re: What’s the quickest/most drastic change of temperature you’ve experienced?

I remember an arctic blast came through Louisiana once and the temperature went from upper 70’s to lower 20’s within a few hours. No traveling required.

Alabama (75) to Maine (22)

I roadtripped one May from BR to Thousand Oaks, CA.

At one point in the late afternoon in Pecos, TX it was about 110F, we went to Carlsbad Caverns then up to Albequerque for the night where it was in the 30s.

70+ degrees shift in less than 12 hours.

Lafayette to Dickinson ND. From 67 to a balmy -43.

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When I got off the plane in Panama it was around 90 with what felt like 150% humidity

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I flew into Kingston Jamaica once an they had a rolling staircase wheeled up to the door of the plane, so we exited onto the blacktop tarmac. It was July and I felt like I had stepped into a blast furnace. Just immediately started pouring sweat.

I flew from Sydney to New Orleans in July one year. It was winter down there, so when I left it was about 40 degrees. When I got to New Orleans about 30 hours later it was well, New Orleans in July.

Where I lived in Australia, I learned that there were three predominant weather patterns. Your "westerlies" was a hot, dry wind that blew in from the interior. Your "northerlies" was the hot, humid air that came from the north and brought rain. Your "southerlies" was the nice, cool air blowing up from Antarctica. One summer, we had a day with unusually hot westerlies making it about 105 degrees. I was driving home from work with the window down and when I got out of the city, the westerlies shifted to a southerly wind. I swear within two minutes the temperature dropped from 105 to about 80. It was a strange feeling.

Whitefish, Montana to Cambodia mid-February 2018
C Falls, Montana to Belize mid-February 2019
C Falls, Montana Panama in mid-February 2020
C Falls, Montana to ??? In mid-February 2021

Try Thailand next. Might as well hit them right before the hottest part of their year. Should be around 90-95.

Christmas Eve 1983. Dropped from 65 to 30 in about an hour with very strong north winds. Six people died duck hunting, one was a guy I kind of knew and one was by best friend. He was dating my cousin at the time and I was with her when she found out. Worst day of my life. I still get depressed about it this time of the year.

Flying from NOLA to Jackson Hole. It was around 75 leaving NOLA and 3 degrees/snowing when we landed.

Hunting in Kansas this October the high one day was 82 and the next morning it was 25 with a 20mph wind.