Without a doubt, the Arctic Outbreak from December 23 through Jan 3 which continues is one of the greatest for the period on record from the Plains to East Coast.

While countless daily records for cold maximums and minimums, many cities recorded their coldest Christmas since 2000, most recorded their coldest ever New Years Eve/Day on record.

It was for many cities, the coldest or 2nd coldest final week of a December on record and or coldest Christmas to New Year period on record.

https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/947868822458990592

New Years Day temperatures.

https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/947990839120285696

-45F in Minnesota, North Dakota

Prior to New Year, North Dakota observed the coldest daytime maximums since January 2004 and longest streak below zero since 2004.

https://twitter.com/DarylRitchison/status/947255282257850368

https://twitter.com/AWhitmyer/status/947298612823887873

https://twitter.com/DarylRitchison/status/947455483190956033

https://twitter.com/dmorast/status/947154841113190401

https://twitter.com/DarylRitchison/status/948189535883661312

https://twitter.com/MarkVogan/status/948234324654030851

https://twitter.com/DarylRitchison/status/947885316840546304

https://twitter.com/DarylRitchison/status/948538218106032130

https://twitter.com/NWSduluth/status/947458178073100288

https://twitter.com/wxjerdman/status/947467051488202752

Significant facts and numbers

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/948283874945241088

https://twitter.com/tan123/status/947490252666662913

https://twitter.com/YUL_Weather/status/948364824550965249

https://twitter.com/CBCToronto/status/946946469868777477

https://twitter.com/AnthonyFarnell/status/947458436358225920

https://twitter.com/TravisABC13/status/947830010173448193

https://twitter.com/NWSEastern/status/947947670395637765

https://twitter.com/NWSChicago/status/947981982390210560

https://twitter.com/barrybutler9/status/947835338130706432

https://twitter.com/UWCIMSS/status/947832253442387968

https://twitter.com/NWSEastern/status/947602491604119552

https://twitter.com/JBrewerBoston25/status/948318124297871360

https://twitter.com/weatherbell/status/948212354679963650

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/948400949873336321

https://twitter.com/john_kucko/status/947821927799906304

https://twitter.com/spann/status/948233932042129408

https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/947241922539769856

 

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