AIRS Image of Erick (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption On July 30, 2019 at 7:17 a.m. EDT (1117 UTC) the AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Erick's cloud top temperatures in infrared light. AIRS found coldest cloud top temperatures (purple) of strongest thunderstorms were as cold as or colder than minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 53 degrees Celsius). Credit NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.