THE NEXT ICE AGE - NOW!

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Strong winter storm moving across central U.S. - A strong winter storm is
forecast to continue moving east through the central United States today, dumping
1 to 3 inches of snow on the upper Midwest, up to 5 inches on parts of Oklahoma,
and 3 inches on the Ohio River Valley.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2010-02-08-national-weather-forecast_N.htm

Major snowstorm to hit New York City on Wednesday - (Video) According to meteorologist Joe Bastardi of accuweather.com, a major snowstorm will hit New
York City on Wednesday, bringing blizzard conditions and 6 to 12 inches of
snow - perhaps more.

The deep south will get hit by yet another storm later in the week.
http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=65435998001&channel=VBLOG_BASTARD I&title=NYC
Thanks to L Gardy LaRoche for this link

Record low smashed - again - in Shenandoah Valley - Old record ranged from 5F above
to -3F below depending on the particular area of the valley you reside in. Today's low according to weather.com was -8F in Waynesboro, VA.
Thanks to Robert Hoffman and Charles Patrick for this info

'Snowmageddon' knocks out power to half a million - Up to 33 inches of snow had fallen in some areas of Washington, D.C. by Saturday evening, the worst since 1922. President Barack Obama called it "snowmageddon."  
 

Other parts of Maryland got 3 feet, while northern Virginia, Delaware, New York and southern New Jersey recorded more than 2 feet.
 

The storm toppled trees and knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across the region, says Sunday's Seattle Times.
 

Residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginiaalso were dealing with snow measured in feet instead of inches. Philadelphia was virtually shut down.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100207/NEWS07/2070424
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Multiple roof collapses in D.C. area - The weight of a tree and snow that fell on the roof of Joshua Temple Firstborn Church made the roof collapse and then the walls gave way, says D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer. The only thing left is the church's steeple.

Emergency workers were called to a half dozen partial collapses in D.C. on Saturday, Piringer added.

A hangar roof collapsed in Virginia, and a storage warehouse in Maryland completely collapsed.

 http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1882549
Thanks to Stephanie Relfe and Charles Patrick for this link

More Snowmageddon records - 6 Feb 10
Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Maryland -  24.8 inches of snow breaks old record for largest two-day snowfall of 24.4 inches set on Feb 16-17, 2003.
 

Wilmington, Delaware - 25.8 inches - greatest snowfall in city's history. Also brought  winter's snow total to 53.9 inches, the second snowiest season on record.
 

Washington, D.C. - This winter's snowfall now totals 44.9 inches, the city's third snowiest ever. The winter of 1898-99 ranks first with 54.4 inches.
 

Philadelphia, PA - The 28.5 inches that fell brought the season's total to 56.3 inches, making it the city's second snowiest winter on record. This is the second storm to dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia this winter, which has only occurred one other time in recorded history.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-summary.asp? 
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snowfall totals as of Saturday evening - 6 Feb 10

• Frostburg, Md.: 36.0 inches
• Smith Crossroads, W. Va.: 29.5 inches
• Friendsville, Md.: 35.5 inches
• Eckhart Mines, Md.: 32.0 inches
• Laurel Summit, Pa.: 29.5 inches
• Leesburg, Va.: 34.5 inches
• Johnstown, Pa.: 28.0 inches
• Near Elkridge, Md.: 38.3 inches
• Glen Rock, Pa.: 27.0 inches
• Bayard, W. Va.: 27.0 inches
• Brookhaven, Pa.: 26.0 inches
• Claymont, Del.: 25.2 inches
• Littlestown, Pa.: 25.0 inches
• Millersville, Pa.: 24.5 inches
• Philadelphia, Pa.: 28.5 inches
• Newark, Del.: 24.3 inches
• King of Prussia, Pa.: 23.4 inches
• Washington, D.C.: 18.2 inches
• Pittsburgh, Pa.: 21.1 inches
• Quinton, N.J.: 21.5 inches
• Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport: 17.8 inches
• Atlantic City, N.J.: 18.2 inches
• Dover, Del.: 22.0 inches
• Wilmington, Del.: 25.8 inches
• Economy, Ind.: 12.0 inches
• Dayton, Ohio: 11.1 inches
  
  http://www.accuweather.com/news-summary.asp? 
  Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Washington, DC Blizzard warning still in effect - (As of noon) - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ... BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON DC AND EASTERN SUBURBS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ...GUSTING  TO 35 MPH... USE EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD YOU HAVE TO DRIVE... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ... ONE TO THREE INCHES ... ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES.
 

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...ANNE ARUNDEL...BALTIMORE...HARFORD...CALVERT... CHARLES... PRINCE GEORGES AND ST. MARYS COUNTIES.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=DCZ001&warncounty=DCC001&firewxzone=DCZ001&local_place1=
Washington+DC&product1=Special+Weather+Statement

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shatters snowfall record from 1899 - Pittsburgh's 11.4 inches of snow  broke Friday's daily snowfall record of 4.7 inches set in 1899, while the city's  9.7 inches of snow on Saturday shattered the daily snowfall record of 4.3 inches set in 1911.
 

Here are a few other record-breakers, with the old records in parenthesis.

• Columbus, Ohio: 9.0 inches (3.1 inches from 1967)
• Dayton, Ohio: 7.7 inches (2.0 inches from 1998)
• Indianapolis, Indiana: 5.3 inches (3.6 inches from 1908)
• Wallops Island, Virginia: .5 inches (0.5 of an inch from 1989)

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD SNOWFALL FOR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS

NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ... BLIZZARD WARNING ... HEAVY SNOW... WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES... SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT EVENING... HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM SUNSET THROUGH SAT MORNING... FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING.
See entire warning:

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MDZ014&warncounty=MDC003&firewx zone=MDZ014&local_place1=Londontowne+MD&product1=Blizzard+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund and Charles Patrick for this link

Biggest snowstorm in Washington, D.C. in modern history - A record 2 1/2 feet - or more! - is forecast for the nation's Capitol tonight and tomorrow, says this article on yahoo.com.
 

The storm comes less than two months after a December storm dumped more than 16 inches of snow on Washington, which has received more than a foot of snow only 13 times since 1870.
 

"The heaviest on record was 28 inches in January 1922," the article continues. "The biggest snowfall for the Washington-Baltimore area is believed to have occurred in 1772, before official records were kept, when as much as 3 feet fell in the Washington-Baltimore area, an epic event George Washington and Thomas Jefferson mentioned in their diaries."
See entire article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_us/us_winter_weather

Two to four times normal snowfall - more on the way - Expect heavy snow - even blizzard conditions - from the Plains to the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic; from Indianapolis to Omaha to Chicago to North Carolina.

"Friday into Saturday, snow will spread into the southern Great Lakes, the central Appalachians, the mid-Atlantic, and the Interstate-95 corridor.

"Once again, areas from Roanoke to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City will be in the heart of the storm. These locations have already received two to four times their normal snowfall so far this winter. (Italics added.)
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record low shattered in Shenandoah, VA
Email from a reader in Virginia.
"-3.1F ... amazing for this region," says Hoff. "Old record of 4F above." 

See: http://home.ntelos.net/~fvn001/weather/

Record snowfall in 18 states - 30 Jan 10
AR, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA, WV
 222 new snowfall records, 24 tied, for a total of 246. Some go back to 1899,  many to the early 1900s. 
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=1&day=3 0&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Several Feet of Snow in SW Colorado - Another roof collapses - A large part of the roof on an empty lumber store in Durango collapsed under the heavy snow yesterday, just one day after  the roof of a Durango ballroom collapsed. More than 30 inches of snow has fallen in the last week, with more forecast over the next several days.

http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/83166642.html

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Record snowfall in 17 states - 29 Jan 10
AR, CO, CT, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA
133 new snowfall records, 18 tied, for a total of 151. Many go back to the 1950s, several even further. 

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=1&day=2 9&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record Snowfall - Park Hills, MO - Record snowfall in Parks Hills, Missouri - 7 inches. The old record for Jan 29 was 2.5 inches recorded in 1985.
http://dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2010/01/31/news/doc4b64a1dea808e271809688.txt

Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Snow Piles Up in Kentucky - The heaviest accumulation will occur in northern Kentucky, with as much as 8 inches possible in the south. In Tennessee, total snowfall along the I-40 corridor should be between 5 and 9 inches, says the National Weather Service -- more north, less south.
http://www.wsmv.com/weather/22354342/detail.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Up to a foot of snow for the Southeast - "Forecasters said some parts of the Southeast could see up to a foot of accumulation," says this article USA Today. The heaviest snow is expected in northern Arkansas, northern Tennessee and western North Carolina.
 

"Mark Rose, a forecaster with the weather service's Nashville office, called it "a major winter storm for this part of the country — heck, for any part of it."
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-29-southern-storm_N.htm
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html

Winter Storm Warning - Western Carolinas and NE Georgia - A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW... TURNING TO MAINLY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND I- 40 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... MORE OF A WINTRY MIX CLOSER TO THE I-85 CORRIDOR AND SOUTH...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
 

INCLUDING CITIES OF TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE... HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA... CHARLOTTE... CONCORD... MONROE... GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE... LAURENS... UNION... CHESTER... GREENWOOD
 

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET POSSIBLE... HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF I-85... ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WITH AN INCH OR SO OF SLEET POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-85.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=SCZ007&warncounty=SCC083&firewx zone=SCZ007&local_place1=Spartanburg+SC&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html

This storm is FAR from over
Arkansas - Snow expected at one inch per hour, ice still building
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama - Ice still building. 1/2 inch of ice on tree limbs and power lines as far south as Oxford, MS
Texas - I-40 closed east and west of Amarillo
Oklahoma - I-44 closed southwest of Oklahoma City, 162,000 without power

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/winters-triple-threat-news-developments-day2_2010-01-29

Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html

Winter storm blasts southern Plains - A powerful storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain on the southern Plains today, snapping power lines across Oklahoma and canceling flights at Oklahoma's largest airports. With forecasters predicting 14 to 16 inches of snow, more power outages are expected.
 

Portions of I-40 west of Oklahoma City are closed, and I-40 in New Mexico is closed from Tucumcari east to the Texas state line. Parts of West Texas are also seeing heavy snow and freezing precipitation.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-27-oklahoma-storm_N.htm

Winter storm shuts down highways in Plains, Midwest
North Dakota: Portions of I-94 closed in southern part of state.
North Dakota: I-29 closed between Grand Forks and Canadian border.
South Dakota: I-29 closed from Watertown, S.D., to N.D. border.
Iowa: 80-mile stretch of I-35 closed. (Truckers can't see the fronts of their trucks.)
Nebraska: Some state highways closed in northeast.
Minnesota: Some state highways closed in south central and southwest.
See entire article:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-25-snowstorm-plains_N.htm

Blizzard conditions across western North Dakota - MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS  WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ... WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... VISIBILITIES BELOW 50 FEET AT TIMES ... SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS... EVEN MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE.

POSSIBILITY OF PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS STRESSING ALREADY LOADED POWER LINES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PART OF STATE.

INCLUDING CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ND&prodtype=warnings
 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Arizona Snowfall totals from the Storm of 2010 to date
24 Jan 10 - Excessive snowfall and rainfall totals were measured in many areas across Northern Arizona for the duration of this five day long snow storm, from Monday afternoon through Saturday morning.

Snow reports since Monday:

Sunrise Mountain - 70 Inches (almost 2 meters) (5 AM Mst Fri)
Arizona Snowbowl - 67 To 92 Inches (almost 3 meters)  (7 AM Mst Sat)
Grand Canyon N Rim - 57 Inches (almost 5 feet) (5 PM Mst Sat)
North Flagstaff - 55.6 Inches (10 AM Mst Sat)
Grand Canyon S Rim - 51 To 55 Inches (7 AM Mst Sat)
Flagstaff Airport - 54.2 Inches (11 AM Mst Sat)
Bellemont - 52.7 Inches (11 AM Mst Sat)
Munds Park - 50.0 Inches (9 AM Mst Sat)
Kachina Village - 48.0 Inches (4 feet) (9 AM Mst Sat)
Parks 12 Mi N - 43 Inches (12 PM Mst Sat)
Mcnary - 43 Inches (7 AM Mst Sat)
Tonto Village - 41 Inches (8 AM Mst Sat)
Williams - 39 To 43 Inches (10:30 AM Mst Fri)
Show Low - 32 To 36 Inches (3 feet) (12 PM Mst Sat)
Heber - 26 To 29 Inches (7 AM Mst Sat)
Payson - 11.5 Inches (12:15 PM Mst Sat)
Concho - 7.5 To 8.5 Inches (5 AM Mst Sat)

         For the period Monday through Friday, both the 5 day total snowfall and total precipitation for Flagstaff ranks 3rd highest of all time.

http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20403233&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505965&rfi=6
Thanks to P. Pegnam for this link

Arizona precipitation (rain or melted snow) since Monday:
Wet Bottom Creek Near Childs - 12.17 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Globe - 11.99 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery - 11.12 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Payson - 9.35 Inches (12 pm Mst Sat)
Happy Jack - 7.90 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Oak Creek Canyon - 7.34 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Pleasant Valley - 7.10 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Sedona - 6.99 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Flagstaff - 5.27 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Fort Valley - 4.95 Inches (7 am Mst Sat)
Bellemont - 4.66 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Bagdad - 3.78 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Heber - 3.48 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Prescott Airport - 3.33 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Window Rock - 2.81 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Grand Canyon Airport - 2.09 Inches (7 am Mst Sat)
Winslow - 2.00 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)

         For the period Monday through Friday, both the 5 day total snowfall and total precipitation for Flagstaff ranks 3rd highest of all time.

http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20403233&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505965&rfi=6
Thanks to P. Pegnam for this link

Historic snowfall in Flagstaff - Some impressive photos.  http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photojan2010g.html
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow in Tucson, AZ
SOUTHWEST/SOUTH TUCSON/ALTAR VALLEY...
TUCSON INTL AIRPORT...................1.77
FRANCO WASH AT SWAN RD................1.50
WILMOT RD 2 S OLD VAIL CONNECTION.....1.61
SAHUARITA RD AT SEWAGE TREATMENT......1.57
MISSION RD N OF CONTINENTAL RD........1.85
CONTINENTAL RD AT SANTA CRUZ RIVER....1.57
ELEPHANT HEAD RD AT SC RIVER..........2.05
ELEPHANT HEAD BUTTE...................2.56
FLORIDA CANYON WORK CENTER............5.31
DIAMOND BELL RANCH....................2.28
HWY 286 AT ALTAR WASH.................2.24
LAS GUIJAS MTNS NEAR ARIVACA..........3.82
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=twc&sid=TWC&pil=PNS 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Roofs collapse due to weight of snow in Flagstaff, AZ - Flagstaff had already received 50.7 inches of snow through midday Friday, making it the third highest 5-day snow total there ever. Many roofs have collapsed due to the weight of the heavy snow. More roofs could collapse in the Four Corners area this weekend.

Snow will also be falling across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today and tonight - up to a foot in some areas.

          It's interesting to note that the American Southwest was wetter than "normal"
          during the last ice age.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Mt. Shasta, California slammed by 6 feet of snow - Mount Shasta residents were digging out from up to 6 feet of wet snow that buckled power lines and toppled trees. Snowdrifts reached 10 feet in places.
 

Nearly 2 feet of snow fell in some areas near Mount Shasta on Wednesday night alone, while Monday and Tuesday saw record-breaking precipitation at 2.5 inches and 2.95 inches of rain.
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jan/22/state-of-emergency-declared-in-siskiyou-county/
Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

Six feet of snow in 3 days -  ½ yearly rainfall in 4 days - CA - "The intensity of the storm now hitting the Southwest was stronger than some hurricanes with a barometric pressure under 29.00 inches of mercury," says this article on accuweather.com.

"The storms from Sunday to Wednesday dumped nearly 74 inches (6 feet) of snow on a mountain in the southern Sierra.

Palm Springs, Calif., received about 50 percent of its average annual rainfall this week alone. (As of Thursday morning.)
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=westusnews
 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Blizzard warning - Arizona mountains - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SVC IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET... THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY.

SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET TODAY... 7000 FEET AROUND 2AM FRIDAY AND 5500 FEET MIDDAY FRIDAY.
 

2 TO 4 FEET OR MORE OF SNOW AT MANY LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...  ABOVE 8500 FEET ... GREATER THAN 4 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED.
 

TRAVEL ABOVE 7000 FEET EXPECTED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS.

VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING... THREAT OF DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES...AS WELL AS POWER  OUTAGES.

FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BRIEFLY AS LOW AS 3000 FEET.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=AZ&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Major Winter Storm Friday Night Through Sunday - For all of eastern North Dakota, northwest and west central Minnesota.  A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain will develop Friday night in eastern North Dakota... may be significant ice accumulations before changing to all snow by Sat afternoon.  The snow may become heavy at times... significant accumulations possible. Northerly winds will increase by Sunday, causing considerable blowing and drifting snow... potential for near blizzard conditions in open areas of the Red River Valley Sunday and Sunday night.  Significant snow drifts possible ... travel may become difficult to impossible this weekend. 

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=46839&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

6 to 8 feet of snow in California's Sierra Nevada - A series of storms could dump 8 to 16 inches of rain on the foothills and mountain areas around Los Angeles rain this week, and up to 6 to 8 feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada, says this article in USA Today.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2010-01-18-California-weather_N.htm

A heckuva cold February coming, says meteorologist - (Short video) - "What has happened so far is more or less gravy," says meteorologist Joe Bastardi, who forecasts "the coldest start to an El Nino winter since the '70s." "We have a lot more coming," he adds, "a top 10-15 cold February nationwide." 
http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=61867338001&channel=VBLOG_BASTARD I&title=February%20Will%20Make%20You%20Shiver,%20with%20This%20Idea%20I%20%20Deliver
Thanks to Gardy LaRoche for this link

Worst winter on record in Jacksonville, FL
Hey Robert,

This winter has been by far the worst on record here in the Jacksonville, FL area. We have had so many record cold events it really hard to try and keep up with them all. This was only the 17th time Fl has every had snow in January since records have been kept.

As always thanks for the great site and the info it provides

David Christian 

Record low temps in Florida - Temperatures in Miami dropped to 36F, beating the record 37F set in 1938. In Key West, the mercury plunged to 42F, the second-coldest reading since 1873. Tallahassee dropped to 14F, breaking the record 15F set in 1982. Orlando tied its record of 29F, and Tampa's 25F handily beat its old record of 27.
 

Temperatures in South Florida usually hover around 68 degrees this time of year.
 

Monday was the 10th consecutive day of lows under 50 degrees in South Florida, just shy of a record of 13 days set in 1940.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/extremes/2010-01-11-florida-cold_N.htm

Central Floridians Enjoy Snow, Sleet - Local 6 viewers in Marion and Flagler counties reported light snowfall before 6 a.m. Saturday, although it did not accumulate.

http://www.clickorlando.com/weather/22184241/detail.html
 Thanks to David Christian for this link

Snow in Florida - Orlando, Florida and Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Lake counties in central Florida (around Walt Disney World), have all seen snow. The snow is such an unusual sight that Florida residents have taken to YouTube to post videos of the event.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=54956#ixzz0cWpvDDzo
Thanks to David Christian for this link

Some Nebraska cities cut off  - "Some Nebraska cities were cut off because highways leading in and out of town were blocked or all but impassable," says this article on MSNBC. "Snowfall was heaviest in Minnesota and parts of South Dakota, where some drifts were too big for snowplow drivers to clear."
See entire article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34764240/ns/weather

131-year low in Key West - "Key West, Florida, the southernmost point in the continental United States, hit a 131-year low of 47 degrees Thursday and the forecast promised more of the same as icy cold swept across the Southeast," said this article on CNN. The frigid conditions - which extend into the Caribbean - are likely to stay through the weekend.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/01/08/winter.weather.key.west/index.html
Thanks to John Guarino for this link

Brutal cold hits Midwest, heads South - A "rare" cold snap will dump snow and ice today from South Carolina to Louisiana. Wind chills could drop to near zero at night in some areas of the south, to minus 40 in parts of South Dakota, and to minus 27 in northeast Nebraska.

"It's brutally cold, definitely brutal," said meteorologist Tony Zaleski.

Freeze warnings covered nearly all of Florida, where freezing iguanas were spotted falling from the trees.

Iowa is bracing for another 10 inches of snow; southeast North Dakota expects another 9 inches.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-06-cold-snap_N.htm

Freeze Warning South Florida - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...INCLUDING ...CORAL SPRINGS... SUNRISE... DAVIE... HOLLYWOOD... PEMBROKE PINES... HIALEAH... JUPITER... WEST PALM BEACH... BOCA RATON ... ACROSS METRO SECTIONS OF BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TONIGHT. http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ173&warncounty=FLC086&firewx zone=FLZ074&local_place1=Coral+Terrace+FL&product1=Freeze+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

New Snowstorm on the Way - As the week progresses, "snow will accumulate in areas of the South that even rarely receive a few flurries in the winter," says accuweather.com.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=southwestusnews
Thanks to Charles Patrick for this link

Record low in Atlantic, Iowa - Minus 29F. Breaks old record set in 1958.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-04-cold-snow-continues_N.htm

Arctic Cold Threatens Crops - Bitter cold across the eastern half of the United States is threatening crops and "making Charleston, S.C., feel more like New York City." "Farmers in Florida scrambled Monday to save strawberries and tomatoes."
See Arctic Cold Threatens Crops
Thanks to Tom Meyers for this link

Record cold in Orlando - Temperatures in Jacksonville, FL., fell to 26 degrees Saturday night, far below the typical 42 degrees.  Orlando was expected to slip to 27 degrees Sunday night, shattering its previous record of 31 degrees.
http://current.com/items/91831019_florida-feels-coldest-temperatures-in-9-years.htm
Thanks to Joe Herr for this link

Eastern U.S. sees 'icebox' conditions - Temperatures 15-20 degrees below normal, Atlanta sees 30s, 42 inches of snow in upstate New York, almost three feet in Vermont, and more snow in the forecast.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34687626/ns/weather

Iowa "a solid 30 degrees below normal" - "We're a solid 30 degrees below normal," said Jeff Johnson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100103/NEWS/1030352/-1/SiteMap/Feeling-cold?-We-re-at-30-below-normal
Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link

Record snow in Burlington, VT - Burlington set single day snow records for both Jan 2 and Jan 3, receiving 32.5 inches over the weekend. The previous record was set in 1969, when a Christmas blizzard dropped 29.8 inches on the city. (But that record was set over three days - this new record was set in only two days.) 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34687626/ns/weather

Here's a great video - wading through snow up to their waist:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2010/01/03/Alltime-record-snowfall-in/1262573458.html

Grand Forks, ND - New record low for the day - 35 degrees below zero.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34687626/ns/weather

Coldest weather in decades for North Carolina - The coldest stretch of weather in years - if not decades - could be heading for North Carolina. With highs in the 30s and lows in the teens, forecasters say the cold snap could last up to two weeks.
http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/once_in_a_generation_cold_snap_forecast_for_nc/91554/  

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Hard Freeze for North Florida this weekend - Look out orange growers! - Sat / Sun will be below freezing in some areas in Florida, possibly Mon / Tue. Extensive U.S. snow cover into the Southeast USA for much of the next 2 weeks. Some days could struggle to get much above the freezing level with night lows in the teens to 25. (Search on different towns at www.wunderground.com)

http://www.examiner.com/x-4648-Atlanta-Weather-Examiner~y2009m12d30-Winter-with-attitude

First ten days of January to be "well below normal"
"We believe that most of the central and eastern part of the country will have temperatures well below normal for at least the first 10 days of January," says AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=3 

Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

877 new snowfall records set or tied in the USA last week
See 877 new snowfall records set or tied in the USA in the last week

191 New snowfall records - Many date back 100+ years.
Some of the most notable:

Pipestone, MN - shattered 132-year-old record by 6 inches. 
Bemidji, MN - shattered 113-year-old record by 9.4 inches.
Grand Forks, ND - shattered 116-year-old record by 7.2 inches.
Lead, SD - shattered 100-year-old record by 11.2 inches.
Lemmon, SD - shattered 101-year-old record by 14 inches.
Marion, SD - shattered 108-year-old record by 12.4 inches (over a foot).
Murdo, SD - shattered 102-year-old record by 10 inches
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=12&day= 26&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Oklahoma digs out after record snowfall - The 14.1 inches of snow Thursday at Will Rogers World Airport set daily and event records, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bruce Thoren. Northwest Oklahoma City reported about 11 inches, Yukon reported 10 inches, about 9 inches in Norman,  and 6 to 8 inches in Tulsa.

For a while,, all interstate highways in the Oklahoma City area were closed with unknown numbers of motorists stranded. Military vehicles were dispatched to rescue them. Even a couple of state troopers were stranded.
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-digs-out-thaws-after-record-snowfall/article/3427662?custom_click=headlines_widget
Thanks to Stew Stewart for this link

South Dakota - Snowfall up to 40 inches (1 meter) - Drifts up to 12 feet (4 meters) deep
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

26 DEC 09 -     SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

8.0 INCH         MEADE SD DRIFTS UP TO 10 FEET DEEP.

5.0 INCH         CAMPBELL WY               

20.0 INCH       SHANNON SD DRIFTS 6 TO 8 FEET.      

26.0 INCH       LAWRENCE SD  

24.0 INCH       CROOK WY                     

6.0 INCH         PENNINGTON SD  

10.0 INCH       MEADE SD   DRIFTS UP TO 12 FEET HIGH.

5.4 INCH         PENNINGTON SD  

40.0 INCH       LAWRENCE SD             

7.0 INCH         BUTTE SD  

17.0 INCH       TODD SD          

9.0 INCH         BENNETT SD  DRIFTS UP TO 12 FEET HIGH.      
     

THIS TABLE MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE FINAL STORM TOTALS.

 INCHES 
 ------    

 40.00   LEAD SD                        

 26.00   DOWNTOWN SPEARFISH SD           

 24.00   SUNDANCE WY                        

 20.00   PORCUPINE SD  DRIFTS 6 TO 8 FEET.

 17.00   MISSION SD               

 11.00   DOWNTOWN STURGIS SD              

 10.00   BOX ELDER SD DRIFTS UP TO 12 FEET HIGH.

  9.00   MARTIN SD DRIFTS UP TO 12 FEET HIGH.            

  8.00   ELM SPRINGS SD DRIFTS UP TO 10 FEET DEEP.

  7.00   HOOVER SD              

  6.00   DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY SD            

  5.40   HILL CITY SD              

  5.00   DOWNTOWN GILLETTE WY           

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=unr&storyid=45207&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

7 inches of snow in Texas, drifts to 4 feet high  - 26 Dec 09 -  The area from the central South Plains to the far southeast Texas Panhandle received the most snowfall, with drifts of up to 4 feet. Snowfall at Littlefield and Shallowater measured 7 inches.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/?n=events-2009-20091223_snow
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Two feet of snow - Minot, ND
 

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=bis&storyid=45195&source=0 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

246 snowfall records broken - many over 100 years old !!
plus 13 tied, for a total of 259
Lead, SD, shattered 100-year-old record by almost 20 inches
Sisseton, SD shattered 109-year-old record by 11.9 inches.
Lamoni, IA shattered 112-year-old record by 8 inches.
Stanberry, MO shattered 116-year-old record by 7.4 inches.
Vinita, OK shattered 114-year-old record by 9.3 inches.
Shawnee, OK shattered 108-year-old record by 6.5 inches.
Kennebec, SD shattered 116-year-old record by 6 inches. 
Pollock, SD shattered 101-year-old record by 10 inches.
Huron, SD shattered 128-year-old record by 6.5 inches.   

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=12&day= 25&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

I-29 closed from Canadian border to South Dakota Border - URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ... CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ... ND STATE RADIO RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND

INTERSTATE 29 WILL BE CLOSING AT 830 AM THIS MORNING FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED AND ZERO VISIBILITY IS OCCURRING IN OPEN AREAS.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=CivilEmergencyMessage
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dallas - First White Christmas in more than 80 years - "More than 2 inches of snow was recorded at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on Thursday," the Star-Telegraph reported. "Areas to the northwest were walloped, with 8 inches falling in Nocona in Montague County and 5 to 6 inches in Wichita Falls."

While the area had a sprinkling of holiday snow in 2004 and 1997, the last time it experienced "a true, New England-style dose of snow on Christmas Day was Dec. 25, 1926," the newspaper reported.

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1853288.html
Thanks to Brad Walton for this link

One of the 10 worst storms in Duluth's recorded history - The previous record for Christmas Eve in Duluth, which has gotten more than 22 inches in two days, was a "paltry" 3 inches in 1893, said Kevin Kraujalis, a National Weather Service meteorologist. By the time the storm is over, it could be one of the 10 worst in Duluth's recorded history.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/6787166.html

Blizzards tomorrow in ND, SD, NE, WY, MN, IA and WI - The National Weather Service said blizzards would hit parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin through Saturday.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/6787166.html

Record Setting Snowfall Across Oklahoma, Most Interstates Closed - Thousands of Oklahomans remain without power after a massive winter storm dumped record-setting amounts of snow on a large part of central Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City had received 14 inches of snow by Thursday night, breaking a record set in 1914 of 2.5 inches. Winds gusted up to 65 mph in Texas, drifting the snow as deep as 5 feet in some areas.
http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11726617

Thanks to Steven Woodcock and C. H. Stewart for this link

Biggest snowstorm in Oklahoma history -  Keep your eye on Oklahoma weather, says reader Stew Stewart. Oklahoma City TV meteorologist Mike Morgan  just said (12:07 am CST) "This is quite possibly going to be the biggest snowstorm in Oklahoma history."

Blizzard warning for Texas - THE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING... IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA... SHAMROCK... WHEELER... CLAUDE... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=TX&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
     "Wow! Further south than I expected," says Kenneth

Blizzard Warning... Drifts to 10 Feet ! - 23 Dec 09 - "BE WARNED that travel conditions will be terribly bad to impossible in northeastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, Minnesota and eastern South Dakota ... How about drifts 10 to 15 feet high? Believe, that's no joke; it's going to happen.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=2


DO NOT TAKE THIS STORM LIGHTLY ! - 23 Dec 09 - "A life-threatening blizzard." "Those that live in this part of the country ... tell horror stories about ... getting totally disoriented just trying to get from the house out to the barn ... found in a snowdrift somewhere a couple of days later."
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=0

Latest Snowfall Forecast, a Nightmare before Christmas - 23 Dec 09 - "The swirling and falling snow will create whiteout conditions ... visibility will be under 100 feet at times ... picture your neighbor's house completely disappearing. Now that's what you call a blizzard."

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for these links

Blizzard to paralyze Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux Falls - 23 Dec 09 - The blizzard will rage over the Plains Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, making travel nearly impossible. Weather.com is calling it the second "historic" storm in as many weeks. 
http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&da te=2009-12-23_10:06
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Minnesota - Snowiest Christmas in 30 years? - "It has an uncanny resemblance to the East Coast storm last Saturday," meteorologist Paul Douglas posted Monday on his Facebook page. "I want to see one to two more computer runs, but this could be the snowiest Christmas for Minnesota in 30 years."
 

"The heaviest snowfall, 12 to 20 inches, likely will fall in a swath from Minneapolis to the Iowa border and west to the South Dakota border, said National Weather Service forecaster Jim Taggart."

http://www.startribune.com/local/79869182.html?page=1&c=y
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

I-5 closed over the Grapevine in southern California because of snow - Again

Record-breaking storm closes US federal government - The federal government was closed Monday after a record-breaking snowstorm swept across the northeastern United States.
 

The heaviest snow storm to ever hit the US capital in December, it shut down train and bus service, paralyzed air traffic, blocked roads, and left hundreds of thousands without power, and at one point stretched some 500 miles (800 km) across 14 states, affecting tens of millions of Americans.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091221/ap_on_re_us/us_storm_rdp_103
Thanks to Craig Adkins for this link

Philadelphia: A winter's worth of snow in 24 hours - Email from a reader in Philadelphia
Robert - Our latest east coast blizzard was a December record breaker here in Philadelphia (23.2 inches, breaking the old record of 21 inches from 1909).  It was also 2nd all-time behind a storm from 1996 that dumped over 30 inches on Philly. This is more snow than we usually get in an entire winter. 

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/79753317.html?cmpid=15585797

Thanks to Carl Swartz for this link

     Other accumulations include 24 inches in Medford and Atco and in Swedesboro,
     South Jersey; 15.4 inches in West Chester; and 11.4 inches in Newtown.
     And winter is still 24 hours away.

East digs out from record snow - The 13.4 inches that fell Sunday at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I., more than doubled the date's previous record -- 6.3 inches in 1995.

In New York, the storm dumped 26.3 inches in Upton (on Long Island), a record since measurements began in 1949.

Nearly 11 inches fell on New York City. The storm could be the worst the city has seen since 26 inches fell in February 2006, National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Maloit said.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-snowstorm22-2009dec21,0,6446820.story
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Another Possible Plains Blizzard This Week - As the record-breaking East Coast blizzard finally departs New England, another appears to be brewing for the Plains and parts of the Midwest next week. The exact track of the storm is still in doubt, but locations such as Wichita, Kansas City, Des Moines, and Green Bay may all be walloped by heavy snow and possible blizzard conditions.
See: http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=midwestusnews
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

Record snowfall in Virginia
Staunton digging out from under snowfall
The Staunton - News Leader Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:09 PM PST
Staunton, Virginia -  Residents began digging out from under a record snowfall this morning...

Heavy snow expected to continue through tonight
Culpeper (Virginia) Star-Exponent Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:02 AM PST
Heavy snowfall that began overnight is expected to continue throughout the day, leading to near-record snowfall totals approaching 20 inches for the Culpeper region.

Stagg Bowl Delayed By Winter Storm
WISC-TV Madison Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:15 AM PST
SALEM, Va. -- The 2009 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the NCAA Division III football championship game, has been delayed Saturday due to a near-record snowfall.
Thanks to Clay Olson for these links

Up to 18 inches of snow forecast for Virginia -  A precipitation-laden storm headed for the mid-Atlantic region prompted winter storm warnings today from the Carolinas to New Jersey.
 

Up to 12 inches of snow is forecast for Asheville, NC, up to 5 inches for the northeast corner of Tennessee, up to 12 inches in Delaware, and as much as 18 inches in parts of western and central Virginia.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1388674.html
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=0

NYC Preps for the White Stuff  - The National Weather Service forecasts seven to 10 inches of snow for the New York City area over the weekend.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Snow-NYC-Weather-79640492.html
Thanks to Brad Walton for this link

Up to 17 inches of snow in Washington, DC - 2-4 inches tonight, 8-12 inches on Saturday, another 2-4 inches Saturday night
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=20012&wuSelect=WEATHER
Thanks to Brad Walton for this link

Storm dumps a record 5 feet 8 inches of snow on Valdez
Copenhagen got four inches of snow overnight? Big deal.

"Valdez got more than four inches per hour at the height of the snowstorm that began Monday" says this article in the Alaska Dispatch. "By the time the citizens of Alaska's only oil port finally caught a break, the snow was piled 5 feet, 8 inches deep; over the head of your average American woman, up the nose of your average American man. The National Weather Service called it record. Even then,  residents think the National Weather Service estimate was "probably a little low."

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches/news/3334-valdez-socked-in
Thanks to Steven Woodcock, Benjamin Napier, Lenore Smith and Daryl Irwin for this link

     "Read how the writer attempts to shade this," says Benjamin. "Climate Change"      
      (what used to be global warming) causes huge snowstorms!

Up to 3 feet of snow in Utah - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SALT LAKE CITY UT... WARNING IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH ... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA... BRIGHTON...  HANNA...SCOFIELD...COVE FORT... KOOSHAREM... FISH LAKE.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 3  FEET ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND UPPER COTTONWOOD CANYONS.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=UT&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Four feet of global warming at Lake Tahoe - "It's DUMPING on the mountain right now!" says their website. This storm has already dumped two feet of snow on the mountain, and we expecttwo more feet in the next 48 hours, says the message on their snow phone (1-800-432-8365.)  
Here's a live web cam from their Heavenly Gondola.
http://www.skiheavenly.com/video-and-interactive/web-cams.aspx
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snowing 5 to 6 inches per hour - "Blinding snow falling at the rate of 5 to 6 inches per hour is occurring from Redfield to Osceola in northern New York." Another 1 to 3 feet of snow possible by Saturday morning.
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/stormwatch/

17 killed - Snowfall records shattered - More on the way - Temps far below normal  
10 Dec 09 - Midwesterners are bracing for bitter cold and yet more snow as they dig out from a storm that killed 17 people and brought up to 19 inches of snow to some areas.

In  Shenandoah, Iowa, temperatures plunged to minus 15 degrees, some 33 degrees below normal. Tonight, wind-chill temperatures could dip as low as minus 25 in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.

As for shattered records, Hastings, Nebraska received 10.5 inches of snow, more than 4 times the previous record of 2.5 inches set in 1948, while the five inches of snow that fell in Mason City, Iowa, easily beat the 1997 record of 4.3 inches. (With 20 inches of snow, Flagstaff, Arizona also bested its previous record  - set in 1956 - by 4 times.)

Green Bay, Wisconsin's 14.7 inches of snow set a December-storm high, according to the weather service.

See: USA Today Midwest digs out from storm that killed at least 17

Record snowfall in Central Wisconsin; storm continues - "The snow continues to fall in Central Wisconsin. Newsline 9's Chief Meteorologist Justin Loew says Wausau tied a snow fall record Tuesday.

http://www.waow.com/global/story.asp?s=11646316
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Strongest winter storm in 30 years in Iowa and Illinois - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS ... BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NW ILLINOIS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...

IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE SNOWS AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EXPANSE HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS THE AREA. STORM STRENGTH IS ANOTHER MATTER. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN 20 TO 30 YEARS SINCE THE IMPACTS OF A WINTER STORM OF THIS STRENGTH HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON... CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON... CLINTON... MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT... SIGOURNEY... WASHINGTON... WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON... KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA...

6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW... LOCALLY HIGHER... ALONG AND NORTH OF HWY 30 ... THUNDER-SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
See entire forecast:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=IA&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Flights in Chicago canceled as snow moves in; worst still to come - (Excerpts)
Tonight...Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Blustery. Temperatures nearly steady in the mid 30s. .

Wednesday...Windy...cloudy. Rain early in the morning. Snow in the morning...then a chance of light snow in the afternoon. Blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Turning sharply colder.
 

Wednesday Night ... Windy. Mostly cloudy. Much colder. Lows 3 to 7 above...except 8 to 12 above downtown. Lowest wind chill readings 10 below to 20 below zero after midnight. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the evening decreasing to 35 mph after midnight.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/

Record snowfall in Arizona - More than 4 times previous record! - Northern Arizona residents were digging out today from a powerful storm that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on Flagstaff, more than four times the record of 5 inches set in 1956.  Flagstaff generally receives about 100 inches of snowfall a year.

See entire article, entitled "Northern Arizona Digging Out From Powerful Storm"
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/flagstaff/northern_az_storm_120809
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Large areas of USA under winter & blizzard warnings - Large areas of the country are currently under various winter storm and blizzard warnings during the next two days, extending from California thru Michigan.  
See http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Blizzard warning for Minnesota - A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE ENTIRE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND ALL OF WESTERN WISCONSIN FROM TUES AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDS EVENING.
See entire warning:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MN&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Urgent - Blizzard warning - Snowfall in excess of 4 feet expected in Colorado -  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO - THIS WARNING IS FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.

 A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO BRINGING VERY HEAVY
 SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THROUGH
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY
 LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

 IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WOLF CREEK SKI AREA HAS RECEIVED OVER 2
 FEET OF SNOW.
 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CO&prodtype=warnings
 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow and record cold in Sacramento - The National Weather Service said today that 2-4 inches of snow is expected at the 1,000-foot elevation, below Auburn and El Dorado Hills, with a light dusting on the streets of Sacramento itself.
 

Cindy Matthews, forecaster, said a dusting of snow is likely to start in the pre-commute hours in Sacramento and should continue off and on throughout the day.
 

Sacramento Valley temperatures are expected to drop to a record 27 degrees, making it the coldest December 7 since 1849, when records-keeping began.

http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2374422.html
Thanks to Benjamin Napier for this link

Massive snowstorm and brutal cold - 6 Dec 09 - Temperatures tonight will plummet well below zero in Billings, Montana, Casper, Wyoming and Dickinson, North Dakota. Cut Bank, MT will see a low of minus 20°.

A  massive snowstorm will send the brutal cold plunging across the rest of the Midwest around midweek, including Minneapolis, Des Moines and Omaha.

http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=midwestusnews
Thanks to Phil Brennan for this link

Potential blizzards in CA, UT, CO, AZ, KS, ME, SD, IA, MN, IL, WI and MI
(Maybe we should tell the would-be tyrants in Copenhagen about this ... as if they
really care about the truth)

A Pacific storm "will grow into a monster Monday through Tuesday," says Meghan Evans of AccuWeather.com.

"One to 2 feet of snow, locally more, will bury the mountains of California, Utah, Colorado and Arizona tonight into Tuesday."

"The next stop for a potential blizzard will be Kansas, Nebraska, southern South Dakota,, Iowa, southern Minnesota,  northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan," says Evans. This could bring major travel disruptions along interstate highways, including I-15, I-25, I-40, I-70 and I-80.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=southwestusnews
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

Blizzard warning - up to 4 feet of snow expected in Colorado - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO ... WARNING  FOR THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS  AND CUMBRES PASS.

 A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO BRINGING VERY  HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MONDAY MORNING... THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET EXPECTED ... DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW...LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.  AVALANCHES  ARE LIKELY.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=BlizzardWarning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Earliest snowfall ever in Southwest Louisiana - "Melted snow froze overnight on some southwest Louisiana bridges and overpasses, as temperatures plunged into the mid-20s. In the Baton Rouge area, ice closed parts of Interstates 10, 110 and 12 for part of the morning.
 

Up to 4 inches fell northeast of Brookhaven, Miss., and up to 3 inches was reported from Smithdale, Miss., to Fort Polk, La. North Louisiana got small amounts of snow.
 

Meteorologists said southwest Louisiana's earliest snow on record was Dec. 11, 2008, while Mississippi's was Nov. 24, 1938.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6755161.html
Thanks to Craig Adkins for this link

Houston braces for half-a-foot of snow - 4 Dec 09 - "Houston this morning broke a record with the earliest snowfall ever recorded in the city's history.

"Forecasters are still hedging their bets on the amount, but say the most likely scenario is 1 to 2 inches of widespread snowfall through the day. Some areas could get up to a half a foot."

See entire article
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//6750042.html
Thanks to Philip Brennan and Steven Woodcock for this link
        " All due to global warming no doubt," says Phil. 

Earliest Measurable Snow Ever in South Texas - 4 Dec 09 - A rare winter storm will wreak havoc on parts of Texas and Louisiana Friday, says this article on accuweather.com. Snow is expected in Houston, possibly all the way to the Gulf coast around Galveston.

The steadiest snow and highest accumulations are first expected just inland from the Gulf coast, then spreading across central Louisiana and Mississippi into Alabama and Georgia.

See entire article:
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow hits desert areas of Arizona and New Mexico
Heavy snow expected in southern New England  - 4 Dec 09 - Over the past few weeks, cold air has plunged down from Canada and extended south across the Midwest and even the Southern states. Last week there were rare reports of accumulations of snow in the desert areas of Arizona and New Mexico.

Accumulating snow is expected from Texas to the southern Appalachians Friday and Friday night. Parts of the Northeast, in particular southern New England, may see heavy snowfall during the weekend
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news/newsid_8395000/8395461.stm
Thanks to John Brown in Ardrossan, Scotland for this link

Rare Snow Sliding Into Southeast Texas, Deep South - 4 Dec 09 - "Thus far, a bit of snow has fallen in Texas, with parts of the Texas Panhandle and the west Texas Plains receiving 1 to 3 inches of snow. The heavier snow has been found in New Mexico, where 5 to 7 inches have piled up.

"As the storm pushes eastward, the snow ... could impact rush hour in San Antonio and Houston. Snow is already falling in Houston ... the earliest snow on record.

 "The white stuff will spread eastward tonight into west-central and southwest Louisiana and even into south-central Mississippi by daybreak."
See entire article:
http://weather.weatherbug.com/weather-news/weather-reports.html?story=10203
Thanks to Troy LaChance for this link

Record snow opens Winter 2009 - Grand Rapids, Mich. - A record snowfall was the opening salvo for Winter 2009, as parts of Ottawa and western Kent counties received up to 10" of snow from a narrow band of lake-effect weather.

Another 3-6" of snow will fall through midday in parts of West Michigan, with more snow  expected Monday, and possibly a "true" snowstorm by the middle of next week.
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/first-winter-weather-advisory-of-season
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Snowing in Texas! - Maybe as far east as Houston! - Rare snow will continue accumulating in western Texas tonight into early Wednesday. Carlsbad, N.M. received nearly a foot of snow overnight,  Fort Davis, Texas received 4-8 inches, and Lubbuck could see an inch of snow tonight.

Last night, the weather channel forecast as much as five inches of snow in El Paso.
 

Up to 2 feet of snow possible in NM - A POTENT STORM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL HEAD SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN BAJA OF CALIFORNIA TODAY BEFORE TURNING EAST OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ... MAJOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY... MAJOR SNOWFALL IS LIKELY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH ONE TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY... 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Winter Storm Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record lows in Alaska
NORTH POLE, AK   -36.0°F

COLLEGE OBSY, AK   -32.0°F 

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/records/index.php?ts=daily&elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record lows in Alaska
BETTLES AP, AK (PABT)    -47.0°F

GLENNALLEN KCAM, AK   -36.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/records/index.php?ts=daily&elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Blizzard conditions in the Sierras today - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV… A FAST MOVING  STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA TODAY...  LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING… INCLUDING SOUTH LAKE TAHOE... TRUCKEE...  INCLINE VILLAGE…  TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET... HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE  TAHOE BASIN… 3 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CA&prodtype=warnings 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record lows in Alaska 

BETTLES AP, AK (PABT)    -47.0°F

TANANA AP, AK (PATA)   -45.0°F

KING SALMON AP, AK (PAKN)    -12.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/records/index.php?ts=daily&elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Two to three feet of snow expected in Cascades -  NATIONAL WEATHER SVC…HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY… SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH CASCADES… 1 TO 2 FEET ACROSS THE CENTRAL CASCADES. ..SNOW LEVELS NEAR 2500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN RISE TO 3500 FEET NORTH AND 4500 FEET CENTRAL CASCADES THURSDAY.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WA&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record lows in Alaska
BETTLES AP, AK (PABT)    -46.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/records/index.php?ts=daily&elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record lows in Alaska
BETTLES AP, AK (PABT)   -45.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/records/index.php?ts=daily&elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Freeze warning for Southeast Texas Panhandle - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX… ALL COUNTIES IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ARE EXPECTED TO SEE FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT … RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLES TO THE UPPER 20S IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE… INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SHAMROCK... WHEELER... WELLINGTON…  (not sure how unusual this is for mid November) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=TX&prodtype=warnings 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

More snow for the Rockies - The heaviest snow – up to a foot at higher elevations - will fall in Colorado Saturday and Sunday, with several inches likely in Denver. Significant amounts of snow are also expected in parts of eastern Utah, north-eastern Arizona, northern New Mexico and southeastern Wyoming.

See: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2009-11-13-national-weekend-weather-forecast_N.htm

Snow in Seattle tonight - A storm system will crash into the Pacific Northwest today, dumping snow, heavy at times, into mountain areas.  Snow levels will likely drop to 500 feet or less, leaving a slushy coating on hillier terrain just to the east of Seattle. Although accumulations are unlikely, snowflakes are expected in downtown Seattle.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=5

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

A foot of snow - or more - expected in Colorado - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ...HEAVY SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE… A FOOT OR MORE LIKELY BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... COLUMBINE... TOPONAS... SKYWAY... ASPEN...VAIL... SNOWMASS... CRESTED BUTTE...TAYLOR PARK... MARBLE... BUFORD... TRAPPERS LAKE
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CO&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Weekend snowstorm for High Plains - A storm moving out of the Pacific Northwest will dump snow from southwestern Montana to northern Colorado on Saturday. Intensifying on Sunday, the storm will generate heavier snow and gusty winds from Colorado to western Kansas and eventually into the northern Texas panhandle.

See entire story:
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=6
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

10  to 20 inches of  snow expected in Alaska - A LARGE STORM SYSTEM ...WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY STARTING WEDS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... TALKEETNA... WILLOW... CANTWELL.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=AK&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

October 6th snowiest on record in Breckenridge, CO:
This October was the sixth-wettest since 1893, when the record-keeping began.

Snowfall total was 85 percent above the historic average 12.3 inches. The snow melted down to 2.3 inches of water, about 77 percent above average.

The average maximum temperature reading for the month, 47 degrees, was a full 8.3 degrees lower than the historic average, based on records going back to 1909.
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20091109/NEWS/911089986/1078&ParentProfile=1055

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Mt. Baker Ski Area opening early
9 Nov 09 – 42 inches of new snow already. Possibly two new feet of snow by Thurs.

See article:
http://www.mtbaker.us/snow-report/opening-day-2009-10

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link
 

See more photos - Nov 7 & 8

Backcountry skiing bliss at Mt. Rainier, WA - See photos:

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Stevens Pass, WA - Snow expected every day this week
http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/conditions.aspx
 

Stevens Pass webcam:
http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/info/mountain-cams.aspx

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Oklahoma: November came a bit early this year - disguised as October
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey lists October as having its second
coldest October on record (7° below average). It was also the fifth wettest
October on record.

See http://ocs.mesonet.org/.

Thanks to C. H. Stewart for this link

Record low in Alaska
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, AK   -22.0°F
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/records/index.php?ts=daily&elem=mint& month=11&day=1&year=2009&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Almost 4 feet of snow in Denver foothills - The largest amount of snow - 3.8 feet - was reported near Pinecliffe in Jefferson County, while Broomfield, north of Denver, received just over 2 feet. Buena Vista in central Colorado reported 19.2 inches.
http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/10/31/Denver_foothills_get_up_to_4_feet_of_snow/

Thanks to Marc Morano for this link

Denver: National Weather Service issues blizzard warning - PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH … OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS … WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EVENING HOURS ... MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERE DRIFTING  MAY CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA. TRAVEL NOT RECOMMENDED EAST OF DENVER... INTERSTATE 70 CLOSED EAST OF E-470 AT MILE MARKER 292.

TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS RANGED FROM NEARLY 44 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWEST OF DENVER TO GENERALLY 15 TO 25 INCHES IN THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR AND 8 TO 15 INCHES FARTHER EAST… THE HEAVIER SNOWS ARE INCREASING NOW OVER THE MORE EASTERN PLAINS.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CO&prodtype=warnings

October snowfall records broken in Wyoming - A slow-moving storm dumped as much as 3 feet of snow on Colorado and the western Plains on Thursday, breaking snowfall records for the entire month of October in Wyoming, says USA Today. In the Denver area, it was the biggest October snowstorm since 1997.

      USA Today doesn't bring up the fact that the storm was a record-breaker
      until the 7th paragraph of their story. I don't know if that was intentional
      or not.

Whiteout conditions were predicted Thursday for parts of eastern Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska, and many roads - including stretches of  I-25 and I-80 - were closed.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2009-10-29-autumn-snowstorm_N.htm

Thanks to Joe Herr for this link

27 inches of snow thus far near Golden, CO - 12 miles W of Golden, Clear Creek County.
Heavy snow - 27.0 inches -  reported by trained spotter.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/CO/034.html#REP

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link
     “Impressive winter storm,” says Josh.“But isn't it still Autumn?”

‘Major’ winter storm strikes Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming
Five times the normal amount of snow in Cheyenne already ... and here we go again

Blizzard conditions and up to 18 inches of snow were forecast for a wide swath of the Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado plains, says this article on MSNBC. The storm also brought snow to northern Utah’s Wasatch Front.

"It's a major early season storm," said Mike Weiland, National Weather Service meteorologist in Cheyenne. "The results are going to be quite a bit of snow and a fairly long duration snow event."

With 14 inches so far, Cheyenne had already received almost 5 times its normal October snowfall. The average for the month is 3 inches.  

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33504548/ns/weather/

Thanks to Troy LaChance for this link

Huge snowstorm hammers Wyoming and Colorado - Up to four feet of snow possible  Winter storm warnings have been posted for southeast Wyoming, most of Colorado and parts of Nebraska and Utah.

With 14 inches of snow so far this month, Cheyenne has received almost five times its normal October snowfall. The average for the month is only 3 inches. Forecasters expect another 12 to 18 inches by Thursday night, and I-80 between Laramie and Cheyenne is already shut down. The Denver area could get between 10 and 18 inches, with 4 feet possible in the foothills and mountains west of the city.

Winds gusting up to 40 mph will cause extensive drifting and near-blizzard conditions across the Plains, and travel will become difficult or impossible by Wednesday afternoon.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CO&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Up to an inch of snow per hour expected across Nebraska Panhandle - A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THURSDAY… WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE… SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE UP TO AN INCH PER
HOUR OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SANDHILLS THURSDAY AFTERNOON… TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY WITH AREAS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NE&prodtype=warnings

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snowfall could be measured in feet rather than inches - A powerful Pacific storm striking the Northwest today could dump “a serious snowstorm” over the Colorado Rockies and High Plains by midweek, says this article on Accuweather.com.

Colorado – including Denver - and parts of nearby Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas will likely see "significant snowfall." Accumulations could be "measured in feet rather than inches over the highest peaks of Colorado.”

This is a “potentially serious weather event.”  Be forewarned if you’re planning travel along I-25, I-70, I-80, or thru the Denver airport.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=6
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

More cold on the way – 10-15 degrees below normal - Another storm system will drench western Washington and Oregon beginning Sunday afternoon. It will spread eastward on Monday dumping more snow on the higher passes of the Cascades and northern Rockies. By midweek, high temperatures are forecast to plummet to as much as 10 to 15 degrees below normal over the West and Rockies.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=4
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

Snow Blanketing Central Plains – 18 inches in Colorado - The storm left 12 to 18 inches of snow across the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. The snow will spread into northwestern Kansas and central Nebraska today (about 3-6 inches). Tonight, the snow will expand to SE South Dakota and SW Minnesota.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=3 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Up to 8" of snow possible in Northern Maine - A fast-moving storm will spread snow from southern Quebec into northern Maine today, with up to 8 inches possible in far northern Maine. Snow could possibly fall at rates of an inch per hour.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=5

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record Low - Waynesboro/Fishersville, Virginia

Thanks to Robert Hoffman for this info

Freezing temps possible in central Alabama - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO...OR BELOW FREEZING … TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE... DOUBLE SPRINGS... JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN... BIRMINGHAM... HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA... SYLACAUGA... ASHLAND...ROANOKE...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ALZ037&warncounty=ALC123&firewx zone=ALZ037&local_place1=Dadeville+AL&product1=Freeze+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Up to a foot of snow expected in Northeast - A new storm forming off the Carolinas will dump heavy snow across the highest mountains in Pennsylvania, upstate New York and central New England this weekend.

Parts of the Poconos and the Catskills can expect up to a foot of snow, with widespread amounts of 6-9 inches. Areas of the Alleghenies into the Green Mountains can expect 3-6 inches of a heavy wet snow, where trees and power lines already stressed by the previous snowfall could to come crashing down. 

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1 

Coldest Ever 1st Half of October in Minnesota & Wisconsin - Chicago, Minneapolis,
St. Paul, St. Cloud, Eau Claire - the entire Upper Midwest has endured a chilly start to October.

“Temperatures during the first half of the month in the Twin Cities, St. Cloud, Minn. and Eau Claire, Wis., will go down in history as the coldest on record,” says this article on Accuweather.com. “The normal average high temperature over the first two weeks of October in Minneapolis, Minn., is 63 degrees, but this year the average temperature lurked at a mere 47 degrees.”
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=5

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Winter-like weekend for eastern USA - With temperatures averaging 10 to 30 degrees below normal, unseasonable cold will envelop much of the eastern half of the country this weekend. High temperatures will reach only the 40s and 50s across the upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic states both Saturday and Sunday. Up to a foot of snow is possible at higher elevations in Pennsylvania and New York state.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2009-10-16-national-weekend-weather-forecast_N.htm

Record snowfall in Pennsylvania – More on the way - “Numerous snowfall records were broken on Thursday as the rare mid-October snow storm came rolling in,” says this article on Accuweather.com.

Many parts of central Pennsylvania and southern New York report more than five inches, including AccuWeather.com’s headquarters in State College, PA.

An additional 3-6 inches could fall in central Pennsylvania through Saturday. The Catskills and Poconos could receive as much as 9 inches.

See latest snowfall map:

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=0

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Earliest snow on record in Pennsylvania - According to Weather.com, an unusually early storm dumped snow on parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey - the earliest snow on record in some areas.
 

State College, Pennsylvania received 4.5 inches of snow, with another 2 inches possible through Saturday morning. The snow, which began falling on Thursday, broke the record for the earliest snow since Oct. 18, 1901, when State College received a mere one-tenth of an inch.
http://www.newsmax.com/us/us_early_season_snow/2009/10/16/273181.html

Thanks to Rick Fulton for this link

South Bend, IN: Coldest 1^st two weeks of October on record
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THROUGH OCT 14 HAS BEEN 47.2 DEGREES...THE COLDEST FIRST TWO WEEKS OF OCT ON RECORD AT THIS LOCATION.

ADDITIONALLY...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMP FOR THE MONTH SO FAR IS ONLY 54.4 DEGREES...MORE THAN A FULL DEGREE COLDER THAN PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1917. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPECTED DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.

AT FORT WAYNE...THE AVERAGE TEMP THROUGH OCT 14 HAS BEEN 49.0 DEGREES... TIES FOR THIRD COLDEST START TO THE MONTH...TWO DEGREES WARMER THAN THE RECORD OF 47.0 SET IN 1917.

Thanks to Boris Konon  and Joe D’Aleo for this info

Shattering records all over Central Washington, Northern Idaho, much of Montana and portions of Oregon - Snow on the way
Wenatchee, WA – “Long-standing records were shattered as temperatures plummeted around North Central Washington on Sunday and into today.

“The Wenatchee Valley set two record lows for Oct. 11: 23 at Pangborn Memorial Airport, breaking the previous low of 33 set in 1990; and 25 in Wenatchee, dipping below the low of 28 set in 1931.

“It’s pretty extraordinary to break records by 10 degrees or more,” said Greg Koch, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Spokane.

“New low records were also set in Plain, Ephrata, Moses Lake, Winthrop, Mazama and Omak on Sunday, and more record-low temperatures were expected to be set this morning, Koch said.

“Wenatchee could see a trace of snow by Tuesday morning, and some mountain areas could get 5 to 10 inches of snow overnight, he said.

“Today, the low temperature recorded at Pangborn was 29 degrees, beating out the previous record of 30 set in 1997.

Other record lows in North Central Washington on Sunday included:

Omak: 10, obliterating the record of 24 set in 1946.

Winthrop: 12, besting the record of 21 set in 1990.

Plain: 14, breaking the record of 23 set last year.

Moses Lake: 17, shattering the record of 26 set in 2008.

Ephrata: 22, breaking the old record of 26 set in 1990.

Koch said temperatures are breaking record lows all over Central Washington, Northern “Idaho, much of Montana and portions of Oregon.”

See entire article by Michelle McNiel:
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/oct/12/
record-cold-hits-region-snow-on-the-way/

Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

Mammoth Mountain, California – 2nd earliest opening ever - 15 Oct 09  

Hi Robert,

This was just released a few hours ago. Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort received 24 inches of snow yesterday, and is opening Friday, Oct 16, 2009! This was the 2nd earliest opening EVER! (The earliest was in 1994.)

Warm regards, Daryl Irwin

Record snowfall in Minneapolis - "The Dakotas, Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, and portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were generally dealing with 1-3 inches of snow with locally higher amounts Sunday into Monday.

"St. Paul, Minn., had 4.2 inches of snow, while Minneapolis got a record of 2.5 inches... The old record was 2.0 inches set back in 1959. It has been 7 years since Minneapolis has received accumulating snow in October !" (Exclamation point was in original article.) 

http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=midwestusnews

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Western Montana cold shatters records -
"We haven't just set new records, we've blown them out of the water."
See Western Montana cold shatters records

Cold to shatter old records by 10 degrees or more - A cold outbreak befitting November much more than October has left a trail of broken records across the Rockies, the Plains, and in western Canada.
 

Another night of record-breaking cold is on the way. Monday morning will see many new record lows from northern Wyoming and the western Dakotas to Washington, northern Oregon and southern British Columbia.

Single-digit readings will be widespread over Montana and parts of the neighboring Northwest, with temperatures in the teens over a much wider area from the northern Cascades to the northern Plains. “These readings, sometimes 20 and even 30 degrees below normal, will shatter old records by 10 degrees or more in some instances.”

 http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record-breaking 17 inches of snow in North Platte, Nebraska
An unusually early winter storm system brought snow to parts of Nebraska and Iowa this morning, with up to 17 inches of snow in the North Platte area.  This is in the top 5 for most snow in a calendar day in October for the Omaha area.  The highest daily snowfall amounts for October in inches are.

Rank  Value  Ending Date
  1       5.7      10/31/1991
  2       5.2      10/27/1980
  3       3.5      10/ 9/1970
  4       2.8      10/22/1996
  5       1.9      10/22/1979
  6       1.6      10/23/2002
  7       1.5     10/26/1967
  8       1.4     10/18/1976
  9       0.9     10/24/1981
10       0.8     10/19/1982

     Unless I’m reading this incorrectly, this looks like a record breaker – like the
     most snow on any day during the entire month of October.
 

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=oax&storyid=31777&source=0 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Freeze warning for Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN THREE COUNTIES OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY. .. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES... GUYMON... DALHART... STRATFORD... HARTLEY...CHANNING

MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN COLDER.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=TX&prodtype=warnings 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

30 To 40 Degrees Below Normal - “An unseasonably cold air mass is preparing to invade the northern Plains and Rockies today,” says accuweather.com. “Temperatures will fall through the 20s by the afternoon across much of Montana and Wyoming, as well as the western Dakotas.”  Montana and Wyoming can expect to set “numerous” record lows.

The cold then will push southward into Colorado and Nebraska. The high in Denver on Saturday is expected to be in the mid- 30s, more than 30 degrees below the normal high of 69.

Billings, Montana can expect a high of 22 on Saturday, 40 degrees below normal.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=4 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record Cold Heading for Omaha - Much colder temperatures are on their way for this weekend, along with the possibility of snow tonight!

The most likely area to see snow looks to be across northeast Nebraska. Overnight temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 20s over most areas Saturday night. Saturday and Sunday's highs will only be in the upper 30s to lower 40s.  Record cold maximum temperatures are possible on both days across the area.  Right now, the records are:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=oax&storyid=31695&source=0

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Winter So Soon! Single digits possible - Temperatures will remain well below the freezing mark throughout the day in the western Dakotas, Montana and northern Wyoming, which is almost unheard of this early in the season. The northern Plains and Upper Midwest are also readying for the harsh chill.

Overnight lows will drop to the lower teens in places like Billings, Great Falls and Helena, with single digits in the coldest locations.

In addition, 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected from southwestern Alberta to western Nebraska, with up to 6 inches in some areas. Ski resorts of southwestern Montana and northwest Wyoming will get even more.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=2

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record breaking cold and wind chills possible over weekend - A VERY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO THURSDAY EVENING. … SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. FOLLOWED BY STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS USHERING A VERY COLD AIR MASS ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...

RECORD BREAKING COLD AND LOW WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND ...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH … LOCAL WIND CHILLS  APPROACHING 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MT&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Hard freeze warning North Dakota – End of the growing season
COLD AIR WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING TEMPS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE...LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY WILL BRING MORE COLD AIR... LOW TEMPS  EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID TEENS IN THE WEST TO AROUND 20 IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A HARD FREEZE WILL MEAN THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON FOR
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ND&prodtype=warnings

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Colorado ski resort boasts earliest opening day in 64 years - Arapahoe Basin announced it would open Friday, the earliest opening in its 64-year history.

Meanwhile, Loveland opened for skiing today, its earliest opening in 40 years and the first ski area in North America to open this season.
http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_13498572
Thanks to Brad at WCCO for this link

Vegas ski resort to open a record seven weeks early - The 2009-2010 season at the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort is underway, the earliest the resort has ever opened.
See Vegas ski resort to open a record seven weeks early
Thanks to Brad at WCCO for this link

Record low temperatures in Southern California - Record low temperatures reported at Los Angeles International Airport, Lake Arrowhead, Idylwild, Yorba Linda, Escondido and Lake Elsinore, among other places. Some broke records set in the 1920s and 1940s.

To the north, Mammoth Mountain, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe experienced the first significant snowfall of the season this week.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/10/recordlow-temperatures-across-la-area-as-cold-spell-hits.html
Thanks to Tom Chart for this link

This may be one for the record books – Bellevue, ID – “This may be one for the record books, not only how early this heavy fall snowstorm is, but the fact that it appears to have created the earliest snow day in the history of the Blaine County School District."
See This may be one for the record books

Snow accumulations past 36 hours western Montana/north central Idaho
LOCATION         ELEVATION (Feet)    SNOWFALL  (Inches)  
 
FLATHEAD COUNTY MONTANA...
BADGER PASS                    6900                          5.0       
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN     6299                          3.0       
 
GRANITE COUNTY MONTANA...
WARM SPRINGS                7798                          6.0         
PETERSON MEADOWS     7200                        11.0       
COMBINATION                   5600                         4.0         
DEER LODGE COUNTY MONTANA...
BARKER LAKES                  8251                        17.0       
         

SILVER BOW COUNTY MONTANA...
BASIN CREEK                     7178                           7.0       
 
LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO...
BANNOCK PASS               7300                          12.0       
SCHWARTZ LAKE           8540                            7.0       
WILLIAMS CREEK RD     7500                          10.0       
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mso/textproduct.php?pil=PNS
Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

Record low max temps in Montana - 5 Oct 09
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
  
 LOCATION             NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD       YEAR SET
 BOULDER                 37                38              2000
 MILLEGAN              38(TIE)        38              2000
 BIG SKY                    35                40              1982
 
 Record high snowfall in Montana
 
 LOCATION             NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD       YEAR SET
 MARTINSDALE             2.0                1.0           2005          
 CASCADE 20SSE            3.0                0.0           2008    

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mso/textproduct.php?pil=RER&sid=TFX

Record low maximum in Medford, Oregon - RECORD LOW MAX OF 52 DEGREES SET AT MEDFORD YESTERDAY. TIES OLD RECORD OF 52 SET IN 1949.
Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this info

Record snowfall in Pocatello, Idaho- 5 Oct 09 - RECORD SNOWFALL OF 0.5 INCHES BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 0 SET IN 2002.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mso/textproduct.php?pil=RER&sid=PIH
Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

Record snowfall - Billings, MT -  RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.6 INCHES AT BILLINGS MT TODAY ... BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 3.1 SET IN 1972.

Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this info

Snowing all weekend in California mountains
Hi Robert,
Been snowing all weekend here in Lake Tahoe. Have a feeling it's going to be a long winter!  My God is the Sun, and it pisses me off to no end hearing Gore and his band of anthropogenicists trying to convince me that humans and not the Sun affect our climate.  Anyway, sorry for the rant. Thanks for the awesome site and keep up the great work.

Regards, Chris

Unusually cold winter for East Coast - “The USA's East Coast could shiver under a blanket of unusual cold this winter,” says this article in USA Today.  

Temperatures could be 5% to 10% below normal on the East Coast, while other northern states could see a milder-than-usual winter.

“The possibility of an extraordinarily cold winter is troubling to safety officials in the Northeast,” says USA Today correspondent Oren Dorrel.
           (See Heating aid could fall short of needs)
 
Forecasters are basing their predictions on El Niño, a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that is expected to be weaker than normal this year.

           See entire article, with forecasts for the South, the upper Midwest,
           the central and northern Plains, the Rockies, and the Northwest.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2009-10-04-winter-cold_N.htm

Winter storm warning for Montana - A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR AREAS WEST OF BILLINGS AND THE NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW … THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET … 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE BEARTOOTHS/ABSAROKAS. 1 TO 2 FEET OVER THE CRAZYS...THE RED LODGE AND BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS...AND THE NORTHEAST BIG HORNS. 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS… FROM BILLINGS EAST AND SOUTH... 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=byz&img=1
Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

Earliest opening in 64 years.
Arapahoe Basin announced it would open on Friday, the earliest opening in its 64-year history. Loveland opened for skiing today, its earliest opening in 40 years.
http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_13498572 

Thanks to Vern Peterman in Aurora, CO for this link

Snow Piling Up from Oregon to Dakotas – several feet in some areas - Portions of southern Montana, northern Wyoming and eastern Idaho will bear the brunt of the storm as it moves eastward from northern Utah over the central High Plains.

Between 6 and 12 inches is expected by Monday evening in areas such as Yellowstone National Park, Livingston, Montana and Sheridan, Wyoming.

More than a foot of snow is expected at elevations over 5,000 or 6,000 feet, while a few of east- and northeast-facing slopes could pick up several feet.

Lesser accumulations are expected from eastern Oregon through central and northern Wyoming and eventually the western Dakotas.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=westusnews

Thanks to tommchart for this link

Possible record-breaking cold in northern portions of United States
SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO AND SW MONTANA LATE SUN AND MON... EAST TO NE WINDS … SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE CREATING VERY STRONG WINDS ... ATMOSPHERE WILL COOL … AND SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER.

HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST … THE NEW-FOUND CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS ... INDICATE THAT A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC... STRETCHING NORTH WELL INTO ALASKA.

A VERY PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ... BRINGING COLD... ARCTIC AIR SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES OF CANADA INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES ... AND BRINGING A RECORD BREAKING COLD AIRMASS ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA BY FRIDAY MORNING … THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

GIVEN HOW ANOMALOUS THIS TYPE OF PATTERN IS FOR EARLY OCTOBER ... CURRENT FORECAST MAY NEED TO BE TEN DEGREES COLDER...IF NOT MORE ... IN ADDITION ...A WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT MAY BE POSSIBLE COME FRIDAY.

 http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/display_special_product_versions.php?pil=AFD&sid=MSO

Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

109-year-old record tied for Denver - The temperature at Denver Intnl Airport dropped to 31 degrees this morning. Ties record for Oct 3 set in 1900.

http://www.wunderground.com/US/CO/034.html#REC

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Two to four feet of snow possible - Big Horn Mts, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM … WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY WET SNOWFALL TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH ADJACENT FOOTHILLS ... INCLUDING COOKE CITY … MAY ALSO AFFECT SOUTHEAST PORTION OF MONTANA ... SUCH HEAVY EARLY SEASON SNOW HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES CAUSING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES...WITH NOTICEABLY LESS ON WEST FACING SLOPES.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MT&prodtype=warnings 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record low temps possible in New Mexico - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM ... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON... ESPANOLA...SANTA FE...MORIARTY... ESTANCIA... RATON...LAS VEGAS

VERY DRY AIR...LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL RESULT IN A HARD
FREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...THE SANTA FE AREA...AND THE ESTANCIA VALLEY. A HARD FREEZE IS ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RATON AND LAS VEGAS..

RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE AT FARMINGTON... ESPANOLA AND SANTA FE THIS MORNING.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NM&prodtype=warnings

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Morning temp sets new record in Michigan - “It was colder this morning in Port Huron than it has been in more than seven decades.

“The Port Huron waste water treatment plant recorded a temperature of 32 degrees at 8 a.m., one degree colder than the record low set Oct. 1, 1935, according to information from the National Weather Service in Oakland County’s White Lake Township.

“Today’s temperature is expected to reach 59 degrees. The average high for Oct. 1 is 67 degrees in Port Huron.”
http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20091001/NEWS05/91001005/Morning-temp-sets-new-record

Thanks to Craig Adkins, Benjamin Napier, Harvey M. Haeberle and Steven Woodcock for this link

Record low Central Florida - Daytona Beach Intnl Airport reported a low of 58 degrees. That tied the previous record set in 2001. On average, temperatures drop below 60 degrees for the first time on Oct. 18.”
http://www.wesh.com/weather/21169384/detail.html
Thanks to Charles Patrick and Steven Woodcock for this link

Chance of snow in Vermont - "This Afternoon: A chance of snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

"Tonight: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible."
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.544239285537394&lon=-72.81429290771484&site=btv&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en

Thanks to Brian Gettig for this link

Heavy snow in northern Utah mountains - UNSEASONABLY COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM … A ROBUST COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING ... FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE SEASON … THIS WARNING IS FOR THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET… SNOW WILL CONTINUE... HEAVY AT TIMES... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING… TRAVELERS OVER ROADS SUCH AS GUARDSMAN PASS...THE MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...AND HIGHWAY 39 NEAR MONTE CRISTO SHOULD PREPARE FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=UT&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow down to 4000-foot level in Cascades - A transition from mild summer-like conditions to much cooler weather will begin today, says the National Weather Service. Snow is expected at the 4,500-foot level (at the passes) in the Cascades today, then around 4,000 feet tonight.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/or.html

Wyoming – First hard freeze of season expected tonight - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY... LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S...WITH SOME LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER AND AT TYPICALLY COLDER LOCATIONS SEEING THE FIRST HARD FREEZE OF THE SEASON … INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... HARRISON... CHADRON... ALLIANCE ...  SCOTTSBLUFF...GERING... HARRISBURG... BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD... KIMBALL... SIDNEY... DOUGLAS... GLENROCK...LUSK...WHEATLAND... GUERNSEY... TORRINGTON... CHEYENNE...PINE BLUFFS
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NE&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Cold front,  powerful cold front,  blustery cold front next week
Lots of cold all over the country.

Midwest: A blustery cold front marches across the area through Monday.

Northeast: A powerful cold front blows through the region Monday whipping up winds and producing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cooler than average highs should persist throughout the remainder of the week. 

South: A blustery cold front drops through the South Monday stalling in central Florida and southern Texas Tuesday.

West: A cold front enters the Northwest coast Monday and will eventually bring colder air to the entire western half of the country during the upcoming week.

          “Powerful, blustery cold fronts already appearing in early Autumn. 
           Hmmmm....,” says reader Josh Cooley
See The Weather Channel

Denali's Eielson Center buried under two feet of snow

"Eielson Visitor Center in Denali National Park was buried under two feet of snow Tuesday, according to Kris Fister, a public affairs officer at the park.

"Despite the snow at Eielson, which is at an elevation of 3,733 feet, Denali Park Road remains open to private vehicles to the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30. Visitors are advised to call ahead for weather and road information, as conditions can change rapidly at this time of the year."
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/interior/story/946639.html

Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Heavy snow likely over Rockies Front Range - HEAVY SNOW LIKELY OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE AND THE PALMER DIVIDE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS…  SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET... ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE WEDS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. 
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CO&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund and Josh Cooley for this link

'Fall was cancelled and we've gone straight to winter' - Southern Wyoming this morning has already seen upward of 2 inches of snow, said Don Day Jr. of DayWeather, the Coloradoan's weather service. Parts of Larimer County above 7,500 feet saw snow this morning, including Red Feather Lakes and Glacier View Meadows. Snow may fall on Fort Collins later this week
 

"Fall was cancelled and we've gone straight to winter," he said as a joke.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090921/UPDATES01/90921015/1002/NEWS01/
Snow+may+fall+on +Fort+Collins+later+this+week

Freeze watch for Nevada - A NORTHERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL PERSIST FOR A COUPLE DAYS OVER THE STATE AND BRING SOME COLD AIR INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. THERE WILL BE SOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS TONIGHT... MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NV&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Nightly dustings of snow in Central Rockies – Email from a reader
“Here in the Central Rockies we've been getting nightly dustings of snow on the peaks with 3-4 inches falling two nights ago on Mt. Bross and Mt. Lincoln in Park County, CO, and peak Autumn foliage is only a week or so away.  

Some of my autumn shots can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/retroproxy/3921271069/
Thanks to Josh Cooley for this info

Freeze warning in northern Maine - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT... FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE... CARIBOU... VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE... CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN... MILLINOCKET... EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON... HODGDON... SHERMAN... SMYRNA MILLS... DANFORTH...VANCEBORO... TOPSFIELD
http://www.talkweather.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52420

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Frost advisory for Caribou, ME - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY... LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 30S LATE TONIGHT...WITH AREAS OF FROST FORMING.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ME&prodtype=warnings

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

First White Christmas in Years - Email from a reader in Washington
Hi Robert,
I live in Vancouver Washington. The foothills to the east have been of interest to those of us that watch them in the winter. I think that is one person. In the past we could go two or three years and not see any snow on them and when it did snow it lasted just a few days and it was gone.

Well, the last two years it snowed in November (I think, I didn't note when it started). However, I did note when the snow was all gone. Would you believe in late June? This last year was the first White Christmas that I have seen in more years then I can remember. This coming winter has me somewhat concerned. I do a large rural paper route in the lower part of the hills and last year was about the most snow I can handle.

Thanks for all of the good work you do. 

Robert Smith

It really did snow down to 6000'! - From "Turns All Year," a trip report from Paradise Glacier on Mt. Rainier: "It really did snow down to 6000' and there really was 1-2 feet of it up high!" 

http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=14017.0
Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link

Freeze Warning in Maine - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM EDT SUNDAY … STRONG HIGH PRESSURE FROM NORTHERN QUEBEC WILL SETTLE OVER NORTHWEST MAINE TONIGHT… AIR TEMPERATURES MAY FALL TO FREEZING OR SLIGHTLY BELOW OVER THE ALLAGASH... WESTERN ST JOHN AND WESTERN AROOSTOOK RIVER VALLEYS... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH... CLAYTON LAKE... MADAWASKA... FORT KENT... FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK... CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN. 

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ME&prodtype=warnings 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

South Bend - Third coldest August 31 on record
Hello Robert,
Here is a brief synopsis of August temps here in South Bend.

8/31 - Third lowest temperature for the date in South Bend, IN. The record low is 40°, the 2nd lowest is 42° and 8/31/09 reached 43°.

In August, we had more days where the high didn't break 65°(4) and days that made it down into the 40's(3) than we had days in the 90's(2). The average high was 2.2° below normal, the average low was 1.3° degrees below normal and the mean temperature was 1.5° below normal despite a stretch of 12 straight days with 80+ temperatures. It was also the 6th wettest August on record here with over 7 inches of rain, 3+ inches above normal.
Regards,
David Klink

“Impressive Late Summer Cold” Across the Carolinas and Georgia
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - IMPRESSIVE LATE SUMMER COLD AIR DAMMING REMAINS INTACT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH  TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 7-10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE… LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 60S INLAND TO THE LOWER 70S ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... ANOMALOUS COLD AIR DAMMING PATTERN LOOKS TO STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY … LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ANOTHER COOL DAY FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER.

http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=CHS&product=AFD&form at=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=off
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Frost threat for Great Lakes and Northeast - A strong ridge of high pressure stretching from the Plains will bring frost threats to the Great Lakes and Northeast tonight, with lows expected to drop into the 30s.

August Ends With Near-Record Cold in Chicago  - The record low for Aug. 31
is 47 degrees, set in 1872.  Overnight Sunday into Monday, the nippy readings
were close, and in some areas even lower.
See August Ends With Near-Record Cold in Chicago

Frost advisory across Northern Minnesota - OVERNIGHT LOW TEMP EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 32 TO 37 ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. ...TEMPERATURES AT GROUND LEVEL CAN EASILY REACH BELOW THE FREEZING LEVEL. THE MOST WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO TWO HARBORS...INCLUDING BIGFORK...
INTERNATIONAL FALLS...HIBBING...ELY...SILVER BAY AND GRAND PORTAGE.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MN&prodtype=warnings

Record Low Max Temps across Wisconsin- 29 Aug 09
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI

                                     MAX        OLD MAX     YEAR
CITY                           TEMP       TEMP

RHINELANDER          54                59                  1965

ANTIGO                       55                57                  1903

MERRILL(TIED)         58                58                  1915

APPLETON(TIED)      61                61                 1982

OSHKOSH(TIED)       63                63                  1929 

Thanks to David Christian for this info

Record low in International Falls, MN - RECORD LOW TEMP OF 34 DEGREES SET AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN TODAY. BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 35 SET IN 2007.

Thanks to David Christian for this info

August in New Hampshire – Temperatures dropping into the 30s
It will feel like mid to end-September – "Great," says this reader. "Obviously the CO2 emissions are so bad they are killing the sun! We need to revert back to more holistic means of traveling such as walking and jogging to save the sun and thus, save ourselves and the planet!"

"Actually the last time we had low amount of sunspot was in 1912," says another reader.  "And may I ask you? What sank that year? and what made it sink?"
See August in New Hampshire – Temperatures dropping into the 30s

Record Low Temperatures in 15 states
   Robert, The National news media as well as the local news is just flat out refusing
    to report this. Let it be a record high and it’s on the TV and radio every 15 minutes! 
    Thanks as always David Christian
See Record lows in 15 states - 24 Aug 09

Record Low El Dorado, AR - RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE IN
EL DORADO 57 … BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 58 SET IN 1923

Record Low Apalachicola, FL - RECORD LOW OF 66 DEGREES THIS
MORNING AT APALACHICOLA. BREAKS  OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 1981.

Record Low Jacksonville Fl  - RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES
SET AT JACKSONVILLE TODAY. TIES OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 2001.

Record Low Greenwood, MS - RECORD LOW  OF 57 DEGREES SET AT GREENWOOD THIS MORNING...  BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 60 DEGREES SET IN 1956.

Record Low Vicksburg, MS - RECORD LOW OF 55 DEGREES SET AT VICKSBURG THIS MORNING... TIES OLD RECORD OF 55 DEGREES SET IN 1956.

Record lows over the weekend in 9 states

     Thanks to David Christian for this info

Record Low Montgomery, AL - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS SET AT MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING… BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 62 SET IN 1930.

Record cold in South Bend,  IN - RECORD COLD MAX TEMP OF 64 DEGREES AT SOUTH BEND TODAY. BREAKS  OLD RECORD OF 66 DEGREES SET IN 1970.

     As an aside, South Bend averages seventeen days of ninety degrees or higher in
     June, July and August. Assuming we do not reach ninety again in August, we will
     have had four ninety degree days during summer's peak, twice in June and twice in
    August.
Thanks to David Klink for this info

Record Low Max Bowling Green, KY - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

IN BOWLING GREEN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY

WAS 75 DEGREES… TIES 75 DEGREES FOR THIS DATE SET IN 1949.

Record Low North Little Rock, AR - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES SET AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK

TODAY. BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 64 SET IN 1997.

Record Low Joplin, MO - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

RECORD LOW 53 DEGREES SET AT JOPLIN MO TODAY… TIES OLD RECORD OF 53 SET IN 1949

Record Rainfall in Joplin, MO - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.45 INCHES WAS SET AT JOPLIN MO TODAY… BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 2.44 SET IN 2007.

Record Low  North Platte, NE - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 44 DEGREES WAS SET AT NORTH PLATTE NE YESTERDAY… BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 46 SET IN 2004.

Record Low North Platte, NE - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE 44 DEGREES SET AT NORTH PLATTE TODAY.

BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 46 DEGREES SET IN 2004.

Record Low Houghton Lake, MN - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN HOUGHTON LAKE … ONLY REACHED 64 DEGREES… A NEW RECORD FOR THE DATE...BREAKING THE OLD

RECORD OF 65 DEGREES SET IN 1975.

Record Low at Gaylord and Traverse City, MI - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE GAYLORD …ONLY REACHED 61 DEGREES… TIES RECORD FOR THE DATE... SET IN 1923.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN TRAVERSE CITY …ONLY REACHED 62 DEGREES... TIES RECORD FOR THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE … FROM 1926.

Record Rainfall in Duluth, MN - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.89 INCHES SET AT DULUTH MN YESTERDAY.

Record Low Temperature in Wichita - The temperature dropped to 53 early
Saturday, a new record low for this date. The previous record was 56 in 1961.

http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/54128457.html. 

Thanks to Bryant Blake for this link

“Where did summer go?” asks NOAA - Wyoming temperatures 10-20 degrees below normal - Casper on pace for coolest summer on record
Low temperatures in Wyoming last weekend were 10-20 degrees below average.  Snow fell generally above 9000 feet with a few inches in the Bighorns above 10000 feet. Brrr! 
See “Where did summer go?” asks NOAA

Record Low Casper, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

 A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 37 DEGREES WAS SET AT CASPER WY YESTERDAY. ..BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 39 SET IN 1987.

Record Low Seligman, AZ  - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF, AZ

Record low temp in Seligman of  37 breaks old record of 40 set in 1980

Record Rainfall Amarillo, TX - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.30 INCHES WAS SET AT AMARILLO ON AUGUST 17TH… BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.65 SET IN 1904.

Record rainfall in Amarillo, TX for entire month of August - AS OF AUGUST 17 …TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2009 IN AMARILLO IS 8.00 INCHES… EXCEEDS PREVIOUS RECORD FOR AUGUST OF 7.55 INCHES SET IN 1974. WITH TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE MONTH AND MORE RAIN EXPECTED...THIS … TOTAL WILL LIKELY INCREASE. RECORD PRECIPITATION FOR ANY MONTH IN AMARILLO IS 10.73 INCHES AND OCCURRED IN JULY 1965.

Record Low Temperatures in seven states!
        Thanks to reader David Christian for this info.

Record Low Maximum Grand Forks ND - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE GRAND FORKS INTL AIRPORT YESTERDAY... BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 2002...1980...1975...1956...1950. RECORDS  DATE BACK TO 194.

Record Low Alamosa, CO - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... THE LOW IN ALAMOSA AUGUST 17TH WAS 33 DEGREES... BREAKING OLD RECORD OF 36 SET IN 1987.

Record Lows in Utah - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... RECORD LOW MAX TEMPERATURES IN UTAH FOR AUGUST 17.

STATION                         NEW RECORD        OLD RECORD          YEAR 

ALTA                                      37      TIED                37                        1976

BRIGHAM CITY                   40                               43                         1960

UTAH TEST RANGE           44                               51                         1995

RECORD LOW MIN TEMPERATURES IN UTAH FOR AUGUST 17.

STATION                         NEW RECORD        OLD RECORD          YEAR 

DUCHESNE                         74      TIED                  74                          2000

Record Low Pocatello, ID - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 38 DEGREES SET AT POCATELLO IDAHO REGIONAL AIRPORT THIS MORNING. .. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 40 DEGREES SET IN 1985.

Record Low Lander, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 38 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANDER WY YESTERDAY...BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 39 SET IN 1893.

Record Low Casper, WY - THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 36 DEGREES AT CASPER TIED RECORD SET IN 2002

Record Low Rome, OR -  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES WAS SET AT ROME, OR YESTERDAY. BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 44 SET IN 1960.

Record Low Rome, OR - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 37 DEGREES WAS SET AT ROME, OR YESTERDAY. BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 46 SET IN 1987.

Record Lows in Nevada - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV ......RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES SET THIS MORNING...

STATION         MIN TEMPERATURE      OLD RECORD      YEAR(S)

ELY                             30                                     34                        1902 

WINNEMUCCA       35                                     35                       1976, 1972, 1954 

EUREKA                    35                                     35                       1987

Record Low High Omak, WA - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ... THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT OMAK … WAS 63 DEGREES… SETS RECORD FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE… PREVIOUS RECORD OF 66 DEGREES SET IN 1968. RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT OMAK SINCE 1931.

Record Low Temperatures in five states!
     “Once again the National NO-NEWS-MEDIA
       refuses to report on this!” says reader David Christian.

Record-breaking Cold in Colorado - A strong storm system drove unseasonably chilly August air into Colorado on Sunday and Monday (Aug 16 and 17).  On Sunday morning, the temperature at Grand Junction fell to 48 degrees - smashing the previous daily record low of 51 set in 1968.  Denver International Airport plunged to a record-tying low of 47 on the 16th.

South of Grand Junction, the temperature in Alamosa dropped to “an invigorating 34!”
http://www.examiner.com/x-7324-Coastal-Carolina-Weather-Examiner~y2009m8d17-National-Weath er-Highlight-for-8--17--09-Record-cold-temperatures-chill-Colorados-Rockies

Record Low in Rawlins, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY ... A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES WAS SET AT RAWLINS WY AIRPORT TODAY… BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 37 SET IN 1968.

Record Low temps in Northern Arizona - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF, AZ ...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA

BAGDAD, AZ   56  (Ties 1949)

PETRIFIED FOREST, AZ      51 (Ties 1978)

Another record low in Rawlins, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY ... A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 38 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE RAWLINS WY AIRPORT TODAY. THE OLD RECORD OF 38 SET IN 1968.

Record High Minimum Grand Forks, ND - 16 Aug 09 -  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... 

Record low maximum Salt Lake City, UT  - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT ... RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES REPORTED IN UTAH FOR AUGUST 16TH..

ALPINE, UT               72                Breaks old record of 76 set in 2005

ALTA, UT                  57                Breaks old record of 61 set in 1990

...RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES REPORTED IN UTAH FOR AUGUST 16TH..

ALTA, UT                                   41      Ties 1990

CEDAR CITY AIRPORT, UT   45      Ties 1954

SPANISH FORK, UT                 44      Breaks old record of 46 set in 1987

Record low in Cedar City, UT  -  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  ...  A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES SET AT CEDAR CITY  ...TIES OLD RECORD OF 45 SET IN 1954. 

Record low temperature tied in Denver CO - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO ... THE TEMPERATURE AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DROPPED TO 47 DEGREES... TIES RECORD SET IN 1978.

Another Record High Minimum Grand Forks, ND - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ... A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WAS SET AT  GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT… BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 2003. 

Record Low Report Alamosa, CO - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO

THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN ALAMOSA THIS MORNING HAS BEEN 32 DEGREES. . . BREAKS OLD RECORD LOW FOR AUGUST 10TH...OF 38 DEGREES...SET IN 1996 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

Record High Minimum Colorado Springs, CO - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO ... A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLORADO  SPRINGS TODAY… BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 64 SET IN 1979 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

THE 67 DEGREE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TODAY TIES THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST...LAST SET ON AUGUST 3RD 2008.

Frost Advisory for Pueblo, CO - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY... FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM MONDAY… FOR DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- INCLUDING... CENTER... DEL NORTE... ALAMOSA... MONTE VISTA... MANASSA... LA JARA... ANTONITO... SANFORD... SAN LUIS...FORT GARLAND... BLANCA

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=COZ071&warncounty=COC021&firewx zone=COZ224&local_place1=3+Miles+NNE+Sanford+CO&product1=Frost+Advisory

Thanks to David Christian for this link

       “It’s amazing the national news media flat out refuses to report the news when it doesn't fit their agenda!” says David

Unseasonably early snowstorm expected in Big Horn Mountains
Winter Weather Advisory - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY

AN UNSEASONABLY EARLY SNOWSTORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9000 FEET TODAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS EAST ACROSS THE AREA... WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES AT 9000 FEET ALONG WITH UP TO 6 TO 7 INCHES AT 10000 FEET.

ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL.

CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DRAMATICALLY COLDER AND WET WEATHER TODAY.

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Winter
Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

Yellowstone National Park – 40% chance of snow

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?minlon=-116.65&maxlon=-110.4&minlat=40.65 &maxlat=45.6&mapwidth=354&site=pih&map.x=322&map.y=74 

Thanks to David Christian for this link

Snow possible in Idaho and Montana - Much cooler weather will accompany a storm system moving across the northern U.S. this weekend. At night, lows will be in the 40s over much of eastern Idaho. The exceptions will be in mountainous areas and the Arco Desert where lows will be in the 25 to 35 degree range. Don't be surprised if some light snow occurs on the highest peaks.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=pih&img=2
Thanks to David Christian for this link  

Frost Advisory - Medford OR - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... BEATTY... BLY...CHEMULT.. .CRESCENT... GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ORZ030&warncounty=ORC035&firewx zone=ORZ624&local_place1=3+Miles+ENE+Bly+OR&product1=Frost+Advisory

Thanks to David Christian and Chuck Clancy for this link
     "This time in the lower 48 in mid August!" says Chuck.

Interior Alaska hit by early August frost - "FAIRBANKS — An early frost hopscotched across the Tanana Valley destroying unprotected garden produce and flowers wherever it touched down Wednesday morning.

"Gretchen Kerndt of Basically Basil, off Herried Road, said Wednesday morning’s frost is the earliest she has ever seen.

"Matthew Kidwell, a weather forecaster with the National Weather Service, confirmed that morning lows across the Interior dropped below freezing in some locations. Only one record was set — the overnight low temperature at Eielson Air Force Base of 30 surpassed the old record of 32 set in 1969.

"Coldest spots: Goldstream Valley, 25; Salcha, 25; Denali Park Headquarters, 26; 42-Mile Steese Highway, 28; Healy, 29; Eielson Air Force Base, 30; University of Alaska Fairbanks West Ridge, 31; and Fort Yukon, 32.

"Below-freezing temperatures in early August fortunately aren’t a common occurrence, but they have happened before." (40 years ago)

http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/interior-alaska-gets-hit-by-early-august-fro st/
Thanks to Lance Appleby for this link

Coldest July on record for the nine-state Midwest region, based on preliminary data.  The average temperature for the region was 68.0 degrees, 4.7 degrees below normal. The previous record was 68.9 degrees in 1992, according to Mike Timlin, Regional Climatologist with the NOAA Midwestern Regional Climate Center.

It was the coldest July on record for Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa; the second coldest on record for Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and Wisconsin; the third coldest in Minnesota; and the fourth coldest on record for Missouri. Records for the region date back 114 years.

Timlin says that more than 400 record low minimum temperatures and 1,300 record low maximum temperatures (lowest high temperature) were set during July across the nine-state region.

Many locations in the central Midwest did not reach 90 degrees at all during the month. Typically, the number of days with temperatures reaching 90 degrees or above ranges from 10 to 15 from southern Missouri eastward through Kentucky, and three to five in the northern third of the region. 

International Falls, MN did not report a single day 80 degrees or higher, and experienced its coldest July on record with an average temperature of 58.8 degrees, breaking the old record of 59.4 degrees set in 1992.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=apx&storyid=30159&source=0

Thanks to David Christian for this link

Record low temp in Watertown, NY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 43 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERTOWN NY

TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 43 SET IN 1989.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=buf&product=RER&issuedby=ART&format=c i&version=1
Thanks to John Renahan for this link

Snow expected over NW mountains in Wyoming
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON, WY
SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY ...  SNOW LEVEL BETWEEN 8500 AND 9500 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 9000 TO 10000 FEET.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=WYZ001&warncounty=WYC039&firewx zone=WYZ140&local_place1=Yellowstone+National+Park+
WY&product1=Hazardous+Weather+O utlook

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Frost advisory Medford, OR - In early August!
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES TO DROP DOWN TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S.

NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES- NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... TULELAKE... DORRIS... BEATTY... BLY... CHEMULT... CRESCENT... GILCHRIST... SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ORZ031&warncounty=ORC037&firewx zone=ORZ625&local_place1=5+Miles+ENE+Paisley+OR&product1=Frost+Advisory

Thanks to David Christian for this link

Below normal July temps in Jacksonville
Robert,
July in Jacksonville FL wasn't the coolest but we were 1.7 degrees below normal for the month. Strange thing as well is that their (National Weather Service) data is missing for April and May 09 when you try and access it. 

Thanks, David Christian

ROCHESTER...
...PERIOD OF RECORD 138 YEARS (1872 TO PRESENT)
...COOLEST JULY IN 125 YEARS (66.2)...2ND COOLEST EVER (TO 65.4 IN 1884).
...COOLEST JUNE-JULY COMBO EVER (64.9). NEXT WAS 65.1 IN 1992.
...COOLEST YEARLY MAX TEMP EVER THROUGH JULY...86 ON 6/25.
...FEWEST 80+ DAYS THROUGH JULY..12. NORM 35. (PREV MIN 15 IN 1926)
...FEWEST 86+ DAYS THROUGH JULY..1. NORM 15. (PRV MIN 2 IN 1958,2004)
...FEWEST COOLING DEGREE DAYS THROUGH JULY...144. NORM 356.


BUFFALO FULL RECORD...
...PERIOD OF RECORD 138 YEARS (1872 TO PRESENT).
...6TH COOLEST JULY EVER (66.9). COOLEST WAS 65.2 IN 1884.

BUFFALO AIRPORT
...PERIOD OF RECORD 67 YEARS (1943 TO PRESENT).
...2ND COOLEST JULY (66.9). COOLEST WAS 66.8 IN 1992.
...2ND COOLEST JUNE-JULY COMBO (65.7). COOLEST WAS 65.1 IN 1992.
...COOLEST YEARLY MAX TEMP THROUGH JULY...85 ON 6/25. TIES 1996.
...FEWEST 80+ DAYS THROUGH JULY...9. NORM 32. (PREV MIN 14 IN 2004)
...FEWEST 86+ DAYS THROUGH JULY...0. NORM 10. (TIES 0 IN 1996).
...FEWEST COOLING DEGREE DAYS THROUGH JULY...154. NORM 336.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/products/080109pns.htm
Thanks to John Renahan for this link

All-time cold July in central Illinois - Email from reader
We here in central Illinois according to the U.S. weather bureau in Peoria set an all-time cold July. I have slept with a quilt nearly every night during the month. Normally only a sheet would be required. I used to live in northeastern Minnesota near Ely for several years and I can say I felt as though I was there again. That’s 640 miles north of here! If this jet steam continues through this winter it could possibly be -30, -40, and -50 degrees below instead of the -10 and sometimes -20 that Illinois gets. Not a pretty picture for the land of Lincoln.

Dan Toel

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
AUG 1 2009...ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST JULY AT SOUTH BEND...
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 2009 WAS 68.3 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD COLD JULY WAS 68.5 SET IN 1996.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
AUG 1 2009...ALL TIME RECORD COLD JULY SET AT FORT WAYNE...
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 2009 WAS 68.9 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 69.7 DEGREES SET IN 1967.

In New York, this could be the coolest summer on record - For just the second time in 140 years, the temperature in Central Park failed to reach 90 in either June or July.
 

“Depending on Friday’s high," says this article in the New York Times, "this was the second or third coolest June and July recorded in New York. If August follows the same pattern — and the latest forecast through midmonth predicts that it will — this could be the coolest summer on record.”
 

“In the end, this will have been the coolest June and July since either 1903 or 1881.”

“One reason for the record-breaking low temperatures was the record-breaking rainfall and accompanying cloud cover. The deluge of more than 16 inches (twice the average amount) made it the second wettest June and July on record, edging 1928. The wettest June and July was 1975, with more than 19 inches.”

See all of this article by Sam Roberts

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/nyregion/01hot.html?partner=rss

Thanks to Dan Welch for this link

Record low in Colorado Springs - 31 Jul 09 – Email from reader

Hi Robert;

Here in Colorado Springs we set a record low temperature yesterday (July 30th.) of 48 degrees. We usually enjoy sunny and mild weather this time of year, but the past week has been unusually cool and wet. Our average temperature for the day yesterday was 54 degrees, a remarkable 16 degrees below the normal average of 70 for this date. Many of my friends had their furnaces come on.  Some of the higher mountains north of us received measurable snowfall (above 12,000 feet). Such snowfalls aren't terribly unusual for mid to late June. However, they are all but unheard of in late July. 

I noticed on a short hike in a lowland county park this morning that patches of leaves on a number of the cottonwoods had turned yellow already.  Sometimes you see this in late August, but not late July.  I was thinking this might be because of lower TSI and cooler weather.

Sincerely,

Jay Curtis
http://www.accuweather.com/us/co/colorado%20springs/80901/forecast-climo.asp?
partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipChg=1&metric=0

One of the coolest, wettest Julys on record in Paducah - Through and including July 27, the average monthly temperature at Paducah was 74.9 degrees. The long-term average July monthly temperature is 78.8. … it appears this will be one of the ten coolest Julys at Paducah. The three coolest Julys are 74.3 in 1967, 75.0 in 1950, and 75.7 in 1971. The coolest July average temperature on record is 74.3 in 1967. 

EVANSVILLE: Through and including July 27, the average monthly temperature at Evansville was 73.1 degrees. The long-term average for July is 78.5. …it appears this will be one of the ten coolest Julys at Evansville. The three coolest Julys are 72.8 in 1947, 73.4 in 1967, and 74.2 in 1950. The record coolest July average temperature is 72.8 in 1947.

July, 2009 will also  be one of the ten wettest at Paducah. Through and including the 28th, the rainfall at Paducah was 8.08 inches. This ranks as the fifth wettest July at Paducah, with more rain likely. Fourth wettest was 8.68 (in 1938), third wettest was 9.14 (in 1958), second wettest was 9.28 (1928), and the record was 12.47 (in 1972).

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=pah&storyid=29915&source=0

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record low July temps in Indianapolis - The average maximum temperature so far in July is the lowest of record at 79.0 degrees.  

The average temperature for the first 29 days of July is 70.9 degrees…4.6 degrees below normal ... the second coolest of record and the lowest since 1947. 

Indianapolis has seen only 3 days with a temperature of 85 degrees or higher. This has never happened since weather records began in 1871. The previous record was 7 days set in 1875.
 

This July has already set a record for the number of days not reaching 80 degrees. There have been 13 through the 27th.  We may add a day or two more to this total.   The average is 5. The previous record of 12 occurred in 1909 and 1915.  During July a record low maximum temperature was set on the 4th, 19th, and 23rd.  

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=29929&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Coldest July on record in Cincinnati and Dayton - 30 Jul 09
Third coldest July on record in Columbus   

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/iln/headline.php?head=1
Thanks to David Christian for this link

Illinois corn crop maturing late because of cool weather - 29 Jul 09 – You’ll have to watch the moaning about near record heat in the northwest. (After all, the Weather Channel believes in man-made global warming.) But then you’ll come to the story about how this summer's very cool weather could mean a less bountiful corn harvest this fall...
http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=4276&from=news_top_video
Thanks to Michael Harman in Fort Worth for this link

Coldest July on record in Chicago and Rockford, IL - “Rockford is currently on track to have the coldest July ever on record, currently (through July 26th) running nearly 2.5F colder than the previous coldest July on record. In Chicago, this has been the coldest July since the official recording station was moved away from the lakefront. Even when including the years before 1942, there are only 3 years that had colder Julys to date.

“One of the remarkable things about this July are the number of days with highs temperatures in the 60s and 70s.”

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=29889&source=0

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

New York City on Track for 2^nd Coolest July since 1869 - This month is on track to be the second coolest July on record in New York City since 1869. So far, July's average daily temperature is 71.7 degrees, some 4.4 degrees below normal. Below average temperatures have occurred on 18 out of the 20 days this month, with no above-normal temperatures.

Central Park has only reached 85 degrees once this summer and has not yet reached 90 degrees. If this continues, it will be the first year since 1996 where 90 degrees was not reached during June or July.

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/new_york_city_on_track_for_its.html

Thanks to Travis Hill for this link

     “We're already at the peak of summer,” says Travis. “In 2 to 3 weeks, temps
      will start to transition to the cooler end of things.”

Record low temperatures in 31 states - 183 new records
AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI,
MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN,
TX, VA, WI, WV.
And where is the media in this?  The deception continues...........
See Record low temperatures in 31 states -19 Jul