So the difference between the cold in America now and the hottest UK days this year are bigger than the difference between filling a kettle and boiling it.

This is not normal.
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RT @EvanKirstel
#Buffalo battered: National Guard deployed and at least three dead as beleaguered EMT's struggle to cope with 30 feet drifts in one of worst Christmas blizzards in history
https://mol.im/a/11572175
https://twitter.com/EvanKirstel/status/1606793555284049920

Buffalo blizzard brings record snowfall and leaves three dead

The city of Buffalo in Western New York has been battered by the bomb cyclone that continues to lash the eastern seaboard and mid-west, bringing with it blizzards, freezing temperatures and flooding.

Daily Mail

@AdrianBowyer this is what is really wild, IMO... if you factor in wind chill, there will be a 90ºF difference from one week to the next in many areas of the US.

map: http://www.karstenhaustein.com/climate.php#forecast

@rustoleumlove @AdrianBowyer We got it very mild here in the Boston area, relative to other parts of the US, but the temp plummeted from almost 60F down to almost 10F in just a few hours. (From a #TempestWX station.)