McFarland inclusively wrote his paper referring most to this very outbreak as it was particularly devastating for the lower rio grande valley. At the time near record 1062mb (held the record until Dec 1983) HP drove record cold temperatures all across the US. It was coast to coast cold from California to Florida but was hit hardest lee of the Rockies. Barometers here in Dallas there were various reports that read above 1050mb! On the 10th of January DFW had a high of 16F which is the lowest Max for any day of the month and a low of 7.

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