It will last a lot longer than the previous. A good possibility of the cold last for quite a while. I'm seeing at least 2 weeks or so of cold cold weather around the end of the month.

Snowfall totals around the Super Bowl in NYC:

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Day 8-15 temperatures

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Polar Vortex Returns:

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I'll keep you all updated as the time range approaches