As temperatures plummeted throughout the Northeast in the overnight hours of Friday, the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire set a record for the lowest wind chill ever recorded: minus 108 degrees Fahrenheit. This beat the regions previous record of minus 103 degrees. The temperatures at the peak of Mt. Washington remained at a frigid minus 47 degrees with an average wind speed of 55 mph, peaking at 97 mph. Despite the cruel temperatures, these extreme winds and frigid temperatures caused an unexpected phenomenon; frost quakes or cryoseisms, which are loud explosions caused by moisture in the ground quickly freezing.

The extreme cold dampened daily activities across the region, as temperatures remained dangerously low and the National Weather Service advised against any prolonged exposure to the bitter wind chills. This included Maine where five counties reported wind chills ranging from minus 31 to minus 62 Fahrenheit and Route 1 was blocked off due to high blowing