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Coldest November Morning Since 1976 hits the United States on November 18th

All 50 states saw at or below freezing temperatures on Tuesday, November 18th, and the very next day many more record low temperatures and record low minimums, as well as record low maximums were set, reports WeatherBELL.  Tuesday morning set the coldest it has been in November since 1976, which was 38 years ago!  More than 85% of the surface area of the Lower-48 reached or fell below freezing tem...
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Polar Vortex to Sweep United States

The Polar Vortex is a large pocket of very cold air that travels from the polar region and is typically the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere.  Temperatures on Monday were in the low teens in the Dakotas and Montana, and even dropped into the negative teens in some areas.  The arctic blast dropped into the northern Rockies on Monday, and will continue as Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12t...
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Earliest Snow Ever Recorded in South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina received its earliest snowfall in 125 years of weather records on November 1st, beating its earliest snow record by 8 days! The Smokey Mountains received 16 inches over the night of October 31st and on the morning of November 1st, 18 states were showing at least some amount of snow.  Greenville, SC was hit so hard with the weather that trees were downed and power outages o...
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Water Temperature of the Great Lakes is 3 Degrees Colder Than Normal

According to meteorologist Mark Torregrossa, the Great Lakes are about 6 degrees colder than last year at this time, and averaging anywhere from 1-3 degrees colder than normal.  What does this mean?  If the lakes continue to hold colder than normal, this means cold air will have an easier time moving into Michigan and the surrounding states, which in turn could mean the lakes freeze over more quic...
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1,413 “Low Max” Records Broken Mid-September

We have been seeing a trend of Low-Max records being broken this year, and it continued in September.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), between Sep. 11th and Sep 20th, 1,413 Low-Max records were broken, and another 282 tied.  One record was broken by an incredible 25 degrees Fahrenheit (Mount Rushmore, South Dakota).  That means that it was the COLDEST it has E...
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264 “Low Max” Records Broken or Tied During First Ten Days of September

That's right. 183 “Low Max” (which means the maximum temperatures for the day was the lowest it has ever been) records were broken, and 63 were tied. Some of the records were broken by an astonishing 16F!! These records were broken all over the United States, from Texas to Pennsylvania to Oregon, and even Montana! Big signs of an early and frigid winter!
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Mid-May Storm Drops 3ft of Snow in Colorado

On Monday, May 12th, a snowstorm dumped as much as 3 feet (91 cm) of snow on Colorado's Rocky Mountains while the U.S. Midwest braced for hail and other severe weather. Snow had already been accumulating for about 4 days prior, and deep snow was reported in Utah.  Though it is not too uncommon for strange weather in Colorado, the storm dumped 4 inches in Denver, CO and about 36 inches in the m...
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Montana and Wyoming Brace for Snow in August

The coming weekend of August 29th could be a cold one for a few states, "low temperatures will drop below freezing in the higher elevations," with the possibility of first snowfall of the season. "In West Glacier, Montana, the average date for the first temperature below 32 degrees is Sept. 13, so the cold conditions are about three weeks ahead of schedule." Snow accumulations will be a few in...
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June Snow in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming

The weather this year has been "interesting" to say the least, and it doesn't look like it is getting warmer.  Experts have already spoken, and it looks like next year could be even colder than 2013-2014.  In June alone, the midwest saw storms that it hadn't experienced since the early 1900s.  Nine inches of snow was estimated at Gunsite Pass, Wyoming, and nine inches of snow was recorded in Alta,...
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