According to meteorologists, wind gusts this cold are extremely rare.
The bitter cold and biting winds are affecting nearly 100 million people in the northeastern United States and Canada.
On Saturday, the US National Weather Service (NWS) announced that it has recorded the coldest wind gusts on record. For example, news about it BBC (switch to another service).
The freezing point was reported as -77 degrees Celsius. The temperature was measured at Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
According to meteorologists, wind gusts this cold are extremely rare.
Among others The New York Times (you are moving to another service) follow the development of the weather situation. According to the newspaper, the authorities have given residents a cold weather warning, at least in the US state of Maine.
In nearby New York and Boston, freezing temperatures of -20 degrees have been measured over the weekend.