Antero Reservoir Reached Down to -44ºF on Tuesday Morning
Temperatures plunged around the state Tuesday morning, with -34 degrees reported in Waverly (5,321′), -32 degrees in Cowdrey (7,917′), -22 degrees in Tabernash (8,333′), and -18 degrees in Dillon (9,111′). It was even colder at Antero Reservoir, where early morning temperatures dipped down to a teeth-chattering -44 degrees at 8,942′ of elevation.
Infrared satellite imagery showing the cold air in the mountain valleys this morning. #cowx
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) December 17, 2019
The coldest locations were
-44°F Antero Reservoir
-34°F 1W Waverly
-32°F Cowdery pic.twitter.com/JtFM6im5Z8
If you think that's cold, temperatures once dropped to -61 degrees in Maybell (5,922′), Colorado. The coldest temperatures ever seen recorded in the country was in Prospect Creek, Alaska nearly 50 years ago, measuring in at -80 degrees.
It's COLD in the mountains this morning! Some of the coldest temperatures in North America are in the northern Colorado mountain valleys due to clear skies and fresh snow cover on this long night. #cowx #cold pic.twitter.com/LL6xfMTya5
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) December 17, 2019
We had 2 days with +1 C or zero and that will be it if it doesnt come back. There was also somewhat too much rain in last two months. Chemtrails are seen every other if not every day.
At least my heating bill will be lower...