
Washta, Iowa: Home to the lowest temperature recorded in the state
WASHTA, Iowa (KTIV) - If you think you’re shivering now, let’s take a step back in time to Iowa’s biggest cold snap. It’s the town’s claim to fame, “being the coldest spot in Iowa,” said Jennifer Conner, Washta’s mayor. Back on Jan. 12, 1912, in Washta, …