A blast of Arctic air broke records in the tri-state Saturday morning as temps dropped into the 20s with wind-chills in the teens
Decades-old record lows were broken in Central Park
The weather warmed up on Sunday and it'll be in the 50s by mid-week
Your hats and gloves got a crash course in winter this week.
For the third day in a row, the tri-state shattered the record-low daily temperatures. On Sunday morning, new records were set at JFK airport (29 degrees) and Newark airport (28 degrees).
That came after Central Park recorded a low of 24 degrees on Saturday morning and 25 degrees on Friday evening, breaking records set in 1933 and 1924, respectively.
In fact, the National Weather Service said record lows were also set early Saturday at LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports, and at Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Record low temperatures were set at 5 of our 6 climate sites this morning. Temperatures will only rise into the mid to upper 30s this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/queX7mE4fY
But the warm-up has already started. Temperatures were rising to the mid to upper 40s on Sunday afternoon. They're back in the 50s for the rest of the week.
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TISHMAN SPEYER - Workers raise the 75-foot Norway Spruce, from State College, PA, that will become the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The 85th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Tishman Speyer)
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A flatbed truck drives the Rockefeller Tree onto the Plaza on Saturday morning.
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The massive tree had traveled over the George Washington Bridge from Pennsylvania.
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The tree was wrapped like a present for its journey from Pennsylvania to midtown Manhattan.
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The tree came from the home of Jason Perrin in State College, Pennsylvania.
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It is 75 feet tall and weighs more than 12 tons, which means it is no small challenge to put upright in busy Rockefeller Plaza.
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A giant crane will do the heavy lifting.
But first a spike is hammared into the trunk.
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The "tree stand" is a bit more sturdy than the one you might have in your home.
The crane gets ready to do its work.
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Workers use heavy equipment to get the massive tree into place.
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Up, up and away!
The 85-year-old tree is lifted into place.
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The Norway spruce has found its home for the next two months.
The unfurled tree graces the plaza.
Lights and the star will be added in the coming days ahead of a tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 29.
The 75-foot tall tree will stand at Rockefeller Plaza until Jan. 7.
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And you thought you had a lot of needles to sweep up!
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Despite the cold weather, crowds of people came out to witness the annual event.
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Some of the people were New Yorkers, others were visiting from around the world.
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TISHMAN SPEYER - Workers raise the 75-foot Norway Spruce, from State College, PA, that will become the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The 85th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 29. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Tishman Speyer)
