Hit -8 F here a couple of nights ago, coldest I've seen in my 35 years here . I recall -14 F once as a kid in the 60's in Pelham away from the lake. First 30 years of my life we were in a period of global coolng, some pretty horrific winters in the 70's, since the 80's we have seen a warming trend, recently read the poles are shifting lately at a much greater rate than normal , perhaps the weather cycle is reversing again.