Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Sedgwick, Kansas
February 6, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Consecutive days below 32 degrees.||12 consecutive days of temps below 32 in Wichita (ended 02/18). This was the longest stretch since 1983(18 days). The longest on record is 24 days in 1895.||Consecutive days below 20 degrees.||9 consecutive days of temps below 20 in Wichita (ended 02/16). This was the longest stretch since 1983(9 days). The longest on record is 11 days in 1899.||Consecutive days with a low temp below zero.||The final stretch was 3 days for Wichita (ended 02/16). This was the longest stretch since 1996. The longest stretch on record for Wichita is 8, back in 1983.||Consecutive days with 1 inch or more of snow on the ground.||The final stretch for Wichita was 13 days (ended 02/19). The longest stretch since 1993 and 8th longest on record. Longest stretch was 28 days, back
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.