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A couple of weeks ago I made a graphic on this blog detailing the top snowstorms of March throughout Little Rock weather history. Number one on the list was March 17, 1892. 117 years ago, Little Rock had 8 inches of snow with a high temperature 35 and a low of 24. Check out the weather maps below from the weather bureau in Washington D.C. The highest barometric pressure, located north of the state, was around 30.70. You can also see a very strong low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico. It's interesting that the weather bureau refers to it as a "depression". Of course now we use that term to refer to newly formed tropical systems. I wonder how the meteorologists determined air pressure readings in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico on a daily basis?
Back in 1892, James Phillip Eagle was the governor of our great state. I'm not too sure how accurate the following information is....
Rudolf Diesel patents the diesel engine
The last open land rush occurred in Oklahoma
The first official basketball game is played at the YMCA in Springfield, MA
The weather map is a little difficulty to discern. Is there a web site to view it with better resolution? This system went on to dump over 18 inches in both Memphis and Nashville TN. Wow must have gotten stronger just past LR!Thanks!
I'll sure we'll all be ready for a good soaking rain by then because it will be pollen city!!
I still think we continue below average with precip this spring suggesting drought conditions this summer. I hope I'm wrong but with all of the rain we had last spring, the law of averages appear to be in effect.
How about the 12z GFS this morning..it was showing a small chance of snow on Friday the 27th but before that on the 25/26th some heavy rain and thunderstorms. We shall see. It did look like during that time frame Missouri might get a good spring snow.
WHAT UP WITH THIS FOG...!!!!
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