It is officially colder in New York City than in parts of Antarctica after a weeks-long cold snap reached new lows over the weekend.
The Big Apple experienced temperatures of 3F in the early hours of Sunday, with wind chill bringing the real feel to 14 degrees below zero. In contrast, the temperature at McMurdo Station in Antarctica was 21F.
And the temperature difference persisted throughout the day. On Sunday afternoon, it was 13F in New York City, and it was 23F at McMurdo Station.
Other parts of the northeast reported wind chills as low as minus 40F.
The National Weather Service issued an extreme cold warning in New York City from 10am Saturday through 1pm Sunday. An accompanying Wind Advisory was put into effect from 9am Saturday through midnight.
On Friday, FOX Weather Meteorologist Stephen Morgan said: ‘The last time [New York City] had a warning issued similar to what we have this morning was in 2004.’
New Yorkers were urged to stay indoors, as sub-zero windchills can cause frostbite in minutes.
Hypothermia or death are also possible in those temperatures if precautions are not taken. So far this year in New York City, at least 17 people were found dead outside in the cold, and the cause of death for 13 of them was confirmed as hypothermia.
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