{
  "question": "Was today the coldest day ever?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-coldest-day-ever",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — today's forecast low of 1.5 °C is a full 38 °C above Beauharnois's all-time record of -36.5 °C.",
  "details": [
    "Today's forecast low: 1.5 °C (34.7 °F)",
    "All-time record low: -36.5 °C on 4 Jan 1981",
    "Record low for 23 Oct: -3 °C, set in 1969"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5)",
      "url": "https://open-meteo.com/en/docs/historical-weather-api"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-23",
  "place": "Beauharnois, QC, CA",
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-coldest-day-ever/2026-10-23/ca/qc/beauharnois",
  "scope": "local",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-23T14:09:40.305Z"
}