Svetlana Z. answered 08/30/16
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I'm assuming that that starting temperature is the temperature 6 hours ago.
If the temperature droppd 17F in 6 hours, that means that 6 hours ago it was 17F higher. Since the final Temp is -3F, the starting temperature is:
-3F + 17F = 14F