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| event_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,623,109 |
| episode_id | 2,070,055 |
| begin_utc | 1997-10-03T21:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1997-10-08T22:00:00+00:00 |
| state | WISCONSIN |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | WAUKESHA |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | Record, or near record heat was widespread across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin from October 3rd through October 8th. Maximum temperatures peaked in the lower to mid 80s on the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th. Overnight minimums on the 7th and 8th were in the lower to mid 60s... when some new record high minimums were established. The daily average temperatures for the 7th and 8th were 20 to 25 degrees above normal! During this period of unseasonably warm weather, southwest to west winds frequently gusted to 20 to 30 mph, or higher. Milwaukee had a peak gust on the 5th of 41 mph (36 kts), while Madison recorded a peak gust of 32 mph (27 kts) on the 8th.On the 3rd... Milwaukee (Milwaukee Co) tied its old record max of 84 set in 1953, Madison (Dane Co) tied its record max of 85 set in 1976, and Fond du Lac tied it record max set in 1921. On the 5th, Milwaukee (Milwaukee Co) tied its record max of 87 set in 1922, and Fond du Lac's (Fond du Lac Co) high of 83 broke the old record of 82 set in 1947. Another secondary observation point near Fond du Lac recorded 85 on the 5th. On the 6th, recorded maximum temperatures fell short of record highs by 1 to 3 degrees.On the 7th, Madison's high of 85 broke the old record of 84 set back in 1947, and it's minimum of 63 was a new record high minimum (old one was 59 in 1984). Waukesha's (Waukesha Co) high of 86 on the 7th broke its old record of 85 set in 1993. Monroe (Green Co) also set a new record high on the 7th with an 85 degree reading. On the 8th, Madison's high of 83 tied the old record set in 1949, while its minimum of 65 tied the old record high minimum set in 1949. There is no doubt that other new record maximums and record high minimums were set across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin during the period of October 3-8, but the data wasn't available for this report. |
| year | 1,997 |
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