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Coldest air of the season settles into the state, 41 below at Embarrass _ without wind chill

The Associated Press
February 19, 2015 at 10:22PM

MINNEAPOLIS — Some of the coldest air of the season has settled into Minnesota.

The bottom dropped out of readings in the northern region of the state Thursday. The community of Embarrass reported a temperature of 41 below zero. That's without the wind chill factor. Forecasters say that's the lowest recorded temperature in northern Minnesota this winter.

It was 31 below in Ely and Fosston and 28 below at Bemidji.

The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for parts of Minnesota.

Temps plummeted deeper overnight, approaching the overall lowest temp of 2015 of minus 10 Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 in Minneapolis.
Temps plummeted deeper overnight, approaching the overall lowest temp of 2015 of minus 10 Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 in Minneapolis. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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