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This Colorado town was the coldest place in the US on Saturday

Updated: 27-10-2024, 10.39 PM

DENVER (KDVR) — A town in northern Colorado was the coldest place in the contiguous United States Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center releases national high and low temperatures each morning on X, and on Saturday, a small local town was frigid.

Denver hits later-than-usual first freeze of the season

Walden, Colorado was officially the coldest place in the U.S. on Saturday with a low of 15 degrees. The town tied with a spot 32 miles southwest of Bynum, Montana. In comparison, Denver’s low temperature for that same morning was 28 degrees.

The data does not include Alaska and Hawaii.

Walden is a statutory town in Jackson County near the Colorado-Wyoming border. According to the 2022 census, Walden had a population of 569.

NWS said two other Colorado towns were nearly as cold as Walden. Runners-up included Fraser at 17 degrees and Crested Butte at 18 degrees.

On the opposite end, the hottest places in the U.S. were Fountain Hills, Arizona and Ogilby, California at 101 degrees.

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While Denver has been coasting in the 70s for a few weeks, a wintry change is on its way.

On Friday, Denver reported its first freeze of the season. The last time Denver hit 32 degrees was nearly 200 days ago in early May. While the weekend warmed back into the 70s, the cold weather returns next week.

The Pinpoint Weather team has been tracking a cooldown for Tuesday when temperatures will drop to the upper 50s and lower 60s. Come Wednesday, a rain and snow mix could move into the lower elevations, and low temperatures are expected to be below freezing.