Thursday, January 15, 2009

Michigan: How cold is it? Flint's 95-year-old record low shattered as 19 below zero hits city
Flint broke a 95-year-old record early Wednesday morning when the temperature plummeted to a frigid 19 below zero. The previous record? Minus 10, set in 1914, according to the National Weather Service.

Here's the even worse news: We won't seeing relief in the next few days.
Chicago has most consecutive days of snowfall since records began in 1884
A new record was set Wednesday when Chicago had its ninth consecutive day of measurable snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.

The previous record was eight consecutive days set from Dec. 13 to 20, 1973.

Snowfall records in Chicago date back to 1884. [Via Marc Morano]

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