Clear and cold in the small hours, the air falling toward 4°F below zero by first light under a sky with nothing in it. Once the sun cleared the ridges the air warmed quickly for how thin it was, near 28° by late afternoon, the light hard and bright and the shade still cold. Not a cloud in any direction. It cooled just as fast when the sun dropped, the cold coming back within the hour and the stars out thick.
Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. The Lhasa station, 1 mi away, put the high at 53°F, 22° from the model; put the low at 21°F, 16° from the model. Where they differ, trust the station.
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