Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Overview

An impressive January thaw culminated in a number of near-record or record high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday, January 7-8, 2008, throughout central Pennsylvania. Last week's "January Thaw" feature advertised the potential for record high temperatures nearly one week in advance.

3PM EST temperatures (in the 60s) are shown from the afternoon of January 8, 2008.

Temperature and Records

Temperature and Records

Monday, January 7, 2008

Location	High	(Old) Record High	(Old) Record Year
Altoona (KAOO)	67	64	1998
Bradford (KBFD)	56	44	1961
Johnstown (KJST)	61	70	1937
Lancaster (Coop)	62	65	1998
Middletown (KMDT)	65	64	1998
State College (Coop)	66	65	1998
Williamsport (KIPT)	58	61	1998
York (KTHV)	68	*67	1998

* Coop Observer 3 SSW York (Pump Station), as KTHV records only go back to 2000.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Location	High	(Old) Record High	(Old) Record Year
Altoona (KAOO)	67	65	1949
Bradford (KBFD)	61	52	1965
Johnstown (KJST)	65	65	1965
Lancaster (Coop)	66	64	1998
Middletown (KMDT)	67	68	1998
State College (Coop)	67	66	1998
Williamsport (KIPT)	65	64	1998
York (KTHV)	70	*70	1930