4 New York, NBC News thru their Storm Team 4, reported on the record breaking cold tempertures that hit the tri state area this past weekend. In Central Park, the mercury dipped to 1 degree below zero on Sunday morning - the lowest Feb. 14 temperature since record-keeping began in the 1860s. The previous record, set in 1916, was 2 degrees.
Biting winds and bitter conditions made it feel even colder. At one point Sunday morning, it felt like 19 degrees below zero in Central Park. It was also the coldest New York City day in more than 20 years. Jan. 27, 1994, was the last time that metro temperatures sank to zero or below. It was the coldest February day since 1962.
By Monday night three inches of snow fell on Central Park, which was washed away by torrential rain storms on Tuesday. To read the entire story, click here.