Futility Closet - rapid temperature changes

Futility Closet - Trivium

The fastest temperature drop in history occurred in Rapid City, S.D., when the mercury plunged 47°F (26°C) in 5 minutes on Jan. 10, 1911.

Interestingly, the fastest temperature rise in history occurred in … Rapid City, S.D, 32 years later, when it jumped 49°F (27°C) in 2 minutes on Jan. 22, 1943.

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This was just too cool not to share. We aren't that far from Rapid City in the big ship of things and weather is a constant and potent force here. People that don't have to contend with it often shake their heads at prairie folk and their interest in the weather, but I'm one of those flatlanders that loves all things super natural. The weather here certainly qualifies in that catagory frequently.