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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

It was a cold end to 2017 and start to 2018 with morning low air temperatures from -15 to -26.  Wind chill temperatures ranged from -25 to -41, with a 1050mb arctic high pressure center overhead. A new record low of -26 occurred at Norfolk, NE on January 1, which broke the previous record of -25 set in 1924. A new record low of -20 occurred at Omaha, NE on January 1, which broke the previous record of -19 set in 1887. A new record low temperature of -14 also occurred in Omaha on 12/31 New Year's Eve, and a cold record low maximum temperature of -6 occurred in Norfolk on 12/31. 

1/1/2018 Minimum Temperature

1/1/2018 12z surface chart

 

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
856 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018

...Approximate Lowest Wind Chill Reports...

Note these values are only generated at the time of observation. Actual values could be lower between observations.

Location                     Temp      Time/Date       Lat/Lon

...Iowa...

...Fremont County...
Shenandoah Airport           -36 F     0515 AM 01/01   40.77N/95.41W

...Harrison County...
Pisgah                       -28 F     0715 AM 01/01   41.83N/95.93W
2 E Blair                    -27 F     0848 AM 01/01   41.53N/96.08W
Pisgah                       -27 F     0811 AM 01/01   41.83N/95.93W
Little Sioux                 -27 F     0700 AM 01/01   41.82N/96.02W

...Monona County...
No.2                         -23 F     0700 AM 01/01   42.17N/95.78W

...Montgomery County...
Red Oak Airport              -32 F     0635 AM 01/01   41.01N/95.26W

...Page County...
Clarinda Airport             -34 F     0535 AM 01/01   40.72N/95.03W

...Pottawattamie County...
Council Bluffs Airport       -36 F     0735 AM 01/01   41.26N/95.76W
3 N Crescent                 -33 F     0811 AM 01/01   41.42N/95.85W
Carter Lake                  -22 F     1115 PM 12/31   41.29N/95.92W
2 E Oakland                  -20 F     0700 AM 01/01   41.31N/95.39W

...Shelby County...
Harlan Airport               -41 F     0115 AM 01/01   41.59N/95.34W

...Nebraska...

...Antelope County...
Ewing                        -31 F     0450 AM 01/01   42.24N/98.24W
Neligh                       -25 F     0524 AM 01/01   42.13N/98.03W
Oakdale                      -25 F     0800 AM 01/01   42.07N/97.95W

...Boone County...
Albion Airport               -31 F     0815 AM 01/01   41.73N/98.06W

...Burt County...
Tekamah Airport              -40 F     0754 AM 01/01   41.76N/96.18W

...Cass County...
Plattsmouth Airport          -34 F     0715 AM 01/01   40.95N/95.92W
4 ENE Union                  -29 F     0726 AM 01/01   40.85N/95.85W
4 E Cedar Creek              -25 F     1055 PM 12/31   41.04N/96.02W
1 ESE Cedar Creek            -23 F     0548 AM 01/01   41.04N/96.08W

...Cuming County...
West Point                   -23 F     0800 AM 01/01   41.83N/96.72W

...Dodge County...
Fremont Airport              -38 F     0255 AM 01/01   41.45N/96.52W
Fremont                      -27 F     0427 AM 01/01   41.45N/96.48W

...Douglas County...
Omaha Eppley Airfield        -34 F     0752 AM 01/01   41.30N/95.89W
3 NNW Boys Town              -31 F     0809 AM 01/01   41.30N/96.15W
1 WNW Valley                 -28 F     0324 AM 01/01   41.32N/96.37W
3 W Millard                  -28 F     0653 AM 01/01   41.20N/96.22W
Millard Airport              -26 F     0815 AM 01/01   41.20N/96.12W
Millard                      -25 F     0700 AM 01/01   41.21N/96.17W
2 SE Elkhorn                 -23 F     1023 PM 12/31   41.25N/96.21W

...Gage County...
Beatrice Airport             -26 F     1155 PM 12/31   40.30N/96.75W

...Jefferson County...
2 W Plymouth                 -27 F     0758 AM 01/01   40.31N/97.03W
2 WSW Fairbury               -25 F     0557 AM 01/01   40.13N/97.21W

...Johnson County...
Tecumseh                     -21 F     0800 AM 01/01   40.37N/96.18W

...Knox County...
Verdel 6sse                  -31 F     0700 AM 01/01   42.72N/98.22W
Verdigre                     -31 F     0715 AM 01/01   42.65N/98.04W

...Lancaster County...
Lincoln Airport              -27 F     0754 AM 01/01   40.85N/96.76W
5 N Roca                     -26 F     1021 PM 12/31   40.73N/96.67W
5 E Lincoln                  -21 F     0255 AM 01/01   40.84N/96.59W

...Madison County...
Norfolk Airport              -41 F     0556 AM 01/01   41.99N/97.43W
1 W Norfolk                  -24 F     0803 AM 01/01   42.04N/97.45W

...Nemaha County...
Auburn                       -22 F     0600 AM 01/01   40.38N/95.75W
1 E Auburn                   -21 F     0800 AM 01/01   40.39N/95.81W

...Otoe County...
Nebraska City Airport        -31 F     0735 AM 01/01   40.61N/95.87W
3 ESE Palmyra                -22 F     0844 AM 01/01   40.68N/96.34W

...Platte County...
Columbus Airport             -33 F     0656 AM 01/01   41.45N/97.34W
2 WNW Columbus               -24 F     0107 AM 01/01   41.45N/97.39W
3 NE Duncan                  -20 F     0825 AM 01/01   41.44N/97.45W

...Richardson County...
Falls City Airport           -30 F     0553 AM 01/01   40.08N/95.59W

...Saline County...
3 E Friend                   -30 F     0749 AM 01/01   40.66N/97.22W

...Sarpy County...
2 ENE Gretna                 -34 F     0625 AM 01/01   41.16N/96.19W
Offutt Afb                   -31 F     0556 AM 01/01   41.12N/95.92W
Bellevue                     -27 F     0210 AM 01/01   41.16N/95.92W
Springfield                  -27 F     0832 AM 01/01   41.08N/96.13W
1 WNW Bellevue               -26 F     1127 PM 12/31   41.17N/95.95W
2 W Bellevue                 -24 F     0446 AM 01/01   41.16N/95.97W
Chalco                       -24 F     0550 AM 01/01   41.19N/96.13W
Maha Scout Camp              -20 F     0800 AM 01/01   41.06N/96.01W

...Saunders County...
3 SE Cedar Bluffs            -32 F     0415 AM 01/01   41.35N/96.58W
Wahoo Airport                -29 F     0535 AM 01/01   41.23N/96.60W
1 E Mead                     -27 F     0638 AM 01/01   41.23N/96.46W

...Seward County...
4 SE Beaver Crossing         -29 F     0538 AM 01/01   40.73N/97.23W
Seward                       -27 F     0837 AM 01/01   40.91N/97.10W
3 N Milford                  -26 F     0801 AM 01/01   40.83N/97.06W
Utica                        -24 F     0522 AM 01/01   40.89N/97.35W

...Washington County...
Blair Airport                -35 F     0655 AM 01/01   41.41N/96.11W
3 ENE Bennington             -29 F     0812 AM 01/01   41.40N/96.10W

...Wayne County...
Wayne Municipal Airport      -36 F     0435 AM 01/01   42.24N/96.98W

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.

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