© Pat Greenhouse / Boston GlobePeople are in varying stages of bundle outside South Station
Boston broke a 116-year-old record Saturday morning when the temperature dropped to 23 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
The previous record low for November 11 was set at 24 degrees in 1901.
New record low for BOS today. The low temp so far is 23 degrees which breaks the previous record of 24 set in 1901. This marks 2 consecutive record lows for BOS.
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) November 11, 2017
Saturday marked the second consecutive day of record-breaking cold for the Boston area. On Friday, the city broke its previous 2004 record low temperature of 25 degrees.
Boston did reach its record low temp of 24°F for the 10th, which beats the old record of 25 set in 2004
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) November 11, 2017
Boston isn't the only part of the country experiencing cold, according to the weather service.
7 am observed #temperatures show a large portion of the country experiencing #cold conditions this morning. #MA #RI #CT #SNEwx pic.twitter.com/G9fYpCiZex
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) November 11, 2017
Meteorologist David Epstein said that Arctic air moved into the region on Friday, ushering in the coldest temperatures of the season so far. Forecasters said the region could still see record cold on Sunday morning as well.
According to the weather service's seven-day forecast for Boston, Saturday should warm up to 35 degrees, while Sunday should see a high of 43.
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