Monday was the coldest morning in 368 days and the frigid temperatures are sticking around through the night

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Going to be brutally cold!

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Monday is the coldest morning we've had in over a year. The low temperature fell to 17 degrees at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

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Now, it's not unheard of for us to be this cold, but tell that to my face when I stepped out today. January is typically our coldest month, but it's been a while. The last time we were this cold was over a year ago, on Jan. 18, 2018!

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While it could be about this cold tomorrow morning too, the wind won't be a factor. Look at our wind chill this morning:

We are on quite a ride this week. If you were up early on Sunday morning (I walked my dogs) it was almost shorts weather. Not this morning, check out the 24-hour temperature change:

The ride will continue this week too. Teens today, 60s on Wednesday, back into 20s by Saturday.

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North Carolina winters...if you don't like the weather, just wait a day. Literally.

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