Ice and fire: extremes grip North America
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the state of Maine occurred this morning, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service. The temperature at Big Black River in northern Maine on the Canadian border bottomed out at -50F, besting the old record of -48°F. Here's the scoop from NWS:
At 0730 am EST this morning a USGS gage at Big Black River recorded a low temp