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Millions across US endure record-setting cold Threatens $300 million worth of crops, from strawberries and citrus fruits to tomatoes and green beans
8 Jan 10 - "By the end of this weekend, 180 million Americans will have shivered through a record-setting bout of arctic cold sweeping from the Great Plains and the Midwest to the Deep South, says this article on USA today. "Sixty percent of the U.S. population will experience temperatures 15 to 30 degrees below average at some point by Sunday night, said Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Wilson. In the South, record lows are possible each morning through Monday. In South Florida, where the average high temperature this time of year is 76 degrees, overnight temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s this weekend."
The cold threatens $300 million worth of crops, from strawberries and
citrus fruits to tomatoes and green beans."
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