These Canadians woke up to -29C (hint: NOT the Arctic)

Wednesday, November 25, 2015, 11:00 AM - First came the snow, now comes the coldest air of the season outside of the Arctic north.

Albertans woke up Wednesday morning to temperatures well, well below zero. The worst offender? Edmonton, where a temperature of -27^oC was recorded at the airport after 8 a.m., and where it was actually a couple of degrees colder at 4 a.m.

Even worse, once the wind chill is factored in, it would have felt more like -37 for anyone standing outside.

"What's impressive is that the winds aren't that strong," Weather Network meteorologist Erin Wenckstern said Wednesday. "It's just that cold."

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That was as cold as it got in Alberta this morning, but even communities who got off comparatively lightly were still shivering. The final recorded morning lows would have varied according to elevation and topography, and due to the urban heat island effect, the temperature in downtown Edmonton would likely have been warmer than at the more isolated airport.

Forecasters say the frigid air originated in Siberia, and is the coldest to enter Canada so far this season. It's gradually moving east, with Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba flirting with the -20^oC mark Thursday morning, with Alberta comparatively "warmer."

Exacerbating the chill are clear skies left behind in the wake of a snowstorm that hit Alberta earlier in the week. At least one person, Progressive Conservative MLA Manmeet Bhullar, died as a result of the conditions. He was struck and killed on the highway after having got out his vehicle to help a stranded motorist.

Alberta's frigid morning is in sharp contrast to Ontario, whose denizens are in for daytime highs in the low double digits by Thursday, before a drop down to more seasonal conditions.

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