is how many million acres have burned over this year in the USA, I learned that during a presentation by a NOAA/NWS official at the NWA conference here in Birmingham. Some of the most affected states (but not all) included Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

* 398 is how many days that Stanley, Idaho has reported the lowest temperature in the Lower 48 states. Stanley is nestled in the Sawtooth Mountains in Central Idaho.

* 21 inches of snow was on the ground in Rogers County, Oklahoma on February 1 last winter. It will be interesting to see if there are as many blizzards and high snow events in the upcoming winter. Much of the Northern USA really suffered last winter including a lot of the NE part of the country where snow removal budgets were wiped out early.

* 27 was the lowest temperature in Alabama that I could find this morning. There was frost over a wide area. Here is a list of our first real chill:

27 Hamilton
29 Russellville Airport, Hanceville, Black Creek (see earlier blog post) Sardis Springs, Addison,
30 Pinson, Centreville, Heflin, Rockford
31 Anniston, Troy, Cullman Airport, Owens Crossroads, Sylacauga, Dearmanville
32 Valley Head, Meridianville, Moulton, Gaylesville
33 Decatur, Evergreen, Tuscaloosa, Centre, Scottsboro Airport
34 Calera, Muscle Shoals, Fort Payne, New Market, Childesburg, Ellisville
35 Huntsville, Montgomery,, Crossville, Courtland
36 Birmingham Airport, Albertville
37 Dothan, Mobile, Guntersville, Blue Pond, Cordova
38 Selma
39 Auburn

USA EXTREMES
97 high yesterday, Chandler, Ariz.
16 lowest this morning, Hibbing, Minn.
-6 coldest in Alaska at Anaktuvuk Pass
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Category: Alabama's Weather