![Alaska Just Set a New Wind Chill Record — Care to Guess How Cold It Is?](https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWJsYXplLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxNC8wMi9zaHV0dGVyc3RvY2tfMTc1NDkzODg4LmpwZyIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE3Njg4NDIzMjh9.ra6E_4O4OsW86IXqBPSkoip21OsKeVNUWjWJsM26puw/image.jpg?width=980&quality=85)
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The National Weather Service announced on Saturday that a new Alaska wind chill record of -97 degrees had been set Friday, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
[sharequote align="center"]"Mother Nature has a cold heart this Valentine's Day."[/sharequote]
"Mother Nature has a cold heart this Valentine's Day," the NWS wrote on Facebook.
According to the Anchorage Daily News, the wind chill was recorded at Howard Pass with a temperature of -42 degrees and sustained wind of 71 mph.
The weather service warned that in such cold temperatures, frostbite can occur in just minutes if individuals fail to cover exposed skin.
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