November 2019 North American cold wave
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The November 2019 North American cold wave is a weather event that occurred in the United States and Canada, which had record low temperatures. By mid-November standards, cold temperatures were already existing in the mid-section of the United States. The weather is responsible for at least 8 deaths. Over 1200 airline flights at O'Hare International Airport were delayed or cancelled. Many daily record lows were achieved, with some places setting all-time October record lows, such as: * Bozeman, Montana: -14 degrees F * Casper, Wyoming: -9 degrees F * Dodge City, Kansas: 10 degrees F * Grand Junction, Colorado: 6 degrees F * Livingston, Montana: -12 degrees F * Lubbock, Texas: 17 degrees F * Midland, Texas: 19 degrees F * Pocatello, Idaho: -6 degrees F * Pueblo, Colorado: -6 degrees F * Rapid City, South Dakota: -2 degrees F * Rawlins, Wyoming: -20 degrees F * Rock Springs, Wyoming: -8 degrees F * Salt Lake City: 14 degrees F * Winslow, Arizona: 12 degrees F It was the first time that Pocatello, Idaho and Rock Springs, Wyoming, had temperatures below zero degrees F in October. Casper, Wyoming had temperatures below zero degrees F for 4 straight days. Peter Sinks, Utah, had temperatures of -46 degrees, which seemed to be the coldest October temperature anywhere in the contiguous United States.
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