{"id":27867,"date":"2017-11-11T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=27867"},"modified":"2017-11-11T11:35:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T16:35:19","slug":"northeast-facing-record-low-temperatures-as-polar-vortex-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=27867","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Facing Record-Low Temperatures As Polar Vortex Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Northeast Facing Record-Low Temperatures As Polar Vortex Returns<\/a><\/h3>\n
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The return of the dreaded polar vortex is battering much of the eastern US this week, sending temperatures well into freezing territory and close to record lows – a phenomenon that could persist for much of the week leading up to Thanksgiving.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the New York Post, <\/a>record-low temperatures are forecast for Friday and Saturday, with nighttime and early-morning mercury dipping into the 20s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The temperature dropped into the 20s in some places in the northeast last night, and could sink as low as 21 degrees fahrenheit on Saturday, <\/strong>according to AccuWeather <\/a>forecasts.<\/p>\n

The record low for November 10 was 27 degrees in 1914. The high Saturday will be 37 to 43 degrees – up from the predawn low of about 24 degrees.<\/strong> The record low for November 11 was 29 degrees, set in 1933.<\/p>\n

The forecast calls for 50 degrees on Monday, setting off eight straight days with high temps of at least 50, AccuWeather s<\/a>aid.<\/p>\n

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