The record
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| event_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,575,516 |
| episode_id | 2,055,427 |
| begin_utc | 1996-12-25T00:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-12-26T18:00:00+00:00 |
| state | MINNESOTA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | MARTIN |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | Strong low pressure system which deposited heavy snow over much of Minnesota on 12/23/96, pulled extremely cold Canadian air southward over Minnesota on 12/24 and 12/25. The cold remained entrenched through 12/26. Temperatures fell to 15 to 35 degrees below zero Christmas Day morning and Thursday morning. The Twin Cities and St. Cloud set new record low temperatures both days. In addition, the high temperature on Christmas Day in the Twin Cities was only 9 degrees below zero. Combined with the record low temperature that morning of 22 below, the mean temperature for Christmas Day was 16 degrees below zero. Christmas Day, 1996 set a new record for being the coldest day on record for the Twin Cities metro area going back to when modern day records began in 1890. The next morning, the Twin Cities fell to 27 degrees below zero while St. Cloud plummeted to 34 below. Wild River State Park in Chisago County measured a temperature of 38 below. |
| year | 1,996 |
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