Montana: Say it ain’t so: Single-digit temps forecast

Temperatures are expected to plunge into the single digits this weekend, possibly breaking record lows by more than 10 degrees.

Two systems are forecast to drop into Montana today and Thursday from Canada, with each expected to bring up to 3 inches of snow to Helena and a foot of snow in the mountains. Once the clouds clear on Friday, temperatures could fall to 5 degrees or lower on Saturday, according to Ben Schott with the National Weather Service in Great Falls.
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"So we could break the record by 10 degrees, and that's not just breaking it - it's shattering, cutting it into pieces, putting it in the garbage disposal and then into the blender," Schott said. "It's pretty amazing to break a record by 10 degrees."

Utah: Monday was record-setting cold day

If you thought Monday was an extra chilly day in Salt Lake City, you were right. In fact, it was record-setting.
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Five other Utah locations in central and southern Utah — Delta, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Cedar City and Hanksville, also set record low overnight temperatures Monday, ranging from 10 to 33 degrees.

GRAINS-Corn rallies 4.9 percent on worries about frost - Forbes.com

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Corn futures rose 4.9 percent at the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday, closing at their highest level in 14 weeks, on worries that a killing frost could reduce what now looks to be a record-large U.S. harvest, traders said.

Manitoba - Weather Slows Harvest

The majority of corn fields are showing some signs of frost damage and producers are anticipating light bushel weights and harvest challenges due to high moisture content.

COMMODITIES-Gold hits record on weak dollar; corn up on frost By Reuters

Some experts estimated that frost damage could wipe out about 10 percent, or 500 million bushels, from the upcoming U.S. corn harvest.