Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel will persist over portions of the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, bringing a potential heavy to excessive rainfall risk. Well above average and potentially record breaking temperatures will develop across the Plains and Midwest early this week, spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast midweek. Read More >

February 1899

A severe arctic outbreak consumed much of the country during the first half of February 1899. Temperatures fell below 0°F in every state in the continental U.S. Well over a century later, many all-time record lows remain from this event. Ice on the Mississippi River flowed past New Orleans for the first time since 1784.

Between February 4 and February 13, there were only 8 hours with temperatures at or above freezing (on February 8) at the Weather Bureau office in downtown Fort Worth. Despite northwest winds gusting over 30 mph, the mercury plummeted to -8°F the morning of February 12. The barometric pressure soared to 31.00". Dallas dipped to -10°F, and Grapevine fell to -12°F. Below are some other low temperatures recorded across North Texas on February 12, 1899.

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Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

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