OK, my final counterexample for now. This just keeps going and going.
On the morning of 4 Mar 2017, the temperature dropped to -66°F (-54C) at Mould Bay on Prince Patrick Island, setting a new all-time record low for the area.
Not just for the date mind you, but the coldest ever in Mould Bay.
Close to an all-time record low for all of Canada’s high Arctic
The record-breaking cold at Mould Bay came close to being an all-time record low for allof Canada’s high Arctic region (north of 70°N). According to GHCN data, only two locations, Eureka and Lake Hazen (both on Ellesmere Island) have been colder, at -68°F and -69°F respectively.
The previous record of -65°F in Mould Bay was set in 1967 and 1987.
Prince Patrick Island, which lies north of Banks Island, is the westernmost of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands; Mould Bay is at a latitude of 76°N.
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