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Eventdex · Cold & Wind Chill

LAFAYETTE

152242

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Event typeevent_typeExtreme Cold/Wind Chill
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id152,242
Episode IDepisode_id26,040
Begin UTCbegin_utc2009-01-15T12:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2009-01-16T18:00:00+00:00
StatestateWISCONSIN
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameLAFAYETTE
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceASOS
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeOnen of the coldest arctic blasts in 10 to 15 years numbed residents of South-central and Southeast Wisconsin during the period of Thursday, January 15th through the noon hour on January 16th. Minimum air temperatures Thursday morning January 15th ranged from -10 in Sheboygan (Sheboygan Co.) to -24 in Sauk City (Sauk Co.). Maximum air temperatures on Thursday, January 15th ranged from -8 at Monroe (Green Co.) to +1 in the locations of Germantown (Washington Co.), West Allis (Milwaukee Co.), and Mt. Mary College (Milwaukee Co.). Minimum air temperatures during the pre-dawn hours of Friday, January 16th ranged from -11 in Sheboygan to -35 at the Lone Rock Airport (Sauk Co.). The lowest wind chill values during this arctic blast occurred during the pre-dawn hours of Friday, January 16th, and ranged from -35 in West Bend (Washington Co.) to -42.5 in Middleton (Dane Co.). During this arctic blast, the winds were generally west to southwest at 4 to 13 knots (5 to 15 mph), but the wind occasionally become calm overnight in some river valleys. No new record low temperatures were established. owever, Madison's minimum temperature of -19 on January 16th was the 7th coldest daily minimum on record since 1995. Madison's maximum temperature of -2 on January 15th was the 4th coldest daily maximum on record since 1995. Two people were treated for frostbite in a Madison hospital on January 15th. Numerous schools closed down on January 15th and 16th, and many civic clubs activities were cancelled. Synpotically, a massive high pressure dropped southeast from Alaska through central Canada and down into the mid-section of the United States.
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