New Year's Eve in Montreal will be record-breaking cold

The final day of 2017 in Montreal is going to be a cold one! According to Environment Canada, Montreal’s coldest New Year’s Eve on record occurred in 1998 when temperatures dipped to -24.8°C.

New Year’s Eve 2018 in Montreal is going to be even colder!

The forecast for Sunday, December 31, 2017 calls for a high of -20°C and a low of -26 °C in Montreal.

Environment Canada

Fellow Canadians are bracing for the frigid weather as well.

Live performances planned for New Year’s Eve festivities on Parliament Hill have been cancelled as the nation’s capital anticipates counting down to 2018 in -24 °C temperatures.

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