The Coldest Night of the Year

Last night was the coldest night of the year, thus far, which I suppose is not saying much considering that it was only January 2nd. Perhaps it makes more sense if I say it was the coldest night of the winter. It got as cold as minus 18 degrees Celsius (that's about 0 degrees American). Of course, this being the new type of winter, things are supposed to get as high as 8 degrees Celsius (46 Fahrenheit) on the weekend, so I guess that all those people who are "wishing they could go to the south of France" (as Bruce Cockburn puts it) will be relatively content.