nwohweather Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Dang our wind chill just got down to -16°. Usually go to Port Clinton OH for the walleye drop, but I’m not standing out in below zero weather for a couple hours. Unless you’re skiing or playing hockey out it’s just oppressive outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 9 hours ago, XfireLOW said: I would think the longest stretch below 20 for International Falls would have to be longer than 42 days? The Grand Forks NWS office has a video up right now stating that Fargo was below 0 from Jan 15-Feb 20 1936. I dunno. I get my info from this site: http://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/# The Fargo thing is super impressive. As you stated, their record for consecutive days of staying 0˚ or below is 37 days. 2nd place for them is 11 days (Feb 1-11, 1899 and Jan 24-Feb 3, 1996), so that's putting a record way out there to probably never being broken. And interestingly enough, Fargo's record for consecutive days with a temp sub 20˚ is 42 days (Jan 11-Feb 21, 1936). INL's record for consecutive days at or below zero is 14 days (Jan 2-15, 1912). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 As for the closing 7 days of December (the 25th thru the 31st), assuming ORD adds 12 degrees today, 2017 will be the 2nd coldest mean average temp in Chicago's recorded history for those 7 days. 1) 3.4˚ in 1983 2) 6.6˚ in 2017 3) 9.4˚ in 1899 4) 9.9˚ in 1925 5) 10.9˚ in 1924 For Fort Wayne and Moline, 2017 will be the coldest Dec 25-31 on record. Fort Wayne 1) 7.4˚ in 2017 (thru 12/30) 2) 7.9˚ in 1983 3) 9.6˚ in 1924 4) 11.2˚ in 1961 5) 11.5˚ in 2000 Moline 1) 6.5˚ in 2017 (thru 12/30) 2) 6.9˚ in 1924 2) 6.9˚ in 1983 4) 7.9˚ in 1886 5) 8.0˚ in 1925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Calm wind and clear skies brought us down to an absolutely frigid -19F (-28C!) this morning for the 8am reading. Impressive stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 On 12/18/2017 at 8:05 PM, Jonger said: On 12/22/2017 at 4:00 PM, michsnowfreak said: On 12/30/2017 at 7:15 AM, Chicago WX said: Here are some other top records for consecutive days with a max temp of less than 20º Chicago: 12 days (Feb 1-12, 1895 and Jan 22 - Feb 2, 1936) Columbus: 8 days (Jan 10-17, 1893 and Feb 6-13, 1899) Des Moines: 18 days (Dec 30, 1978-Jan 16, 1979) Detroit: 11 days (Jan 23-Feb 2, 1936 and Feb 8-18, 1979) Fort Wayne: 11 days (Jan 23-Feb 2, 1936) Green Bay: 21 days (Jan 11-31, 1963) International Falls: 42 days (Jan 1-Feb 11, 1994) Milwaukee: 18 days (Jan 27-Feb 13, 1899) Minneapolis: 39 days (Jan 15-Feb 22, 1936) Moline: 18 days (Jan 27-Feb 13, 1899) Peoria: 15 days (Jan 2-16, 1912) St. Louis: 9 days (Jan 23-31, 1936) On 12/30/2017 at 7:45 AM, IWXwx said: Thanks Tim! I was going to look some of those up this weekend and you saved me the trouble. I'm not sure that I could handle those MN streaks. I endured that '94 tundra stretch in NMI. Brutal, brutal, brutal stuff I hope never to see again! It didn't help that my car had a heater issue. Some mornings at -35F I couldn't even defrost the windshield, had to scrape frost off the inside to see my way to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Got down to -15F here for the low this morning. Looks like Ely made it down to -35F, and that is the coldest spot I can find in Minnesota on the NWS page, although I wouldn't be surprised if some PWS or COOP sites went lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Temp is falling quick here already down to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 These wind chill index values in Iowa tonight speak for themselves. Very dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Just grilled steak and lobster on my new Weber. Last Christmas's snow blower gift got used three times in last 7 days. Feels balmy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachLB Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 -2 windchill -14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Dropped to -9 before some overcast moved in presumably from the LES plume to my west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 HRRR too cold, but still interesting to see.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: HRRR too cold, but still interesting to see... . That thing is like the US version of the GEM lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Temperature around zero degrees tonight away from the Ohio Turnpike for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyweather Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Ski’d all day yesterday and today at chestnut mountain in northwest IL/Iowa border. Finally headed in around 8 tonight with a reading of -6. As long as I kept moving it wasn’t too bad. No exposed skin and 3-4 layers. Riding back up the lifts was when it started getting unbearable. Not much wind, but what little there was instant bone chill, by the top of the lift the cold would make its way into my layers and start freezing my sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XfireLOW Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 10 hours ago, ORDIOWPITMSP said: Got down to -15F here for the low this morning. Looks like Ely made it down to -35F, and that is the coldest spot I can find in Minnesota on the NWS page, although I wouldn't be surprised if some PWS or COOP sites went lower. Crane lake got to -36 is the lowest I could find. For the NE quarter of Minnesota I'd say you would almost expect at least one -30 or below low temp per winter. It doesn't always happen but you'd be a fool to bet against it on December 1 of any year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 That thing is like the US version of the GEM lately.It has been, which is surprising.Might not do as bad tonight given some of the temps as of now. Down to -13 at PNT/SQI and -14 at DVN.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Just hit -13 here. Still 7-8hrs to go so it looks like we may give -20 a run. Pretty impressive considering winds aren't even close to calm. The water coming out of the taps is very cold, so a bit concerned about pipes freezing. Cedar Rapids already down to -22. This high pressure is no joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 The extent of wind chill headlines tonight has to break some sort of record. Nearly everyone east of the rockies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Just hit -13 here. Still 7-8hrs to go so it looks like we may give -20 a run. Pretty impressive considering winds aren't even close to calm. The water coming out of the taps is very cold, so a bit concerned about pipes freezing. Cedar Rapids already down to -22. This high pressure is no joke. Hawkeye's plants beg for mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Hawkeye's plants beg for mercy. The 5" of feathery fluff came just in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Some of the colder min temps in IA, IL, and IN as of 6:00/7:00 AM this morning. ALO -21˚ BMI -17˚ CID -24˚ CMI -15˚ CWI -20˚ DBQ -21˚ DSM -18˚ DVN -19˚ GBG -18˚ IOW -20˚ LAF -17˚ MLI -18˚ PIA -17˚ PNT -20˚ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Cloud cover saved us from having the bottom fall out....a toasty 2 degrees. Zanesville and other places in eastern OH are -7, I'm assuming they had clear skies. If we clear clear tonight, I bet we go lower than the -5 guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespasian70 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, buckeye said: Cloud cover saved us from having the bottom fall out....a toasty 2 degrees. Zanesville and other places in eastern OH are -7, I'm assuming they had clear skies. If we clear clear tonight, I bet we go lower than the -5 guidance. The last I checked Newark/Heath had -9 before the cloud cover rolled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 7:15 AM, Chicago WX said: Here are some other top records for consecutive days with a max temp of less than 20º Chicago: 12 days (Feb 1-12, 1895 and Jan 22 - Feb 2, 1936) Columbus: 8 days (Jan 10-17, 1893 and Feb 6-13, 1899) Des Moines: 18 days (Dec 30, 1978-Jan 16, 1979) Detroit: 11 days (Jan 23-Feb 2, 1936 and Feb 8-18, 1979) Fort Wayne: 11 days (Jan 23-Feb 2, 1936) Green Bay: 21 days (Jan 11-31, 1963) International Falls: 42 days (Jan 1-Feb 11, 1994) Milwaukee: 18 days (Jan 27-Feb 13, 1899) Minneapolis: 39 days (Jan 15-Feb 22, 1936) Moline: 18 days (Jan 27-Feb 13, 1899) Peoria: 15 days (Jan 2-16, 1912) St. Louis: 9 days (Jan 23-31, 1936) Wow thanks Tim for doing my research for me! The forecast thru Saturday is no highs of 20°. If that happens it would be a new record at 12 days for Detroit. NAM MOS has us touching 20 tomorrow bit nothing else points to it. Sometimes DTW seems to get an afternoon boost in temps on sunny days too. But regardless a real legit shot here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: Wow thanks Tim for doing my research for me! The forecast thru Saturday is no highs of 20°. If that happens it would be a new record at 12 days for Detroit. NAM MOS has us touching 20 tomorrow bit nothing else points to it. Sometimes DTW seems to get an afternoon boost in temps on sunny days too. But regardless a real legit shot here. Looks like Chicago (KORD) has a chance of tying the record. If it weren't for an early midnight high of 21 on Christmas day, it might be a record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachLB Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 At -6 with -23 windchill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 8 hours ago, Hoosier said: Hawkeye's plants beg for mercy. The Cedar Rapids airport hit -24 this morning, which I think is the coldest temp since the all-time record was set in Jan 2009 (-29). The school/personal stations here in the city hit the -17 to -21 range. My plants should be in good shape. A foot of densely-packed(but airy) oak leaves, plus several inches of fluffy snow, makes a great insulator. The plant crowns are probably no worse than 30 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hit -10 here, coldest since January 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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