I think the coldest I've been in was January 2000. It was -67 F according to the AWOS at the Tanana airport. Which wasn't such a big deal in itself, but the cold snap that brought it lasted for about 3 weeks eventually starting to overpower heating systems that weren't burning wood.
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I remember that cold snap well, the temp at Freddies on Airport way in Fbks was showing -65*. I think that reading was accurate.
Ungodly cold.
During that snap I met a fella walking down the street with his wife. He was in a windbreaker and ball cap, she was parka'd out. I had to stop and ask him how he dealt with the cold so woefully under-dressed, he explained that he was full blooded Eskimo and it simply didn't bother him. His wife was from the lower 48 and like the rest of us needed max cold weather gear.
