January 12, 1912 – The lowest temperature ever recorded in Iowa – 47 degrees below zero in Washta, Iowa. This temperature was matched by Elkader, Iowa on February 3, 1996!

Read more about one of Johnson County’s first weathermen – Cyrus Sanders – pictured above.

A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 9

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