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Across the US, New Year's Eve is expected to be 20 to 40 degrees colder than usual this year (except for the Southwest, because they're lucky like that). So if you plan on counting down to 2018 outdoors on Sunday night, be prepared to wrap yourself up, because it's going to be some kind of cold out there.
Taking "FREEZE!" literally, a cup of water doesn't even have time to hit the ground in Winnipeg, Canada, before turning into a frozen flurry. Now for the important question: where is that guy's coat?
It's close-the-ice-hockey-rinks cold
It's sharks-are-dying cold
It's break-some-records cold
International Falls, Minnesota, more than lived up to its nickname -- the Icebox of the Nation -- this week when it recorded a record low of -36 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday morning. Watertown, New York, fell to minus-32 on Thursday. Its old daily record for the day? Minus 23.
It's ski-behind-a-horse-and-buggy cold
A woman driving through Morley, Michigan, on Christmas Day saw a guy skiing while being pulled by a horse and buggy, because, well, why not?
It's cancel-the-polar-bear-plunges cold
We never did quite understand why anyone would risk frostbite and hypothermia and plunge into bodies of water. But now that several places (such as in New Jersey and Pennsylvania) have canceled events, we'll kinda miss it.
It's crack-your-window cold.
Those aren't icicles. One Twitter user shared a picture of her window, which she says cracked under the blistering cold.
It's bail-on-that-out-of-town-friend cold
The wind chills in New York City will be around 0 when the ball drops in Times Square. Since the tradition began in 1907, there have only been two years colder than this year -- 1917 and 1962. So cut your losses, bundle up and drink responsibly at home.
CNN meteorologists Brandon Miller and Rachel Aissen contributed to this report.