The high temperature on Sunday in Barrow, Alaska was a balmy 35 degrees whereas Des Moines, Iowa struggled in the 20s. The featured chart presents the daily frequency of occurrence for having Barrow with a warmer high temperature than Des Moines. Given that the chart presents 60 years of data, the chances are still rather slim for having such an occurrence. There have been 251 occurrences overall, so this happens about 4 times per year. The bottom chart presents the actual difference in high temperature on days that Barrow was warmer. The two lone events in September occurred back in 1995 (21 and 22). Temperatures on Monday will come close to accomplishing this rather rare feat with highs in both locations in the low 20s.

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