Some Cold Facts of the North American Cold: 2nd Jan....2013
A whirlpool of frigid, dense air that pummeled much of the U.S. on Monday could break decades-old records from Montana to Alabama.

Tuesday's Lowest Temperature: -44c, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, -43c at Eureka AP, Nunavat, -41c at Taloyoak, Nunavat.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, -34c, Rice Lake AP, Winconsin recorded -33c.
Quebec (Canada) has seen a new Low record on 2nd Jan when the low fell to -33.3c, beating the previous low of -29.4c of 1968.
Bogotville also set a new Low record when it froze to -40.4c, surpassing its previous low of -35.6 of 1974.

Max winds were on the Mt. Washington Observatory recording 75 knts.
Max Wind Chill was at Igloolik AP, Canada at -56c.

An Interesting fact today: There was a rise in pressure of 10.4mb in a 3 hour span in Argetia, New Foundland, Canada.
For Information, Coldest Place on Earth today (7th Jan): Selagoncy, Russia at -56c.

RT @kthirumani: Raining now at keela eral, Tuticorin district.  Tamilmadu @weatherofindia 9:38pm

8pm, Very active Gulf of Mannar as the remnant of 01B as a LOW pressure is slowly drifting S-W... http://ow.ly/i/4dOWw 
Nagercoil - 8:35pm, "Steady rain from 5:30pm due to 01B".
More heavy rain ahead for Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu during next 18hrs.

3:30pm, remnant of 01B as LOW pressure is now over Gulf of Mannar... HEAVY rain seen along Srilanka coast... http://ow.ly/i/4dHhv 
3:30pm, moderate showers also seen along Rameswaram zone of Tamilnadu ... http://ow.ly/i/4dHhv

Scattered moderate / heavy rain due to 01B is expected for S-tip, S,S-coast Tamilnadu during next 36hrs from now.

#COLD morning for North #India... Hissar (Haryana) records a low temp of -2.1 C
Minimum temp over #Delhi continue to be around 5 C.
Jodhpur = 5 C ( 5 C below normal) and Jaipur = 5 C (3 C below normal)

Next strong W.D system is nearing N,N-W India... expected to be in full swing from noon of 8-Jan ... http://ow.ly/i/4dFR1