The Arctic front that moved into northwest Kansas Wednesday evening made the mercury dive, and brought about a tenth-inch of snowfall to the Hays area, according to CoCoRaHS reports.
And while it was a bitterly cold 9 degrees below zero by Thursday morning, it was far from a record for the date. In 1989, the low temperature was recorded at 25 below zero.
A wind chill advisory remains in effect through Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Dodge City warned. The high Thursday was only expected to reach 2 below zero, with an overnight low of 6 below.
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