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A man braces himself against the wind as he walks along mounds of snow and ice on North Avenue beach at Lake Michigan in Chicago on Feb. 26, 2015.Jim Young—Reuters
By NBC News

It may be almost March, but the brutally cold winter appears unwilling to release much of the nation from its icy grip.

Yet another Arctic blast was already descending on two-thirds of the country early Friday, with meteorologists predicting everywhere east of the Rockies except for Florida would be 10 to 30 degrees below average.

Subzero temperatures were expected from interior New England to the Upper Midwest and forecasters said dozens more daily records were likely to tumble.

“We’re almost into March now so it’s pretty late to see this kind of cold,” The Weather Channel’s Michael Palmer said…

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See Washington D.C. as a Winter Wonderland

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Snow falls at dusk by the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015,Jacquelyn Martin—AP
Washington DC Snow Storm Winter Weather
A snow-plough cleans the snow in front of the US Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015.Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images
Washington DC Snow Storm Winter Weather
Snow covers the Tidal Basin in front of Jefferson Memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015.Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images
Washington DC Snow Storm Winter Weather
Snow covers the Tidal Basin in front of the Washington Memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images
Washington DC Snow Storm Winter Weather
A man takes a photo of the snow covered Iwo Jima memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images
Washington DC Snow Storm Winter Weather
Snow covers "The Breadline" sculpture at the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images
Washington DC Snow Storm Winter Weather
A snow-plough cleans the snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015.Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images

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