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Looking ahead through the next 7 days, bitterly #cold temperatures located in the north-central U.S. will slowly spread south and east by the weekend. In fact, nearly the entire Lower 48 could see below average high temperatures by Valentine s Day. pic.twitter.com/gAZ4j1XGxL
Colorado s record cold temperature was recorded on Feb. 1, 1985, when the temperature in Maybell in northwest Colorado was 61 degrees below zero, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s National Center for Environmental Education.
That temperature record may not be broken in this blast of bitter arctic air, but the polar vortex is unusual because the frigid cold is expected to stick around at least through Valentine s Day.