Global Weather Highlights
SEPTEMBER 2001
NORTH AMERICA
Southern Canada and North-Central United States
Little or no rain fell across Alberta, southern Manitoba,
northeastern Montana, and western North Dakota.
South-Central Canada
Little or no rain fell on the Prairie Provinces. Less than 100
mm (4.00”)of rain has fallen during the last 8 weeks.
West-Central British Columbia
Heavy rain of 100 to 500 mm (4.00”-20.00”) inundated
orographically-favored locations of west-central British
Columbia while moderate to heavy precipitation 25 to 200
mm (1.00”-8.00”) was reported across the remainder of
the region.
Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada
Light rainfall of 25 to 100 mm (1.00”-2.00”) fell on parts of
south-central Maine, the lack of precipitation dominated
the mid-Atlantic and New England.
UNITED STATES
Southern
Heavy rainfall of 100 to 200 mm (4.00”-8.00”) fell across
eastern Texas, southern Mississippi, and much of Alabama
while 25 to 100 mm (1.00”-2.00”) fell on the South from
central Texas eastward through eastern Alabama.
Southeastern
Moderate to heavy thundershowers dropped 25 to 100 mm
(1.00”-4.00”)of rain on eastern Texas, but little or no
precipitation was reported across the South from Louisiana
eastward to the Atlantic Seaboard. Tropical Storm
Gabrielle dumped 100 to 300 mm (4.00”-12.00”) of rain
on much of Peninsular Florida.
Heavy rain of 100 to 250 mm (4.00”-10.00”) fell across
eastern and southern Florida while moderate to heavy
precipitation 25 to 100 mm (1.00”-4.00”) fell on the
remainder of the state.
Eastern
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C (4F-10F) below
normal across the eastern United States following severe
weather at some locations. Lows reached 5°C (41F) as far
south as Birmingham, AL while highs in the thirties (90’s)
were restricted to the Southeast. A tornado struck the
University of Maryland the last week which killed 2
students.
Mexico and the Caribbean
Moderate to heavy rainfall of 25 to 200 mm (1.00”8.00”)fell on a few locations in central Mexico, most of the
region received little or no precipitation.
Mexico
Satellite estimates indicate that Hurricane Juliette dumped
more than 125 mm (5.00”) of rain on parts of Baja
California.
SOUTH AMERICA
Uruguay, Eastern Paraguay, and Southern Brazil
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 6°C (4F-12F) above
normal across Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and southern
Brazil, with locally higher reported in east-central and
southern Paraguay and in southeastern Brazil.
East-Central
Excessive rainfall of more than 200 mm (8.00”) inundated
northern and eastern Uruguay and extreme southern Brazil
while moderate to heavy precipitation of 50 to 200 mm
(2.00”-8.00”) fell on Rio Grande do Sul state of southern
Brazil and the remainder of Uruguay.
EUROPE
northern
Unusually warm weather, characterized by weekly
temperature departures of 2°C to 6°C (4F-12F),
dominated northern Europe from western Norway
eastward to the Urals. The mercury soared above 20°C
(68F) along the western coast of Norway, the Baltics, and
much of northern European.
Southern
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 4°C (4F-8F) below normal
across southern Europe, with temperatures as much as
6°C (12F) below normal in northern Italy. Subfreezing
lows penetrated as far south as Passo Rolle, Italy and
highs failed to reach 30°C (86F) across the region.
AFRICA
Southern
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 4°C (4F-8F) above normal
over much of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and northeastern
South Africa. The mercury climbed to as high as 39°C
(102F) at Tete, Mozambique.
Eastern South Africa
Moderate to heavy precipitation of 50 to 200 mm (2.00”8.00”) fell across eastern South Africa.
ASIA
Central
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C (4F-10F) above
normal across south central Siberia and much of Mongolia.
The mercury reached as high as 32°C (90f) at Choibalsan,
Mongolia.
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 5°C (4F-10F) below
normal across central Asia during the third week as
unusually cold air overspread the region.
East-Central
Scattered rain of 10 to 60 mm (.40”-2.2.40”) brought
some relief to dry conditions in a large area reaching from
Guizhou Province of China.
North-Central China
Moderate to heavy rain of 25 to 100 mm (1.00”-4.00”) fell
on Shaanxi, extreme eastern Gansu, and the central
section of Sichuan during the last week.
Taiwan and the Ryukyus
Typhoon Lekima dumped 200 to 500 mm (8.00”-20.00”)
on Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands as it weakened to
tropical storm strength. Torrential rain of 100 to 500 mm
(4.00”-20.00”) also inundated the coast of China from
southeastern Fujian to northeastern Zhejiang .
RUSSIA
North-Central Siberia
Temperatures averaged 3°C to 7°C (6F-14F) below
normal across north-central Siberia. Subfreezing lows
dominated the region, with the mercury plummeting to 18°C as (-4F) far south as Selagoncy.
Central and Eastern Siberia
Temperatures averaged 2°C to 7°C (4F-14F) below
normal across much of central and eastern Siberia.
Subfreezing lows dominated the region, with the mercury
plunging below -19°C (-2F) as far south as Toko.
Southeastern China
Rainfall of 200 and 500 mm (8.00”-20.00”) of rain
drenched coastal southeastern China. Other areas received
50 to 200 mm (2.00”-8.00”), with some of the rains fueled
by the remnants of Typhoon Nari.
Japan and Southeastern China
As much as 500 mm (20.00”) of rain, fueled by Typhoon
Nari, inundated the Ryukyus and the southern coast of
Japan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Typhoon Danas
dumped 100 to 500 mm (4.00”-20.00”) of rain on
Hokkaido.
AUSTALIA
Victoria and Tasmania
Scattered light to moderate rains 25 to 100 mm (1.00”4.00”) fell on parts of Victoria and western Tasmania, but
most of the region received fewer than 25 mm (1.00”) of
rain