Thursday, February 3, 2011

Midwest Groundhog Day Blizzard Update: Wisconsin Records Set



Images (click to enlarge): 24-hour and storm total snowfall ending Feb. 2, 2011 for southern Wisconsin, from National Weather Service

Special note for Tom Nelson fans: Check out the link he forgot to include.

The National Weather Service has reported that several Wisconsin locations observed top-5 snowfall amounts for 24, 48, or 72 hours in the blizzard ending yesterday:
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WAS RECENTLY BOMBARDED WITH MULTIPLE STORMS THAT   
PRODUCED BETWEEN 15 TO 28 INCHES DURING A 72 HOUR PERIOD. MANY SITES
SAW SNOWFALL RECORDS BROKEN DURING THIS PERIOD...FOR 24 HOUR...48
HOUR...AND 72 HOUR INCREMENTS. THE FOLLOWING TABLES NOTE THE SITES
THAT REPORTED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE TOP FIVE SINCE OBSERVATIONS
BEGAN.
**THE BEGINNING YEAR IS HOW LONG DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED FROM THE
INDIVIDUAL SITE**

24-HOUR SNOWFALL RECORDS (FEBRUARY 1-2)
-------------------------------------

LOCATION AMOUNT RANK BEGINNING YEAR
(INCHES)
------------------------------------------------------------------
RACINE 24.0 1ST 1896
HALES CORNERS(WHITNALL PARK) 22.0 1ST 2000
BURLINGTON 17.0 1ST 1948
KENOSHA 16.8 1ST 1944
MILWAUKEE 16.0 4TH 1871
N.MILWAUKEE (MT MARY COLLEGE) 15.0 2ND 1946
BELOIT 15.0 TIED 1ST 1893
PADDOCK LAKE 14.0 1ST 2004
STOUGHTON 14.0 TIED 1ST 1931
CLINTON 11.5 2ND 1948

48-HOUR SNOWFALL RECORDS (JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 2)
------------------------------------------------

LOCATION AMOUNT RANK BEGINNING YEAR
(INCHES)
------------------------------------------------------------------
HALES CORNERS (WHITNALL PARK) 28.0 1ST 2000
RACINE 26.0 1ST 1896
KENOSHA 25.3 1ST 1944
N.MILWAUKEE (MT MARY COLLEGE) 20.5 2ND 1946
BURLINGTON 20.0 1ST 1948
MILWAUKEE 19.6 4TH 1871
STOUGHTON 19.1 1ST 1931
BELOIT 17.0 2ND 1893
PADDOCK LAKE 16.8 1ST 2004
MADISON 14.3 5TH 1869
CLINTON 13.9 3RD 1948
BLANCHARDVILLE 11.0 TIED 4TH 1954

72-HOUR SNOWFALL RECORDS (JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 2)
------------------------------------------------
LOCATION AMOUNT RANK BEGINNING
YEAR
(INCHES)
------------------------------------------------------------------
HALES CORNER(WHITNALL PARK) 28.0 2ND 2000
RACINE 26.0 1ST 1896
KENOSHA 27.3 1ST 1944
N. MILWAUKEE 20.5 3RD 1946
BURLINGTON 20.0 1ST 1948
STOUGHTON 19.1 1ST 1931
MADISON 18.7 2ND 1869
BELOIT 17.0 TIED 5TH 1948
PADDOCK LAKE 16.8 1ST 2004

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