BOSTON – It’s been a frigid week in Massachusetts, with temperatures in many communities dipping below zero degrees. But just how cold did it get on Wednesday?
A polar vortex has brought frigid temperatures to New England and beyond this week.
As WBZ-TV’s Jacob Wycoff explained earlier this winter , the polar vortex is like a giant, swirling pool of super-cold air in the upper atmosphere over the North Pole.
How cold in Boston?
While this week has been frigid, it hasn’t been record-setting. In Boston , the low temperature was 10 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday. That didn’t come close to the city’s record-low for this date, which was -3 degrees…