The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 494,220 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 80,544 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2014-01-07T07:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2014-01-07T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | DELAWARE |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | NEW CASTLE |
| 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 | ASOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | One of the harshest arctic outbreaks in years occurred in Delaware on the 7th. Record breaking calendar day low temperatures occurred and combined with strong northwest winds produced wind chill factors as low as 10 to 20 degrees below zero in most areas that morning. High temperatures struggled to reach double digits. The excessive cold caused many schools to have delayed openings. AAA Mid-Atlantic reported an 81 percent increase in service calls, mainly for dead batteries. Amtrak reported extensive delays in its rail service. The cold weather also affected power supplies. PJM Interconnection, the agency that oversees the electric grid supplying the region, said electricity suppliers were struggling to keep up with surging demand as the cold forced some power plants to shut. An all-time winter record usage was recorded at 8 a.m. EST on the 7th, 138,600 megawatts surpassing the previous record from 2007. Utilities asked their customers where possible to switch to diesel or fuel oil. | |The low temperature of 3 degrees above zero at the New County Castle Airport was the coldest reading of the winter season and also the coldest day since January 28, 2005 when the low temperature dropped to 1 degree above zero. Other actual low temperatures included 8 degrees in Georgetown (Sussex County), 7 degrees in Rehoboth Beach (Sussex County), 6 degrees in Redden (Sussex County), 5 degrees in Dover (Kent County), 4 degrees in Smyrna (New Castle County), 2 degrees in Glasgow (New Castle County) and 1 degree in Newark (New Castle County). ||Lowest hourly wind chill factors included (they all occurred during the morning of the 7th) 18 degrees below zero at the New Castle County Airport, 17 degrees below zero in Dover (Kent County) and 9 degrees below zero in Georgetown (Sussex County). |
| Yearyear | 2,014 |
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