Credit: AP/Joshua A. Bickel Hettinger, North Dakota, on Wednesday was the coldest spot in the nation at minus 45 (minus 43 Celsius), Orrison said. But by Sunday that part of North Dakota will soar ...

It’s the town’s claim to fame, “being the coldest spot in Iowa,” said Jennifer Conner, Washta’s mayor. Back on Jan. 12, 1912, in Washta, Iowa’s actual temperature dropped to 47 degrees ...

So far Beeville was the coldest spot on the map this morning with temperatures falling to 25 degrees at 6:55 AM on Thursday morning. Every city with an official temperature reading fell below ...

Then More Cold WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison.