![]() The chill drifted eastward on Thursday, bringing sub-zero temperatures to north-eastern cities such as Boston. 55rTEoW1Dg- NWS Des Moines January 30, 2019 (Yes, those are air temps, NOT wind chill.) we broke numerous low temperature records this morning across the state! #iawx In news that pretty much no one wants to hear. In records that date back to the 1870s, this is only the 15th time Chicago has seen a daily low this cold or colder, yesterday was 14th.- NWS Chicago January 31, 2019Ĭities across Iowa have also broken temperature records. This shatters the previous record for Jan 31st, which was -12F set back 1985. The official low temperature at Chicago this morning was -21F. More than 30 record lows were broken across the Midwest.Ĭotton, Minnesota, was the coldest place in the US on Thursday with a low of -48C based on preliminary data.Ĭhicago passed the record low for 31 January, while Mount Carroll has probably beaten the Illinois record with a morning temperature of -39C. Photo: David Joles/Star Tribune via AP How cold did it get? Pipes can burst with such temperature fluctuations, and rapidly melting snow and ice could cause flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency cautioned.įirefighters at the scene of a house fire in Saint Paul, Minnesota during a arctic deep freeze on 30 January. Photo via /YeZER2enSd- Mike Seidel February 1, 2019īut as the temperatures abruptly turn warmer, US emergency officials warn of flooding and utility risks. ![]() Hang in there! #PolarVortex #weatherwhiplash Luckily for #Chicago and the Midwest, the FASTEST 3-day warm-up on #record of 66° is underway: -21⬆️45° (Thu-Sun). The sudden weather change coming this weekend may be the fastest warm-up on record, meteorologists say. "It's going to be at least a 60-degree swing for Chicago," David Hamrick, a National Weather Service forecaster, told Reuters. The icy cold is expected to loosen its grip on Friday (US local time).īy the end of the weekend, Chicago could see temperatures as high as 10C. A man was fatally struck by a snow plough near Chicago on Monday and in northern Indiana, a 22-year-old police officer and his wife died after a collision on icy roads.
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