SPOKANE – Record cold temperatures hit the area over over the past weekend, Jan. 13-14.
The National Weather Service-Spokane doesn’t collect specific data for Cheney.
But on Saturday, Jan. 13, Spokane hit a low of minus-7 degrees, which tied the record low set in 1949, the agency reported.
The wind chill at Spokane International Airport was down to minus-26, and Felts Field showed a wind chill of minus-21 degrees, the agency reported.
Folks in Pullman were also hit with record low temperatures, as readings showed a low of minus-19 degrees Jan. 13, the agency reported. That broke the previous record of minus-10 degrees set in 1909. Saturday’s windchill was a frigid minus-32, the agency reported. Colfax also registered a windchill of minus-32.
It got even colder there on Sunday, Jan. 14, as Pullman dropped to minus-21, which crushed the old record of minus-7 set in 1930, the agency reported.
Our coldest neighboring community was Deer Park, where residents woke up to a wind chill of minus-41 degrees on Jan. 13, according to the National Weather Service.
This deep freeze led to a number of people and businesses dealing with frozen or burst water lines.
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