90-degree temperature swing from record low

[pscot]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/article.html

Cold air pouring in behind yesterday's remarkable snowstorm over northeast Oklahoma has brought unprecedented cold to the state this morning, with a bone-chilling -31°F recorded at Nowata and -28°F at Bartlesville. These are the coldest temperatures ever measured in Oklahoma. According to Extreme Weather, the excellent weather records book by wunderground's weather historian, Christopher C. Burt, the previous coldest temperature in Oklahoma was -27°F set in nearby Watts on January 18, 1930. A personal weather station in nearby Hogshooter Valley also hit -28°F this morning (one wonders how the Valley got its colorful name!) Today's record is the second time since the year 2000 that one of the 50 states has set an all-time extreme cold temperature record. On January 16, 2009, Big Black River, Maine set a new state record with -50°F. In comparison, three states--Virginia, California, and South Dakota--have set all-time extreme heat records since 2000. Since 1990, nine states have set all-time extreme high temperature records, and eight states have set all-time extreme cold records. It was also very cold in Arkansas this morning, with a -20°F reading in Springdale. The all-time coldest temperature for Arkansas is -29°F, recorded on February 13, 1905, at Pond and Gavette. Relief is in sight, though--Tuesday's forecast calls for high temperatures in Bartlesville in the low 60s, a full 90 degrees warmer than this morning's low!

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Winter hit here mid-Oct. and has not let up.

We have had freezing nights and barely thawed out days since then, almost totally unknown for this semi-tropical
zone.
And this is the 3rd and worse year of real winter.

[5X]

2. thats not 24 hours, Thursday to next Tuesday? n/t

[pscot]

4. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Tuesday......

Ooops! My bad.

[tularetom]

3. I saw a 40 degree increase in temperature in about 6 hours

A "Chinook" wind, in Montana.

Went from 8 or 9 to 50 just like that.

[HockeyMom]

5. 40 degree temp swing in SW Florida

40s in the morning to 80s in afternoon. Ugh, how I hate it. Heat on at night and AC in the afternoon. Coat in the morning to work and sweating in the afternoon.

STAY DAMNED COLD, will you!