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Cold Wave

Webster's Dictionary

In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau, an unusual fall in temperature, to or below the freezing point, exceeding 16¡ in twenty-four hours or 20¡ in thirty-six hours, independent of the diurnal range.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cold Wave'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cold-wave.html. 1828.