Saturday, October 13, 2012

Cold Front Pushes Ducks Farther Down the Flyway | Field & Stream
Record low temperatures could strike much of the Atlantic Flyway this weekend, with widespread freeze potential extending from Maine down to parts of Northern Virginia and the Midwest.
Record cold in parts of Conn. | WTNH.com Connecticut
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) -- Record low temperatures for the date were set at Bradley International Airport and Sikorsky Airport Saturday morning.

The temperature fell to 27 degrees in Windsor Locks at 6 a.m. Saturday, breaking the previous record of 28, set back in 1981 and other years.
Record breaking cold starts the weekend | WWLP.com
At the Westover Air Reserve Base, temperatures dropped to 23 degrees which was the coldest morning since April 6th. This temperature also broke the record low of 25 degrees set back in 1963.
Winter in October: Newark sees record-low temperature as cold hits N.J. | NJ.com
Newark dealt with a record-setting cold: The low of 34 was two degrees below the previous mark of 36 set in 1934, according to the National Weather Service.
Oct. 8 freeze damages South Plains’ grain sorghum crop. | Grains content from Southwest Farm Press
Grain sorghum producers south of Interstate 40 and around Lubbock might received damaging injury to their crops from the Oct. 8 frost and freeze, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist in Lubbock.

Dr. Calvin Trostle said Lubbock recorded the second earliest freeze on record – the average freeze is Oct. 31.

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