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No U.S. states had a record cold winter. Nine had a record hot one | Though it may surprise East Coasters, the story of this winter was not record cold but record heat (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Feb the recorded temp at my house was -13F (-25C ish). March 8th was 77F (HotC). Kind of wild.

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[–] 8uurg@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

77F is 25C. That is quite the temperature swing: even bigger than the warmest day in a year vs the coldest day in a year in many places...

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