By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Yes, it was cold Saturday night in Hays. Cold enough to shatter the long-standing record low for December 17.

According to official statistics from the K-State Agricultural Research Center, the overnight low in Hays Saturday was -16°. That was the air temperature, which doesn’t take into account the wind chill factor.

The previous record low temp for December 17 was -8° set in 1927. Saturday’s daytime high was just 7° .

One inch of snow fell in Hays Saturday, yielding 0.09 moisture.

Today’s forecast is calling for sunshine and warmer, but still quite cold.