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The Polar Vortex Is Back

A commuter braves cold temperatures on 42nd Street in New York on February 20, 2015. The temperature in Central Park Friday morning was 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-16.6C). The previous record for this date was 7 degrees Fahrenheit (-13.8C), set in 1950. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)
A commuter braves cold temperatures on 42nd Street in New York on February 20, 2015. The temperature in Central Park Friday morning was 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-16.6C). The previous record for this date was 7 degrees Fahrenheit (-13.8C), set in 1950. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is reporting that last month was the second-warmest January on record across the globe. But today, new records are being set – record lows.

The Siberian Express has arrived and brought frigid temperatures along with it. Winds from Russia have traveled across the North Pole, sending temperatures to record lows.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jeff Masters, director of meteorology at Weather Underground, about the cold temperatures being felt from New England to the Deep South.

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