A blast of arctic air that hit Louisiana early this week brought record low temperatures, freezing rain and even snow to the state Tuesday, the first of two dangerously cold winter days.
Schools and government buildings closed, icy roads and bridges were rendered impassible, and residents were left without power across the state.
But just how cold did it actually get? Here's what the National Weather Service recorded:
New Orleans
The New Orleans area saw a high of just 36 degrees at 3:42 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 26 degrees below the normal highs recorded on the same day over the past 30 years. Temperatures bottomed out at 24 degrees at 9:34 a.m., also well below the day's historical lows and matching a record low set on the same day in 1972.
It rained 0.07 inches in New Orleans Tuesday, causing ice to build up on roads and sidewalks.
Baton Rouge
Temperatures maxed out at 34 degrees just after 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, 28 degrees below the usual highs recorded on Jan. 16 for the past 30 years. Baton Rouge saw its lowest temperatures of the day, 19 degrees, at 7:32 a.m.
Yesterday's low beat the day's longstanding record low of 20 degrees set on the same day in 1905.
Only trace amounts of rain fell in the area Tuesday and no snow was recorded.
Lafayette
Temperatures reached their highest point late Tuesday afternoon, clocking in at 32 degrees at 4:24 p.m., 30 degrees below the normal highs recorded on the same day throughout the last three decades. Lafayette hit its lowest point of 18 degrees that morning just before 7:30, breaking the day's record low of 20 degrees on Jan. 16, 1905.
No precipitation was recorded in the area.
Shreveport
It didn't get above freezing Tuesday in Shreveport, where a high of 29 degrees was recorded just before 4:30 p.m. That's about 30 degrees below the highs normally recorded on the same day, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures dropped down to 16 degrees at 11:59 p.m. that night, breaking the day's record low of 17 degrees set in 1972.
Snow didn't fall on Tuesday, but a little more than a half inch blanketed Shreveport the day before.
