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The Polar Bear Plunge event in Maryland is the largest polar bear plunge in the United States. It is held annually at Sandy Point State Park and raises funds for the Special Olympics. [ 42 ] Sponsored by the Maryland State Police , in 2007, Plungapalooza raised $2.2 million and had 7,400 participants. [ 43 ]
During the 2014 January polar vortex, more than 20 people across the country died from the cold as places like Georgia — which rarely see serious cold — dealt with lows under 10 degrees ...
The National Weather Service in Buffalo, New York, described it as a "once-in-a-generation storm" for Buffalo, [7] [8] [9] and NOAA's Weather Prediction Center stated it was a "historic arctic outbreak". [10] Media and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul referred to the situation in the Buffalo area as the Blizzard of the Century. [4] [11] [12 ...
The average temperature in Buffalo, New York, set a record in February for its all-time coldest month with an average temperature of 10.9 °F (−11.7 °C). breaking the prior record set in 1934 of 11.6 °F (−11.3 °C). Before that, the previous coldest February was in 1875 with an average temperature of 13.4 °F (−10.3 °C).
The Provincetown Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 1, 2023, drew an estimated 250 people, who rushed into the water with air temperatures around 49 degrees.
Another player in the winter forecast is the polar vortex. ... including Buffalo, New York, Marquette, Michigan, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland. Snow is also possible this December in areas ...
The Hudson River in New York City, frozen over during the first week of January Very frigid conditions across the country early on January 2, 2018. In 2017, Watertown, New York and Buffalo, New York, had their coldest final week on record for the year.
New York City had its first measurable snow (0.1 of an inch or greater) early Wednesday and other locations, such as Philadelphia and Washington D.C. were teetering on the edge of measurable snow.