The Dexes / Cold / 5541899

Eventdex · Cold

POTTER

5541899

The record

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event_typeCold/Wind Chill
ncei_event_id5,541,899
episode_id2,404,633
begin_utc1996-02-01T06:00:00+00:00
end_utc1996-02-02T22:00:00+00:00
stateSOUTH DAKOTA
cz_typeZ
cz_namePOTTER
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
episode_narrativeBitterly cold arctic air combined with north winds of 5 to 20 mph to produce record low temperatures and extreme wind chills. Wind chills ranged from 50 below to 70 below with actual temperatures ranging from 20 below to 40 below on the morning of the first. Aberdeen had a record low of 36 below that morning. Then, as the north winds increased to 15 to 25 mph, the wind chills fell to 60 below to 80 below by late afternoon and during the night. Wind speeds decreased by the late morning of the second, allowing wind chills to rise to the 40 below to 60 below range. By 4 pm cst, the winds had decreased enough to keep wind chills in the 20 below to 40 below range.
year1,996

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POTTER — Cold — TerraPulse