Now that we have come out of the deep freeze left by a blast of arctic air, it is time to summarize the event courtesy of the Number One on the Fold weather center. A low of minus 6 was recorded, which is the lowest reading on record since Number One on the Fold began tracking extreme weather events in 2014. Over a 12-hour period beginning late Sunday evening, the temperature plunged an astounding 42 degrees, from 41 degrees to -1 degree. After hovering around the zero degree mark during the daytime hours Monday, the temperature plunged further, hitting the minus 6 degree mark by early Monday night around 8:30 PM. There the temperature remained until Tuesday morning when it began its slow climb back to the low teens by the end of the day. After a slight cooling Tuesday night into Wednesday, temperatures rocketed into the 20's and low 30's Wednesday afternoon. Several tests were ran to verify the authenticity of the arctic air. Boiling water was flung into the air just to vaporize immediately. Bubbles were blown just to watch them freeze. And team members were subjected to the elements without any protection to measure the rapid rate of shivering.
And of course, what else would anyone do to celebrate the arrival of an arctic blast of air on the night of its arrival? Make homemade ice cream!
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