SEE: Hundreds Brave Brutal Cold At Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

BROOKLYN, NY — A little below freezing weather didn't stop hundreds from taking a swim in the Atlantic at Coney Island on Monday for the annual Polar Bear Plunge. It was the 114th year in a row the dip happened in Brooklyn.

Temperatures only reached a high of 19 degrees on New Year's Day, but scores of people still took part in the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge, which raises money for various community groups in the area.

"My whole body is stinging," plunger Lorena Ambrosio told the Associated Press after the dip. "I feel like I'm going a little numb, but I'm happy that I did it."

New Yorkers donned swimsuits, polar bear costumes, masks, unicorn horns, full-suits and more as they jumped into the ocean for the plunge. While temperatures outside was frigid, the waters were a bit warmer at 37 degrees, CBS reported.

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Monday's extreme cold forced several towns around New Jersey to cancel or reschedule their plunges, but it wasn't enough to stop Brooklyn's Polar Bears from taking to the waters.

"We've never cancelled a swim because of the weather and we're going to go ahead with it," Dennis Thomas, president of Coney Island Polar Bear Club, told Patch last week. "Whatever winter brings, we're going to face that on the beach."

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