This Thanksgiving announces as one of the The coldest temperatures of all time and meteorologists from the National Meteorological Service say, "Wrap up!"

Temperatures for Thursday will be 20 to 25 degrees below normal for this time of year, said David Stark, Meteorologist at the National Meteorological Service.

"Unfortunately, he'll stay cold all day," Stark said.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, temperatures in Passaic ranged between 15 and 16 degrees and were just a little warmer towards New York at around 20 degrees. However, the wind chill makes the temperature much colder and gets closer to the numbers.

And it should not be much hotter for the rest of the day. The wind will fall Thursday night but the air temperature will be colder than at the beginning of the day. The more remote areas of New York will be within a range of 10% or less, while temperatures will be closer to 12 to 15 degrees from the city.

Bundle up

This is the coldest Thanksgiving ever recorded since 1996, with a minimum of 18 ° C and temperatures close to New Jersey's in mid-January, said Bob Ziff, spokesman. weather observers from North Jersey.

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In Bergenfield, temperatures were near 19 degrees around 7 am and temperatures in High Point, Ramsey, Wayne and Hawthorne were not much warmer, ranging from 7 to 19 degrees.

However, relief is in sight. Friday will remain cold, approaching the freezing point with only light breezes. Saturday will be at least 20 degrees warmer, with temperatures reaching 40 and 50 and maybe low and there is a good chance of rain. Sunday will see similar temperatures.

Average fall temperatures

And while it was rather cold in November, Stark said fall temperatures would be near average for the season.

"At least for November, it's cold," said Stark. "We started October with a very hot climate and really, for a month and a half, it has really been less favorable."

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The November trend is currently about two degrees below average, while it was one-third higher in October and three degrees above average. Overall, the fall should be near or even slightly above normal for this time of year.

"We will not be significantly below," said Stark.

Stark had some tips for Thanksgiving people – if you have to go out, bundle them up.

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