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- AccuWeather Five Day Forecast:
Forecast for Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
Currently it is mostly cloudy with a temperature of 34. The wind chill
is 17. The relative humidity is 56%. Winds are from the southwest at
13mph.
Today: Mostly sunny and breezy. High 50.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 38.
Saturday: Some sunshine and breezy. High 56. Low Saturday night 44.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy. High 58. Low Sunday night 40.
Monday: Showers. High 44. Low Monday night 34.
Tuesday: Variable cloudiness. High 52. Low Tuesday night 40.
Sample - Today's Events:
A much warmer air mass is making its way into the Eastern United
States. Temperatures are thirty to even fifty-five degrees warmer in
Watertown, Syracuse, Massena, Utica, Albany, Binghamton, Fort Drum and
Glens Falls, New York this morning. A southwesterly flow will
continue to pump mild air into the Eastern United States through
tomorrow. High temperatures today will be about fifteen degrees above
normal in western New York and in Pennsylvania. High temperatures in
southeastern New England are expected to be around ten degrees above
normal today. Even milder weather is expected in the Eastern United
States tomorrow. Sample - AccuWeather Climatological Summary:
TODAY'S DATE: 2-JAN-98
DEC-97 FOR PHILADELPHIA, PA (30') LAT=39.9N LON= 75.3W
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION
ACTUAL NORMAL
HI LO AVG HI LO AVG DEPT AMNT SNOW SNCVR HDD
1 48 35 42 49 33 41 +1 0.01 0.0 0 23
2 48 34 41 48 32 40 +1 0.00 0.0 0 24
3 49 30 40 48 32 40 +0 trace 0.0 0 25
4 54 41 48 47 32 40 +8 0.17 0.0 0 17
5 46 32 39 47 31 39 +0 0.00 0.0 0 26
6 40 30 35 47 31 39 -4 0.00 0.0 0 30
7 43 30 37 46 31 38 -1 0.00 0.0 0 28
8 47 33 40 46 30 38 +2 0.00 0.0 0 25
9 42 30 36 45 30 38 -2 trace 0.0 0 29
10 41 38 40 45 30 37 +3 0.35 0.0 0 25
11 39 35 37 45 29 37 +0 0.12 0.0 0 28
12 44 32 38 44 29 37 +1 0.04 0.0 0 27
13 43 27 35 44 29 36 -1 0.00 0.0 0 30
14 45 30 38 44 28 36 +2 0.00 0.0 0 27
15 42 24 33 43 28 36 -3 0.00 0.0 0 32
16 58 29 44 43 28 36 +8 0.00 0.0 0 21
17 55 28 42 43 28 35 +7 0.00 0.0 0 23
18 46 32 39 42 27 35 +4 0.00 0.0 0 26
19 50 33 42 42 27 35 +7 0.00 0.0 0 23
20 56 34 45 42 27 34 +11 0.00 0.0 0 20
21 41 30 36 42 26 34 +2 0.00 0.0 0 29
22 40 25 33 41 26 34 -1 0.26 trace 0 32
23 45 38 42 41 26 34 +8 0.35 0.0 0 23
24 44 32 38 41 26 33 +5 0.20 0.0 0 27
25 55 40 48 41 26 33 +15 0.52 0.0 0 17
26 52 35 44 40 25 33 +11 0.00 0.0 0 21
27 40 33 37 40 25 33 +4 0.28 0.2 0 28
28 40 27 34 40 25 33 +1 0.00 0.0 0 31
29 43 27 35 40 25 32 +3 0.75 0.0 0 30
30 42 33 38 40 25 32 +6 0.04 trace 0 27
31 34 21 28 39 24 32 -4 0.00 0.0 0 37
TOTALS FOR PHL
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 58 TOTAL PRECIP 3.09
LOWEST TEMPERATURE 21 TOTAL SNOWFALL 0.2
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 38.5 NORMAL PRECIP 3.38
DEPARTURE FROM NORM +2.7 % OF NORMAL PRECIP 91
HEATING DEGREE DAYS 811
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS 905
Sample - AccuWeather National Summary:
ACCUWEATHER SUMMARY 9 A.M. EASTERN JANUARY 6, 1998
NATIONAL SUMMARY
--High pressure off the Carolina coast continued to pump unseasonably
warm, moist air northward from the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. While 70s
were common along the Gulf Coast states, temperatures as far north as
Ohio and Indiana topped out in the 50s and low 60s, more than 20
degrees above typical January levels. Temperatures this morning are
still in the 50s across this region with plenty of clouds, areas of
fog and drizzle and some showers in spots.
--The leading edge of this warm air produced rain and drizzle over
parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota and in sections of New
York and northern New England Sunday night and Monday. In some of
these northern sections, where temperatures lingered below freezing,
the precipitation froze on surfaces producing an accumulation of ice
and slippery roadways. A low pressure area tracking along this front
is bringing an area of steadier precipitation from northern
Pennsylvania northward into southeastern Ontario and northeastward
into northern New England this morning.
--The combination of a storm system edging toward the Mississippi
Valley and the high pressure off the Southeast coast pumping in
moisture provided rain and even a couple of heavier thunderstorms
Monday and Monday night over the Gulf Coast region. Some of the
rainfall has been quite heavy, locally exceeding 2 inches.
--Another storm system produced snow along the spine of the Rockies
yesterday, while showers of snow and rain lingered in the Northwest.
California remained dry.
A LOOK AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER MAP
A storm (29.91) just east of Michigan had a warm front that extended
southeast through northern New Jersey where it then became a cold
front as it continued eastward over the ocean. A stationary front
extended southwestward from this storm to a storm (29.85) in eastern
Oklahoma, from which a cold front continued across eastern Texas. A
storm (29.86) in southern Saskatchewan had a warm front across
central North Dakota while a cold front stretched away to its
northeast. This cold front became a warm front in southeastern
British Columbia that was associated with a storm (29.77) along the
Canadian coast. A high pressure center (30.24) was located in western
Utah.
SPECIAL WEATHER
A rare string of warm days at Chicago...
Chicago, Illinois, enjoyed the 4th day of a January heat wave.
Monday was the 4th day in a row that the temperature at O'Hare
Airport reached 50 degrees or higher. Looking back over 125 years of
records, this has occurred only 6 other times during the month of
January. It happened twice in 1880 on the 6th through the 9th and
again from the 16th through 19th. Altogether, January 1880 had a
remarkable 13 days in the 50s. 1880 ended up being the warmest
January on record by far. The average for January 1880 was 39.8
degrees, or about 19 degrees above the normal of 21.0 degrees. Other
Januarys with 4 straight days of 50 or higher were 1909, 1916, 1944
and 1967. January 1967 had a record 5 straight days of 50 degrees or
higher from the 21st through the 25th. This was followed by the citys
biggest snowstorm (23 inches) on the 26th and 27th of the month.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER
Record highs occurred across portions of the eastern half of the
country again yesterday. Some record highs Monday included (with the
previous record and previous year it occurred):
State College, Pa. 61 59/1997
Rochester, NY 65 59/1997
Beaumont/Port Arthur, LA 77 75/1978
Huntsville, AL 62 60/1991
Morgantown, WV 68 65/1993
Binghamton, NY 55 54/1993
By contrast, Alaska is experiencing some of the lowest temperatures
reported since last January. Tanacross, AK had a low temperature of
-63 yesterday, and Fairbanks hit -44.
An earthquake occurred in eastern Arizona this morning at 1:36 CST,
approximately 15 miles southeast of Winslow. The magnitude of the
quake was 3.9 on the Richter scale, and it caused minor structural
damage in Holbrook, AZ.
Some severe weather reports from last evening and this morning:
- Dime-sized hail fell in Priddy, TX, piling up 2 to 3 feet deep.
- 1.75-inch hail fell near Pine Bluff, AR, Gladewater, TX, and Diana,
TX, covering the ground at each location.
- 2.75-inch hail fell near Longview, TX, and at Gladewater, TX.
- A flash flood covered several underpasses from Texarkana, TX, to
New Boston, TX, and numerous city roads in Tyler, TX.
- 10 to 15 cars slid off Highway 300 due to hail covering the ground.
- A tornado possibly touched down near Tyler, TX (according to local
fire department).
Some 24-hour rainfall amounts from around the U.S. ending at 7:00
a.m. EST include (in inches):
New Orleans, LA 4.16
Waco, TX 4.06
Ozark, AL 2.26
Stampede Pass, WA 1.84
Galveston, TX 1.58
Biloxi, MS 3.98
Mobile, AL 3.38
Texarkana, AR 2.21
Lewiston, ME 1.60
Shreveport, LA 1.57
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Yesterday 85 degrees at Naples, Florida
National Low Yesterday -9 degrees at Jordan, Montana
WEATHER HISTORY
1880 - Greatest snowstorm in Seattle, WA, history (estimated 48
inches); hundreds of barns destroyed and transportation brought to a
halt.
1886 - "Great Blizzard (6th through 13th) in the Midwest" came
without advance warning. Winds to 40 mph; great snow drifts;
visibility 15 feet; temperature near zero; 70-100 deaths; heavy
livestock losses.
1903 - Sustained wind speed of 72 mph (not gusts) at Sioux City, IA.
1983 - Temperatures above freezing in some part of each of the 50
United States.
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