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60 below zero: A look back at Tower's record-setting low in 1996

Do you remember when the temperature in Tower hit a state-record 60 below zero - and the mini-battle that ensued with fellow cold competitor Embarrass? Take a look back in the News Tribune Attic .

60 below in Tower — Kathy Hoppa, pink-faced from the cold, witnessed a state record of 60 below zero at her National Weather Service weather station in rural Tower on February 2, 1996. She's holding an egg that she left in the weather instruments' shelter overnight. It froze solid, and she then tossed it around like a ball with her friends. (Bob King / News-Tribune)

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

February 03, 2009 at 8:15 AM

Do you remember when the temperature in Tower hit a state-record 60 below zero - and the mini-battle that ensued with fellow cold competitor Embarrass? Take a look back in the News Tribune Attic .