Back in the mid 1990's on one cold cold Jan day East TN set the record for having the lowest temp for the entire US at -24 F.
Yepper, colder then Alaska or New England etc.
I remember it well, I had just finished up a 1/2 bath/laundry room addition and it split my brand new copper water lines in 4 places /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
It can get mighty cold when those icey Nor'eastern winds blow down through the valley....
Thankfully, for the most part y'all manage to keep all that cold and white stuff up there where it belongs /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I keep my tractors inside and haven't had the need for a block heater.
Volfandt