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Bitter cold returns to snarl US

Most area schools in the city and in the bordering states of Maryland and Virginia were scheduled to remain closed again on Wednesday.

Washington's public transit system reported half as many riders on Tuesday as on a typical weekday. Business was so slow that many restaurants used Twitter to woo customers with bargain-priced drinks, while others offered two-for-one deals.

In Philadelphia, as of early evening on Tuesday, the official total at the airport was 28 cm of snow, a record for Jan 21.

The "storm system will strengthen overnight in the Atlantic waters off the East Coast, spreading heavy snow and strong wind into coastal sections of New England and the Northeast," the US National Weather Service said.

Temperatures across the eastern part of the country on Wednesday will be well below average amid bitter wind chills, it warned.

FlightAware, a website that monitors air traffic in real time, said nearly 3,000 flights into, out of or within the US had been canceled on Tuesday.

Questions:

1. What was the temperature in Chicago on Tuesday?

2. How much snow was expected in New York City?

3. Who had the day off due to the snowstorm?

Answers:

1. -28 C.

2. 35 cm by Wednesday morning.

3. Civil servants in Washington DC, and many students in the area.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.