The Week by the Numbers: December 22-28, 2013
By Matt Phifer
1 – Day extension to the deadline to sign up for Obamacare in order to be covered by January 1
On Monday December 22, the Obama Administration extended the deadline for people to sign up for Obamacare by one day to December 23. People who signed up by that date would be covered by January 1. This is the second extension to the Obamacare sign-up deadline after the original December 15 date was extended to December 22 following the issues with the HealthCare.gov rollout.
51 – Touchdowns thrown by Peyton Manning this season, a new single season NFL record
On December 21, Peyton Manning threw four touchdowns vs. the Houston Texans on his way to setting the new NFL single season passing touchdown record by one touchdown. Manning previously held the title from 2004 to 2007 when Tom Brady took the record with 50 touchdown passes. UPDATE: Peyton Manning threw four more touchdown passes in the last game of the season vs. the Oakland Raiders to finish the regular season with 55 touchdown passes.
71 Degrees – Temperature recorded in New York City’s Central Park on December 21, a new record
Sunday December 21 saw a myriad of weather across the United States including an ice storm in upstate New York and New England as well as powerful storms and tornadoes in the southeast. But in New York City and other Mid-Atlantic cities the story was the unseasonably warm weather. The weather service confirmed a high of 71 degrees in New York City’s Central Park, breaking a 1998 record of 63 degrees. It was the second straight day a record temperature was recorded in Central Park after the thermostat topped out at 65 degrees on December 20, breaking the 2011 record of 62 degrees. The warm weather was also felt in Philadelphia, where temperatures reached 68 degrees on December 21.