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Article: Records, pipes cracked Saturday high was 8; low was minus 10
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- February 19, 2006
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Pipes burst, car batteries died and many roads remained icy and
snow-covered Saturday as Colorado Springs shivered in the grip of a
record-setting cold snap.
Saturday's high temperature was just 8 degrees, breaking the
record for the coldest Feb. 18, set in 1961, when the high was 25
degrees. The low Saturday was 10 degrees below zero, at 7 a.m.
Friday, with a high of only 14 degrees, also set a record.
"A cold arctic air mass came down here, but it should be
moderating in the next day or so," said meteorologist Pamela Evenson
with the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
The expected high for today was 27 degrees in Colorado Springs.
There is a 30 percent chance of light snow.
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