the cracking. listen to the cracking. >> i wouldn't stand there. >> we were just told to move. we are not going to stand here any more. >> one a of the few places spared was new york city where days before christmas, folks enjoyed a record high of 71 degrees over the weekend. >> i love it. it feels like may in december. >> too bad winter has only just begun. randy kaye, cnn, new york. you see those pictures there. a big mess for a lot of people in a lot of places. for more on what caused it and what is coming for christmas, let's check in with chad meyers. this has been a crazy december. yesterday many around the country including me in baltimore, it was like spring, but not for long? >> not for long. it is just outside your door. it has been warm up and down the east coast. the jet stream has been up into canada. it has been cold in the west but not in the places along i-95 in