Washta, Iowa, USA
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Washta is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 248 at the 2010 census. (How they can call a village with a population of 248 a “city” is beyond me!). It is called “The Coldest Spot in Iowa,” recording a temperature of -47 degrees without wind chill on January 12, 1912.
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On January 12, 1912, a temperature of forty-seven degrees below zero was recorded and “the smoke went straight up that day” so there was no wind chill figured in! The man who took the temperature that day was an official weather observer for the National Weather Service and had a nursery where he grew shrubs, trees & plants. It was recorded that Cherokee had a forty-three below temperature that day. Washta’s name dates back to 1868. A local man named Whisman turned his farm into a trading post/mail stop for the freight train going from Correctionville to Cherokee when he was asked to be the official postmaster for the area. When asked what the name of his town would be, he recalled an interesting encounter with two Native Americans the year before. While Whisman was out hunting these two Indians came upon him, removed his gun, looked at it, and handed it back while saying, “Wash-tay, Wash-tay,” meaning good. Changing the pronunciation slightly, Whisman decided he would call the town Washta.
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Ref: www.cherokeecountyiowa.com
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