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The Cold Weather Continues Before the First Day of Winter
The polar vortex caused temperatures up to 20°F below average, with record lows in Iowa, Michigan, and New York, marking the season’s most intense cold snap.
- On Dec 5, a blast of Arctic air gripped much of the central and eastern United States, producing sub‑freezing temperatures across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, mid‑Atlantic, and New England.
- A polar vortex fluctuation pulled Arctic air southward, drawing icy air from Canada into the northern U.S. and causing new lows on Dec 4 across Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
- In upstate New York, temperatures fell to an apparent record of minus‑22 degrees, exceeding the previous minus‑20, while Spencer, Iowa, recorded 19 degrees below zero, and Detroit and JFK posted lows of 5 and 20 degrees, respectively.
- Snow forecasts covered parts of the mid‑Atlantic, Midwest and Rockies through Dec 6, and a storm system crossing northern Plains and Midwest Saturday could bring heavy snow plus freezing fog and black ice in Indiana and Oklahoma, the National Weather Service said.
- The cold began on Dec 4 and is expected to persist in waves over the next week or two, with colder‑than‑normal air reaching the South‑east despite the official start of winter more than two weeks away.
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Arctic blast grips central, northeastern US in sub-freezing cold
A blast of Arctic air gripped much of the central and eastern portions of the U.S. on Friday in subfreezing temperatures well below normal for this time of year, setting records from Iowa and Michigan to New York.
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