A 47-degree drop in Denver in 2 hours. Here are some of the other dramatic temperature changes - CNN

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The major wintertime storm crossing the federation is causing melodramatic declines successful temperatures crossed the cardinal US arsenic arctic aerial pushes southbound and east.

Some highlights:

Casper, Wyoming

(Mountain time)

In little than 18 hours, from 7:40 a.m. Wednesday to 1:35 a.m. Thursday, the somesthesia dropped 70 degrees.

7:40 a.m. Wednesday: 28 degrees.

8 a.m. Wednesday: 3 degrees.

Casper dropped 25 degrees successful conscionable 20 minutes Wednesday.

1:35 a.m. Thursday: minus 42 degrees

6:00 a.m. Thursday: minus 35 degrees with a upwind chill of minus 76 degrees.

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Denver

(Mountain time)

Dropped 65 degrees successful 16 hours.

12:58 p.m. Wednesday: 50 degrees.

4:58 a.m. Thursday: minus 15 degrees.

The largest plunge came erstwhile temperatures dropped 47 degrees successful conscionable 2 hours Wednesday from 46 degrees astatine 3:58 p.m. to minus 1 grade astatine 5:58 p.m.

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Amarillo, Texas

(Central time)

Dropped 42 degrees successful six hours.

11:53 p.m. Wednesday: 41 degrees.

5:53 a.m. Thursday: minus 1 degree.

The existent upwind chill this greeting is minus 7 degrees.

Wichita, Kansas

(Central time)

Dropped 36 degrees successful 9 hours.

9:53 p.m. Wednesday: 34 degrees.

6:53 a.m. Thursday: minus 2 degrees.

However the somesthesia dropped 20 degrees from 32 to 12 successful conscionable one hr betwixt 11:53 p.m. and 12:53 a.m. Wednesday night.

Temperatures are inactive falling and are expected to bottommost retired adjacent minus 4 aboriginal Thursday morning.

Kansas City, Missouri

(Central time)

Dropped 30 degrees successful 6 hours.

11:54 p.m. (Wednesday): 32 degrees.

5:54 a.m. (Thursday): 2 degrees.

And temperatures are forecast to proceed falling this morning, bottoming retired adjacent minus 7 by midday.

Oklahoma City

(Central time)

Dropped 34 degrees successful 14 hours.

4:52 p.m. (Wednesday): 42 degrees.

6:52 a.m. (Thursday): 8 degrees.

The biggest plunge was 23 degrees successful conscionable 2 hours aboriginal this greeting erstwhile temperatures dropped from 37 astatine 2:52 a.m. to 14 degrees astatine 4:52 a.m.

Temperatures are expected to bottommost retired adjacent 4 degrees aboriginal Thursday morning.