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US weather: Boiling water to snow web craze

8 January 2014 Last updated at 11:42 GMT

Weather records have plummeted across North America, with the most extreme arctic blasts affecting about 190 million people.

Some parts of the US were as cold as -37C (-35F) - cold enough for boiling water to turn to snow when thrown in the air.

Many Americans have taken to social media to show off their demonstrations of the rare phenomenon.