Monday’s flakes will be replaced by
plain old rain later today, as the main disturbance
responsible for all of our precipitation slides over the
area by evening. Above freezing air will return to State
College thanks to a retreating backdoor cold front (so
named because it moves in from our north rather than from
the west) that yesterday allowed cooler air to spill into
Pennsylvania. Following tonight’s rain, another cold
front will swing through, making for a cooler walk to
classes for the rest of the week.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Four-day forecast
Today: Not as cold with rain beginning around noon. High 42.
Tonight: Rain changing to snow flurries by morning. Low 34.
Tomorrow: Windy and colder. High 45, low 29.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 47, Low 32.
Friday: Increasing clouds; a PM shower likely. High 47.
Regional temperature map
Legend: SU(Sunny), PS(Partly Sunny), MC(Mostly Cloudy),
CY(Cloudy), HZ(Hazy), RN (Rain), RS (Rain/Snow),
SH(Showers), SN (Snow), SF (Snow Flurries), I(Ice), TS
(Thunderstorms).
On This Date In... 1913
Even as we prepare for rain today, it will not come close to the peak of the Ohio River Basin flood. Ten inch rains over a wide area of the Ohio River Basin inundated cities in Ohio, drowning 467 persons, and causing 147 million dollars damage. The Miami River at Dayton reached a level eight feet higher than ever before. The flood, caused by warm weather and heavy rains, was the second mostly deadly of record for the nation.
(David Ludlum)
Current Weather Highlight
Even though the last few weeks of March 2002 seem to be abnormally winter-like, here are some March statistics for over 100 years of history:
Mean Temperature (2002): 38.00 F
Highest Mean Temperature (1945): 49.16 F
Lowest Mean Temperature (1960): 25.82 F
Snowiest March (1942) : 47.5 in.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 50 degrees
Record high: 78 degrees in 1939
Normal low: 29 degrees
Record low: 14 degrees in 1983
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
March precipitation: 2.30
Normal March precip: 3.40 inches
March temp. departure: +2.74 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 6:30 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:03 a.m.
| Credits: |
| Joel Gratz, Tiffaney Stoy, Mike Szescila., Danielle Shepard, and Andrea Rich |
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