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Weather Underground midday recap for Saturday, November 22, 2008. A fairly mundane Saturday greeted much of the country as no major storm systems moved in or out of the country.

The strongest low pressure system in the country moved through the Northern Plains towards Iowa. There was not a lot of moisture wrapped up in this system, thus only scattered snow and some rain showers moved through the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Iowa.

To the east of this system, a high pressure system brought dry weather to the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Cold flow over the Great Lakes instigated continued lake effect snow on the east side of the lakes mainly in western New York.

Also, a Pacific cold front moved into the Northwest and produced a few rain and high elevation snow showers in Washington. This activity quickly waned as the front moved inland.

The entire southern portion of the country remained dry, although parts of the Southeast were cold.

The Northeast rose into the 20s and 30s, while the Southeast saw temperatures in the 40s and 50s. The Northwest rose into the 40s and 50s, while the Southwest saw temperatures 60s and 70s.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Saturday have ranged from a morning low of -9 degrees at Ironwood, Mich. to a midday high of 82 degrees at San Fernando, Calif.