(CNN) — It’s cold now, but the next punch of Arctic air will take it to another level. In the wake of the latest winter storm to sweep across the country, more than 200 million people will wake up to freezing temperatures as the coldest air of the season spills across the Plains, Midwest, Great Lakes and into the Northeast. This widespread plunge puts dozens of daily records in play.

After several rounds of snow over the past week, the Midwest is now preparing for the coldest temperatures of the season.

The bitter cold from Canada drops into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest Wednesday. High temperatures will be 15 to 25 degrees below normal and struggle to reach 10 degrees in portions of the Dakotas. Over a dozen cities in the Upper Midwest could set new record cold daily highs.

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