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The cities of Billings, Montana, and Fargo, North Dakota, experienced their longest streak of sub-zero (0 °F [−18 °C]) temperatures since at least 1983 and 1996, respectively. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Des Moines, Iowa , experienced its sixth-coldest February on record with an average temperature of 15.2 °F [−9.3 °C]. [ 19 ]
Driven by the jet stream, part of the polar vortex — a large area of cold air that spins over the North Pole in the winter — will drop about 3,000 miles south into the U.S., delivering the ...
Polar vortex to blast millions across US with life ...
The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that normally spins over the North and South Poles. During the winter months and when the jet stream allows, this cold air can drop ...
The 2013–14 North American winter was one of the most significant for the United States and North America as a whole, due in part to the breakdown of the polar vortex in November 2013, which allowed very cold air to travel down into the United States, leading to an extended period of very cold temperatures.
The cities of Billings, Montana and Fargo, North Dakota experienced their longest streak of sub-zero (0 °F [−18 °C]) temperatures since at least 1983 and 1996, respectively. [ 146 ] [ 147 ] [ 148 ] Des Moines, Iowa experienced its sixth-coldest February on record with an average temperature of 15.2 °F [−9.3 °C]. [ 149 ]
During the 2014 January polar vortex, more than 20 people across the country died from the cold as places like Georgia — which rarely see serious cold — dealt with lows under 10 degrees ...
The 1985 North America cold wave [1] was a meteorological event which occurred in January 1985 as a result of the shifting of the polar vortex farther south than is normally seen. [1] Blocked from its normal movement, polar air from the north pushed into nearly every section of the central and eastern half of the United States and Canada ...