CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland is in the midst of a cold snap so persistent that it’s flirting with territory not seen in more than a century.
If forecast temperatures hold, the city will log eight consecutive days with high temperatures of 17 degrees or colder, a stretch that would tie the longest such streak on record and mark the first time it has happened since the late 1800s, according to National Weather Service climate data.
The run began last week and is expected to continue through Saturday as Arctic air remains locked over Northeast Ohio, allowing little opportunity for meaningful warming.
A cold streak decades in the making
Cleveland has already recorded four straight days with highs at or below 17 degrees. Forecasts from the National Weather Service in Cleveland call for four more days, Wednesday through Saturday, with highs stuck in the low teens…