This Day In History: Cold Sunday

Other US cities with record cold temperatures on Jan 17, 1982

Jan. 6, 2011 — -- Where was it the coldest in America on Jan 17, 1982? The lowest temperature recorded on Jan 17, 1982 (also known as"Cold Sunday") in the United States was -52 °F (-47 °C), measured near Tower, Minnesota. )

Other US cities with record cold temperatures on January 17, 1982 include:

International Falls, Minnesota: -45 °F (-43 °C)

Saint Cloud, Minnesota: -35 °F (-37 °C)

Madison, Wisconsin: -31 °F (-35 °C)

Green Bay, Wisconsin: -28 °F (-33 °C)

Chicago, Illinois: -27 °F (-33 °C)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: -26 °F (-32 °C)

Moline, Illinois: -23 °F (-31 °C)

Peoria, Illinois: -23 °F (-31 °C)

Akron, Ohio: -22 °F (-30 °C)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: -18 °F (-28 °C)

Cleveland, Ohio: -17 °F (-27 °C)

Jackson, Mississippi: -5 °F (-21 °C)

Washington, DC: -5 °F (-21 °C)

Birmingham, Alabama: -2 °F (-19 °C)