HIGH: 40
LOW: -7
* Brutally cold air arrives on high winds late in the day and at night.
* Relatively mild into the early afternoon.
* Cold front arrives 1-4 p.m., initiating a burst of heavy snow.
* Gusts over 40 m.p.h. cause drifting as readings dive nearly 50 degrees in 15 hours.
* Wind chills at night: -20 to -35 degrees.
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FEB. 9 TEMPS
FORECAST
HIGH: 40
LOW: -7
RECORD
HIGH: 56 (1886)
LOW: -21 (1899)
NORMAL
HIGH: 33
LOW: 18
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