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In 2025, an extremely frigid arctic airmass was in place across most of Kansas. Between February 18 and February 20th, 19 temperature records were set across central and southeast Kansas, with several of these records dating back to 1918! On February 20th, the low temperature in Russell plummeted to -14 degrees, while Wichita saw a record low of -8 degrees. Between the snow and extreme cold, most schools across the area were called off for 3 consecutive days.

 


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