The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| Event typeevent_type | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 151,098 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 25,882 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-01-16T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | IOWA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | DES MOINES |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Official NWS Observations |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | After the two heavy snow events of January 9-10 and January 13-14, snow depths ranged from 4 inches at Burlington to 15 inches at Cedar Rapids. Widespread snow depths of 6 to 12 inches were measured across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. The deep snow cover set the stage for a strong surge of arctic air that brought record minimum temperatures to the region on January 14-16, 2009. In fact, an all-time record low temperature was established at Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 15 when the mercury dropped to 29 below. All of eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois and extreme northeast Missouri experienced extreme cold. Actual temperatures were as low as 20 to 40 below north of Highway 34 with 10 to 20 below south of Highway 34, with wind chills to 30 to 50 below. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A record low temperature was tied on January 15 in Burlington when the mercury dropped to -18. The previous record was -18 set in 1994. A record low temperature was established at Burlington on January 16 when the temperature plunged to -21. The previous record was -20 set in 1977. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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