The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| event_type | Dense Fog |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,276,255 |
| episode_id | 1,125,559 |
| begin_utc | 2001-12-17T01:15:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2001-12-18T01:15:00+00:00 |
| state | WISCONSIN |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | GREEN |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| episode_narrative | Abundant low-level moisture and light winds led to the development of dense fog which reduced visibilities to 1/8 to 1/4 mile. Several vehicle accidends were noted in newspapers and some airplane traffice was delayed. On December 16, 2001, Madison and Milwaukee recorded new high mininums of 37 and 41, respectively. Through Dec 16th, Milwaukee average temperature was 40.4, or an incredible 13.5 degrees above normal, and 3 degrees above the wamest December on record (1877)! Colder air during the last week of December, 2001, lowered the monthly average several degrees. Madison recorded its latest measurable snowfall in a winter season when 2/10 of an inch of snow finally fell on December 23, 2001. By the end of December 2001, Milwaukee Mitchell Field would measure only 9.4 inches of snow for the entire calendar year of 2001, breaking the old "minimum" record of 14.5 inches set in 1922! |
| year | 2,001 |
Provenance
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Storage: spine