Cold Temps Set Records in Northeast

UPDATE: The NCDC records data is out now; 349 stations tied or broke records during this cold spell, with 162 broken on March 3rd, 89 on March 4th. Interestingly, the majority of the records broken on March 3rd were for low maximum temperatures, meaning the temperature had never risen less on that day in history. 10 monthly minimum records were also broken.

ORIGINAL POST: Temperatures this morning fell into the single digits in much of the Northeast, with below zero readings in New England. The map below shows temperatures at 7 AM:

Some of the chilly temperatures observed this morning in major cities (along with their records for the day):

Richmond, VA: 10 (11) Pittsburgh: 10 (-1) Washington Dulles: 11 (6) Boston: 14 (2) Philadelphia: 16 (7) New York City Central Park: 18 (6)

Much of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine was below -10, with Clayton Lake, Maine taking the prize at an incredible -27. Other below-zero readings from other states:

Saranac Lake, NY: -12 Glen Falls, NY: -5 Orange, MA: -4 North Adams, MA: -2

Record temperatures for yesterday were considerably higher, but actual temps were not as cold as this morning. I am confident that some records were set, though mostly yesterday, at least for any major cities. NCDC records for yesterday will be out shortly and we can see how many records were broken and where. Meanwhile I can tell you that the following cities did set daily records yesterday: Baltimore, Richmond, Atlantic City, and Lynchburg (also set their all-time March record). Most of these records were set over the snow cover from last weekend's snow storm (snow cover is conducive to radiational cooling which lowers temperatures).

In the Southeast, Mount LeConte, Tennessee fell to -4 yesterday (NWS) and Mount Mitchell & Grandfather Mountain dipped to -2 (CRONOS). Temperatures this morning were slightly warmer.