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More than one million people braved the second coldest New Year's Eve ever as temperatures dropped to a bone-chilling 10F while revelers watched the glittering ball drop in Times Square. Earlier on Sunday, New York police warned revelers to suit up in thermals, hats and gloves or risk frostbite and hypothermia. Thousands of people had already started gathering more than 12 hours before the midnight countdown to 2018 to see the glittering crystal ball drop in Times Square. It ended up being one of the coldest celebrations on record, held under tight security after a year that saw several fatal attacks on large crowds, including one in Times Square itself last spring. Partygoers were warned they would be penned in place for hours and to bundle up in preparation. The National Weather Service predicted temperatures in the mid teens in Times Square at midnight Sunday, with wind chill values that could make it feel like minus 5F (-15 Celsius). The event rivaled some of the coldest New Year's celebrations on record. In 1962 it was just 11 degrees Fahrenheit (-11.67 Celsius) outside, and in 1939 and 2008 it was 18 degrees Fahrenheit (-7.78 Celsius). At least it won't be as cold as the frostiest ball drop on record: 1 degree Fahrenheit (-17.22 Celsius) in 1917.