Climate Impact Report – 2/10

Quick Facts
75K Outages
On Thursday afternoon, around 75,000 customers were without power from Indiana to West Virginia.
Heat Levels
Brown, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Calumet, and Manitowoc Counties are the top five counties in Wisconsin with the fastest-rising temperatures in the last 100 years.
Heat Record
January 2023 was the warmest January on record for Ann Arbor, Michigan, over the past decade.
Key Facts Of The Day 2/10
Storms and Flooding
- On Thursday, a storm system brought powerful winds, severe thunderstorms, and snow to the Midwest.
- Fifty million Americans were under high-wind warnings or wind advisories Thursday morning, stretching from portions of the Deep South to the Great Lakes and Canadian border.
- On Thursday afternoon, around 75,000 customers were without power from Indiana to West Virginia.
- The National Weather Service received four reports of tornadoes in southern Mississippi and at least one in southern Louisiana on Wednesday.
Wildfire
- As of February 3, there are currently 0 large active wildfires that have burned 0 acres across the country.
- As of February 3, 1,688 wildfires have burned 12,882 acres across the country.
Extreme Heat
- Brown, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Calumet, and Manitowoc Counties are the top five counties in Wisconsin with the fastest-rising temperatures in the last 100 years.
- January 2023 was the warmest January on record for Ann Arbor, Michigan, over the past decade.
- Ann Arbor’s average temperature during the month was 32.3 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 6.8 degrees higher than the monthly average over the past ten years.
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