January 2014 Arctic Outbreak (blizzard, world, inches, cloud)
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A RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -15 DEGREES WAS SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -14 SET IN 1884 AND 1988. THE
TEMPERATURE COULD POSSIBLY LOWER THIS MORNING
And snowfall yesterday
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 8.7 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 6.2 SET IN 2005
A RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF -15 DEGREES WAS SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -14 SET IN 1884 AND 1988. THE TEMPERATURE COULD POSSIBLY LOWER THIS MORNING
O'Hare got down to -16F, and Midway -15F. Even colder in the suburbs.
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Fast Facts (Updated 11 am Monday)
Chicago
Chicago has set their record low for the day (January 6th), with -16° observed. That breaks the old record of -14° set in 1884 and 1988.
The last time Chicago dropped to -16° or colder, one has to go back to January 16, 2009 (-18°)
Chicago has only reached -16° or colder 52 days since 1871.
The high temperature for the day has already been reached, at -3°. The last time a high below zero occurred was January 15, 2009.
The daytime temperature today will likely be the coldest since January 18, 1994. See here for more.
Rockford
Rockford has dipped to -18° so far today. That is not a record as of yet. Their record is -19° set in 1988.
Rockford actually dropped to -18° on January 3rd, but prior to that one has to go back to Feb 2, 2011 to see the last temp of -18° or colder (-20°).
The high temperature for the day has already been reached, at -7°. This will be the coldest high temperature in Rockford since Feb 3, 1996 (-12°). Rockford only has seen 17 days with a high temperature of -7° or lower since 1905.
The daytime temperature today will likely be the coldest since the mid 90s. See here for more.
Here's the actual extreme records I pulled for these select locations out of curiosity. Might not break but maybe enter Top 10 for the low max?? The minimum aren't impressing me
If Pittsburgh doesn't get above -3 they will break the coldest temp on record which is impressive since records go back to 1875!
Philly's coldest max temp ever was 5 degrees above zero. Records go back to 1873. NAM shows 11 on Tuesday so it wouldn't break but be very close to the Top 10 coldest days.
Scranton's coldest max is -2.
If D.C doesn't get above 10 degrees it will be the Top 5 coldest max temps on record. 4 is the coldest max ever which happened in 1899..
Lowest Max temp on Left, Lowest Minimum temp on right.
Wind Chill alerts extended further into Florida. Even Naples. 25-35°F wind chills
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