Havre shivers through record cold

Winter storm advisories remained posted early today in parts of Montana, but weather observers said the heaviest snowfall of the winter was diminishing as the weather front tracked eastward.

The storm brought frigid weather to the Hi-Line. The 21 below temperature recorded at the Havre City-County Airport at 6 a.m. this morning shattered the previous March 21 record of 16 below in Havre.

Several factors resulted in Havre's record low on the second official day of spring.

"All the ingredients were in place," said Joe Villani, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Great Falls. "Th...