An arctic cold front swept southeast across the region during Tuesday afternoon, January 13th.  Extremely cold air followed this front through Wednesday, January 14th.As an Alberta Clipper passed south of Long Island Wednesday night, it rapidly intensified as it moved northeast of Long Island Thursday.  The large difference in pressure between a strong low pressure system northeast of New England and a strong arctic high pressure system in Southeast Canada resulted in the combination of extremely low temperatures, high winds, and extremely low wind chill index values from sunset Thursday evening through sunrise Friday morning, January 16th.Record low temperatures were set and tied on the following dates:On January 15th:A record low temperature of 2 degrees above 0 was set at John F. Kennedy Airport.A record low temperature of 1 degree above 0 was set at Islip Airport.On January 16th:A record low temperature of 1 degree above 0 was set at John F. Kennedy Airport.A record low temperature of 2 degrees above 0 was set at Islip Airport.A record low temperature of 1 degree above 0 was tied at Central Park in New York City.On January 16th, low temperatures ranged from 3 degrees below zero at Montgomery County Airport to 4 degrees above zero at Montauk Airport.  The lowest Wind Chill Index temperature values ranged from 19 degrees below 0 at Montauk Airport with a sustained wind speed of 26 mph to 26 degrees below 0 at Westchester County Airport with a sustained wind speed of 30 mph.  Peak wind gusts were between 30 and 40 mph.

Cold/Wind Chill in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 06:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 18:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 06:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in KINGS (BROOKLYN), NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in RICHMOND (STATEN IS.), NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in NORTHEAST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 17:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 07:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 17:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 07:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill in NORTHWEST SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 15-JAN-04 20:00:00 to 16-JAN-04 04:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC