MAY 18TH, 1980-Mount Saint Helens (in Washington State) erupted spewing ash and smoke sixty-three thousand feet into the air. Heavy ash covered the ground to the immediate northwest, and small particles were carried to the Atlantic coast.
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MAY 18TH, 1980
Mount Saint Helens (in Washington State) erupted spewing ash and smoke sixty-three thousand feet into the air. Heavy ash covered the ground to the immediate northwest, and small particles were carried to the Atlantic coast.
MAY 18TH, 1825
A tornado (said to have crossed all of the state of Ohio) smashed into the log cabin settlement of Burlington, northeast of Columbus.
MAY 17TH, 1883
A three day flood in the Black Hills of western South Dakota resulted in a million dollars damage at Rapid City.
MAY 17TH, 1979
A reading of 12 degrees at Mauna Kea Observatory established an all-time record low for the state of Hawaii.
MAY 16TH, 1952
High winds in the Wasatch Canyon of Utah struck Ogden and Brigham City. Winds at Hill Air Force Base gusted to 92 mph.
MAY 16TH, 1874
The Mill Creek disaster occurred west of Northhampton MA. Dam slippage resulted in a flash flood which claimed 143 lives, and caused a million dollars property damage.
MAY 15TH, 1834
The Northern Atlantic Coast States were in the midst of their greatest May snowstorm of record. The hills around Newbury VT were covered with two to three feet of snow.
MAY 15TH, 1972
The worst ice jam flooding of memory for long-time residents took place along the Kuskokwim River and Yukon River in Alaska. It was the first time since 1890 that the two rivers "flowed as one". The towns of Oscarville and Napaskiak were completely inundated.
MAY 14TH, 1896
The mercury plunged to 10 degrees below zero at Climax CO. It was the lowest reading of record for the U.S. during the month of May.
MAY 14TH, 1898
A severe thunderstorm, with some hailstones up to 9.5 inches in circumference, pounded a four mile wide path across Kansas City MO. South-facing windows were broken in nearly every house in central and eastern parts of the city, and several persons were injured. An even larger hailstone was thought to have been found, but it turned out to be a chunk of ice tossed out the window of a building by a prankster.
MAY 13TH, 1930
A man was killed when caught in an open field during a hailstorm northwest of Lubbock TX.
Wind Advisory
Issued By
NWS Field Office
Broadcast Time
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Issuing Time
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Valid Until
Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday
Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will
sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This
system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from
midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.
Rise 5:44AM
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Waxing gibbous
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No Airport Delays Found
History
Weather Station: Reno Tahoe International Airport , CA , US
May Data
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Averages
Average High Temperature
44.96 °F
Average Low Temperature
19.04 °F
Average Mean Temp
32.00 °F
Average Dew Point
21.02 °F
Average Windspeed
9.18 mph
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
79.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
51.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
1.00
Average Snowfall (US Only)
5.99
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
6
Days With Thunderstorms
0
Days With Fog
5
Days With Snow
4
Days With Lows Below Freezing
28
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
69.98 °F
Record Low
-16.06 °F
Record Wind Speed
89.53 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
50.8 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
10.99 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
4.10 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.62 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
51.08 °F
Average Low Temperature
23.00 °F
Average Mean Temp
37.94 °F
Average Dew Point
23.00 °F
Average Windspeed
10.35 mph
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
77.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
41.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.90
Average Snowfall (US Only)
5.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
6
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
2
Days With Snow
3
Days With Lows Below Freezing
25
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
75.02 °F
Record Low
-16.06 °F
Record Wind Speed
82.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
60.9 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
18.01 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
4.81 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.81 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
55.94 °F
Average Low Temperature
26.06 °F
Average Mean Temp
41.00 °F
Average Dew Point
23.00 °F
Average Windspeed
11.47 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
71.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
34.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.70
Average Snowfall (US Only)
4.02
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
6
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
1
Days With Snow
3
Days With Lows Below Freezing
25
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
82.94 °F
Record Low
-0.04 °F
Record Wind Speed
71.18 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
73.6 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
13.99 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
2.01 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.71 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
64.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
30.92 °F
Average Mean Temp
48.02 °F
Average Dew Point
26.06 °F
Average Windspeed
12.65 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
61.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
27.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.40
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.98
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
4
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
2
Days With Lows Below Freezing
18
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
89.06 °F
Record Low
12.92 °F
Record Wind Speed
64.29 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
20.3 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
4.02 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
2.01 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.62 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
73.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
37.94 °F
Average Mean Temp
55.94 °F
Average Dew Point
32.00 °F
Average Windspeed
13.76 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
55.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
26.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.70
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.98
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
4
Days With Thunderstorms
2
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
*
Days With Lows Below Freezing
6
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
1
Records
Record High
96.08 °F
Record Low
17.96 °F
Record Wind Speed
62.00 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
35.5 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
8.98 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
2.92 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.81 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
82.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
44.06 °F
Average Mean Temp
62.96 °F
Average Dew Point
35.96 °F
Average Windspeed
13.76 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
51.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
22.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.40
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
3
Days With Thunderstorms
3
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
7
Records
Record High
102.92 °F
Record Low
24.98 °F
Record Wind Speed
66.59 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
* "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
* "
Record Monthly Rainfall
1.50 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.59 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
91.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
48.92 °F
Average Mean Temp
69.98 °F
Average Dew Point
39.92 °F
Average Windspeed
13.76 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
49.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
19.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.30
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
2
Days With Thunderstorms
4
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
20
Records
Record High
104.00 °F
Record Low
33.08 °F
Record Wind Speed
66.59 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
1.10 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.79 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
89.06 °F
Average Low Temperature
46.94 °F
Average Mean Temp
68.00 °F
Average Dew Point
39.02 °F
Average Windspeed
12.65 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
55.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
19.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.20
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
2
Days With Thunderstorms
3
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
16
Records
Record High
105.08 °F
Record Low
24.08 °F
Record Wind Speed
70.06 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
1.62 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.91 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
80.96 °F
Average Low Temperature
39.92 °F
Average Mean Temp
60.98 °F
Average Dew Point
35.06 °F
Average Windspeed
11.47 mph
Average Wind Direction
293.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
64.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
22.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.30
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
3
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
*
Days With Lows Below Freezing
4
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
5
Records
Record High
100.94 °F
Record Low
19.94 °F
Record Wind Speed
53.94 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
5.1 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
2.01 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
2.29 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.79 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
69.98 °F
Average Low Temperature
32.00 °F
Average Mean Temp
51.08 °F
Average Dew Point
30.02 °F
Average Windspeed
6.88 mph
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
72.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
27.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.40
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
3
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
*
Days With Lows Below Freezing
17
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
91.04 °F
Record Low
8.06 °F
Record Wind Speed
80.35 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
12.7 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
4.02 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
2.09 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.50 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
55.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
24.98 °F
Average Mean Temp
39.92 °F
Average Dew Point
24.98 °F
Average Windspeed
9.18 mph
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
78.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
41.0
Typical Sky Cover
CLR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.80
Average Snowfall (US Only)
2.01
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
5
Days With Thunderstorms
0
Days With Fog
2
Days With Snow
2
Days With Lows Below Freezing
25
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
77.00 °F
Record Low
1.04 °F
Record Wind Speed
80.35 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
43.1 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
15.01 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
3.11 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.62 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
46.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
19.94 °F
Average Mean Temp
33.08 °F
Average Dew Point
21.02 °F
Average Windspeed
9.18 mph
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
80.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
51.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
1.00
Average Snowfall (US Only)
4.02
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
6
Days With Thunderstorms
0
Days With Fog
5
Days With Snow
3
Days With Lows Below Freezing
29
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
69.98 °F
Record Low
-16.06 °F
Record Wind Speed
80.35 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
66.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
15.01 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
5.32 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.01 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Rise 5:44AM
Set 8:11PM
Waxing gibbous
Rise3:43PM
Set3:21AM
No Airport Delays Found
Day
Reason
Upper Soil Moisture
Lower Soil Moisture
Saturday
Fire danger high
19%
0%
Sunday
Fire danger moderate
19%
0%
Monday
Fire danger moderate
19%
0%
Tuesday
Fire danger high
19%
0%
Wednesday
Fire danger moderate
19%
0%
Thursday
Fire danger high
19%
0%
Rise 5:44AM
Set 8:11PM
Waxing gibbous
Rise3:43PM
Set3:21AM
No Airport Delays Found
Rise 5:44AM
Set 8:11PM
Waxing gibbous
Rise3:43PM
Set3:21AM
No Airport Delays Found
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