High pressure was located directly over the Mid-Atlantic region between the 27th and 29th.  The combination of clear skies, calm winds, and a snowpack led to extremely cold temperatures .  On the 27th, a 59-year-old woman was found dead in the parking lot of a shopping center in Fairfax, and apparent victim of hypothermia.  Temperatures were in the teens at dawn on the 27th and only reached the low 20s by early afternoon.  On the morning of the 28th and 29th, the mercury dropped into the single digits above and below zero in many locations.  Low temperatures from the 28th included 13 degrees at Dulles International Airport, 0 degrees in Fredericksburg and Waynesboro, 5 degrees in Culpeper, 7 degrees in Harrisonburg, 14 degrees in Winchester and Washington Reagan National Airport, 10 degrees in Staunton, -7 degrees in Elkton, and -3 degrees in Mustoe.  Low temperatures from the 29th included 8 degrees at Dulles International Airport, 1 degree in Fredericksburg and Luray, 9 degrees in Front Royal, -1 degree in Waynesboro, 6 degrees in Culpeper, 11 degrees in Winchester, 12 degrees at National Airport, 8 degrees in Staunton, -4 degrees in Tye River, and -2 degrees in Mustoe.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RAPPAHANNOCK, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CULPEPER, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HIGHLAND, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WARREN, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FREDERICK / WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLARKE, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FAUQUIER, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PRINCE WILLIAM, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SPOTSYLVANIA / FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in AUGUSTA / STAUNTON / WAYNESBORRO, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MADISON, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LOUDOUN, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GREENE, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SHENANDOAH, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PAGE, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ARLINGTON / ALEXANDRIA / FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ORANGE, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in NELSON, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STAFFORD, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ROCKINGHAM / HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in KING GEORGE, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ALBEMARLE / CHARLOTTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
From 27-JAN-00 12:00:00 to 29-JAN-00 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.