"New York City has only had three Thanksgivings dating to 1870 when the high temperature failed to rise out of the 20s, according to National Weather Service statistics. The coldest was a high of 26 degrees on Nov. 28, 1901.
Forecast highs Thursday could be near that all-time record coldest high set almost 117 years ago.
In southern New England, Boston could come within a couple of degrees of its coldest Thanksgiving high of 24 degrees, also set Nov. 28, 1901.
Providence, Rhode Island, Philadelphia and Burlington, Vermont, may also see highs within striking distance of the coldest on record for Thanksgiving Day in each city.
Low temperatures Thanksgiving morning and Black Friday will likely be 15 to 25 degrees below average for late November.
The temperature for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City is expected to be in the low- to mid-20s. It will feel even colder when you factor in the wind chill, possibly in the mid-teens.
A low temperature of 20 degrees Thursday morning would also be near the record coldest Thanksgiving low at New York City's Central Park.
Elsewhere, low temperatures Thursday and Friday mornings will be in the single digits and lower teens across the interior Northeast. Closer to the coast, it will be in the teens or lower 20s.
A few cities may flirt with daily record lows for Nov. 22 (Thursday) or Nov. 23 (Friday).
This includes Albany, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island, where the daily record-low temperature Thursday is 9 degrees and 16 degrees, respectively.
Although it will be cold, the air will also be dry, which means there won't be any snowfall to worry about Thursday and Friday," said the
Weather Channel.
With weather models pointing to record low temperatures, it has been no surprise that natural gas prices have been moving higher, besides
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