Coldest Morning Since 1994!

It took a while to clear the skies out Friday morning. But once the clouds dissipated and the winds died down, the temperatures dropped. -4 at Hopkins at midnight. By 5:45am, the temperature dropped to -17, the coldest reading since January 19, 1994, the 4th coldest EVER in Cleveland. It is also the COLDEST February temperature breaking the record of -16 set on February 10, 1899!

Coldest region is in rural Geauga, Ashtabula and northern Trumbull counties.  Weatherspy temperatures on the WEATHERSPY BLOG

-39 at 7:37am in Rome, Ohio!

Look at what happened to the temperature in Rome, Ohio once the winds died down. The temperature dramatically dropped during the evening and especially since midnight.

Issues developed around 6am on the roads around the area. When the skies cleared out with calm winds, frost formed on the dry pavement. The fresh glaze on the road surface with temperatures between -15 and -20 caused multiple accidents on the major interstates around Cleveland.

14% of the US is below zero this morning.

 Much of deep south was below freezing.

Florida is in the 20s north of Orlando.

Here are some photos of backyard thermometers from across northern Ohio.

Atwood Lake

Cherry Valley (Ashtabula County)

Chesterland

Concord Township

Hinckley

Kirtland

Mineral City

Novelty

Parma

How Much Do Temperatures Climb After A Below Zero Morning?

Since the snowfall Sunday, temperatures have been in the deep freeze across northern Ohio and surrounding states.  All locations dropped below zero Monday morning and again Tuesday morning. So how much have temperatures rebounded after these -10s and -20s?  Here are the temperature recording graphed out for 15 locations around Ohio since late Sunday. I labeled the coldest readings for the last 2 mornings.

Notice how the temperatures vary from place to place depending on the snow cover, proximity to the lake, sky condition and wind speeds.

How cold has it been in your backyard?

ASHTABULA

BURKE lAKEFRONT AIRPORT

AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT

DOVER

KIRTLAND

LORAIN

MEDINA

MANSFIELD

NORTON

ROME

SANDUSKY

SHAKER HEIGHTS

STRONGSVILLE

TIFFIN

WILLOUGHBY

Arctic Cold Morning Monday - More On The Way

Clear skies, dry air, relatively calm winds and heavy snow cover are the ingredients for arctic cold temperatures.

MANY AREAS LOWER THAN -20

Automated reporting stations as of 6AM.

A FEW NOTES ON THIS MORNING'S COLD:

* OFFICIAL LOW AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT HOPKINS AIRPORT WAS -12 BETWEEN 6 AND 7AM.  BROKE THE RECORD OF -8 SET IN 1904.

* COLDEST MORNING LOW SINCE 2009

* 2ND COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE AFTER FEBRUARY 15TH SINCE 1963

* WHAT WAS THE COLDEST TEMP LAST WINTER?:  -11

SOME ADDITIONAL STATS BELOW

Record low across the eastern US fell starting Sunday.

We could see two more nights below zero especially Thursday night into Friday morning.