Frosty temperatures early Tuesday morning in Cape Girardeau set a record low for that date, according to the National Weather Service.
The recorded low temperature here reached 31 degrees, beating the previous record low for that date, 35, set in 1961.
Record lows were also set in Paducah, Ky., and Poplar Bluff, Mo.
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