Thanksgiving Day, temperatures could be among the coldest of all time in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast

Do you plan to attend this famous Thanksgiving parade? Better to pack.

According to the National Weather Service, several northeastern cities, including New York, can expect temperatures close to the coldest ever recorded on Thanksgiving Day.

New York City has seen only three Thanksgivings since 1870, when the maximum temperature did not reach at least 30 degrees, the meteorological service announced. But Thursday, it should float in mid-twenties with wind chill producing temperatures equivalent to adolescence.

New England will also see temperatures plummet 10 to 15 degrees below average, with Boston's weather potentially breaking the coldest Thanksgiving day, set at 24 degrees in 1901. A maximum temperature of 22 is expected. degrees or less.

Providence, Rhode Island; Philadelphia cream; and in Burlington, Vermont, Weather.com says the temperatures may be extremely cold. The bright side is that these cities will be spared by snow and rain during Thanksgiving

But the Gulf Coast can expect rain on Wednesday and Thursday morning, according to the National Meteorological Service. California, which fights devastating fires at both ends of the state, can expect a rain Wednesday, which could be very strong until Thursday morning.

Weather conditions in the rest of the country are expected to remain relatively calm throughout the holiday weekend, when 54.3 million people are expected to travel 50 km or more from their homes, according to AAA. This is the largest number of people expected on the roads, waterways, railways and skies since 2005, the agency said AAA.