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ffnnhhw t1_j9kmbl1 wrote

Reply to comment by invol713 in TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore

But we go all the way to 110

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Look_to_the_Stars t1_j9l8k4e wrote

So does a lot of the Midwest.

I’ve seen both -20°F (-50°F wind chill) and 105°F (with close to 95% humidity) in the same city in Michigan in my lifetime.

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ahtoxa1183 t1_j9l9qfn wrote

Front range of the Rockies is like that almost every year, just nowhere near as humid.

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pspahn t1_j9my229 wrote

The humidity gets trapped inside the giant flying balls of ice.

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