Record-Breaking Cold Temperatures In Southwest, Calif. | ||
A chunk of cold, Canadian air continues to sit over the Southwest, bringing the region its coldest weather in more than 16 years. The chilly weather moved into the region last Friday as the well-documented arctic cold front made its way through the Southwest. Every night since the passage of the front, low temperatures in central and southern California, as well as southern Nevada and western Arizona have dipped well below freezing. Over the weekend, several low temperature records were shattered. Ontario and Oceanside Calif., both broke their previous records by over 10 degrees. Lake Arrowhead, Calif. dipped to 9 degrees on Sunday morning, breaking the previous record of 18 degrees set back in 1963. Arizona hasn`t been spared from the cold weather either. While it didn`t break any low temperature records, Phoenix saw consecutive nights of 20-degree temperatures, the first time since 1978 that has happened. The daytime hours haven`t offered much of a warm-up either. The high temperature in Phoenix on Sunday was 46 degrees, setting a new record for the lowest maximum temperature for that day. The sub-freezing temperatures are forecast to stick around for a few more days. Freeze Warnings will expire Monday morning, but will be reissued for the same regions on Monday night. The low temperatures won`t be as low, however, as most locations should bottom out in the mid and upper 20s. This slow moderating trend will continue throughout the week, eventually pushing overnight lows above the freezing mark on Thursday morning. Be sure to keep WeatherBug active in your system tray in order to receive the latest on the record-setting cold in the Southwest. Comment: So where is our snow? Does CA get everything? Beaches, mountains, deserts, and now freezing temps? It's simply not fair. | ||
Monday, January 15, 2007
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