- Average winter temperature: 33.98°F (#41 hottest year; 4.0% above 100-year average) - Maximum winter temperature: 43.23°F (#44 coldest year; 1.1% above 100-year average) - Minimum winter temperature: 24.75°F (#33 hottest year; 9.5% above 100-year average) - Average precipitation: 3.2 in. (#8 wettest year; 36.2% above 100-year average) - Record one-day snowfall: Boise County, ID on Jan. 19 (40 in.) On January 23, 1971, a cold snap in the north resulted in the coldest-ever recorded temperature in the United States. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the record was set in ice-cold Alaska where a thermometer gauge clocked a reading of 80 degrees below zero in Prospect Creek, just north of Fairbanks.
Posted: Jan 3, 2020 / 06:11 PM CST Updated: Jan 3, 2020 / 06:11 PM CST
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dear Tom, Looking at my new weather calendar for 2020, I notice the lowest temperature ever recorded in the Lower 48 is at Rogers Pass, Montana. Do you have any additional information? Ron Mitchler, Dear Ron, Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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