- Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:34 am
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Temperatures in the eastern half of the U.S. may be the coldest to ring in any new year in at least 70 years, according to one model forecast pointed out by Dr. Brian Brettschneider, climatologist with the Western Regional Climate Center.
(MAPS: 10-Day U.S. Forecast Highs/Lows)
With temperatures forecast to be around 10 degrees, this could be the second-coldest New Year's Eve ball drop on record in New York City, with subzero wind chills possible.
Subzero low temperatures will likely engulf the northern and central Plains, upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, parts of New York state and New England through at least Tuesday. Teens, 20s, even 30s below zero will grip locations near the Canadian border in those regions.

