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In 2025, an historic arctic airmass encompassed the eastern half of the U.S. and impacted much of central and eastern Kansas. Wichita saw a low temperature of -9 degrees and Salina -13 degrees. What made this cold outbreak unique was how far south the frigid air made it. The low in Baton Rouge, Louisiana plummeted to 7 degrees on January 22nd and 4 degrees in Lafayette, Louisiana. Even more remarkable was how much snow fell along the Gulf Coast, with the Beaumont-Port Arthur area of Texas picking up 4.5 inches of snow, which was the most since records started in 1901. On January 21, Baton Rouge recorded 7.6 inches, making it the site's snowiest day since records began in 1892. For the first time ever, blizzard warnings were in effect for parts of Louisiana!

 


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