EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 3 MIN
A Town In South Dakota Saw Winter Weather Turn Mild In Minutes
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1943, the community of Spearfish, South Dakota had some serious ups and downs in the weather, setting an all-time record for the fastest temperature change ever documented. Plus: today in 1997, Lottie Williams of Tulsa, Oklahoma went out for a walk and got hit with what was likely a piece of a Delta rocket falling to Earth. History of Spearfish's World Record Temperature Change (South Dakota Public Broadcasting)Jan. 22, 1997: Heads Up, Lottie! It's Space Junk! (WIRED)Stick with our show through ups and downs as a backer on Patreon
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Today in 1943, the community of Spearfish, South Dakota had some serious ups and downs in the weather, setting an all-time record for the fastest temperature change ever documented. Plus: today in 1997, Lottie Williams of Tulsa, Oklahoma went out for a walk and got hit with what was likely a piece of a Delta rocket falling to Earth. History of Spearfish's World Record Temperature Change (South Dakota Public Broadcasting)Jan. 22, 1997: Heads Up, Lottie! It's Space Junk! (WIRED)Stick with our show through ups and downs as a backer on Patreon
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