Lots of Records Set in the Past Week in U.S.
As you might expect, the cold spell that gripped much of the country this week set many records. Here’s a tweet from the National Weather Service Prediction Center, @NWSWPC
“Over 3000 daily record cold temperatures (minimum and maximum) have now been reported from February 12-17 at 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 (75+ years of data). Within that dataset there were 79 all-time cold records. Search the data here: ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datato“
