AccuWeather.com reports some of the most impressive statistics gathered from the terrible storm Sandy.
SANDY DEBUNKED: Sandy is not the strongest hurricane north of Cape Hatteras. A near-record low barometric pressure occurred with Sandy offshore Monday afternoon. The pressure bottomed at 27.76 inches. For a storm north of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Hurricane Gladys of 1977 holds the record at 27.73 inches. Gladys was a Category 4 hurricane which remained off the coast of the U.S.
HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS BY STATE:
- Lorain, Ohio: 4.29″
- Martinsburg, W.Va.: 4.06″
- Jackson, Ky.: 1.64″ (includes measurable snowfall)
- Patuxent River, Md.: 8.23″
- Oceana/Virginia Beach, Va.: 9.57″
- Washington, D.C.: 4.68″
- Wilmington, Del.: 4.68″
- Ft. Ritchie, Pa.: 4.14″
- Atlantic City, N.J.: 5.57″
- Niagra Falls, N.Y.: 2.4″
- East Milton, Mass.: 3.03″
- Jaffrey, N.H.: 2.54″
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS BY STATE (>74 mph):
- Eatons Neck, N.Y.: 94 mph
- Montclair, N.J.: 88 mph
- Westerly, R.I.: 86 mph
- Madison, Conn.: 85 mph
- Cuttyhunk, Mass.: 83 mph
- Allentown, Pa.: 81 mph
- Highland Beach, Md.: 79 mph
- Chester Gap, Va.: 79 mph
HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS BY STATE:
- Redhouse, Md.: 26.0″
- Bowden, W.Va.: 24.0″
- Champion, Pa.: 13.0″
- Buladean, N.C.: 8.0″
- Wise, Va.: 14.0″
- Gatlinburg, Tenn.: 17.0″
- Payne Gap, Ky.: 14.0″
- Bellefontaine, Ohio: 3.5″
POWER OUTAGES: 7.4 million
- By comparison, Hurricane Ike had 7.5 million over his entire path.
TOP WAVES:
- 39.67 feet (Buoy #41048)
TOP STORM SURGES:
- The Battery, NY: ~9 feet above normal
- Kings Point, NY: ~12.5 feet above normal
- New Haven, CT: ~9 feet above normal
LOWEST PRESSURE (LAND):
- 945.5 mb (27.92″ Hg) at Atlantic City, N.J.
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