Christmas weekend reminiscent of 1983-84

The 5-degree temperature over Christmas caught many by surprise and jogged the memories of old-timers about when similar temperatures occurred.  A Clemson merchant was correct when he told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that you have to go back to 1984 for similar temps.  Our check with Walhalla’s official weather statistics revealed a low temperature of 10 degrees in January 1984.  But there’s more.  Just one winter season earlier, in 1983, Walhalla’s Christmas Day temperature fell to two degrees.