The temperature dipped below zero in Berks County today for the first time in six years.
The temperature was minus 7 at Reading Regional Airport, the official weather recording station for Berks.
Most Berks schools imposed a two-hour delay due to the low temperatures. A cold weather advisory remains in effect for Berks until noon today.
The last time Berks saw the mercury dip below zero was Jan. 31, 2019, when it was minus 5 degrees.
Berks went 19 years, from Feb. 5, 1996, until Feb. 16, 2015, without recording a subzero temperature, according to weather records.
Source: Berkshire mont