Xinjiang freezes in -52.3°C temperature, harshest cold spell in over six decades
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_ Cold enough propane and ammonia could liquidify. (See second chart in "Selected values" section.)_Assuming, the -52 C is actual temperature and not wind chill.
Edit: I am informed it was wind chill, so nothing cool happened. It was just life threateningly cold.
It's with wind chill.
Nuts. Thank you
Holy shit I didn't even know it could get that cold Jesus christ. The Texas electrical grid could never
As a Canadian that's scarf weather.
We've definitely hit that low a few times, but we also hit that low with the wind quite frequently. It's really not uncommon to hit -35 or lower but if it's windy it'll break -50 with the windchill.
Edmonton says hi. :)
See global warming is a hoax!
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