* 2 below zero was the coldest temperature in the lower 48 states this morning at Diamond Lake, Wisconsin. I believe that is the first time I have ever seen that location take the honor.
* 45 below was the lowest in Selawik, Alaska.
* 60 below zero was the wind chill in good old Deadhorse and 64 below in Nuiqsut, Alaska.
* 12 to 20 inches is how much new snow is expected over parts of Southern Arizona above 6,500 feet elevation. The NWS/Tucson has a Winter Storm Warning for that area and they also warn of near blizzard conditions.
* 4 to 8 inches of additional snow is expected in the mountains of Los Angeles County. A second heavy snow event is expected on Wednesday and Thursday that will dump an additional 2 to 4 feet.
* 56 inches is the snow depth at Valdez, Alaska. They get a whole lot more snow over on that west side of Alaska that many other areas. There were 18 inches on the ground at Anchorage. Anchorage has received 33 inches so far this season–about 7 inches below average.
* 104 inches of snow now on top of Eagle Crest in Western Alaska in the general vicinity of Juneau.
* A high of 120 or above has been recorded on all the continents of the world except Antarctica. 58 is the record for Antarctica.
* 14,495 feet is the elevation of Mt. Whitney, California–the highest point in the lower 48. Ironically, only about 80 air miles away is the lowest spot in the country–Death Valley with an elevation several hundred feet below sea level.
* 96 degrees is the highest sea surface temperature (water temperature) ever recorded in the world. It was on August 5, 1924 recorded by the ship S.S. Frankenfels in the Persian Gulf. Don’t you know a hurricane would love that! That would be like a little kid in an ice cream store.
* 118 is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Iowa. It was on July 20, 1934 at Keokuk. That was during the Dust Bowl years. That is also 6 degrees hotter than Alabama’s all-time high of 112 in September 1925 at Centreville.
* 118 is also the hottest temperature ever in Washington State. Ironically, it occurred at Ice Harbor Dam.
* 31.89 inches (1079mb) is the highest sea level pressure recorded in the world. It was on January 23, 1900 at Barnaul, Siberia.
* 0.03 is the average annual rain amount at Arica, Chile. They recorded no rain at all in 19 years and they once went 14 years in a row with no measurable rain.
* 800,000 is how many acres of forest was severely damaged by a major ice storm on March 2, 1960 in NE Alabama. DeKalb County was one of the hardest hit areas and ice was on the ground for up to 9 days after the storm.
* 102 was the temperature in Port-Au-Prince at noon today Alabama time. They are expecting 89 tomorrow and 91 on Thursday. The heat index is running about 4 degrees hotter than the temperature. It is too bad those millions of folks have to suffer with such weather after one of the greatest natural disasters in history.
* 115 degrees is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada at Gleichen, Alberta on July 28, 1903.
* 99 was the temperature in Galeao/Rio, Brazil at midday. Remember, they are in mid summer.
