A temperature of 10 degrees Fahrenheit as the ball dropped made the welcoming of 2018 the second-coldest New Year’s Eve on record in the Big Apple. But those who showed up were there to watch the traditional drop of a Waterford Crystal ball down a pole atop 1 Times Square. When the first ball drop happened in 1907, it was made of iron and wood and adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs. Chilly pastThe frostiest ball drop on record was 1 degree Fahrenheit, in 1907. In 1962 it was just 11 degrees Fahrenheit outside, and in 1939 and 2008 it was 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

Source: Fox News January 01, 2018 05:36 UTC