We hate to be “those guys” that want to talk about the weather — we trust you already know it’s too cold for human life outside — but weather records are cool, and several were set last night in State College and University Park.

According to the Campus Weather Service, it got down to -9 last night on campus, shattering the previous record of -1. Their thermograph was off the charts.

Official low on campus: – 9. Shatters the old record of – 1. Our thermograph was off the chart! pic.twitter.com/rQR6NnCSim

— CampusWeatherService (@PSUWeather) January 7, 2014

State College also broke a record for the first time since 2002, with the midnight temperature reaching -3.

RECORD COLD: Midnight temp at University Park Airport is -3, breaking the record of -1. First record low in State College since 2002. #PAwx

— CampusWeatherService (@PSUWeather) January 7, 2014

The temperature is still hovering around zero degrees in State College, but we’ll be back up into the mid-40’s for students to return this weekend.

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Kevin Horne

Kevin Horne was the editor of Onward State from 2012-2014 and currently holds the position of Managing Editor Emeritus, which is a fake title he made up. He graduated from Penn State with degrees journalism and political science in 2014 and is currently seeking his J.D. at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. A third generation Penn Stater from Williamsport, Pa., Kevin is also the president of the graduate student government. Email: [email protected]