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With the entire region encased in a heavy snow cover and schools still closed from the storm of Dec. 11-12, on this date in 1960 the Philadelphia temperature fell to a record low of 8.
Over 14 inches of snow had fallen, and the whiteness clearly had an effect on temperature.
Snow repels sunlight during the day and radiates heat back into space at night when the skies are clear and winds are light.
On the 13th and 14th, the lows were 10 and 7, respectively.
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Tony Wood has been writing about the atmosphere for The Inquirer for 26 years.
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