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In 1943, the Black Hills of South Dakota experienced temperatures that were of Twilight Zone material. It was 52 degrees in Lead, South Dakota while at the same time it was 16 below zero in Deadwood. THE 2 TOWNS ARE JUST A MILE AND A HALF APART. In 1954, the temperature at Rogers Pass, Montana plunged to 70 below zero. This established a new all time record low for the continental United States.

In 1985, Chicago set an all-time record low of 27 degrees below zero.

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Talk about chilling out. In 1989, Fairbanks, Alaska had a high temperature of 43 below zero and low of 47 below.

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