The Daily Numbers: 4, low temperature overnight, setting new record
7, the old record low for this date, set back in 1988.
-16 wind chill at 6:30 a.m.
12, today’s expected high temperature.
-20 wind chill effect for today.
30 mph wind gusts that will make it feel even icier.
-7 degrees this morning at State College.
30.7 inches of snow we got on this day back in 1996, setting the record for a single snowfall. The storm stretched over 2 days.
-10 wind chill expected today in Atlanta.
187 million people who are feeling the effects of this ‘polar vortex.’
500 passengers who spent the night trapped on 3 Amtrak trains.
0 flights run yesterday to New York and Boston by Jet Blue Airlines, which shut down and is expected to get back in service today.
69, age of Richard Patterson, who was struck and killed, along with his dog, by hit-run driver on Providence Road in Upper Darby.
2 members of Chester City Council sworn in yesterday after winning re-election to their seats in the November vote.
2 members of Delaware County Council, 3 row officers and 2 judges that took the oath of office at the Media Courthouse yesterday.
80 pounds lighter for Monsignor William Lynn when he showed up in court yesterday to hear conditions of his release.
10 year prison term for the woman known as ‘Jihad Jane’ for her role in a terrorist plot.
44 point dip for the stock market yesterday.
56-26 vote by which the Senate approved nomination of Janet Yellen to be the new Fed boss.
34-31 win for Florida State over Auburn in a classic BCS finale.
7 straight BCS championships for the SEC snapped with last night’s loss for Auburn.
15 million guaranteed in the 5-year deal signed by DeSean Jackson with the Eagles 2 years ago. He wants more money to be guaranteed.
6.75 million dollars, who much Jackson earned this year. That goes to $10.25 million next year.
34, how old Michael Vick will be when next football season kicks off. He still wants to be a starter.
126-95 thrashing of the Sixers by the T-Wolves last night, after the Sixers had won 4 straight on the road.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
DeSean Jackson wants more money guaranteed in his deal with the Eagles. He’s calling it ‘security.’ I don’t doubt it a bit.
I Don’t Get It: I’ll never be able to understand how someone can hit somebody and just keep going. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Trelayna Jackson. The Upper Darby High senior did a bang-up job of singing the National Anthem before yesterday’s swearing-in of new county officials at the Media Courthouse.
Quote Box: “This is a heinous, cowardly act committed by a criminal.”
- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, on fatal hit-run accident in the township.
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