IEM Daily Feature
Tuesday, 03 February 2009

Sub Zero Wind Chills

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 06:13 AM


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2008 data up until 3 Feb 2009
Wind Chill values are again running well below zero this morning with a good portion of the state under a wind chill advisory. How often are wind chill values this cold? The featured table displays the number of hours exceeding certain temperature thresholds. This winter (shown as 2008) has seen 15 hours of sub -30F, which is at the simple historical average of 15 based on data back to 1973. The brutal winters of 1978 and 1983 are shown as well for comparison.

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Tags:   windchill   winter