{"id":7763,"date":"2011-03-31T22:49:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T22:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=7763"},"modified":"2011-04-01T23:35:22","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T23:35:22","slug":"wisconsin-8-consecutive-days-with-the-coldest-overnight-low-temperatures-in-the-lower-48-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/7763","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin: 8 consecutive days with the coldest overnight low temperatures in the Lower 48 states"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MODIS true color RGB images from 24, 27, 28, 29, and 30 March 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

A series of MODIS true color<\/strong><\/a> Red\/Green\/Blue (RGB) images from 24 March<\/strong><\/a>, 27 March<\/strong><\/a>, 28 March<\/strong><\/a>, 29 March<\/a><\/strong>, and 30 March<\/strong><\/a> (above)<\/strong><\/em> showed that most of the northern 2\/3 of Wisconsin had significant snow cover during this period (much of it due to the late winter storm of 22-23 March<\/strong><\/a>) — the\u00c2\u00a0 maximum snow depths across the state ranged from 24 inches<\/strong> on 24 March to 18 inches<\/strong> on 30 March.\u00c2\u00a0 Also note that there were also a few small brown-colored areas in far northwestern Wisconsin with no snow on the ground at this time.<\/p>\n

This combination of deep snow late-season cover along with cloud-free skies due to persistent high pressure over the region allowed northern Wisconsin to record the coldest overnight low temperatures in Lower 48 states<\/strong><\/a> for 8 consecutive days at the end of March 2011:<\/p>\n