Electroverse reports:
Anomalously cool temperatures have been the story for much of the U.S. this past week.
According to unofficial records compiled by coolwx.com, a host of daily cold benchmarks have been toppled in recent days, most notably on August 9 and 10:
The map above shows the upper central Midwest having many new low temperatures set on August 9th. Here are a few examples:
In addition, as reported Monday on Cold Weather Report, many cities on the East Coast set or tied cold temperature records on August 21st.