Miracle on Ice

Friday, February 22, 1980Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York, United States

snow all afternoon14°F

Grey and hard before dawn, the air feeling near 7°F below zero under a lid of cloud that never moved. Dim light. The air climbed slowly through the morning and sat near 14° from early afternoon on, dull and still under the same low ceiling. Snow began around 4pm, fine and steady, and it kept coming through the evening as the wind rose behind it, gusts driving the flakes sideways against every window in town by 8pm. The cold eased a little after dark but the snow did not.

Snowfall
2.7"
Humidity
71%
Wind
11 mph
Daylight
10.8 hrs
High / Low
28° / 2°F
Felt like
19° / −7°F
Rain
0.00"
Pressure
30.00 inHg
Gusting to
42 mph
Wind from
southeast
Sunrise / Sunset
6:46 am / 5:33 pm
Day's character
heavy snow

Close to what instruments recorded. The Lake Placid 2 S station, 1 mi away, put the low at 16°F, 14° from the model. Where they differ, trust the station.

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