Weather By The Numbers--Wednesday Edition

* 30 is the number of years in a row that residents of St. Paul Island, Alaska did not hear thunder or see lightning. When it finally happened, a lot of people were scared especially those 30 or younger who had never seen or heard a thunderstorm

* 0 is the chance of thunder there today. Their low this morning was 6 with 16 inches of snow

* 11.51 is the number of inches of rain in Seattle this January, well over twice normal

* 105 is the number of days with not a drop of rain in Phoenix as of yesterday--most ever

* 0 is the chance of rain in Phoenix for the next 7 days (official NWS forecast)

* -51 is the coldest in Fairbanks during January (very, very cold even for them)

* -47 was the coldest in Alaska this morning at Point Lay

* 3 pm until 7 pm is when more than half of all USA tornadoes occur.

* 43 was the lowest soil temperature at the standard 4-inch depth in Oneonta during January

* 19 is how many days it was 60 degrees or warmer in Oneonta in January. Amazing (from the Alabama Mesonet)

* 61.19 was the average high for Birmingham during January

* 40.23 was the average low.

* 8.1 is how much above normal January was (very warm month)

* 19 days had highs 60 or above

* 9 days were 65 degrees or higher

* 5 days had 70 or higher. All this means that if we dont have some very cold temperatures in February, we will get "bugged" this coming summer. A zillion varmints

* 15 is how many degrees Billings, Mont., was above normal during January making it the warmest January on record

* 20 degrees is how far above normal it will be in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota today

* 24 was the lowest temperature recorded at Black Creek, in NE Etowah County this January. Vic Bell, the 3340 Weather Watcher has been keeping records there six years. in the six previous Januarys, lows included 11 last January, 14 in 2004, 6 in 2003, 13 in 2002 and 11 in 2001

* 1 was the lowest in the Lower 48 this morning, Gunnison, Colo., but that may change when later reports come in

* 26 was one of the coldest in Alabama this morning at Desoto State Park

OTHER SELECTED ALABAMA LOWS
27 in Jasper, Gadsden and Fort Payne
28 in Alabaster and Pinson
31 in Anniston and Huntsville
32 in Cullman
33 in Mentone
34 in Birmingham, Selma and at Shelby County Airport
35 atop Mt. Cheaha
40 in Clay (near Deerfoot parkway) at an elevation of 1032 feet
Posted by Margie Richardson  
on February 1, 2006, 11:14 am
And how many cups of coffee are you up to? Have a great day!! Everyone say a little prayer today for my daughter Mallorie. At 3:00 she will be trying out for the high school golf team...never been a girl to make the team!

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Posted by Stephanie Honeycutt  
on February 1, 2006, 11:20 am
WOW!! GOOOO MALLORIE!!!! Show them boys what you are made of!! You have my prayers!
Keep us posted!! :)

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Posted by Joe  
on February 1, 2006, 12:44 pm
12,642,751 is the number of people in Alabama waiting on snow.

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Posted by  
on February 1, 2006, 1:01 pm
Hey Joe I like that, that is about the truth of it. :D:D

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