Some folks think the recent climate change problems are causing colder and snowier winters, as though they have never occurred in the past. The perceived change in winter weather is nothing compared to past low temperatures and blizzards.
According to the Canton Repository of December 25, 2022, in an article by Lisa Sullivan, a list of winter records indicates the severest weather on record.
The lowest temperature in the world was at Vostok Station, Antarctica in 1983, at minus 128.6 F. The lowest in the USA was in Alaska in 1971, at minus 80 F, and for the contiguous states, it was in Rogers Pass Montana in 1954 at minus 69.7 F. The lowest temperature in North America was in The Yukon in 1947 at minus 81.4 F.
The most deadly blizzard in history was in Iran, of all places, in 1972, with 26 feet of snow, killing 4,000 people. The worst blizzard in the USA was in the Northeast in 1888, when up to 58 inches of snow fell, killing 400 people, half of them in New York City. The worst winter in the USA was in 1880-1881, with the Dakotas being hit the hardest.
Of course, some places are always cold, like Eastern Siberia. The cities with the coldest average temperatures in the USA are Fairbanks AK, Duluth MN, Grand Forks ND, Williston ND, and Sault Ste. Marie MI.
So the cold has always been around, and will continue. The Creator positioned the earth on a slanted axis so the seasons occur on a regular schedule in both hemispheres. While the cold continues this winter, we can be assured that spring and summer are not far behind, with more comfortable temperatures on the way. Then, in the heat of July and August, we’ll be looking forward to some cold weather again.
