Record lows set in every state but Hawaii. It snowed in Miami and Homestead and Freeport, Bahamas. The Ohio River froze. Lake Erie had already frozen by Dec. 14, contributing to one of the greatest blizzards of the Last Century late January 1977.
That was a cold winter for sure.
I was driving a full size cargo van and had to string a blanket across the inside behind the front seats. Otherwise everytime I stopped the cold air would spill forward.