5 charts that explain why it's brutally cold in the U.S. right now

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Call it Novembruary

Temperatures have cratered to record territory across much of the continental U.S. during the past week and a half, due to a chain reaction that stretched from the snow-covered wilderness of Siberia, across the Bering Strait, and into North America. How cold is it? Well, Minneapolis-St. Paul, which is no stranger to cold weather, is within reach of setting a record for the longest streak of sub-freezing November days, if it stays below 32 degrees Fahrenheit there through Nov. 25. This record dates back to 1880

Then again, Minnesotans know how to deal with the cold, regardless of its timing: Read more...

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from MashableAndrew Freedman