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Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Polar Vortex

The Daily Beast: Polar Vortex Breaks Record-Low Temps, Snaps Steel, Empties Cities - A look across America where it can feel like -66 degrees in some places, leaving areas almost uninhabitable. by Victoria Albert
The bitter cold has shattered temperature records across the United States. Mason City, Iowa hit a record low of -28; nearby Albert Lea, Minnesota bottomed out at -29, with wind chills as low as the -50s. Rockford, Illinois broke its all-time cold record at -31, as did Moline (-33), Cedar Rapids, Iowa (-30), Mather, Wisconsin (-43), and Cotton, Minnesota (-56). Ponsford, Minnesota, reportedly suffered through a chilling perceived temperature of -66 degrees.

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