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In 1983, the temperature in Wichita dropped to zero around midnight. It remained at or below zero for a record of 4.5 days, 110 hours to be exact. The at or below zero streak ended at noon on the 25th.

In 1989, an Arctic Outbreak of historic proportions further tightened its grip on the Northern Plains, as 40 cities set record lows for the date. One such location was Havre, Montana, where the low was a phenomenal 44 below zero. Dickinson, ND had a low of 33 below, with wind chills around an incredible 85 BELOW. After recording a low of 25 below, Sioux Falls, SD only climbed to 16 below that afternoon. This resulted in a calendar day average of 20.5 below, a record lowest calendar day average for December.

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