Summary of Record Cold: Jan 29-31 2019

A strong arctic high pressure system brought historic cold to much of the Midwest January 28th - January 31st. Numerous low temperature records were broken, including all-time record lows at Cedar Rapids and Moline. In addition, life threatening wind chills were reported with values below -30 degrees for many hours. Numerous schools, churches, and businesses closed during the arctic outbreak.

Summary of Records Broken at Climate Sites

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Davenport, IA NWS Office COOP Station Min Temp	Low Temperature Records 01/30/2019	All-time Low Temperature Records Broken	Observed Low Temperature Analysis 01/31/2019


Observed Low Temperature Analysis 01/31/2019	Observed Wind Chill Analysis 01/30/2019 - 01/31/2019	Observed Wind Chill Loop	Observed Surface Temperature Loop

MRCC Record Lows Broken 1/30	MRCC Record Lows Broken 1/31	MRCC Lowest Wind Chills Jan 29th

Temperatures

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 950 AM CST THU JAN 31 2019 ...LOWEST MIN TEMPERATURES PAST 48 HOURS... OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL AND NOT ALL QUALITY CONTROLLED. LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE PROVIDER MOUNT CARROLL -38 F 0715 AM 01/31 COOP ELIZABETH -35 F 0630 AM 01/31 COOP MANCHESTER -35 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP MAQUOKETA -35 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP SAVANNA ARPT -35 F 0656 AM 01/31 AWOS STERLING/ROCK FALLS ARPT. -35 F 0656 AM 01/31 AWOS VINTON -35 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP COGGON -34 F 0500 AM 01/31 COOP ALEDO -33 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP BELLE PLAINE -33 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP 1 ENE MAQUOKETA -33 F 0800 AM 01/31 GPSMET QUAD CITY INTL ARPT -33 F 0652 AM 01/31 ASOS STANLEY -33 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP BELLEVUE L/D 12 -32 F 0740 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE CLINTON ARPT -32 F 0656 AM 01/31 AWOS FREEPORT AIRPORT -32 F 0715 AM 01/31 AWOS GALENA -32 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP 2 W LIME CITY -32 F 0550 AM 01/31 IADOT SIGOURNEY -32 F 0800 AM 01/31 COOP CORALVILLE DAM -31 F 0530 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE PEC RVR AT FREEPORT -31 F 0700 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE MUSCATINE -31 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP MUSCATINE ARPT -31 F 0415 AM 01/31 AWOS 1 SSE MANCHESTER -31 F 0643 AM 01/31 IADOT 2 E NORWAY -31 F 0325 AM 01/31 MESOWEST BELLE PLAINE -31 F 0310 AM 01/31 MESOWEST WILLIAMSBURG -31 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP 1 W DEWITT -30 F 0736 AM 01/31 IADOT LOW MOOR -30 F 0635 AM 01/31 MESOWEST WASHINGTON -30 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP DUBUQUE ARPT -29 F 0653 AM 01/31 ASOS DUBUQUE L/D 11 -29 F 0600 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE 1 E BRANDON -29 F 0625 AM 01/31 IADOT 2 W BERTRAM -29 F 0510 AM 01/31 MESOWEST 1 WSW LOWDEN -29 F 0535 AM 01/31 MESOWEST CEDAR RAPIDS ARPT -28 F 0752 AM 01/31 ASOS MARION AIRPORT -28 F 0800 AM 01/31 GPSMET IOWA CITY ARPT -28 F 0552 AM 01/31 ASOS GALT -28 F 0705 AM 01/31 MESOWEST 1 SW BUDA -28 F 0535 AM 01/31 MESOWEST 3 SSW ANAMOSA -27 F 0600 AM 01/31 COOP DAVENPORT ARPT -27 F 0552 AM 01/31 ASOS FULTON L/D 13 -27 F 0730 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE INDEPENDENCE ARPT -27 F 0555 AM 01/31 AWOS ILLINOIS CITY L/D 16 -27 F 0650 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE 1 E KEWANEE -27 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP 1 N WILLIAMSBURG -27 F 0440 AM 01/31 IADOT UNION GROVE -27 F 0325 AM 01/31 MESOWEST FAIRFIELD -26 F 0800 AM 01/31 COOP WASHINGTON -26 F 0600 AM 01/31 GPSMET NEW BOSTON L/D 17 -26 F 0410 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE PRINCETON -26 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP 2 WNW PALISADES STATE PARK -26 F 0710 AM 01/31 IADOT CENTER GROVE -26 F 0725 AM 01/30 IADOT 4 ESE OAKLAND MILLS -26 F 0343 AM 01/31 IADOT 2 W DAVENPORT MUNICIPALITY -25 F 0700 AM 01/31 GPSMET 3 SE MAYSVILLE -25 F 0641 AM 01/31 IADOT MECHANICSVILLE -25 F 0525 AM 01/30 MESOWEST GRAND MOUND -25 F 0625 AM 01/30 MESOWEST NORMANDY -25 F 0605 AM 01/30 MESOWEST WASHINGTON ARPT -24 F 0455 AM 01/31 AWOS 2 NW MOLINE -24 F 0750 AM 01/30 IADOT 2 W UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -24 F 0443 AM 01/31 IADOT CEDAR RAPIDS -23 F 0540 AM 01/31 IADOT 3 SSW CEDAR RAPIDS -23 F 0550 AM 01/31 IADOT CASCADE -22 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP KEOSAUQUA -22 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP ROCK ISLAND L/D 15 -22 F 0540 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE BURLINGTON ARPT -21 F 0553 AM 01/31 ASOS GLADSTONE L/D 18 -21 F 0340 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE 1 NNE CANTRIL -21 F 0330 AM 01/31 IADOT FAIRFIELD ARPT -20 F 0415 AM 01/31 AWOS MACOMB ARPT -20 F 0255 AM 01/31 AWOS 2 S PRAIRIE CITY -20 F 0600 AM 01/31 COOP LA HARPE -19 F 0800 AM 01/31 COOP DONNELLSON -18 F 0700 AM 01/31 COOP FORT MADISON ARPT -18 F 0355 AM 01/31 AWOS DONNELLSON -18 F 0900 AM 01/30 GPSMET MEMPHIS -18 F 0600 AM 01/31 COOP GULFPORT -18 F 0810 AM 01/30 IADOT KEOKUK ARPT -17 F 0835 AM 01/30 AWOS KEOKUK L/D 19 -16 F 0700 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE BENTLEY -10 F 0800 AM 01/31 COOP

Wind Chills

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 956 AM CST THU JAN 31 2019 ...LOWEST WIND CHILL REPORTS PAST 48 HOURS... OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE PROVIDER CLINTON ARPT -57 F 0413 AM 01/30 AWOS 2 NW MOLINE -56 F 0300 AM 01/30 IADOT STERLING/ROCK FALLS ARPT. -56 F 0556 AM 01/30 AWOS CEDAR RAPIDS ARPT -55 F 1232 AM 01/30 ASOS DUBUQUE ARPT -55 F 0653 AM 01/30 ASOS 1 W DEWITT -55 F 0325 AM 01/30 IADOT DAVENPORT ARPT -54 F 0300 AM 01/30 ASOS 3 SE MAYSVILLE -54 F 0241 AM 01/30 IADOT MECHANICSVILLE -54 F 0325 AM 01/30 MESOWEST FREEPORT AIRPORT -53 F 0555 AM 01/30 AWOS INDEPENDENCE ARPT -53 F 1235 AM 01/30 AWOS 1 E BRANDON -53 F 0144 AM 01/30 IADOT QUAD CITY INTL ARPT -52 F 0229 AM 01/30 ASOS 2 W UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -52 F 0222 AM 01/30 IADOT SAVANNA ARPT -52 F 0339 AM 01/30 AWOS WASHINGTON ARPT -51 F 0215 AM 01/30 AWOS IOWA CITY ARPT -51 F 0411 AM 01/30 ASOS BELLE PLAINE -51 F 0420 AM 01/30 MESOWEST FULTON L/D 13 -50 F 0440 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE MUSCATINE ARPT -50 F 0315 AM 01/30 AWOS 3 SSW CEDAR RAPIDS -50 F 0420 AM 01/30 IADOT 2 W LIME CITY -50 F 0310 AM 01/30 IADOT DUBUQUE L/D 11 -49 F 0250 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE NEW BOSTON L/D 17 -49 F 0240 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE CENTER GROVE -49 F 0416 AM 01/30 IADOT UNION GROVE -49 F 0525 AM 01/30 MESOWEST CORALVILLE DAM -48 F 0330 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE CEDAR RAPIDS -48 F 0430 AM 01/30 IADOT 1 SSE MANCHESTER -48 F 0123 AM 01/30 IADOT GALT -48 F 0520 AM 01/30 MESOWEST FAIRFIELD ARPT -47 F 0215 AM 01/30 AWOS FORT MADISON ARPT -47 F 0235 AM 01/30 AWOS BURLINGTON ARPT -46 F 0253 AM 01/30 ASOS 1 N WILLIAMSBURG -46 F 0240 AM 01/30 IADOT LOW MOOR -46 F 1210 AM 01/30 MESOWEST ROCK ISLAND L/D 15 -44 F 0350 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE BELLEVUE L/D 12 -43 F 0150 AM 01/31 USARMY-COE KEOKUK ARPT -43 F 0555 AM 01/30 AWOS ILLINOIS CITY L/D 16 -43 F 0140 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE 1 NNE CANTRIL -40 F 0550 AM 01/30 IADOT 2 W BERTRAM -40 F 0510 AM 01/31 MESOWEST GLADSTONE L/D 18 -39 F 0330 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE GULFPORT -38 F 0250 AM 01/30 IADOT 4 ESE OAKLAND MILLS -37 F 0143 AM 01/30 IADOT KEOKUK L/D 19 -32 F 0510 AM 01/30 USARMY-COE

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