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[January 16, 2009]  (AP)  Frigid temperatures were chilling the Northeast and Midwest for another day Friday. Lows in the single digits or lower were expected from the Mid-Atlantic region northward. In the South, single-digit lows were forecast to make it down to around Birmingham, Ala., with freezing temperatures as far south as Tampa. The skies were expected to be clear throughout most of the region.

The West was to see exceptionally warm weather with record or near-record highs expected Friday along the West Coast. Clear skies and dry conditions were anticipated for yet another day.

The lack of rain in California was causing concern for drought conditions later in the year, however. January, normally the region's wettest month, has seen far below normal precipitation.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states on Thursday ranged from a low of minus 41 degrees at Bismarck, N.D., to a high of 82 degrees at Fullerton, Calif.

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