A cold front that brought record low temperatures sweeping from the Texas Panhandle down to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is on its way out of the area, the National Weather Service in Amarillo said.
In Amarillo, a record low temperature of 20 degrees was recorded early Wednesday, shattering the old April 24 record of 32 degrees set in 1958. The low temperature also broke the record for coldest temperature this late the season, the weather service said. The old record was 23 degrees set on April 30, 1907.
On Tuesday, a record low of 25 degrees was recorded, breaking the old April 23 record of 30 degrees set in 1909. Also, a record low high temperature of 35 degrees was recorded, breaking the old April 23 mark of 48 degrees set in 1931.
The cold blast isn’t beckoning another ice age.
Temperatures are expected to rebound to the low to mid-60s Wednesday across the Texas Panhandle and continue to climb each day through the weekend, according to the weather service forecast.