Washington, 1996

Cold in Washington, February 1, 1996

February 1, 1996 · NWS SEW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Subzero temperatures cause damage to grape buds, approximately 20% damaged.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.

Subzero temperatures cause damage to grape buds, approximately 20% damaged.

Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Admiralty Inlet Area

When
February 1, 12:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
Where
Admiralty Inlet Area forecast zone

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5549143.