18 January 2013 Last updated at 06:32 ET

How cold is it where you are?

Snow covered fields in Derbyshire

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As temperatures plummet in the UK, how cold is it really? Compare the temperature where you are with 50+ cities around the world, including some of the hottest and coldest inhabited places.

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