Severe weather brought frigid temperatures to the U.S. Northwest and heavy snow to parts of California and Nevada. Seattle’s Sunday low of 20 degrees F broke a mark set in 1948.
Titus Gonzalez goes airborne after hitting a bump while sledding where nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in a city park in Bellingham, Wash. Sunday's snow showers blew into the Pacific Northwest from the Gulf of Alaska, dumping up to 6 inches across the Seattle area. More than a foot was reported near Port Angeles across the Puget Sound on the Olympic Peninsula. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
While snowfall was picturesque in places such as along Broad Street in Nevada City, Calif., it was dangerous for many others who were without electricity or stuck in the snow. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
Spring Street in Nevada City, calif., was socked with snow and downed tree limbs on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
Residents navigate Broad Street in the snow in Nevada County, Calif., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
Snow accumulates on the hat of a friendly snowman as he greets motorists along Northeast 159th Street in Hockinson, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Forecasters predict the cold weather and chance of snow will stick around for most of the week. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian via AP)
Long icicles hang from a house where nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Bellingham, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
A bare-legged jogger runs on a snow-covered sidewalk and in temperatures in the teens, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Bellingham, Wash. Emergency warming shelters were opened throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and forecasters said an arctic blast would last for several days. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
An apparent spin-out in the northbound I5 lanes near the Highway 101 interchange slowed traffic Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021, near Olympia, Wash. After significant snowfall on Sunday, South Sound residents woke up to sub-freezing temperatures and a glazing of ice on Monday. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)
Heavy traffic is seen at the base of a snowy Santiam Pass in Detroit, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. Emergency warming shelters were opened throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and lower and forecasters said the arctic blast would last for several days. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
Gus Anthony, 3, and his father, Fritz Anthony, raise their arms as they sled downhill while sister Enna Anthony, 6, follows on a tethered saucer, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in a city park in Bellingham, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
People walk about downtown Nevada City, Calif., early Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, following a heavy snow event. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
A girl pulls a sled past snow-covered trees where nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in a city park in Bellingham, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
In this photo taken from a drone, snow covers streets, sidewalks and homes where nearly a foot of snow fell over the weekend, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in a neighborhood in Bellingham, Wash. Emergency warming shelters were opened throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and forecasters said an arctic blast would last for several days. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Main Street in Nevada City, Calif., was full of snow Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021. Thousands in Nevada County were without power. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
Stuck motorists are seen along Brunswick Road as heavy snow continues to fall early Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Grass Valley, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
A vehicle is stuck in the snow along Brunswick Road and Sutton Way Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021, in Grass Valley, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
A Penske truck driver awaits the arrival of tire chains to get himself unstuck Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021, along the Broad Street overpass, in Nevada City, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
A man wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella stands near a Christmas tree at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
On Sunday, Kodiak Island in southern Alaska hit 67 degrees. That's warmer than it was in Southern California that same day.
