Our brief respite from bitter cold temperatures last week is over with a return of deep freeze conditions last night. Temperatures are again below 0 Fahrenheit with even colder temperatures expected Tuesday night. The featured chart presents the number of hours each January with a temperature below zero for Des Moines. This metric is computed based on available hourly temperatures. The total for this year is highlighted in blue as the month total is still in progress. Of note is that the total for last year's January was zero! The total for this year isn't too out of line versus previous years. The bottom panel presents the number of days for the month with such a temperature at the given hour. The total there for 2022 shows no days this year with afternoon temperatures that cold, so certainly things could be worse!

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