Cold temperatures set new records

Brrrrr. It sure got cold last week. The temperature dropped to 16 degrees at Glacier Park International Airport the morning of April 17, tying a record set in 1968, according the National Weather Service. Missoula also dipped to 16 degrees, wrecking the previous record of 19 degrees set in 1896.

Locally, temperatures were even colder. Polebridge saw a low of 13 degrees, and St. Mary dipped to a bone-chilling degrees.

Daytime temperatures from April 13-17 were in the 40s each day, although most days saw more sun than clouds, as cold air from Alaska dropped into Montana.