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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,342,798 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,147,667 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2003-01-14T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2003-01-29T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | DELAWARE |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | INLAND SUSSEX |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A cold frontal passage on the 13th initiated about a two week run of unseasonably cold weather, even by January standards across the Delmarva Peninsula. The coldest mornings were the mornings of the 18th and 28th as low temperatures dipped into the single numbers. For many places, these were the coldest days in three years. Minimum temperatures for most days were no higher than the teens. The extreme cold filled homeless shelters to capacity. In addition the number of vehicle batteries dying and parking brakes freezing increased. Calls to heating oil firms and utilities rose dramatically. Several water mains broke because of the extreme cold. Service on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry was reduced to one vessel because of ice in Delaware Bay. Lowest temperatures included 5 degrees in Georgetown (Sussex County) and 6 degrees at the New Castle County Airport. This cold snap was a major contributor to the monthly mean temperature at the New Castle County Airport averaging 4.2 degrees below normal. The monthly mean temperature of 27.3 degrees at the New Castle County Airport was the coldest January and the coldest winter month since 1994 (26.3 degrees). In Georgetown, the monthly mean temperature of 30.4 degrees was 3.9 degrees colder than normal. |
| Yearyear | 2,003 |
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