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The most extreme weather I have ever experienced in relatively recent memory was 120 F temperatures in Las Vegas back in the early 2000’s, my stepfather said he’d heard the mercury peaked at like 122 F, of course he said that the weather man didn’t want to scare the tourists away so he downplayed the actual air temperature that day
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The most extreme weather I have ever experienced in relatively recent memory was 120 F temperatures in Las Vegas back in the early 2000’s, my stepfather said he’d heard the mercury peaked at like 122 F, of course he said that the weather man didn’t want to scare the tourists away so he downplayed the actual air temperature that day
All of these have been at or near where I live; White House, TN.
(I lived in Springfield from 1994-1996 and Ridgetop from November 2018 - present but both are still in the same general area)
Highest temperature: 43 C / 109 F on June 29, 2012^
Coldest temperature: -19 C / -2 F on January 7, 2014*
Hottest heat index: Probably about 44 C / 110 F. July 4, 2018 hit 42 C / 107 F heat index, hotter than the 2012 or 2007 heat waves.
Coldest wind chill: -22 C / -8 F on January 7, 2015 and similarly cold on January 7, 2014.
Highest rainfall: 184 mm / 7.25" on May 2, 2010 and 161 mm / 6.32" on May 1, 2010 (344 mm / 13.54" from 6am May 1 - 6pm May 2, 36 hours)^
Highest snowfall: 30 cm / 12" on January 22, 2016
Highest wind speed: Probably something like 132 kph / 80 mph
*I lived through some slightly colder temperatures in the 1990s that I was a toddler during and don't remember.
^At official Nashville weather station. Conditions in my back yard may have been slightly different.
Highest temperature: 121 F Phoenix AZ 1995
Coldest temperature: -24 F Milwaukee WI 2019
Coldest windchill: -47 F Milwaukee WI 2019. I walked around sleeveless for a few minutes since I wanted to see what that felt like on my skin. It was almost the same sensation as being in the blazing Phoenix sun.It just burnt really bad and my arms were red the rest of the day like a sunburn.
Highest wind gust: 102 mph Jupiter, FL 2005 Hurricane Wilma. Was outside the entire time getting blown down, was a blast, only time there have been sustained hurricane force winds in the area probably since 1947.
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