Wisconsin cities recorded nearly 60-degree temperature swings within 24 hours after Tuesday’s mild weather and Wednesday’s return to cold, tying at least one city’s record and setting another. there’s a possibility that.
That’s according to the National Weather Service’s review of historical temperature data in response to the brutal winter weather that hit the central United States this week.
“It’s just crazy,” said Aidan Kroski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Milwaukee. Klosky looked at data from Milwaukee and the state capital of Madison, about 130 miles to the west.
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In Madison, Tuesday’s high of 70 degrees dropped to 11 degrees by Wednesday morning.
The temperature change of 59 degrees within 24 hours matched the previous record set in 1911.
Two images of Milwaukee’s Lake Park Golf Course show the dramatic temperature swings the city experienced from February 27 to February 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Molly Gash)
Mr Kloskey said Tuesday’s record broke previous records for the same date, during February and during the winter months, which the National Weather Service considers December, January and February.
Milwaukee recorded a high of 74 degrees on Tuesday and a low of 16 degrees on Wednesday morning, a change of 58 degrees. To make matters worse, some parts of the city reported snowfall overnight.
Meteorologists believe this 24-hour change may have broken or come close to previous records set in Milwaukee in 1911 and 1934. However, historical hourly temperature data for Milwaukee is incomplete, making it impossible to conclusively determine that this is the case.
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Tuesday’s high broke records for the day, the entire month of February, and a winter record.
