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.