NOAA - January 2013: A Shroud of Cold Air Descends on the U.S.

NOAA's Environmental Visualization Laboratory generated a neat graphical animation of the arctic blast that affected the U.S. during the period of Saturday, January 19th into Thursday, January 24, 2013.

Below is a picture of their web site which can accessed here.  Once you are on their web site, click on the start button on the U.S. map to activate the animation.

NOAA graphic of cold air blast

Below are PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA for Milwaukee and Madison for the month of January through the 23rd.  Since the 20th southern Wisconsin has averaged roughly 5 to 20 degrees below normal!  Updated versions of these climatological summaries can be found here.

STATION:   MILWAUKEE WI
MONTH:     JANUARY
YEAR:      2013
LATITUDE:   42 57 N
LONGITUDE:  87 54 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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1   18   7  13 -10  52   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.5 15 340   M    M   2        18 350
2   27   7  17  -6  48   0    T    T    2  6.9 15 220   M    M   8        17 240
3   27  16  22  -1  43   0    T    T    2 11.3 20 280   M    M   8 8      30 280
4   30  13  22  -1  43   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.2 22 270   M    M   0        30 270
5   36  18  27   5  38   0 0.05  0.1    2  9.6 20 220   M    M   5 18     25 230
6   35  20  28   6  37   0    T    T    1 10.5 21 300   M    M   6 18     28 300
7   39  18  29   7  36   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.1 25 210   M    M   5 18     32 210
8   40  27  34  12  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.9 17 210   M    M   6 18     25 210
9   43  29  36  14  29   0 0.00  0.0    T 14.0 30 260   M    M   3        38 250
10  40  23  32  10  33   0 0.42  0.0    T  7.5 23 140   M    M   7 1      30 140
11  51  38  45  23  20   0 0.28  0.0    0  9.4 20 200   M    M  10 12     28 210
12  52  28  40  18  25   0 0.05    T    0 14.7 28 240   M    M   9 146    39 240
13  28  14  21  -1  44   0 0.13  0.1    T 11.3 21 290   M    M   9 148    26 290
14  27  11  19  -3  46   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 14 270   M    M   2        20 290
15  30  15  23   1  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 220   M    M   2        17 210
16  34  18  26   4  39   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.1 26 230   M    M   6        35 260
17  31  17  24   2  41   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.8 18 330   M    M   1        25 320
18  42  14  28   6  37   0    T    T    T 15.6 37 220   M    M   6        47 220
19  44  20  32  10  33   0    T    T    0 15.4 35 290   M    M   6        48 290
20  20   8  14  -8  51   0    T    T    0 13.5 33 300   M    M   5        43 310
21  12  -2   5 -17  60   0    T  0.1    T 14.0 25 300   M    M   5 8      33 310
22   8  -5   2 -20  63   0    T    T    0 12.1 18 300   M    M   5        26 300
23  19   4  12 -10  53   0 0.01  1.3    0 10.2 24 330   M    M   9 89     36 340
================================================================================
SM  733  358       944   0  0.94 1.6     252.0          M      125
================================================================================
AV 31.9 15.6                              11.0 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 37 220               # 48  290
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 23.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.94    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.39    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    52 ON 12    GRTST 24HR  0.70 ON 10-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -5 ON 22                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON  5, 4  7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  22    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   944    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL   -40    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3273    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -271

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.53 ON 12

STATION:   MADISON WI
MONTH:     JANUARY
YEAR:      2013
LATITUDE:   43  7 N
LONGITUDE:  89 20 W
  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  15  -7   4 -15  61   0 0.00  0.0    9  2.7  8 270   M    M   1        17 240
 2  23  12  18  -1  47   0    T    T    9  6.3 14 190   M    M   7        17 190
 3  26  11  19   0  46   0    T    T    9  6.3 13 290   M    M   7 18     24 320
 4  31  11  21   2  44   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.8 13 240   M    M   0        22 250
 5  36  10  23   4  42   0    T    T    9  6.5 16 190   M    M   4 18     21 220
 6  35  17  26   7  39   0    T    T    9  5.9 15 320   M    M   5 18     21 310
 7  36  14  25   6  40   0 0.00  0.0    9  8.0 20 190   M    M   0        29 190
 8  39  16  28   9  37   0 0.00  0.0    8  8.5 18 190   M    M   1 18      M  M
 9  41  21  31  12  34   0 0.00  0.0    8  5.8  M   M   M    M   0         M  M
10  38  15  27   8  38   0 0.24  0.0    8  5.4  M   M   M    M   3 1       M  M
11  48  34  41  23  24   0 0.04  0.0    7  6.6 17 170   M    M   9 12     21 160
12  48  22  35  17  30   0    T    T    3  9.3 17 190   M    M   4        24 240
13  22  12  17  -1  48   0    T    T    2  8.7 16 290   M    M   9        23 290
14  26   8  17  -1  48   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.5 12 310   M    M   0        20 220
15  29  10  20   2  45   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.3 14 190   M    M   0        20 150
16  34  19  27   9  38   0    T    T    1  6.4 16 340   M    M   6        26 230
17  27  11  19   1  46   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.7 15 340   M    M   0        21 310
18  42  13  28  10  37   0    T    T    1 10.3 24 190   M    M   4        32 190
19  45  16  31  13  34   0    T    T    1  9.7 31 290   M    M   4        48 290
20  16   7  12  -6  53   0    T  0.1    1  8.3 23 300   M    M   2        33 290
21  11  -3   4 -14  61   0    T  0.1    1 10.3 18 310   M    M   4 8      28 310
22   8  -7   1 -17  64   0    T    T    1  5.1 14 290   M    M   2        18 290
23  19   4  12  -7  53   0 0.02  1.2    1  8.0 25 350   M    M   9 189    35 360
================================================================================
SM  695  266      1009   0  0.30 1.4     158.4          M       81
================================================================================
AV 30.2 11.6                               6.9 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 31 290               # 48  290
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 20.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.30    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.61    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    48 ON 12,11 GRTST 24HR  0.27 ON 10-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -7 ON 22, 1                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.2 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON  7, 6  7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   3
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  22    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1009    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL   -58    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3604    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -342

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.53 ON 12

Kapela, WFO Milwaukee/Sullivan


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