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Coldest Start To September On Record

At least seven states reported record lows Monday morning as an early-season chill spread across the eastern U.S.

The NWS's Weather Prediction Center confirmed records in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Missouri, and Alabama, with ties logged in Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, and Connecticut.

Frost advisories extended across parts of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York, where overnight readings in the low 30s (–1C to 1C) threatened crops and gardens. Sioux City, South Dakota dropped to 36F (2.2C), breaking its 1986 record, while Mitchell fell to 35F (1.7C), a mark last seen in 1898.

Sheridan, Wyoming, Baker, Montana, and multiple stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin also set or tied daily records over the weekend.

Local forecasters are noting the broader anomaly. In northeast Wisconsin, for example, meteorologist Cameron Moreland reported the region is off to its coldest start to September since records began in 1886, with temperatures running about 10F below average. Monday’s low of 38F (3.3C) was the coldest this early in the month since 1988.