Saturday, 7 December 2013

Extreme cold in United States

A meandering jet stream, not an ice age!

Record lows shattered in Colorado and Utah



6 December, 2013


In western Colorado,  the low temperature this morning was -24F at 4 miles southwest of Craig.  This set a new record low temperature for December 6, breaking the previous record of -10F set in 2011.

At the Grand Junction regional Airport, the low was -9F. This set a new record low, breaking the previous record of 7F, set in 2011.
At Palisade, the low was 5F setting a new record low, breaking the previous record of 6F set in 1912.
At 1 mile east of Rangely, the low was -22F, setting a new record low, breaking the previous record of -12F set in 1972.
In eastern Utah, At Jensen, the low this morning was -23F. This set a new record low, breaking the previous record of -10F set in 1972.

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