[STORMREPORTS] AccuWeather World Weather Highlights Tuesday, May 04
May 4, 2004 6:09 p.m.
A tropical wave over the Arabian Sea near southwestern India is
Cold, soaking rains have chilled parts of Labrador, Newfoundland,
Locally heavy rain hit northern Honduras late Monday to early
Parts of southwestern Europe have been washed by excessive rain
Heavy showers and thunderstorms, largely instigated by a sluggish
A vigorous storm dropped east-southeastward across the British
A strong ridge aloft and offshore flow led to extreme heat in
Tropical downpours soaked the Gove Peninsula along the shores of
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Date: Tue May 04 2004 - 19:40:01 EDT
being closely monitored as it has shown signs of becoming a tropical
cyclone. Tuesday morning, EDT, the tropical wave was drifting toward
the west-northwest. Earlier, this disturbance crossed southern India
from the Bay of Bengal. Rains that began on Sunday in the state of
Tamil Nadu amounted to 6.7 inches in Cuddalore and 4.9 inches at
Tiruchchirappalli by early Tuesday morning, local time.
Canada, early this week. In Labrador City, 72-hour precipitation ended
midafternoon Tuesday was about 2.2 inches. With temperatures hovering
in the 30s during this time, the storm began as rain on Saturday, then
changed to snow Sunday which accumulated 5 inches before turning back
to rain Monday. Churchill Falls collected 3.0 inches of precipitation,
largely as rain, but a small part as snow and freezing rain, with
temperatures varying from 32 to 40 degrees.
Tuesday morning. Within 12 hours, the seaside city of La Ceiba was
doused by about 4.4 inches of rain.
early this week owing to a large storm over the western Mediterranean
Sea. Among rainiest spots was Gerona, Spain, where 4.5 inches of rain
fell within 24 hours as of Tuesday morning, local time. Other rainy
standouts included Perpignan, France, where 3.7 inches of rain fell
and Piacenza, Italy, with a rainfall of 3.5 inches. In each of these
locations, the storm's output exceeded the average rainfall for all
of May.
cold front, unloaded downpours over many areas of middle South America
Monday to Tuesday. In southern Brazil, the coastal city of Torres was
drenched by 6.1 inches of rain within 24 hours. Further inland,
rainfall was also excessive at the Iguazu waterfalls where the borders
of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. Here, rainfall was 5.2 inches
at Iguazu, Argentina, and 3.6 inches at Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. In
Bolivia, rainfall was 5.5 inches at Rurrenabaque, 4.8 inches at San
Borja and 3.6 inches in Reyes.
Isles Monday into Tuesday. Sustained winds of 25-35 mph were common
across Ireland. Shannon Airport reported wind gusts of 50-55 mph
Tuesday morning. Culdrose, in southwestern England, registered wind
gusts to 50 mph.
coastal northwestern Mexico Sunday and Monday. Tijuana hit 97 degrees
Sunday, then notched 100 degrees Monday afternoon. Average highs for
this time of year are only in the lower 70s. Meanwhile, a cold front,
which dropped all the way to the Yucatan Peninsula, brought heavy
rainfall to portions of southern Mexico Monday. Villahermosa reported
just over 3.5 inches, while Valladolid collected 2.7 inches.
the Gulf of Carpenteria in northern Australia Monday into Tuesday.
Gove Airport measured 5.1 inches of rain.
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