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Cold Hits United Kingdomand North America Two examples of cold snaps: In mid-December 2009, a cold wave swept across the United Kingdomwhich led to a severe drop in tem- peratures during January 2010. The temperature slipped to –17.6 °C, making it the coldest January across the nation since 1987. In 2018, the United States and Canada suffered record-breaking cold, too. A “bomb cyclone” brought temperatures down to –90°F (–67°C) in New Hampshire. Boston got 15 feet (4.5 m) of snow.

● ● During 1816, known as the “Year without a summer,” global temperatures dropped to between 32-33°F (0.4-0.7 °C). ● ● During the 2018 cold snap, American weather was “upside down.” One day, it was warmer in Alaska than it was in Florida. Climate Facts

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