New Orleans has received nearly twice the snowfall as Anchorage this winter — underscoring Southcentral Alaska’s meager snow season as much as the rare winter storm that pummelled that subtropical Louisiana city this week.

The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power.

The storm that struck New Orleans this week left the Gulf Coast city under twice as much snow as Anchorage, Alaska has received in nearly two months. "New Orleans, we'd like our snow back," the NWS Anchorage office said.

Peak gusts included 66 mph at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, 110 mph at Bear Valley and 107 mph at Arctic Valley.

A cold front is bringing freezing temperatures and hazardous conditions to millions across the country this month.

This stretch of warm weather has been gripping the state since December, with little in the way of cold weather expected this week. While that has been the case as of late, many areas across the state have begun to see some much needed snowfall.

At the height of the storm, 17,500 Alaska residents were without power, according Chugach Electric Association.

The weather service warned of 30 to 45 mph winds, with gusts up to 80 mph, for higher elevations around Anchorage and Eagle River.

As Anchorage navigates through a warmer-than-usual winter, meteorologists predict a continuation of the milder temperatures.

Temperatures plunged below freezing across parts of northern Florida on Wednesday, with some areas even dipping into the teens, making parts of the Sunshine State colder than Anchorage, Alaska. Millions of people are facing frigid temperatures through this week.

Cairo and its ancient pyramids sits on nearly the exact same line of latitude as the Mississippi Coast. Weather there on Wednesday peaked at 71 degrees with a light rain around noon. Dead pharaohs can expect temps to rest in the upper 60s for the remainder of the week.