SXUS73 KARX 031636 RERARX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1035 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014 ...SEVERAL TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN DURING THE PAST 2 DAYS... A STRONG ARCTIC AIR MASS PRODUCED SEVERAL RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MARCH 2ND AND LOW TEMPERATURES ON MARCH 3RD. THE RECORDS INCLUDE... RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 2ND... NEW PREVIOUS RECORDS DATE LOCATION RECORD RECORD BACK TO -------- ------ -------- ------------ AUSTIN MN -3 5 IN 2002 1950 BYRON MN -2 8 IN 1996 1993 CALEDONIA MN 1 13 IN 1996 1893 ELKADER IA 0 17 IN 1893 1893 FAYETTE IA -4 14 IN 1996 1893 GRAND MEADOW MN -4 7 IN 1996 1891 JUMP RIVER 3E WI -5 9 IN 1989 1962 LANCASTER 4WSW WI 3 16 IN 1996 1893 NEW HAMPTON IA -5 12 IN 2002 1897 PRESTON MN 0 10 IN 1996 1952 VIROQUA WI 1 5 IN 1943 1893 WINONA DAM 5A MN 3 15 IN 2003 1939 RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 3RD... NEW PREVIOUS RECORDS DATE LOCATION RECORD RECORD BACK TO -------- ------ -------- ------------ AUSTIN MN -15 -10 IN 1996 1950 BYRON MN -26 -8 IN 2005 1993 CALEDONIA MN -17 -12 IN 1913 1893 ELKADER IA -24 -6 IN 2013 1893 FAYETTE IA -16 -5 IN 1943 1893 GRAND MEADOW MN -17 -14 IN 1943 1891 JUMP RIVER 3E WI -32 -25 IN 1972 1962 NEW HAMPTON IA -16 -5 IN 1950 1897 OWEN 3W WI -32 -18 IN 1950 1946 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI -16 -8 IN 1913 1893 WINONA DAM MN -20 -4 IN 1996 1939 $$ BOYNE