January 23, 2018, 08:24 PM
John Steed75 Years Ago: Wild Temperature Swings in S. Dakota, Jan 22, 1943
This happened in South Dakota in 1943. We can only imagine what the Climate Change Crowd would say if it happened today.
LinkSPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- Monday marks the 75th anniversary of a startling weather event that put a western South Dakota city in the record books: In just two minutes, the temperature in Spearfish jumped from negative 4 degrees (-20 Celsius) to 45 degrees (7 Celsius) on Jan. 22, 1943.
The temperature then increased to 54 degrees (12 Celsius), only to fall back down that morning to negative 4 degrees (-20 Celsius), the Rapid City Journal reported .
The weather cracked plate glass windows and instantly frosted car windows, forcing drivers to pull over.
Meteorologist Susan Sanders said a combination of especially cold air from the north and east ran into warm air from the west.
"Warmer air came in and pushed (cold air) away," said Sanders. "When the winds let up, the warmer air retreated and the cold air came back."
Sanders said the air masses sloshed back and forth several times that remarkable morning 75 years ago.
The extreme temperature swings received national attention, including from "Ripley's Believe it or Not."
"There were newspaper stories from all over the country," Sanders said.
She said there wasn't much light-hearted news during the time, with World War II ongoing.
"It was something unusual that caught people's attention," Sanders said.
January 23, 2018, 08:28 PM
bald1Yeah our local news featured this anniversary story too.
January 23, 2018, 09:22 PM
ScoutmasterClearly more proof of global warming caused by too many republican gasoline cars.