From "This Day in National/World Weather History ...” at ABR  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/scripts/wxhistory.php
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/scripts/wxhistory.php?data=feb01
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1 February 1951 → One of the worst ice storms ever to hit the United States deposited a glaze up to four inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania. The storm caused 25 deaths, 500 serious injuries, and $100 million damage. Tennessee was hardest hit by the storm. Communications and utilities were interrupted for up to ten days.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=top10winter
1 February 1953 → An intense low pressure system swept across the North Sea. Wind speeds at Aberdeen, Scotland exceeded 125 mph. A storm surge of 13 feet breached dams in the Netherlands, flooding 4 million acres, or one-sixth of the country.
1 February 1972 → A blizzard in Iran ended a four year drought, but a full week of cold and snow caused the deaths of approximately 4,000 people.
1 February 2011 → An immense blizzard dropped as much as two feet of snow from Tulsa through southwest Missouri, northeast Missouri (Springfield MO to St Louis), central Illinois, northern Illinois, southeastern Wisconsin, to Lower Michigan. The northern suburbs of Chicago received 21 inches, and the Chicago lakefront recorded 70 mph winds!
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/sgf/?n=event_2011feb01_summary
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=02_01_2011
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/?n=01feb2011
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn/?n=groundhog_blizzard
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=020211_blizzard
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/grr/surveys/20110202_Blizzard_2011.pdf
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=2011blizzard
See also http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/cliwatch/1102/110207.htm
http://www.noaa.gov/extreme2011/blizzard.html
1 February 1916: Seattle, Washington was buried under 21.5 inches of snow, their greatest 24-hour snowfall. A total of 32.5 inches of wet snow accumulated over three days. The Seattle cathedral dome collapsed under the snow's weight.
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Image courtesy from the Museum of History & Industry.  http://www.mohai.org/
1 February 1947: On this date through the 9th, a memorable blizzard occurred in Saskatchewan, Canada. All highways into Regina were blocked. Railway officials declared the worst conditions in Canadian rail history. One train was buried in a snowdrift over a half mile long and 36.7 feet deep. Click HERE to read more about the winter of 1947 from Canada.com  
 http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=121869c5-19d3-40a6-9733-59c8fef01731
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Image Courtesy from the Saskatchewan Archives Board.
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Photo of C.N.R. train buried by snow storm of February 9, 1947 near Weyburn, and effort to dig it out. Image Courtesy from the Saskatchewan Archives Board.  http://www.saskarchives.com/
1 February 1955: Seen first as a "well defined cone-shaped funnel" over the Mississippi River, this F3 tornado cut a path from Commerce Landing to Clark in northeastern Mississippi. This tornado killed 20 and injured at least 141 individuals. Most of the deaths were in a plantation school. The following is from Thomas Grazulis, "Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991" book: "Despite the fact that a funnel was seen, that heavy objects were thrown long distances, and that the tornado was in a forecast box, the event was not officially called a tornado. A survey team state that since all debris was thrown in one direction, the event should not be listed as a tornado." Click HERE to read more about this event from the Monthly Weather Review.  http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/083/mwr-083-02-0045.pdf
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2 February 1918 → A storm in Australia produced three tornadoes. At least one of these was an F3 that caused severe damage in Brighton.
2 February 1952 → The only tropical storm to hit the U.S. in February moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across southern Florida. It produced 60 mph winds and 2-4" of rain.
2 February 1989 → There was a recorded wind chill of -90 in Tioga, ND.
2 February 1898: The naming of hurricane after women was always the center of controversy. In the Southern Hemisphere near Australia, tropical cyclones were once called Willy-Willies. An Australian Meteorologist, Clement Wragge is credited for giving girls names to tropical cyclones by the end of the 19th Century. On this date, Wragge's weather journal showed a Willy-Willy named "Eline".
2 February 1905: At Des Moines, Iowa, a low temperature of 26 degrees below zero set their all-time February record low. This would be tied just 11 days later on the 13th. At Sioux City, Iowa, the low of 30 degrees below zero remains as their third-coldest temperature on record.
2 February 1952: The only tropical storm of record to hit the United States in February moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across southern Florida. It produced 60 mph winds, and two to four inches of rain on February 2 and 3rd.
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Pressure map showing the Groundhog Day Tropical Storm of 1952 as a 1005mb low pressure system over Florida.
2 February 1996: An Arctic outbreak that lasted from late January through early February produced nearly 400 hundred record lows, 15 all-time low readings and over 50 new record lows for the month of February. Four states recorded their all-time record low temperatures including Tower, Minnesota on this date with a reading of 60 degrees below zero, canceling Tower's annual Icebox Days festival because it is too cold. Locations that reported their all-time record low or tied included: Cresco, IA: -36°, Osage, IA: -34°, Charles City, IA tied their all-time record low with -32° and Lancaster, WI tied their all-time record low with -31°. International Falls, MN and Glasgow, MT set records for the month of February with -45° and -38°, respectively. The temperature at Embarrass, MN plummeted to -53°. Rochester, MN dipped to -34° for its coldest temperature in 45 years. Green Bay, WI only reached -16° for the high temperature for the day, their coldest high temperature on record in February. The place to be this day was in Orlando, FL where it was a balmy 85 degrees.
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3 February 1818 → In 12 hours, 26 inches of snow buried Marietta, OH.
3 February 1947 → Snag, Yukon recorded North America's coldest temperature ever: -81.4 degrees.
3 February 1997 → Thames River, England: portions of the river froze over for the first time since World War II. 
3 February 1844: Boston Harbor was so thick with ice on this date that a channel had to be cut through the ice for the "Britannia" ship to leave with 30,000 letters for England.
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The above is from the "New England Magazine, An Illustrated Monthly." This magazine was added to the Library of Congress in 1894.
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The print above is courtesy from the Boston Public Library. The Title: "This print, representing the B & N. A Royal Mail steam ship Britannia, John Hewitt, commander, leaving her dock at East Boston on the 3d of February 1844 on her voyage to Liverpool, is respectfully dedicated by the publishers to the merchants of Boston who projected and paid for a canal cut in the ice 7 miles long and 100 feet wide. Much credit is due to the committee and to the contractors Messrs. Gage, Hettenger & Co. and John Hill for their perseverance in accomplishing so arduous an undertaking."
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3 February 1947: The record-low temperature for continental North America was recorded in Snag, in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The temperature was 81.4 degrees below zero. Click HERE for more information from the Weather Doctor.  
http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/arc2002/alm02feb.htm
3 February 1988: Arctic air continued to invade the central U.S. The temperature at Midland, Texas plunged from a record high of 80 degrees to 37 degrees in just three hours. Morning lows in the higher elevations of Wyoming were as cold as 38 degrees below zero. Heavy snow blanketed southwestern Colorado, with 16 inches reported at Steamboat Springs.
From This Day in Wisconsin History  
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/thisday/index.asp?month=2&day=3&submit_form=Go
3 Feb 1959 - The Day the Music Died
Bad winter weather and a bus breakdown prompted rock-and-roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper to rent a plane to continue on their "Winter Dance Party" tour. Icy roads and treacherous weather had nearly undermined their performances in Green Bay and Appleton that weekend, so after a show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 2, 1959, they boarded a four-seat airplane. The three performers and pilot Roger Peterson perished when the plane crashed about 1:00 AM on Monday, February 3rd ("The Day the Music Died," according to singer Don McLean in his song "American Pie") . [Source: Mark Steuer; Wikipedia]  -- Need to check the weather for the Mason City Airport 
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4 February 1961 → Powerful low pressure just off the East Coast socked New England with blizzard conditions. Winds to 96 mph (in Massachusetts) swept snow into drifts 15 feet deep. 73 people were killed, and New York City was buried under 22 inches of snow.
4 February 1995 → The only significant storm in the winter of 1994-95 hit New England dropping over 20 inches of snow with wind chill temperatures plummeting to -40.
4 February 2011 → Three to seven inches of snow fell on northeastern Texas, including 5" at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington two days before the Super Bowl. Also, The Mexican state of Chihuahua saw record cold temperatures in the single digits, leading to six deaths, massive power outages, airport closures, and 35 animal deaths at a zoo.
4 February 1924: In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 20.3 inches of snow fell in a 24-hour period. This ranks as the most snowfall in a 24-hour period since 1884. This storm caused over $1 million damage. Communication with the outside world was said at the time to be back to the days of the "Indian signal fire". Street car and train service crippled. Snowdrifts of 8 to 10 feet high were common along with considerable ice on trees and wires. Car ferries remained in port. Schools were closed and several plate glass windows broken.
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Headline in "The Milwaukee Sentinel" on February 5, 1924.
4 February 1982: Barrow, Alaska reached 36 degrees on this date. This is their warmest temperature ever recorded in February. In fact, this is the second time they climbed above freezing in the month of February. The only date was February 14, 2006 when the temperature reached 35 degrees.
4 February 1995: A huge nor'easter pounded areas from the southern Mid-Atlantic to northern New England. It would be the only significant storm in the 94-95 winter season. Over 20 inches of snow buried parts of upstate New York. Wind chills dropped as cold as 40 degrees below zero. Behind the storm, arctic air crossing the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes produced intense lake effect squalls for nearly two weeks from the 4th through the 14th. Downwind of Lake Ontario, storm totals included: Oswego County: Palermo: 85 inches, Fulton: 60 inches, and Oswego: 46 inches.
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Surface weather analysis of a nor'easter on 5 February 1995.
4 February 2011: A winter storm settled four to six inches of snow over northern Texas, including Dallas, just days before the Super Bowl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. Click HERE for more information from the CBS new in Dallas/Fort Worth.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/02/04/snow-heading-our-way-from-the-south/
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This satellite image showing the snow cover on February 6, 2011 is courtesy from NASA. Click HERE for more information.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49184
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5 February 1887 → San Francisco experienced its greatest snowstorm ever recorded. Downtown reported nearly four inches of snow, while seven inches blanketed the western hills of the city.  or a later version
San Francisco experienced a rare heavy snow. Downtown reported nearly four inches, while seven inches blanketed the tallest hills of the city.
5 February 1892 → At Verkhoyansk, Russia the temperature fell to -90F, the coldest temperature ever in the Northern Hemisphere. The record would be tied at the same location two days later.  (See entry for 7 Feb; also for 6 Feb 1933.  EJH)
5 February 2002 → Tropical Cyclone Chris affected the northern coast of Australia with battering winds gusting up to 125 mph. Fortunately, the region was sparsely populated.
5 February 1745: Today is National Weatherman/Meteorologist day commemorating the birth of John Jeffries in 1745. Jeffries, one of America's first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston, MA in 1774 and he took the first balloon observation in 1784.
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John Jeffries, an American physician, flew across the English Channel with Frenchman Jean Blanchard in 1785.
5 February 1887: San Francisco experienced its greatest snowstorm of record. Nearly four inches was reported in downtown San Francisco, and the western hills of the city received seven inches. Excited crowds went on a snowball throwing rampage.
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This photo was taken on Shotwell Street between 22nd and 24th. Interesting, this photo was taken two decades before the first Model T rolled into San Francisco. Image courtesy Edward Brown & Lorio/Chronicle archives. Click HERE for more information.
http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2011/02/17/a-century-of-snow-in-san-francisco/
5 February 1920: An intense nor'easter dumped 17.5 inches of snow over a three-day period on New York City, New York.
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Traffic on South Street with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. This image is courtesy from the Library of Congress.
5 February 1986: A supercell thunderstorm tracked through the Tomball area northwest of Houston, TX and produced four tornadoes along with damaging microburst winds and up to tennis ball size hail. An F3 tornado killed two people, injured 80 others and devastated a mobile home park and the David Wayne Hooks Airport. 300 aircraft were either damaged or destroyed. Much of the larger hail was propelled by 60 to 80 mph winds, resulting in widespread moderate damage. Total damage from this storm was $80 million dollars.
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The information above is courtesy from the NWS Office in Houston/Galveston, Texas.
5 February 2008: The Super Tuesday 2008 Tornado Outbreak has been one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in the US with 59 fatalities reported. So far, it ranks in the top 15 deadly tornado outbreaks (and the highest number of tornado deaths since 1985). According to the SPC Storm Reports, 
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080205_rpts.html  there were over 300 reports of tornadoes, large hail (up to 4.25 inches in diameter in Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri), and damaging wind gusts from Texas to Ohio and West Virginia. The outbreak produced at least 64 tornadoes, some producing EF-3 and EF-4 damage.  Click HERE for Satellite information.  http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/601
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The Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar reflectivity image from Memphis, Tennessee, taken at 5:30 p.m. CST, on February 5, 2008. The "hook echo" in the bottom of the image represents a tornado which affected the southern suburbs of Memphis, including the Memphis International Airport and the National Weather Service Memphis Office.
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6 February 1933 → Oimekon, Russia attained the coldest temperature ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere: -90F. (See entries for 5 Feb and 7 Feb.  EJH)
6 February 1958 → Seven members of the Manchester United soccer team were killed in Munich after their airplane crashed while trying to take off in icy conditions. The plane smashed into buildings at the end of the runway.
6 February 1978 → A rapidly intensifying low pressure stalled off the southern New England coast for more than 24 hours. Blizzard conditions and coastal flooding were the big stories as hurricane force winds drove rough seas ashore. Snowfall amounts of 30 to 38 inches fell in and around the Boston area. 92mph winds raked Cape Cod.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/papers/blizzard78/mainblizzardof78.htm
6 February 2010 → A major blizzard struck the eastern United States. Two to three feet of snow piled up across much of Maryland and eastern West Virginia, with about a foot and a half at Washington, DC. The region would be struck by another blizzard just four days later.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/events/feb_5_6_2010_snow/images.php
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/events/?event=20100206
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ctp/features/2010/02_06/index.php
6 February 1978: A massive nor'easter buried the cities of the northeastern U.S. Storm totals included 18 inches at New York City, 16 inches at Philadelphia, and 14 inches at Baltimore. The Boston MA area received 25 to 30 inches in "The Great New England Blizzard", and the mayor outlawed travel in the city for an entire week. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-england-digs-out-after-blizzard
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NOAA satellite image showing the position of the storm on February 6, 1978.
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Cars on Rt 128 S Needham, Mass on February 8, 1978. Image courtesy from the National Archives and Records Administration. Click HERE for more photos from CBSNews.  http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-blizzard-of-1978/
6 February 2010: On February 5-6, a severe nor'ester, commonly referred to as Snowmageddon, impacted the east coast from North Carolina to New York. Some snowfall amounts include; 32.9 inches at Washington Dulles International Airport; 28.5 inches at the Philadelphia International Airport; 21.1 inches at the Pittsburgh International Airport; 18.2 in Atlantic City; Trace in Central Park.
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First North American blizzard of 2010 snowfall accumulation map. Courtesy of the National Weather Service.
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image on February 7, 2010, showing part of the region affected by heavy snowfall. Snow blankets the area hundreds of kilometers inland from the Atlantic coastline. Along the latitude of New York City, however, snow cover thins considerably. This image is courtesy from NASA.
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7 February 1861 → The temperature at Gouverneur, NY bottomed out at -27. Two days later it tumbled to -30, and then two days after that the mercury soared to 59 degrees.  
7 February 1892 → Verkhoyansk, Russia: the temperature fell to -90, the coldest temperature ever in the Northern Hemisphere. This tied the record set at the same location just two days earlier.  (See entry for 5  Feb. also for 6 Feb 1933  EJH)
7 February 1812: The Hard Shock of the New Madrid Earthquake series strikes the area around the small town of New Madrid Missouri. A three-mile long island, Island #32 was completely sunk! The Mississippi River once again ran backwards. This major shock marked the beginning of the end of New Madrid's long ordeal, even though aftershocks would continue to be felt for years and the fault is still active. Click HERE for newspaper articles from this and previous New Madrid Earthquakes from the University of Memphis.  
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/db/comp1b.cgi?db=comp1b&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&nh=1
or 
http://www.memphis.edu/ceri/compendium/nmad_doc.php
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/compendium/enigma.pdf

7 February 1835: A Great Freeze took place from February 2-9 across southern Georgia, southeast South Carolina, and northern Florida. During this freeze, the St. Johns River was frozen, "several rods from the shore," and people were able to walk a distance from the shore. Many citrus and other fruit trees were killed to the ground, never to grow again, when temperatures reached as low as 1ºF in Charleston and 8ºF in Jacksonville. A Florida gentleman told a newspaper that the state, "appeared as desolate as if a fire had swept over it," after the severe freeze of that winter season. According to Florida Citrus Mutual, this freeze was so severe that it is considered an impact freeze. This indicates that the freeze, annihilate entire groves across the state, killing both mature and young citrus trees, while causing a profound economic impact on the citrus industry and prompting growers to replant farther south. This freeze ended attempts to grow citrus in southern Georgia, southeast South Carolina, and northern Florida.
7 February 1882: The temperature falls to 90 degrees below zero in Verkhoyansk, Russia on this day. This was considered the coldest temperature ever recorded in Asia. However this reading was done by a spirit thermometer, which is less accurate than a mercury thermometer. The accepted record is 90 degree below zero in Oimaykon on February 6, 1933.
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Click HERE for more information about Oymyakon.  
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280650/Oymyakon-coldest-village-earth-Weather-takes-turn-worse-71C-Russian-hamlet.html
7 February 1933: The USS Ramapo, a 478 ft. Navy oiler found was traveling from Manila to San Diego when it encountered the tallest rogue wave ever recorded. The wave measured 112 feet in height was caused by 70 mph winds over a large fetch of ocean.
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8 February 1835 → A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern United States, with Jacksonville, FL reporting a low of just 8 degrees, and Savannah, GA dropping all the way to 0. The cold snap killed orange trees all the way to the roots.
8 February 1983 → Late in the morning a strong, but dry, cold front began crossing Victoria, Australia, preceded by hot, gusty northerly winds. Loose topsoil was quickly picked up by the wind and moved with the front. It was estimated that approximately 1000 tons of sand were dumped on the city.
8 February 1956: From February 1-8, heavy snow fell over the Panhandle of Texas. Snowfall amounts include 43 inches in Vega, 24 inches in Hereford, and 14 inches in Amarillo. This storm caused 23 deaths and numerous injuries. It snowed continuously for 92 hours in some locations.
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This snow dragon photo is courtesy from the Plainview Daily Herald. Click HERE for more information from the Monthly Weather Review.
http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/084/mwr-084-02-0075.pdf

8 February 1968: The greatest 1-day snow at the Savannah Airport in South Carolina occurs on this date, when 3.6 inches of snow fell.
8 February 1989: Mammoth traffic jams in Los Angeles area as a freak snow struck California. Snow was reported from the beaches of Malibu to the desert around Palm Springs.
8 February 2013: A nor'easter produced heavy snowfall over the New England states. Total snowfall in Boston, Massachusetts, reached 24.9 inches, the fifth-highest total ever recorded in the city. New York City officially recorded 11.4 inches of snow at Central Park, and Portland, Maine, set a record of 31.9 inches. Hamden, Connecticut recorded the highest snowfall of the storm at 40 inches. Many surrounding cities picked up at least 1 foot. In addition to the significant snowfall totals, hurricane-force wind gusts were recorded, reaching 102 mph in Nova Scotia, 89 mph at Mount Desert Rock, Maine, and 84 mph off the coast of Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts. Boston experienced a storm surge of 4.2 ft, it's fourth-highest. The storm affected Atlantic Canada after hitting the Northeastern United States. 
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%208%2C%202013%20nor%27easter.jpg
 February 8-9, 2013 Blizzard Storm Total Snow Accumulation from the NWS Office in Raleigh.
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Satellite image by the Suomi NPP satellite of a large extratropical storm off the United States East Coast on February 9, 2013. Image courtesy from NASA's Earth Observatory. 
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9 February 1870 → President Grant established what would eventually come to be the National Weather Service.
9 February 1933 → Butte, MT plummeted to their all-time record low temperature of -52 degrees.
9 February 1947 → A Saskatchewan blizzard began on January 31 and ended today. Railway officials declared the worst conditions in Canadian rail history. A train was buried in a snowdrift over one half mile long and 36 feet deep.
9 February 1994 → The Ice Storm of 1994. Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and a seven county area in northwest Alabama received large amounts of ice. The weight of the ice caused numerous trees to fall, blocking roads and making travel impossible. 9 fatalities and $3 billion in damage were attributed to the storm.
ftp://ingest.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/special/iwais96.pdf
9 February 2013 → A major New England blizzard wound down after dumping heavy snow on the region. Hamden, CT reported 40 inches of snow, Long Island experienced thundersnow, and winds at Hyannis, MA gusted to 77 mph.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/aly/Past/2013/Feb_8-9_2013/Feb_8-9_2013.html
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/EventSummaries/Blizzard2013_1.php
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/StormEvents/storm02082013.html
9 February 1870: The U.S. Congress authorized the War Department to take weather observations at key marine ports, assigning this function to the Army Signal Service. The intention was to provide advanced warning of storm systems that could adversely affect marine interests. This service was the forerunner to the current National Weather Service.
9 February 1899: One of the most significant cold outbreaks to ever affect the United States occurred in early to mid-February. From the 8th-11th the statewide average temperature across Iowa was 14.6 degrees below zero making it the coldest four day stretch on record in the state. On the 8th Sioux City experienced their coldest day on record with a daily average temperature of 24 degrees below zero, then on the 11th they reached their second-coldest temperature on record with a low of minus 31. Overall the coldest readings were obtained on the morning of the 9th when reported low temperatures included -21 at Keokuk, -23 at Des Moines, -33 at New Hampton, -35 at Le Mars, -38 at Estherville, and -40 at Sibley. The cold across the middle of the country was so extreme and persistent that ice flowed down the Mississippi River all the way into the deep-south, emerging into the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans on February 17th. This has happened only one other time: February 13, 1784. The temperature dropped to 63 degrees below zero at Norway House, Manitoba Canada setting the province's low temperature record.
9 February 1994: A devastating ice storm struck Mississippi, Louisiana and extreme northwest Alabama. Freezing rain began falling over north Mississippi during the early morning hours and continued until midday on the 10th. Ice accumulated 3 to 6 inches thick on exposed objects in the affected area. Due to the weight of the ice, power lines, trees and tree limbs were downed. Nearly one million people were without power after the storm, some for a month.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%209%2C%201994%20Mississippi%20Ice%20Storm.jpg
This photograph is from the NWS Office in Jacksonville, Mississippi. The photographs, as well as several others, originally appeared in a book titled "Delta Ice: The Storm of 1994." The book was a production of the Greenville Arts Council and was published by Vernon DeBolt. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Jacksonville.
http://www.weather.gov/jan/1994_deltaicestorm
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10 February 1959 → An F4 tornado tore directly through St. Louis at 1:40 in the morning, killing 21 people and damaging 2000 buildings.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=02_10_1959
10 February 1969 → Fifteen inches of snow buried New York City, causing 14 fatalities. Embattled Mayor John Lindsay was accused of giving favored snow removal treatment to Manhattan at the expense of the other boroughs. On a trip to Queens to appease residents, his car got stuck in the snow and he was verbally abused by the locals. The disaster became known as the Lindsay Snowstorm.
10 February 1973 → A major snowstorm struck the southeastern United States, producing as much as 18 inches in Georgia, and nearly two feet of snow in South Carolina.
10 February 1990 → Severe thunderstorms produced 29 tornadoes in 29 hours across Alabama and Georgia and 245 reports of large hail or damaging winds. High winds associated with early-morning thunderstorms injured 70 people and caused more than $12 million in damage across the two states.
10 February 2010 → A second major blizzard in less than a week struck the East Coast and Appalachians. Up to 2 feet of snow fell in Maryland, including nearly a foot in Washington, DC. Washington and Baltimore broke their records for their snowiest winter on record with the storm. 
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/events/?event=20100210
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ctp/features/2010/02_10/index.php
10 February 2011 → High pressure over a deep snowpack caused a new state record low temperature to be set in Oklahoma when Nowata reported -31 degrees. Sub-zero readings extended all the way south to the Texas border.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/oun/wxevents/20110208/fxc_Record_Temperatures.jpg

10 February 1921: The town of Gardner, Georgia was devastated by a huge, estimated F4 tornado that caused an entire section of the small town to virtually disappear. This tornado killed 31 people and injured 100.
10 February 1959: St. Louis, Missouri was hit by massive F4 tornado that killed 21 and injured 345. Over 2000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including the St. Louis Arena. Click HERE for more information from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/tornado-in-st-louis-left-dead-and-injured/article_d2951e28-8907-5747-9af8-5f18e397564c.html
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2010%2C%201959%20St_%20Louis%20Tornado%20Damage.jpg
Above is the St. Louis Arena after the tornado. The tornado partly toppled one of the building's distinctive twin towers. But, despite a few gaps, the lamella roof stayed intact, a tribute to its engineering. Through the holes the tornado did rip poured in debris, damaging seats and the floor.
10 February 1981: A morning tornado at Bay Minette, AL struck the local middle school. The school's gymnasium was severely damaged and 62 people were hurt, 44 of which were students. Click HERE for a newspaper article about this storm in the "The Tuscaloosa News."
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cScdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5324%2C2476883
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Newspaper photo of tornado damage at Bar Minette Middle School.
10 February 2010: Cyclone Pat slams The Cook Islands with 125 mph winds, which destroyed about 80 percent of the island of Aitutaki.
File:Cyclone Pat near peak intensity on February 10, 2010.jpg
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2010%2C%202010%20Cyclone%20Pat.jpg
Visible satellite image of Severe Tropical Cyclone as the sun set on February 10. The storm was near its peak intensity at this time and approaching the small island of Aitutaki. Image courtesy from NASA.
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11 February 1899 → A "Blue Norther" caused temperatures to plunge across Texas, setting a record low for the Lone Star State with -23 degrees in Tulia.  (Was this event on  the 12th?) 
11 February 1935 → The temperature of -17 at Braemar (Grampian), Scotland was the coldest temperature ever measured in the United Kingdom. Also, on this same day, Africa's coldest temperature on record occurred at Ifrane, Morocco with -11 degrees (a ski resort town at an elevation of about 5400 feet in the Atlas Mountains).
11 February 1983 → The "Megalopolitan Storm" dropped heavy snow from the Central Appalachians to Cape Cod. All-time 24-hour snowfall records were set at Allentown, PA (24") and Harrisburg, PA (also 24"). Allentown, PA and Hartford, CT reported 5 inches of snowfall in *one hour*.

11 February 1895: The low temperature was 11 degrees below zero at Moline, Illinois marking the last of a station record 16 consecutive days on which the low temperature was at or below zero. During the first 11 days of February, the highest temperature recorded at Moline was only 13 degrees above zero. Their current normal high temperature for early February is in the lower 30s.
11 February 1935: Africa's lowest recorded temperature occurred on this date in 1935. A bitterly cold 11 degrees below zero was registered at the Atlas Mountain village of Ilfrane, Morocco.
11 February 1983: Called the "Megalopolitan blockbuster snowstorm," this major snowstorm impacted the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England. Snowfall up to 25 inches fell at Allentown, Pennsylvania. Snowfall amount of 35 inches occurred in parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia at Glen Cary. Windsor Locks, Connecticut recorded a record 19 inches in 12 hours. A ship sunk off the Virginia/Maryland coast killing 33. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Marine_Electric
There were 46 total storm related fatalities. New 24-hour snowfall records were set at Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and Allentown Pennsylvania and Hartford Connecticut. Five inches of snow in one hour was recorded at Allentown and Hartford. Click HERE for more information from the Washington Post.  
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/the-megalopolitan-blizzard-of-february-10-12-1983/2013/02/12/be05ae32-73a9-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/the-megalopolitan-blizzard-of-february-10-12-1983/2013/02/12/be05ae32-73a9-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_blog.html?utm_term=.33adad6ddbac
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2011%2C%201983%20New%20England%20Snow%20storm.jpg
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12 February 1899 → A "Blue Norther" caused temperatures to plunge across Texas, setting a record low for the Lone Star State with -23 degrees in Tulia. (Was this event on  the 11th?)
12 February 1958 → Snow blanketed northern Florida, with Tallahassee reporting a record 2.8 inches. A ship in the Gulf of Mexico 25 miles south of Fort Morgan, AL reported zero visibility in heavy snow during the afternoon.
12 February 1989 → Unseasonably mild weather prevailed across Alaska. Morning lows of 29 degrees at Anchorage and 31 degrees at Fairbanks were actually warmer than those in parts of northern Florida.
12 February 2007 → A ten-day stretch of lake effect snow squalls in upstate New York finally came to an end. Snowfall totals included 141 inches at Redfield and 121 inches at Parish.

12 February 1784: Ice flows were spotted in the Gulf of Mexico after passing from the Mississippi River in February 1784. Ice actually blocked the river at New Orleans, Louisiana. This was only one of two times that this occurred, the other during the Great Arctic Outbreak of 1899. The eruption of Laki in Iceland from June 8, 1783 through February 7, 1784 is the likely cause for the severe winter of 1783 to 1784. Click HERE for more information from the ultimate history project website.
http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/the-eruption-of-laki.html
http://www.ultimatehistoryproject.com/index.html
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2012%2C%201784%20Laki%20Fissure.jpg
The image is the center of the Laki Fissure.
12 February 1899: More from the bitter cold outbreak of 1899. Texas and the eastern plains experienced their coldest morning of modern record. The mercury dipped to 8 degrees below zero at Fort Worth, Texas and to 22 degrees below zero at Kansas City, Missouri. The temperature at Camp Clarke, Nebraska plunged to 47 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state. The all-time record low for Oklahoma City was set. The mercury plunged to a frigid 17 degrees below zero and broke the previous record low of 12 below zero, which was set on the previous day. In the eastern U.S., Washington D.C. hit 15 degrees below zero, while Charleston SC received a record four inches of snow. Snow was reported in Fort Myers, Tampa, and Tallahassee in Florida. Click HERE for more information from the National Centers for Environmental Information.
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/climate-history-great-arctic-outbreak-february-1899
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2012%2C%201899%20Fl%20Capitol%20Snowball%20fight.jpg
The image above is a snowball fight on the steps of the Florida capital building. This image is courtesy from floridamemory.com
https://www.floridamemory.com/
12 February 1958: Snow blanketed northern Florida, with Tallahassee reporting a record 2.8 inches. A ship in the Gulf of Mexico, 25 miles south of Fort Morgan Alabama, reported zero visibility in heavy snow on the afternoon of the 12th.
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13 February 1784 → Ice floes blocked the Mississippi River at New Orleans, and then passed into the Gulf of Mexico. The only other time this occurred was during the Great Arctic Outbreak of 1899.
13 February 1899 → An all-time record cold snap hit the Gulf Coast. New Orleans and Pensacola dropped down to 7 degrees, while Mobile dropped to -1. Tallahassee plunged to -2 with an inch of snow on the ground!
13 February 2006 → Central Park in New York City recorded its all-time heaviest snowstorm with 27". Blizzard conditions struck New England as well, with 30 inches at Fairfield, CT and 18 inches at Boston.

13 February 1905: Very cold temperatures were recorded over the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. Morning lows of 29 degrees below zero at Gravette, Arkansas, 40 below at Lebanon Kansas, and 40 below at Warsaw Missouri established all-time records for those three states.
The low temperature at Vinita, Oklahoma plummeted to 27 degrees below zero. This temperature would later be tied in the city of Watts in January, 1930, and at Blackwell and Medford in February, 2011. The negative 27 degree reading is low enough to be the 2nd lowest temperature on record in Oklahoma. The coldest is negative 31 degrees, recorded at Nowata on February 10th, 2011.
13 February 1958: Tallahassee, Florida recorded their largest snowfall on record with close to 3 inches.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2013%2C%201958%20Tallahassee%20Snow.jpg
Snow on the ground in Tallahassee. Image courtesy from the State Library and Archives of Florida.
13 February 1995: A National Weather Service Survey Team concluded a weak (F1) tornado occurred at the General Motors Desert Proving Grounds facility in Mesa Arizona. Moderate damage was observed. A roof was damaged and about 20 vehicles were damaged and moved around. One vehicle was lifted, moved several feet, and set down inside a roped off area containing solar exposure equipment. The tornado moved northeast and lasted about five minutes. Damage was initially estimated around $200,000.
13 February 2000: Late in the day and into the early morning hours of the 14th, severe thunderstorms spawned 6 tornadoes over southwestern Georgia that killed 19, injured 202, and caused $35 million dollars in damages. Camilla was hit the worst as an F3 tornado killed 11 and injured 175 in the town.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2013%2C%202000%20Camilla%20Tornado%20Track.jpg
Tornado track courtesy from Storm Data.

http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2013%2C%202000%20Camilla%20Tornado%20Damage.jpg
The image above is a view of a mobile home park destroyed by the F3 tornado in Mitchell County, just south of Camilla, Georgia. 
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14 February 1895 → Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana were paralyzed during a Gulf Coast Blizzard that dumped 31 inches of snow in twenty-four hours in some areas. Some snow drifts were 6 feet deep. Galveston recorded an incredible 15.4 inches of snow and both Houston and Beaumont had a whopping 20 inches.
14 February 1947 → The nation's first weather radar was installed at Washington, DC.
14 February 2000 → Five tornadoes struck southwest Georgia, killing 19 people and injuring over 100. 
 http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tae/?n=event-20000214

14 February 1895: The greatest snowfall in the history of Houston, Texas occurred on the 14th and 15th. The Houston area saw 20 inches of snow.
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14 February 1990: Valentine's Day was a snowy one for many parts of Iowa and Illinois. Five to ten inches of snow fell across Iowa. Six to 12 inches of snow blanketed northern Illinois, and strong northeasterly winds accompanied the heavy snow. Air traffic came to a halt during the evening at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, where 9.7 inches of snow was reported. More than 250 traffic accidents were reported around Des Moines, Iowa during the evening rush hour. An ice storm glazed east central sections of Illinois, causing twelve million dollars damage in Champaign County alone.
14 February 2010: Vancouver continues to struggle with above normal, non-winter-like temperatures during the first weekend of the 2010 Winter Olympics. In fact earlier this morning, Vancouver was warmer, 48 degrees, than Miami, Florida 45 degrees!
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15 February 1982 → An intense storm system off the Atlantic coast between Newfoundland and Greenland produced 80 mph winds which whipped water into waves 50 feet high. The storm capsized a drilling rig, killing 84 people, and sank a freighter killing 33.
15 February 2003 → In southwest Indiana the Evansville area received several inches of sleet mixed with freezing rain and snow, resulting in major travel disruptions. Evansville had 4.3 inches of snow and ice, while Dix in southeast Illinois reported 6.0 inches.
15 February 1982: A "meteorological bomb" exploded in the Atlantic southeast of Newfoundland. The term is used to describe a storm that rapidly intensifies. An intense cyclone off the Atlantic coast capsized a drilling rig killing 84 persons, and sank a Soviet freighter resulting in 33 more deaths. The cyclone produced 80 mph winds that whipped the water into waves fifty feet high.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2015%2C%201982%20Ocean%20Ranger%20Sinks.jpg
The weather map is from February 14th, 1982. In the upper right correct you can see a tight pressure gradient, which indicates very strong winds. The 80 mph winds and center of 972 mb is equal to a category 1 hurricane.
15 February 2000: Amarillo, Texas set unusual temperature records today. The high of 82 degrees smashed the old daily high of 76 degrees set in 1921. The morning low of 41 degrees broke the old high low record for the date of 40 degrees, which was also set in 1921.
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16 February 1855 → Emperor Napoleon of France directed the construction of an innovative telegraphic network of weather observation centers to issue storm warnings in France.
16 February 1903 → Pokegama Dam in Minnesota plunged to -59 degrees, which stood as the state record low until Tower made it to -60 in 1996.
16 February 1966 → In Whenuapai, New Zealand, 4.2 inches of rain fell in 1 hour, setting the record for that time period in New Zealand. 
16 February 1903: The temperature at Pokegama Dam, Minnesota plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record. This record was held until February 2, 1996 when the temperature at Tower fell to 60 degrees below zero.

http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2016%2C%201903%20Pokegama%20Dam%202.jpg

Above is the Coop Observers' Meteorological Record from Pokegama Dam for February 1903. The highlighted area
16 February 1989: A surge of arctic air produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.08 inches at Duluth Minnesota, 30.97 inches at Chicago Illinois, and 30.94 inches at South Bend Indiana. Readings of 31.00 inches at Milwaukee Wisconsin, and 30.98 inches at Rockford, Illinois, tied their all-time records. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southeastern U.S. Highs of 81 degrees at Athens Georgia, 87 degrees at Charleston South Carolina, 85 degrees at Macon Georgia, and 86 degrees at Savannah Georgia were records for February.
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17 February 1885 → During a Canadian blizzard, which began on 8 February and ended on 18 February, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees and winds blew at 62 mph in Iqaluit in the Northwest Territories. Snow drifts forced residents to stay indoors for 10 days.
17 February 1958 → At least ten inches of snow covered nearly the entire states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Callicoon, NY reported 39 inches, Boston 19 inches, Washington, DC 14 inches. 43 people were killed.
17 February 2003 → Six major airports in the northeastern United States were closed on the Washington's Birthday holiday as a major snowstorm was working its way slowly up the East Coast. 25 inches fell on New York City. The cost of the snow removal was $25 million. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York were hard hit.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ctp/features/2003/PresidentsDay2003.php
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/storms/02172003.html
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/bgm/casestudy/2003/Feb1703/feb1703.htm
17 February 1926: A deadly avalanche, Utah's worst, demolishes 14 miner's cottages and a three-story boarding house in Bingham Canyon. Thirty-six are killed and 13 injured.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2017%2C%201926%20Bingham%20Canyon.jpg
The image of Bingham Canyon above is courtesy from the Utah State Historical Society.
17 February 1958: From the 14th through the 17th, one of greatest snowstorm of the mid 20th century struck the northeastern U.S. The storm produced 30 inches of snow in interior New England, including more than 19 inches in 24 hours at the Boston Airport. The same storm produced up to three feet of snow in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, with 14 inches at Washington D.C., and 15.5 inches at Baltimore, Maryland. The storm resulted in 43 deaths and 500 million dollars damage over the Middle Atlantic Coast States.
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/images/snow/nesis/19580214-19580217-6.25.jpg
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2017%2C%201958%20New%20England%20Snow%20Storm.jpg
The snowfall map is courtesy from the National Centers for Environmental Information.
17 February 1973: Snow showers moved across southeast Texas with most locations only reporting snow flurries. However the Houston Intercontinental Airport measured 1.4 inches of snow.
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18 February 1899 → While most of the nation suffered during a severe cold wave, San Francisco reached 80 degrees setting a record high temperature.
Check the more recent 18 February 1899 →While most of the nation suffered during a severe cold wave, the Bay Area in California soared into the 80s. Oakland reached 82 and Berkeley 80.
18 February 1979 → The winter of 1978-79 was the coldest winter on record in the United States. New York recorded its coldest official temperature ever with a reading of -52 at Old Forge.
18 February 1979 → The Presidents' Day Storm socked the mid-Atlantic with about two feet of snow. Totals included 25 inches in Dover, DE, 20 inches in Baltimore, and 19 inches in Washington, DC.
18 February 1965: A large avalanche kills 26 men at the Granduc Copper Mine in British Columbia on this day. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-kills-26-in-british-columbia
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2018%2C%201965%20Grandu%20Mine%20Avalanche.jpg
Rescue workers clearing snow and debris after the avalanche. Image courtesy from The Vancouver Sun.
18 February 1966: The temperature dropped to 49 degrees below zero at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, the city's all-time lowest recorded temperature.
18 February 1992: A thunderstorm spawned an unusually strong F4 tornado for so far north for the time of the year in southern Van Wert County in Ohio. The tornado touched down just west of US Route 127 and traveled northeastward for about 3 miles. One house was completely leveled and 9 others experienced severe damage. Six people were injured.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2018%2C%201992%20Ohio%20F4%20Tornado%20Damage.jpg
An F4 tornado in Van Wert County, Ohio on February 18 destroyed this 1984 Chevy Wagon. Image courtesy from Storm Data.
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19 February 1871 → Professor Cleveland Abbe of the U.S. Army Signal Service issued the first government weather synopsis and forecasts along with warnings to mariners for the Great Lakes.
19 February 1998 → The temperature of 122.9 F measured in Mardie, Western Australia, was the second hottest temperature ever recorded in the country.
19 February 2011 → The 46-year-old blue spruce that had been used as the National Christmas Tree was blown over by 50 mph wind gusts in Washington, DC. It was the third instance of the National Christmas Tree being blown down since the tradition started in 1923.
19 February 1884: Severe thunderstorms spawned sixty tornadoes in the southeastern U.S., killing more than 420 people and causing three million dollars damage. Georgia and the Carolinas hardest were hit in the tornado outbreak.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2019%2C%201884%20Super%20Tornado%20Outbreak.jpg
https://archive.org/details/tornadoeswhatthe00finl
The image above shows the remarkable number of tornadoes of February 19th, 1884. This image is from "Tornadoes. What They are and how to Obersve Them; with Practical Suggestings for the Protection of Life and Property," by John P. Finley. Click HERE to read this book.
https://archive.org/details/tornadoeswhatthe00finl
19 February 1888: Severe thunderstorms over southern Illinois spawned a violent tornado which touched down in Jefferson County and devastated the southeast half of Mount Vernon. The tornado killed 24 people, injured 80 others, and destroyed or damaged 300 homes and 50 businesses. Overturned wood stoves ignited many fires in the wreckage. This currently stands as the 9th deadliest Illinois tornado on record. This event was one of the first disasters to which the American Red Cross responded.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2019%2C%201888%20Mt%20Vernon%2C%20Tornado%20Damage.jpg
Mt. Vernon, Old courthouse built in 1871 was destroyed by the tornado. The courthouse was rebuilt in 1889. This image is courtesy from courthousehistory.com
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20 February 1912 → Centenary College of Louisiana was struck by a tornado that killed 9 people in Shreveport. The college would be struck again in 1940 and again in 2005.
20 February 1997 → In southeastern Peru, a vast mudslide swept an Andean mountainside onto two remote villages burying up to 300 people. Inhabitants had been evacuated after weekend flooding, but their refuge above the village put them in the path of the mudslide.
20 February 1912: An F3 tornado killed 9 people and injured 50 others as it crossed Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana. This would happen again in 1940.
20 February 1995: The temperature at the Civic Center in Los Angeles, California soared to 95 degrees. This is highest temperature ever recorded at the location during the month of February.
20 February 2004: A nor'ester brought heavy snow and strong winds to the Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island from the 17th through 20th. The Maritimers called this storm White Juan, a hurricane disguised as a blizzard. Halifax, Yarmouth and Charlottetown broke all-time 24-hour snowfall records, receiving about 3 feet of snow. For Halifax, the 34.8 inches of snow on February 19 nearly doubled its previous record for a single day.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2020%2C%202004%20White%20Yuan(1).jpg

The above is from the The Great Maritimes Blizzard of February 18-19, 2004 by Chris Fogarty from the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.  http://www.novaweather.net/Blizzard_2004/Blizzard_summary.pdf
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21 February 1971 → An F5 tornado that touched down in Madison Parish, LA killed 10 people in Louisiana and then another 36 in Mississippi. An hour later, an F4 tornado killed 58 and injured 700 between Vicksburg and Oxford, MS. The same storm system was also responsible for a crippling blizzard in the Plains, which brought 13 inches of snow and 40 mph winds to Wichita.
21 February 1998 → A storm system in south central Texas moved in from the west, causing a round of severe weather for the area including flooding, hail, and damaging winds. Luckily no tornadoes were reported.
21 February  1918:  An amazing warm-up of 83 degrees in just 12 hours at Granville, North Dakota from Chinook winds. The temperature soared from an early morning low of 33 degrees below zero to an afternoon temperature of 50 degrees. Chinook winds are caused by the compression of Pacific air descending the Rockies. Compressing the air causes it to heat up resulting in the dramatic temperature rises.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2021%2C%201918%20Granville%20ND.jpg
The image above is the Cooperative Observers' Meteorological Record for Granville, North Dakota during the month of February, 1918. The highest temperature for the month was 50 degrees, and the lowest was 33 below zero. Both occurred on the same day! 
21 February 1971: A massive tornado outbreak occurred in the Delta region of northeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. The first major tornado touched down at about 2:50 p.m. in Louisiana and crossed into Mississippi. 46 were killed by this twister, which struck the towns of Dehli and Inverness. 121 people lost their lives that day, including 110 in Mississippi. A total of 1600 people were injured, 900 homes badly damaged or destroyed. The total damage was around 19 million dollars.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2021%2C%201971%20Mississippi%20Torando%20Outbreak%20Inverness.jpg
The photos above are courtesy from the Mississippi Delta Tornadoes of February 21, 1971 assessement report.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/pdfs/Mississippi%20Delta%20ornados%20February%201971.pdf
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22 February 1773 → Extreme cold swept down the length of the eastern seaboard. A ship off the coast of Saint Augustine, FL reported a snowstorm severe enough to cause the loss of the ship and most of her crew. Dover, NH fell to 11 degrees below zero. People suffered frozen extremities in Ipswich, MA.
22 February 1901 → A mail steamboat struck a rock and broke apart while attempting to enter the Golden Gate during heavy fog, drowning 128 people.
22 February 1998 → Freddie Padgett was so afraid of water that he wore a life jacket to bed on stormy nights. This particular night a tornado hit his residence in Florida and threw him into a nearby lake. The life jacket saved his life.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=022398
22 February 2000 → Record heat warmed the Dakotas, including 71 degrees at Kennebec, SD.
22 February 1971: A 2-day blizzard dumped 36 inches of snow at Buffalo, and 25 inches at Gage, Oklahoma. Follett, Texas picked up 26 inches while Amarillo recorded 14 inches.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2022%2C%201971%20Oklahoma%20Snow.jpg
The snow graphic above is courtesy of the Midwestern Regional Climate Center.
22 February 1998: Seven tornadoes struck east central Florida late on this date and early on the 23rd. Three of the tornadoes were rated F3 on the Fujita scale. 24 people were killed in Kissimmee alone. A total of 42 people were killed with 265 injured, and total damage was $106 million dollars.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2022%2C%201998%20Central%20Florida%20Tornado%20Tracks.jpg
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2022%2C%201998%20Central%20Florida%20Tornado%20Damage.jpg
The images above are from the Central Florida Tornado Outbreak, February 22-23, 1998 Service Assessment. 
http://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/cntrlfl.pdf 

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23 February 1917 → Frigid air dove well south into Florida. Low temperatures included 15 at Tallahassee, 16 at Jacksonville, and 27 at Miami. The thermometer never made it out of the 40s in Miami.
23 February 1987 → Five inches of snow fell in just one hour in Philadelphia, PA as a huge East Coast storm strengthened rapidly.
23 February 1991 → A black rain fell on eastern Turkey, as soot from Kuwait oil field fires mixed with precipitation.
23 February 1998 → Florida's deadliest tornado took place around midnight when 25 people were killed near Kissimmee. The twister was part of a larger outbreak across central Florida that resulted in 42 fatalities. 
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/tbw/paig/PresAmTornadoes19980223.pdf
23 February 1887: The Central Bureau of Meteorology of Rome became recording the first reports of a massive earthquake from northern Italy Observers. This estimated magnitude earthquake of 6.0 kills more than 2,000 people in southern France and northern Italy. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-strikes-mediterranean
23 February 1977: A very rare February tornado touched down briefly in Mason City, Iowa, inflicting F1 damage on a home and injuring one person inside. This is the only known February tornado on record in Iowa.
23 February 1991: A black rain falls on eastern Turkey as soot from the Kuwait oil field fires mixes with the precipitation.
23 February 1995: Cyclone Bobby slams into the Western Australia coast causing widespread flooding. Some areas report up to 12 inches of rain from the storm.  
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2023%2C%201995%20Cyclone%20Bobby.jpg
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Tropical Cyclone Bobby on February 24, 1995. At the time Bobby had winds of 148 mph, 1-min sustained and a pressure of 930 mbar. Bobby was about 45 miles away from land and 8 hours away from landfall. This image was taken by the NOAA-14 Satellite.
File:Bobby 1995 track.png
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2023%2C%201995%20Cyclone%20Bobby%20Track.jpg
Cyclone Bobby's storm track.
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24 February 1936 → Vermont and New Hampshire were blanketed by brown snow, while a muddy rain fell over northern New York. Dust from storms in the Great Plains was blamed for the bizarre coloring.
24 February 2000 → Fires in central Florida closed I-4 between Orlando and Tampa, and caused Major League Baseball Spring Training camps to cut practice sessions short. 
24 February 1969: The famous "100-Hour Storm" began at Boston, MA. Snow fell much of the time between early on the 25th through noon on the 28th. The 26.3 inches at Logan Airport is the 2nd greatest snowstorm in Boston's history. 77 inches fell at Pinkham Notch Base Station in New Hampshire bringing their February total to 130 inches. Their snow cover on the 27th was 164 inches. Mt. Washington, NH received 172.8 inches of snow in the month.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2024%2C%201969%20NE%20Snowfall%20Map.jpg
The snow map above is courtesy of the National Centers for Environmental Information.
24 February 2001: Over a dozen tornadoes were spawned in central and eastern Arkansas. The strongest tornado (F3) was in Desha County, with parts of a farm shop found six miles away from where it was blown apart. An 18 month old boy was killed in Fulton County by an F2 tornado. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Little Rock, Arkansas.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk/?n=tor022401.htm
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25 February 1914 → South Carolina observed its largest modern snowfall as 18 inches fell at Society Hill.
25 February 1977 → Dust from the Great Plains reduced visibility from Virginia to Florida. Earlier winds in the Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd gusted over 100 mph at Guadalupe Pass, TX, White Sands, NM, and in eastern Colorado.
25 February 1987 → Up to 50 inches of snow fell on the mountains east of Phoenix near the New Mexico border from yesterday into today, bringing the snowpack to more than 80 inches.
25 February 2013 → A blizzard struck the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Snowfall rates approached 2-3 inches per hour with thundersnow. Many locations received more than 10 inches. The heavy snow and strong winds resulted in visibilities less than 50 feet at times. All roads were closed, including Interstates 27 and 40. Nineteen inches of snow accumulated at the Amarillo NWS office along with a peak wind gust of 75 mph. 
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/?n=feb25blizzard
25 February 1934: An outbreak of six tornadoes killed nineteen in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Hardest hit was Bowden, GA and Shady Grove, AL. One home in Lauderdale County, Mississippi was picked up, thrown 400 feet and blown to bits. Six family members were killed in the house. Click HERE for more information about the tornadoes in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.  http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/062/mwr-062-02-0059b.pdf
25 February 2010: A strong nor'easter spread significant snow and windy conditions across the Middle Atlantic region from Thursday February 25th into Friday February 26th. An area of low pressure developed off the Carolina coast late Wednesday night February 24th and then strengthened as it tracked northward to near Long Island, New York by Thursday evening. As low pressure aloft deepened over the Mid-Atlantic coast Thursday night into Friday, the surface low retrograded and moved westward into northern New Jersey and southern New York. By Saturday February 27th, the low pushed into southern New England and gradually weakened over the weekend. Strong wind gusts were measured throughout the Middle Atlantic region as a result of this coastal storm. Some of the highest wind gusts recorded include: 62 mph measured at Cape May, New Jersey; 52 mph at the Atlantic City Marina; 51 mph at the Mount Pocono Airport and at Lewes, Delaware; and 50 mph at Dover Air Force Base. Wind gusts of 40 mph or greater were also recorded at Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Allentown. Considerable blowing and drifting snow resulted, especially from the Poconos eastward into northern New Jersey. Snow drifts as high as 3 to 5 feet were seen across portions of Warren and Sussex counties in New Jersey. Total accumulations of 20 inches or more were recorded from Morris and Sussex counties in New Jersey westward into Monroe county Pennsylvania. A band of 12 to 18 inches of snow accumulation was measured from Warren and Morris counties in New Jersey westward to Lehigh county Pennsylvania. In addition to snow that accumulated during the daytime on Thursday, many locations across the region experienced a heavier burst of snow with gusty winds Thursday night into early Friday thanks to additional moisture that wrapped around the low pressure system. Some areas saw snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, especially from northern New Jersey and into the Poconos. Central Park ended the month with a total of 36.9 inches of snow, making this the snowiest month since records began in 1869.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2025%2C%202010%20Snowicane.jpg
A powerful Blizzard spins close to the New England coast on Feburary 26, 2010. Image courtesy of NASA's MODIS Rapid Response System.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2025%2C%202010%20Snowicane%20Snowfall%20Map.jpg
The image above is the total observed snowfall from February 23 through February 26.
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26 February 1972 → Three days of rain falling atop a six-inch snow cover in West Virginia caused a dam break that released a fifty-foot wall of water down the narrow valley of Buffalo Creek. The town of Saunders was destroyed and 125 people were killed. Four thousand were left homeless on the valley floor along Buffalo Creek.
http://www.governor.wv.gov/media/Pages/RememberingBuffaloCreek,40YearsLater.aspx
26 February 1988 → During the Winter Olympics in Calgary a record high temperature of 67 degrees was set.
26 February 2007 → The world record was set for 72-hour rainfall: 154.70 inches at Cratere Commerson, La Reunion.  
26 February 1910: Parts of Washington State were in the midst of a storm which produced 129 inches of snow at Laconia between the 24th and the 26th, a single storm record for the state. A series of storms, which began on the 23rd, led to a deadly avalanche on the first of March. By late on the 28th, the snow had changed to rain, setting the stage for disaster.
26 February 1972: The Buffalo Creek disaster occurred in the Buffalo Creek Hollow of Logan County in West Virginia. A coal slag dam on the Middle Fork of Buffalo Creek burst sending a fifty-foot wall of water down a narrow valley killing 125 persons and causing 51 million dollars damage. Three days of rain atop a six inch snow cover caused the dam to break.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2026%2C%201972%20West%20Virginia%20Dam%20Collapses.jpg
Aerial View of Buffalo Creek Area, West Virginia after failure of dam #3. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dam-collapses-in-west-virginia
26 February 2000: Both Buffalo, NY and International Falls, Minnesota set new record high temperatures for February with 71 and 58 degrees, respectively. 
26 February 2011: The tallest tree in Wales falls after a wind storm. Located on the Lake Vyrnwy Estate, this 124-year-old Douglas fir stood at 63.7 m (208.9 feet). The tree reportedly was leaning over and had two substantial cracks in the main trunk. This tree would be carved into a giant hand. Click HERE for more information from the BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-15693962
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2026%2C%202011%20Wales%20Tallest%20Tree.jpg
Image from the BBC.
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27 February 1717 → "The Great Snow of 1717," New England's legendary snowstorm, consisted of four storms from today until the 7th of March. The storms killed 95 percent of New England's deer population.
27 February 1984 → A severe winter storm spread blizzard conditions across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on the 27th and 28th. 24 inches of snow fell in the Vichy/Rolla area in Missouri. 22 inches was reported in southern Illinois. Winds frequently gusted to 50 mph. Interstate 65 was impassable for several days due to extensive drifting of the snow in Indiana. Thunderstorms were reported which added to the heavy snow amounts.
27 February 2007 → The world record for 96-hour rainfall was set: 191.70 inches at Cratere Commerson, La Reunion.
27 February 1986: It was 99 degrees in Palm Springs, California. This is the highest temperature on record for February. This also occurred on 2/26/1986.
27 February 2010: A magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Chile on this day. The earthquake triggered a tsunami which devastated several coastal towns in south-central Chile. Tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries. Waves caused minor damage in San Diego area and the Tohoku region of Japan.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2027%2C%202010%20Chili%20Earthquake.jpg
The map of the epicenter is courtesy from the USGS.gov
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28 February 1792 → Heavy snow collapsed the Ashley River Bridge in Charleston, SC.
28 February 1900 → A massive snowstorm set records from Kansas to New York. 18.7 inches of snow was measured at Topeka, KS in 24 hours -- the greatest 24 hour snowfall in the city on record. 17.5 inches fell at Springfield, IL. 43 inches fell at Rochester, NY. 60 inches fell in the Adirondacks. 31 inches fell at Northfield, VT.
28 February 1792: Heavy snow collapsed the Ashley River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina.
28 February 1846: William S. Forrest in "Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Norfolk and Vicinity" in 1853 recorded the following:
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2028%2C%201846%20Norfolk%20Storm%202.jpg
You can read the "Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Norfolk and Vicinity" by clicking the link HERE.
https://archive.org/details/historicalde00forr
28 February 1900: A massive storm spread record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snow fell for over 24-hours in Toledo, Ohio. When it was all over, the 19 inches set a single storm record for the city. Topeka, Kansas reported 18.7 inches of snow in 24 hours to set their record for most snow in a 24-hour period. 36 inches of snow at Astoria, Illinois sets new state 24-hour snowfall record. Northfield, Vermont picked up 31 inches of snow. Snowfall totals ranged up to 17.5 inches at Springfield, Illinois and 43 inches at Rochester, New York. 60 inches fell in parts of the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. 
28 February 1962: Wilmington, North Carolina, reached a high temperature of 85 degrees. This is the warmest temperature on record during the month of February. 
28 February 2007: A severe storm, named Xynthia, blows into France, Portugal, and Spain, smashing sea walls, destroying homes, polluting farmland with saltwater and devastating the Atlantic coast's oyster farms. Winds reach to about 125 mph on the summits of the Pyrenees and up to nearly 100 mph along the Atlantic Coast. Wind speeds of 106 mph are measured atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The storm hits hardest in the Vendee and Charente-Maritime regions in southwestern France. The storm is blamed for 52 deaths in France. A Napoleonic sea wall collapsed off the coastal town of La'Aiguillon-sur-Mer. A mobile home park close to the sea wall was particularly hard hit. Click HERE for more information from the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8544002.stm
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/February/Feb%2028%2C%202007%20France%20Storm.jpg
Image courtesy from NASA's Earth Observatory. 
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29 February 1884: San Diego, California saw its wettest February in history with 9.05 inches. February 1884 is currently the third wettest month on record (wettest: 9.26 inches in 12/1921). The year of 1884 ended as the wettest in San Diego history with 25.97 inches.
29 February 1964: Thompson Pass in Alaska finishes the month with 346.1 inches of snow, the highest monthly total ever for Alaska.  
29 February 2008: The world's tallest snowman, actually a snowwoman, is unveiled in the western Maine town of Bethel. "Olympia," named for Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, is about 122 feet tall, 10 feet taller than "Angus, King of the Mountain," which has held the tallest snowman record since 1999. He was named for Angus King, Maine's governor at the time. 
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"Olympia" took more than a month to build, had a 100-foot scarf, 27-foot evergreen trees for arms, and the eyelashes were made of old skis donated from nearby ski resort Sunday River.
29 February 2012: A tornado outbreak occurred across the central Plains and the Ohio River valley region on the 28th and 29th. The most destructive tornado struck Harrisburg, Illinois, killing 8 people in one neighborhood. This tornado had EF4 strength with winds of 166 - 200 mph.
Above is the tornado track of the Harrisburg, Illinois, EF4 tornado. This map is courtesy of the NWS Office in Paducah, KY. Click HERE for more information.
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New version: From MPX "This Day in Weather History"  http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory 
This "Day in Weather History" contains come memorable weather events and trivia from 1805 to the present day for much of Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. Many sources were used to research and compile the data. The Twin Cities/Chanhassen National Weather Service would especially like to thank the Minnesota State Climatology Office and its contributors for their input into this database.
February 1
1 February 1931: A 'heat wave' developed across southern Minnesota. The temperature at St. Peter hit 60 degrees.
February 2
2 February 1996: The all-time state record low temperature is set in Minnesota. With numerous media folk present, the low dips to -60 degrees three miles south of Tower. Governor Arne Carlson cancelled school statewide due to the cold.
2 February 1988: The temperature bottoms out at -43 degrees at Embarrass.
2 February 1927: Spring-like temperatures are felt on Groundhog Day. Tracy is 57 degrees  and Fairmont reaches 56 degrees. 
February 3
3 February 1989: Bitterly cold temperatures occurred across Minnesota with lows in the 40-below-zero range in the north.
3 February 1947: A strong dust storm hit Crookston with winds near 50 mph. Visibility was reduced down to 300 feet.
February 4
4 February 1984: The event termed the 'Surprise Blizzard' moved across Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas. Meteorologists were caught off guard with its rapid movement. People described it as a 'wall of white.'  Thousands of motorists were stranded in subzero weather. Only a few inches of snow fell, but was whipped by winds up to 80 mph. 16 people died in stranded cars and outside. 
February 5
5 February 1834: Unseasonably mild weather was felt at Ft. Snelling with a high temperature of 51 degrees.
February 6
6 February 1994: The national low temperature for the day is at Tower, dropping down to -41 degrees.
February 7
7 February 1857: A snowstorm dumped approximately 9 inches of snow at Fort Snelling.
February 8
8 February 1996: Showers and thunderstorms brought a mix of freezing rain and rain across the eastern portion of Minnesota. In Edina, lightning damaged a house.
8 February 1933: Arctic air remained entrenched across Minnesota with a morning low of -55 degrees at Warroad.
February 9
9 February 1899: The mercury plummeted to -59 degrees at Leech Lake Dam.
February 10
10 February 1965: A snowstorm dumped 15 inches of snow at Duluth over two days.
10 February 1861: An ice storm impacted Elk River. Coatings of 1/2 inch of ice are reported. The ice broke off many large branches and saplings were bent to the ground.
10 February 1857: Extreme cold was reported at Fort Ripley. E.J. Baily, Assistant Surgeon noted: 'Spirit thermometer -50 at 6am. Mercury frozen in charcoal cup. Spirit thermometer at Little Falls 16 miles from the fort -56 at 6am. The lowest degree of cold on record in the territory'.
February 11
11 February 1932: Mizpah picked up 13 inches of snow in a storm. 
February 12
12 February 1988: For warm weather...head west! Duluth had a temperature of 31 degrees below zero, while Rapid City was sitting at 59 degrees.
12 February 1872: A severe blizzard hits central Minnesota. The temperature at Litchfield was 34 degrees on the afternoon of the 12th, and fell to -20 degrees by the morning of the 13th. At least 6 people died in Meeker County alone.
February 13
13 February 1872: A snowstorm buried Sibley County with 12-foot drifts. Many people perished in the storm.
13 February 1866: What may have been Minnesota's 'Greatest Blizzard' lasted for three days and buried barns in drifts. Luckily, it began at night when many people were at home.
13 February 1838: In the days before Tower... At 2:00 am the mercury thermometer at Ft. Snelling froze at 40 degrees below zero. The actual temperature is unknown. 
February 14
14 February 1923: A 'Black Dust Blizzard' ended after two days. Dirt blown into the state from North Dakota created drifts.
February 15
15 February 1921: An early blast of spring weather invaded Minnesota. Thunderstorms were reported across the southern portion of the state. Winona had a high temperature of 67 degrees.
February 16
16 February 1981: A significant warmup occured across Minnesota. Highs in the 50s and 60s were common. 5 daily high records were broken in a row in the Twin Cities, with many others also broken statewide.
16 February 1903: A temperature of -59 degrees was recorded at Pokegama Dam, tying the state record low at that time. It would not be broken for another 93 years, until a -60-degree temperature was recorded in February 1996.
February 17
17 February 1981: Warm weather continued across Minnesota with a record high temperature of 55 degrees in the Twin Cities. Crocuses were blooming.
17 February 1894: The Minneapolis Weather Bureau journal noted: 'Sleighing is very poor, about half of the vehicles are on wheels.'
February 18
18 February 1979: This is one of the rare times that Lake Superior completely froze over. 
February 19
19 February 1928: A dust storm moved across Minnesota, causing lights to be turned on during  the daytime in the Twin Cities. 
February 20
20 February 1981: Due to the long spell of warm weather in the 60's, a farmer near Le Center is plowing some alfalfa ground. 
February 21
21 February 1965: Strong winds acompanied a storm, with winds reaching speeds of up to 45 mph in the Twin Cities.
February 22
22 February 1922: A blizzard, ice storm and thunderstorms all occurred on the same day across Minnesota. Winds hit 50 mph in Duluth while thunderstorms were reported in the Twin Cities. Heavy ice over southeast Minnesota with 2 inches of ice on wires near Winona. Over two inches of precipitation fell. This was also one of the largest ice storms ever in Wisconsin history with ice four inches in diameter on telegraph wires. One foot of ice covered wire weighed 11 pounds. One killed and four injured in Wisconsin.
From http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
"22 February 1922: Rain and sleet began during the late morning of the 21st, changing to all rain by 3 PM, and continuing through the evening of the 22nd. The rain changed back to sleet at 7 PM and continued until 10 PM. The rain froze on contact, covering everything with ice. In addition, occasional thunderstorms were reported from the 10 PM to 10 AM. In La Crosse, the ice thickness was 2" or more. Both telephone and telegraph service was badly crippled. Sidewalks and streets were completely covered with ice and boys were ice skating everywhere. The following locations had their wettest February day: In IA: Fayette (2.42"). In MN: Winona (1.65"). In WI: Hillsboro (3.00"), La Crosse (2.05", wettest February day), Richland Center (1.80"), Neillsville (1.78"), Mather (1.56"), Hatfield (1.45"). "
February 23
23 February 1981: Warmth returned to Minnesota with a high at Pipestone of 55 degrees and a high of 52  degrees at Luverne. 
Check entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory that indicates heavy snow air across southeastern Minn and northeastern Iowa.
February 24
24 February 1835: The temperature at Ft. Snelling fell 26 Fahrenheit degrees in only three hours.
February 25
25 February 1934: A late season cold snap produced a bitterly cold low temperature of -46 degrees at Big Falls.
February 26
26 February 1996: A bolt of lightning from a snowstorm caused an explosion at a fireworks storage site in Milaca. One employee was injured and several homes in the area were damaged. An eight foot crater was all that remained where the storage site had been.
26 February 1971: Extremely low pressure moved across Minnesota. The Twin Cities had a barometer reading of 28.77 inches of mercury (974.3 millibars) and Duluth beat that with 28.75 inches (973.6 mb). Freezing rain and snow hit northern Minnesota, dumping up to 18 inches of snow in some areas. Areas around Virginia, MN were without power for 5 days.
26 February 1896: A balmy high temperature of 60 degrees was reported at Maple Plain. The warm weather hampered the annual ice cutting on Lake Independence to store for summer use.
February 27
27 February 1981: Thunderstorms moved across Minnesota dumping 1.61 inches of rain at Montevideo. Many places were glazed over with ice.
27 February 1948: A severe ice storm occured over central Minnesota. At the St. Cloud Weather Office 1/2 inch of clear ice was measured. 65 telephone poles were down in St. Cloud and between St Cloud and Rice.
February 28
28 February 1981: Ice went out on Lake Minnetonka. Boats were enjoying the early thaw. 
February 29
29 February 2000: An early spring thaw brought a high temperature of 61 degrees to the Twin Cities.

29 February 1962: The icy grip of winter continued with a low temperature of -32 degrees in the Twin Cities.

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This "Day in Weather History" contains memorable weather events for much of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Many sources were used to research and compile the data.
February 1

1885: On February 1, 1885, a low temperature of -20F occurred in Calumet.

1996: On February 1, 1996, arctic air become entrenched over Upper Michigan during the first four days of February. Some low temperatures on the 1st included Iron River -41F, Amasa -40F, Stephenson -38F, Kenton -36F, Iron Mountain -33F, Champion -33F, Ironwood -32F, Bergland -32F, and Alberta -27F.

2002: On February 1, 2002, a record daily snowfall of 14.6 inches occurred at WFO Marquette, part of the record snowiest month ever with 6-10 inches of snow across the southern U.P. A complex storm system moving northeast from the southern plains brought snow to mainly the east and central portions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Early morning reports included 10 inches in Herman, Gwinn and Munising, 12 inches near Skandia, and 8 inches in Spaulding, Newberry and Shingleton. 12 hour snowfall totals by the evening hours were 6 to 10 inches across eastern Upper Michigan in Chippewa and Mackinac Counties.

2009: On February 1, 2009, a low pressure system tracking across Ontario brought a strong cold front across Upper Michigan on the 1st. As a result...high wind and moderate snowfall occurred at a few locations along Lake Superior. The Houghton County Airport measured frequent wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph throughout much of the morning. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at 12:25 am. The spotter at Freda measured sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with a peak gust of 52 mph around 7 am.

February 2

1996: On February 2, 1996, a record low of -26F occurred at WFO Marquette with a record low high temperature of -13F. A low temperature of -33F with a high of -9F at Bergland Dam, low of -37F and a high of -14F in Ironwood, low of -30F and a high of -7F in Champion occurred. Some of the extreme low temperatures included Kenton -44F, Iron River -41F, Ironwood -37F, Amasa -37F, Stephenson -36F, Bergland -32F, Ontonagon -30F, Iron Mountain -30F, and Alberta -29F.

2001: On February 2, 2001, a low pressure center and its attendant cold front moving across the northern Great Lakes brought significant snow to the lake effect snowbelt of northwest Upper Michigan. Nine inches of snow accumulated in Wakefield overnight, Ontonagon and Calumet reported 8 inches, and in the highlands of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Laurium had 10 inches and Phoenix received 10.5 inches of snowfall from late in the afternoon on the 1st to early in the morning on the 2nd.

2009: On February 2, 2009, east to northeast winds in the wake of a cold front brought heavy lake effect snow to portions of Upper Michigan on the 2nd and 3rd. Spotters in Carney estimated snowfall of 13 to 16 inches during the afternoon and evening of the 2nd. Spotters in Powers and Cedar River also measured seven inches of snow on the 2nd.

February 3
1996: On February 3, 1996, a record low temperature of -31F occurred at WFO Marquette. Amasa had an unofficial low of -50F. Alberta had a low of -36F with a high of -17F, Bergland Dam had a low of -36F and a high of -18F. Chatham experimental farm had a low of -30F, Champion had a low of -31F. The extreme cold air outbreak continued over most of Upper Michigan. Some low temperatures included Iron River, which set a 20th century low with -45F degrees, Stephenson -45F, Amasa -47F, Ironwood -37F, Bergland -36F, Escanaba -36F, Alberta -36F.
2002: On February 3, 2002, an area of low pressure passed over Lake Superior during the morning of the 2nd. Cold arctic air pushing south across the relatively warm waters of Lake Superior caused intense lake effect convection to push onshore. Periods of heavy snowfall combined with winds gusting to 45 mph reduced visibility to zero at times. Snowfall totals ranged from less than an inch over the southern Upper Peninsula to as much as 15 inches at the National Weather Service Office in Negaunee Township. Other snowfall totals from this lake effect event included 12.5 inches in Mass City, 12 inches in Houghton and Wakefield, 10 inches in Munising and Phoenix, 9 inches in Seney, and 8.5 inches in Bergland.
2007: On February 3, 2007, winds shifting northwest in the wake of a surface trough brought heavy lake effect snowfall downwind of Lake Superior from the 1st continuing into the 4th. A sharp cold front moving through on the 2nd reinforced the Arctic airmass over the region and caused wind chills to plummet to 35 to 40 below zero across portions of Upper Michigan on the 3rd continuing into the morning of the 6th. Many area schools were closed or delayed on the 5th with a few remaining closed or delayed on the 6th due to the frigid weather. The Iron Mountain Fire Department responded to calls of sprinkler systems bursting, while several residents in Ishpeming reported frozen pipes during the Arctic outbreak. Observers reported 24-hour snowfall totals ending on the morning of the 2nd of 14.5 inches at Atlantic Mine and 11 inches at Calumet. Additional observer reports of 24-hour snowfall totals ending on the morning of the 3rd included 17 inches at Chassell, another 14 inches at Atlantic Mine and 11 inches at Painesdale. Gusty west to northwest winds also caused blowing and drifting of snow and reduced visibilities through the period. Two Heart measured 12 inches of snowfall in the 24 hour-period ending on the morning of the 3rd. Two Heart received another 12 inches of snow in the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 4th. 
February 4
1996: On February 4, 1996, a record low of -31F occurred at WFO Marquette. Amasa had an unofficial low of -51F, Alberta had a low temperature of -32F with a high of -9F, Bergland Dam had a low of -35F and a high of -8F. Champion had a low of -40F and Michigan Tech had a low of -28F. Another day of extreme cold across Upper Michigan. Some lows included Amasa -45F, Iron River -45F, Stephenson -44F, Champion -40F, Iron Mountain -39F, Ontonagon -36F, Ironwood -35F, Escanaba -32F, Alberta -32F, Marquette -31F, Houghton -28F, Chatham -27F, Big Bay -25F.
2003: On February 4, 2003, a gathering low pressure system in the Central Plains pushed northeast toward the southern Great Lakes the previous day. Snow developed over southern Upper Michigan during the early morning hours of the previous day and spread north to encompass almost the entire Upper Peninsula by daybreak. The passage of an arctic cold front during the early morning hours exacerbated the hazardous weather conditions as north winds gusting as high as 56 mph at Stannard Rock lighthouse, 52 mph at Bark River in Delta County, and 49 mph at Copper Harbor caused near blizzard conditions at times. Michigan State Police closed highway M-28 between Harvey and Munising for a time due to poor visibility and drifting snow. Temperatures nosedived from the 20s into the single numbers above zero. The gusty winds and falling temperatures produced wind chill readings of 10 to 20 below zero. Snowfall totals on the morning of the 4th include 22 inches at Wetmore in Alger County, 18 inches at Gladstone, Munising and Ironwood, 17 inches at Rockland, Sands township in Marquette County, and in McMillan in Luce County, 12 inches at Crystal Falls, 11 inches at Channing in Dickinson County, and 10 inches at Watton in Baraga County. Snowfall over the Keweenaw Peninsula and in Menominee County was a bit lighter, generally in the 6 to 10 inch range. Even after the snow associated with the main low pressure system exited during the morning, lake effect snows continued near Lake Superior, especially in the snow belts east of Marquette. Close to another 10 inches fell from Munising to Newberry from sunrise on the 4th into the early morning hours on the 5th. Fortunately, winds decreased later in the day on the 4th, reducing the blowing snow hazard. On the back side of the storm, snow continued across eastern upper Michigan. In addition, strong winds on the back side of the storm produced near blizzard conditions across the region. Total snowfall accumulations were 6 to 12 inches across eastern upper Michigan in Chippewa and Mackinac Counties.
2006: On February 4, 2006, a low pressure area over northern Lake Michigan dropped heavy snow over portions of south central Upper Michigan in the evening of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. Reported 12-hour snow amounts included 8 inches at Powers in Menominee County and 8-10 inches in the Gladstone area of Delta County.
2007: On February 4, 2007, an extremely deep and cold airmass over the Northern Great Lakes resulted in the development of several waterspouts, associated with lake effect snow showers. Waterspouts are highly unusual in the middle of winter, typically being much more common in early autumn. Several waterspouts formed off the southeast tip of Bois Blanc Island in the Strait of Mackinac in northern Lake Huron. 
February 5
1885: On February 5, 1885, a low temperature of -28F occurred in Ishpeming.
1996: On February 5, 1996, Alberta had a low temperature of -32F, Bergland Dam had a low of -35F.
1997: On February 5, 1997, low pressure tracking across northern lower Michigan brought locally heavy snow to the region. Thundersnow accompanied the system and briefly produced snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour. Total snowfall across Mackinac County ranged from 6-12 inches. The snow started in the mid afternoon of the 4th and ended early in the morning on the 5th.
February 6
2004: On February 6, 2004, nine inches of snow fell in and around Menominee in a 12-hour period. 
February 7
1899: On February 7, 1899, a low temperature of -30F occurred in Iron Mountain with a low of -40F in Stambaugh.
February 8
1899: On February 8, 1899, a low temperature of -24F occurred in Iron Mountain with a low of -39F in Stambaugh.
February 9
1875: On February 9, 1875, a low temperature of -35F occurred in L'Anse, Menominee had -37F, Houghton -38F, Escanaba -40F, Michigamme -42F, Negaunee -43F, Ishpeming -48F, Champion -51F, and -54F near Champion.
1994: On February 9, 1994, Lake Superior was completely frozen over for the first time since 1979.
1870: On February 9, 1870, President Grant established the Army Signal Corps which would eventually come to be the National Weather Service. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the secretary of war to establish a weather service under the U.S. Army Signal Service. That first, fledgling weather service owed its existence to Congressman Halbert E. Paine of Wisconsin, who introduced a bill, and later the joint resolution signed by Grant, authorizing the new service. Paine was inspired, in part, by his interactions with another man, Increase Lapham an avid weather observer in Milwaukee, who was spurred to help create a national weather service after a series of storms on the Great Lakes in 1868 and 1869 damaged more than 3,000 ships and killed more than 500 people. In a letter to Paine, Lapham asked if it were not '...the duty of the Government to see whether anything can be done to prevent, at least, some portion of this sad loss in the future...?' Just as it was then, our work today is driven by the desire to save lives and livelihoods.
From John Stremikis on 9 Feb 2017
" It was on this day in 1870 that the U.S. National Weather Service was established.
"At first it was called the Weather Bureau and it was part of the War Department because, it was said, "military discipline would probably secure the greatest promptness, regularity, and accuracy in the required observations." It became a civilian agency 20 years later, under the Department of Agriculture, and then was switched to the Commerce Department in 1940. These days, the National Weather Service is based out of Silver Spring, Maryland. It plays a very big role in making sure that American air travel is safe, providing up-to-minute weather updates to air traffic controller centers across the nation."
2001: On February 9, 2001, a winter storm began the previous day with rain near Lake Michigan and as a mix of snow, sleet and freezing drizzle over the western half of the Upper Peninsula. Between the snow to the west and the rain near Lake Michigan, a band of freezing rain over Menominee, Delta and Alger Counties deposited up to a tenth of an inch of ice into the early morning hours of the 9th. Icy roads prompted area schools to close and contributed to numerous minor traffic mishaps. As winds turned to the north and colder air arrived, the freezing rain turned to snow and put 3 to 5 inches of snow on top of the icy roads by nightfall. Moderate to heavy snows began by afternoon on the 9th in the lake effect snowbelt. North winds gusting to as high as 40 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting snow and wind chills as low as 30 below zero. By the time the storm loosened its grip on the Upper Peninsula on the 10th, Laurium accumulated 24 inches of snow, 22 inches piled up in Phoenix, Ironwood received 20.6 inches, Ontonagon and Shingleton each reported 15 inches, the National Weather Service office in Marquette recorded 14.8 inches, and Munising received 11 inches. WFO Marquette had a daily record snowfall of 10.4 inches on this day.
February 10
1899: On February 10, 1899, a low temperature of -47F occurred in Stambaugh.
1857: On February 10, 1857, a low temperature of -35F occurred in Ontonagon.
2003: On February 10, 2003, an arctic cold front pushed across Upper Michigan during the morning. A band of heavy snow showers that developed over western Lake Superior ahead of the cold front dumped up to a foot of snow over the higher terrain on the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula just inland from Eagle Harbor to Copper Harbor.
2008: On February 10, 2008, the second big blast of snow, wind, and bitter cold in as many weeks. In fact, this storm was extremely similar to the January 29-30 event. Low pressure rapidly strengthened as it moved northeast away from Lake Superior. Polar air surged into the region behind the departing system, dropping temperatures to around zero. Lake effect and lake enhanced snow quickly developed, with a widespread two to five inches in the snowbelts. There were isolated higher amounts of eight inches near Trout Lake. Wind gusts up to 45 mph, when combined with falling and blowing snow, produced outright blizzard conditions in the open country of central Chippewa County. US-2 west of St Ignace, the Mackinac Bridge, and part of I-75 in Sault Ste Marie, were all closed during the height of the event. A number of area schools were closed on the 11th (Monday) as the clean-up was still underway. Temperatures around 10 below zero combined with wind gusts to 35 mph to drive wind chill values down to 35 below to 40 below zero at the Gogebic County Airport AWOS in Ironwood. Temperatures of 5 below to 10 below zero combined with wind gusts over 30 mph to produce wind chills between 25 below and 34 below zero at the Sawyer International Airport observing station.
2009: On February 10, 2009, increasing moisture ahead of a low pressure system approaching from the Plains brought some freezing rain and eventually dense fog to portions of central Upper Michigan. Light freezing rain occurred from late evening on the 9th and ended early on the 10th. However...dense fog formed after the freezing rain ended and continued into late morning on the 10th. Stephenson, Hannahville, Carney Nadeau Schools, Superior Central and AuTrain-Onota Schools closed on the 10th due to the dense fog and slippery roadways.
February 11
1885: On February 11, 1885, a low temperature of -22F occurred in Calumet.
1899: On February 11, 1899, a low temperature of -45F occurred in Stambaugh.
2008: On February 11, 2008, a powerful Arctic cold front pushed through the Upper Great Lakes on the afternoon and evening of the 9th and produced blizzard conditions in lake effect snow and blowing snow over portions of Upper Michigan into the 10th. Bitterly cold wind chills of 30 below to 40 below zero were observed over much of Upper Michigan from the night of the 9th into the morning of the 11th. Temperatures of 5 to 10 below zero combined with wind gusts over 35 mph at times to produce wind chills between 25 below and 38 below zero across Dickinson and Iron Counties on the 10th. Although winds subsided by the evening of the 10th...actual temperatures fell to 10 to 15 below zero during the early morning of the 11th with wind chills near 30 below zero. Many schools were either canceled or delayed on the 11th. AAA Michigan reportedly responded to numerous motorists' calls of dead batteries or fuel line freezes during the extreme cold. 
February 12
1996: On February 12, 1996, a low pressure system moved northeast out of the northern plains and across Upper Michigan during the day on the 10th. On the evening of the 10th, much colder air moved in behind the low producing lake enhanced snow within 50 miles of Lake Superior. The snow gradually became pure lake-effect around noon on the 11th and heavy snow continued until noon on this day. Snow totals included 18 inches at Herman, 17 inches at Newberry and Champion, 16 inches at Skandia, 15 inches at Marquette and Munising, 12 inches at Houghton and Alberta, and 10 inches at Watton and Ontonagon.
2002: On February 12, 2002, a low pressure system that passed north of Lake Superior dragged a cold front across Upper Michigan. The northwestern counties of Upper Michigan were the hardest hit. Lake effect snow showers developed as the cold air passed over the relatively warm waters of the lake. In addition to the snow, strong northwest winds in the wake of the front caused frequent whiteout conditions, dropping visibility to near zero in blowing and drifting snow. Schools and businesses were closed and a number of minor traffic accidents were reported due to the poor visibility and snow covered roads. From 3 to 6 or more inches of snow fell, although accurate snowfall measurements were nearly impossible due to the blowing and drifting caused by the high winds. Wind speeds were 30 to 40 knots with gusts as high as 54 knots.
1999: On February 12, 1999, a low pressure system over eastern Lake Superior drew cold, moist air over western Upper Michigan on northwest winds. The relatively warm waters of western Lake Superior enhanced the snowfall amounts. Twenty-four hour snowfall totals were around 6 inches along the shoreline at Ontonagon and Silver City, but locations 10 to 15 miles inland saw accumulations of 13 inches at Houghton County Airport, 14 inches at Ironwood, and 15 inches at Rockland.
2003: On February 12, 2003, arctic air poured into the northwest Great Lakes as a cold front crossed the region. Lake effect snow showers intensified and northwest winds gusting over 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting snow in exposed locations over the Keweenaw Peninsula on February 11th and 12th. While only 4 to 5 inches of snow fell, blowing and drifting snow closed highway M-26 between Eagle River and Copper Harbor, and the Houghton County Airport was closed because of near zero visibility in snow and blowing snow. Snowfall totals of 5 to 7 inches were common in Chippewa and Mackinac Counties, while strong winds caused considerable blowing and drifting snow. US-2 in Mackinac county was closed for a time due to the difficult driving conditions.
February 13
1899: On February 13, 1899, a low temperature of -40F occurred in Iron Mountain.
February 14
1947: On February 14, 1947, the first weather radar was installed at Washington D.C.
See http://www.history.noaa.gov/stories_tales/radar_detect.html
2008: On February 14, 2008, another low pressure system approaching from the Plains spread heavy snow into portions of Delta and southern Schoolcraft in the morning. The observer at Garden Corners measured six inches of snow in the morning.
2009: On February 14, 2009, instability along a low pressure trough caused locally heavy snow in Dickinson County in the afternoon. The spotter two miles east of Foster City measured 6.8 inches of snow in just over seven hours.
February 15
2002: On February 15, 2002, lack of snowcover in the southern U.P forced the U.P. 200 race of February 15th and 16th, 2002 to move permanently to a Marquette to Grand Marais route for better snow cover.
2010: On February 15, 2010, deep moisture rotating around a low pressure system over southeast Canada brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of western Upper Michigan from the 14th into the 16th. The observer in Ironwood measured 12 inches of snow in less than 24 hours. Several minor accidents were reported due to the slippery roadways. The observer near Twin Lakes measured 9.5 inches of snow in 24 hours. There was also a spotter report of 10-12 inches in the Hancock area in less than 16 hours. 
February 16
2000: On February 16, 2000, a snowstorm that began on the 15th ended on the 16th. A storm system from the Northern Plains moved across the southern Great Lakes Region, spreading snow over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Schools and businesses closed and some roadways were temporarily blocked. Periods of heavy snow occurred during the storm with accumulation rates of more than an inch an hour at times, reducing visibility to less than a quarter of a mile in falling snow. Snowfall totals from the storm reached 12 inches at Wetmore, 11 inches in Watersmeet, Ironwood, Champion and Gwinn, 10 inches in Negaunee, Iron Mountain, Crystal Falls, Manistique and Amasa, 9 inches in Bruce Crossing and 8 inches in Escanaba.
February 17
2008: On February 17, 2008, low pressure tracking from Missouri into Lower Michigan spread wet heavy snow across central and eastern Upper Michigan on the afternoon and evening of the 17th. Lake effect snow showers developing behind the storm added a few more inches to snow totals over the north central Lake Superior snowbelts into the 18th. Observers in Stonington and Gladstone reported ten inches of wet heavy snow in the 12-hour period ending early evening on the 17th. Escanaba Public Safety asked residents not to drive unless it was an emergency as plows in the area were not able to keep up with the snowfall. Several vehicles were stuck on snowpacked roads and had to be towed away. Numerous accidents were reported by law enforcement. A spotter near Shot Point reported ten inches of total snowfall in the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 18th. Law enforcement officials reported numerous accidents throughout Marquette County due to snowpacked and slippery roadways. Observers from Menominee to Stephenson reported six to nine inches of snow in the 12-hour period ending early in the evening with law enforcement officials reporting numerous accidents due to snowpacked and slippery roadways.
1999: On February 17, 1999, a pool of cold Canadian air was centered just north of Lake Superior as a low pressure system tracked from southern Minnesota across Wisconsin, lower Michigan and into Quebec. Precipitation started as light freezing drizzle but soon turned to snow with the arrival of the colder air. As the system moved east, most of the Upper Peninsula received from 3 to 5 inches of system snow. Northeast winds behind the low generated lake effect snow squalls along the south shore of Lake Superior with the heaviest accumulations over the north central Upper Peninsula and the Keweenaw Peninsula. Storm totals include 17 inches at the Marquette County Airport, 16 inches at Phoenix, 14 inches at the Houghton County Airport and 10 inches at Witch Lake. 
February 18
1936: On February 18, 1936, Menominee had a low temperature of -30F.
1996: On February 18, 1996, a record low temperature of -21F occurred at WFO Marquette. Alberta had a low temperature of -25F, Bergland Dam had a low of -26F and Champion had a low temperature of -31F.
1997: On February 18, 1997, WFO Marquette had a record high temperature of 52F.
2006: On February 18, 2006, low pressure originating over the southern Plains deepened rapidly as it moved into the Great Lakes region on the afternoon and evening of the 16th. Deep moisture associated with this system brought heavy synoptic and lake-enhanced snow to portions of central Upper Michigan on the 16th and 17th. Measured 12-hour snowfall amounts included 6 inches in Gladstone and Cornell in Delta County, 7 inches in Menominee, 7 inches at Cooks in southern Schoolcraft County and 8 inches at Rainbow Lodge in Luce County. 24-hour lake-enhanced snowfall amounts included 16.7 inches at the National Weather Service in Marquette, 13 inches south of Grand Marais in Alger County and 10 inches at Seney in northern Schoolcraft County. A blast of arctic air behind the departing low brought another round of briefly heavy lake effect snow and near-blizzard to blizzard conditions to western Upper Michigan on the 17th and 18th. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 3 to 6 inches across much of Ontonagon, Houghton and Keweenaw counties while wind gusts of 30 mph or more lowered visibilities to one-half mile or less. Frequent wind gusts to 35 mph or more and visibilities below one-quarter mile lead to blizzard conditions over the Keweenaw Peninsula during the afternoon hours. Wind chill values also fell to 35 to 45 below zero at the automated observing sites at Ironwood, Iron Mountain and Escanaba on the evening of the 17th and morning of the 18th. Across the rest of west and central Upper Michigan wind chill readings commonly fell into the 25 to 35 below zero range.
2009: On February 18, 2009, a storm system originating over the Central Plains tracked through Lake Huron bringing heavy snow and blowing snow to much of north central and eastern Upper Michigan from Feb 17-20. North wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph behind the storm caused blizzard conditions for some locations along Lake Superior. A trained spotter near Au Train estimated ten inches of snow at his house with visibility less than 150 feet in the evening hours. Observers measured 12-hour snow amounts of 5 to 6 inches over the east and northeast portion of Delta county on the morning of the 18th. The observer in Norway measured 4.6 inches in 12 hours. Although snow amounts diminished during the day on the 18th, northwest winds continued to gust frequently over 25 mph resulting in considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Schools throughout Delta County were closed on the 19th. National Weather Service employees measured eight to nine inches of wet snow in Marquette during a 15-hour period. Snowfall rates exceeded an inch per hour on the evening of the 18th. Schools throughout much of Marquette County were closed on the 19th due to the heavy snowfall. Spotters estimated six inches of wet snow near Steuben for the 12-hour period ending at 10 am on the 18th. Periods of moderate lake effect snow and blowing snow continued from the 18th into the morning of the 20th causing reduced visibility and travel difficulties.
2011: On February 18, 2011, strong west winds in the wake of a powerful cold front resulted in downed trees and power lines over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan. Lake effect snow and extreme blowing snow also resulted in blizzard conditions over the Keweenaw Peninsula. Strong winds caused trees to fall on power lines resulting in power outages to approximately 2,000 customers in Marquette County. $10,000 worth of property damage occurred as well. Though snow accumulations in Chippewa County were only 2 to 3 inches during the night of the 18th, winds gusted to 50 mph in many places, peaking at 61 mph near Bay Mills. The combination of wind and snow produced near-blizzard conditions in Chippewa County. Wind gusts estimated to be over 60 mph caused downed trees and sporadic power outages...mainly for communities along the Lake Superior shoreline. Extensive damage to power lines was reported in the village of Ontonagon due to the high winds. The Upper Peninsula Power Company reported nearly 150 customers without power into the afternoon of the 19th as relief crews had to be called in from central Wisconsin to help restore full power. A powerful cold front moving across the region caused storm force winds over portions of Lake Superior on the 18th. A 62 mph maximum wind gust was measured at the Rock of Ages C-MAN station. A 67 mph maximum wind gust was measured at the Passage Island C-MAN station. An 80 mph wind gust was measured at Stannard Rock C-Man station and a 75 mph wind gust was estimated 20 miles east of Traverse Point in Lake Superior. Estimated wind gusts up to 64 mph occurred at the Grand Marais GLOS wind sensor.
February 19
1936: On February 19, 1936, Escanaba had 20 straight days of temperatures below zero which tied the previous coldest mark set in 1899.
1871: On February 19, 1871, Professor Cleveland Abbe of the U.S. Army Signal Service issued the first weather synopsis and forecasts along with warnings to mariners for the Great Lakes. 
February 20
2002: On February 20, 2002, 12.3 inches of record snowfall fell at WFO Marquette, part of the snowiest month ever recorded. An area of low pressure moved across central Lower Michigan. The precipitation fell as rain initially, but changed over to snow as the system passed to the east of Michigan. A small area of 10 to 14 inches of snowfall fell across Chippewa County in eastern Upper Michigan. Precipitation began as rain over Upper Michigan, but as cold air from the northeast wrapped around the low, the rain changed to snow. As temperatures fell below freezing, water from the earlier rain turned to ice on many area roads, closing or delaying schools in the west and east. Temperatures remained in the lower 30s during most of this event, so the snowfall was unusually wet and heavy for February, making snow removal more difficult. Total snowfall was 15 inches in Negaunee, 14 inches in Ishpeming, 12 inches at Bergland and Newberry, 10 inches in Ironwood, Kenton and Paint Lake, and 9 inches in Rockland.
2004: On February 20, 2004, a strong low pressure system lifted northeast across Michigan. Precipitation ahead of the system started out as snow, and stayed that way across Eastern Upper Michigan. Six to twelve inches of snow fell here, with the highest amounts in western Mackinac County.
2009: On February 20, 2009, blizzard conditions subsided as Highway M-28 reopened by late morning in Alger county. Northwest winds gusting to 25 mph still caused some drifting of snow and reduction in visibility due to snow and blowing snow. Au Train-Onota and Munising schools remained closed on the 20th. The observer at Rainbow Lodge near Two Heart measured a 24-hour snowfall amount of 10.5 inches ending on the morning of the 18th, with a two-day storm total of 18.5 inches ending on the morning of the 19th. The observer in Newberry measured 8.9 inches of snow for the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 20th. North winds gusting to 25 to 30 mph throughout much of the event also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Tahquamenon Area Schools were closed on the 19th due to the heavy snow and blowing snow. A storm system originating over the Central Plains tracked through Lake Huron bringing heavy snow and blowing snow to much of north central and eastern Upper Michigan from Feb 17-20. North wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph behind the storm caused blizzard conditions for some locations along Lake Superior.
February 21
2003: On February 21, 2003, a sharp cold front settled south across the Upper Peninsula overnight on February 20th and 21st. As a wave of low pressure moved east along this arctic boundary, snow broke out across mainly the eastern half of Upper Michigan. There was a narrow band of heavy snow from Iron Mountain to Newberry. By the time the snow tapered off during the evening on the 21st, as much as 8 inches of snow had fallen just west of Newberry. An intense narrow band of heavy snow set up from west to east across east upper Michigan in Chippewa and Mackinac counties. Snowfall totals of up to 10 inches fell within this band. Little or no measurable snow was reported just outside of the band of heavy snow.
February 22
1922: On February 22, 1922, Menominee had thundersnow, sleet and freezing rain in a snowstorm which started on the 21st. 2 feet of snow fell and was blown into drifts up to 10 feet deep by northeast winds to 50 mph. Telegraph and telephone service were disrupted. Trains and streetcars were snowbound. Railroad plows slid off the tracks in Menominee. Delta County had a snowstorm with drifts of 15-20 feet deep bringing all traffic to a halt. Cascade Junction in Marquette County had snowdrifts 10-12 feet high with some as high as 20 feet.
See entries for date at 
http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory

2001: On February 22, 2001, a cold front moved southeast into the western Great Lakes region from Alberta during the morning and afternoon. South winds ahead of this cold front, combined with cold air over Lake Michigan, produced a heavy band of lake effect snow across western Mackinac county. The snowfall began during the morning and continued through the evening. By 800 pm, 12-hour snowfall totaled 8 to 12 inches across the western half of Mackinac county.
2007: On February 22, 2007, a strong cold front produced a wind gust to 68 mph at Bark River in the early morning hours.
February 23
1936: On February 23, 1936, Marquette recorded a high temperature above freezing for the first time in well over a month.
2009: On February 23, 2009, a low pressure trough over Lake Superior aided in the generation of heavy lake effect snow from late on the 21st into the morning of the 23rd. The heaviest snow occurred at Eben Junction in Alger where storm snow totals measured more than 30 inches. Ironwood in Gogebic County received 10-11 inches from the event. A spotter in northeast Delta County along the Alger County line measured 8.6 inches of snow in 24 hours. 
February 24
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February 25
2002: On February 25, 2002, an area of low pressure from the Central Plains moved northeast across Lake Michigan and Lower Michigan, bringing heavy snows to West and Central Upper Michigan. Snowfall totals included 10 inches in Bessemer, Rockland and Ishpeming, 9 inches in Herman, and 8 inches in Toivola and Caspian. The snow began on the 24th in the morning and lasted into the 25th early in the morning.
2006: On February 25, 2006, a strong low pressure system originating over the Northern Rockies brought heavy snow to much of west and central Upper Michigan on the evening of the 24th and morning of the 25th. 12-hour snowfall amounts included 7 inches at Fortune Lake and Norway, 8 inches at Watersmeet and Bergland and 9 inches at Amasa. 24-hour totals included 8 inches at Cooks, 9 inches at Spalding in Menominee County, 10 inches at Herman, 11 inches at Gladstone and the National Weather Service in Marquette, 12 inches at Kenton and 14 inches each at Chatham and 5 miles west of Michigamme.
2007: On February 25, 2007, low pressure originating in the Plains moved into the Great Lakes and dumped heavy snow over much of central Upper Michigan on the 25th and 26th. Strong east winds gusting to 35 mph accompanied the storm system and caused extensive blowing snow and near blizzard conditions over the Keweenaw Peninsula and along Green Bay. The storm forced the closure of numerous schools throughout central Upper Michigan on the 26th. Eight-hour snowfall total of 9 inches was observed in Menominee with 6-8 inches reported at Daggett.
February 26
2002: On February 26, 2002, 19.4 inches of record snowfall fell at WFO Marquette, part of the snowiest month ever recorded. As low pressure over southern Lower Michigan moved away and snow tapered off, a second low pressure system from Eastern Texas deepened and moved up the Ohio River Valley and across the eastern Great Lakes. This second low produced strong gusty north winds that brought heavy lake enhanced snow to Western and Northern Upper Michigan. Total snowfall amounts reported include 21 inches in Negaunee, 18 inches in Herman, 15 inches at Mohawk, 14 inches in Bergland, 13 inches in Gwinn, 12 inches in Calumet and Shingleton and 10 inches in Wakefield on the 25th-26th. At the National Weather Service Office in Negaunee, February 2002 set a record of 91.9 inches for the greatest calendar month snowfall ever recorded.
2007: On February 26, 2007, low pressure originating in the Plains moved into the Great Lakes and dumped heavy snow over much of central Upper Michigan on the 25th and 26th. Strong east winds gusting to 35 mph accompanied the storm system and caused extensive blowing snow and near blizzard conditions over the Keweenaw Peninsula and along Green Bay. The storm forced the closure of numerous schools throughout central Upper Michigan on the 26th. Storm snowfall totals from the morning of the 25th through the morning of the 26th included 18 inches at Escanaba, 15 inches at Bark River, 12 inches at Garden Corners and 14 inches reported at Iron Mountain. Storm total snowfall of 8-10 inches reported between Cooks and Garden Corners along Highway US-2. Storm total snowfall reports included 18 inches at Arnold and 12 inches at Negaunee and Green Garden. Storm total of 7.3 inches reported at Calumet. Frequent wind gusts to near 35 mph contributed to near blizzard conditions at times in snow and blowing snow.
2012: On February 26, 2012, a deep low pressure system approaching from Minnesota produced heavy lake effect snow and blowing snow over northwest Upper Michigan from the 26th into the morning of the 27th. The observer four miles northeast of Calumet measured 13 inches of lake effect snow in less than 24 hours. Easterly winds gusting to 35 mph also produced considerable blowing and drifting of snow and reduced visibility to one-quarter mile or less at times. Twenty-four hour storm total snowfall amounts over northern Houghton included 13 inches at Redridge and around 12 inches at Hancock and Calumet. Easterly winds gusting to 35 mph also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow reducing visibility to one-quarter mile at times.
February 27
1996: On February 27, 1996, a daily record snow water equivalent fell at WFO Marquette of 0.57 inches.
2005: On February 27, 2005, a storm system tracking from the High Plains into the Lower Midwest brought heavy synoptic snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan. Some higher terrain locations along Lake Superior received heavy lake effect snow behind the storm on the 28th into March 1st. Twelve hour snow totals on the 27th included 16 inches at Lake Linden in Houghton County, 12 inches at Herman in Baraga County, 9 inches at Rockland in Ontonagon County and 8 inches at Champion and Skandia in Marquette County.
2009: On February 27, 2009, an intense low pressure system tracking from the Plains into the Lower Great Lakes brought widespread heavy snow and blowing snow to Upper Michigan on the 26th and 27th. Blizzard conditions occurred over Marquette and Alger County from the evening of the 26th into early afternoon on the 27th. A widespread five to eight inches of total snow was reported across Delta County. North winds gusting to 30 mph at times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Schools throughout Delta County were closed on the 27th. Storm total snowfall amounts around six inches were reported in Menominee. Northeast winds gusting to 40 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow with occasional whiteout conditions on the evening of the 26th. Schools throughout Menominee County were cancelled on the 27th. Observers measured five to six inches of total snowfall from Rockland to Ontonagon and also in Manistique. North winds gusting to 30 mph at times also caused some blowing and drifting of snow. Storm spotter snowfall totals included 8.5 inches at Painesdale, 6.5 inches near Twin Lakes and around 5 inches at Houghton and Freda. North winds gusting over 30 mph at times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Morning classes were cancelled at the Keweenaw-Houghton Area Schools on the 27th.
February 28
1884: On February 28, 1884, a low temperature of -34F occurred in Ishpeming.
2002: On February 28, 2002, the snowiest month ever at WFO Marquette concluded with 91.9 inches of monthly snowfall.
1996: On February 28, 1996, a low pressure system moved east across Southern Wisconsin and Southern Lower Michigan on the 27th. As the low exited Lower Michigan, a trough developed over Northern Wisconsin turning the winds over Upper Michigan to the north. The snow became heavy during the evening of the 27th and continued until the trough moved south into Illinois during the evening of this day. The heaviest snows were enhanced by cold air blowing over the relatively warmer waters of Lake Superior. The heaviest snow totals were Ironwood, Marquette and Herman with 12 inches, while Houghton, Ontonagon and L'anse received 8 inches. One weather related fatality occurred when a man was struck by a milk truck at 205 pm on Feb 28 on Highway M28, 10 miles east of Harvey in Marquette County. He was standing outside his car which had been in a minor accident 10 minutes earlier. Blowing snow produced whiteout conditions at the scene. Record daily snowfall of 8.3 inches fell at WFO Marquette.
2012: On February 28, 2012, a strong low pressure system developed over the central Great Plains. Blizzard conditions occurred across South Dakota and tornadoes were reported from Nebraska to Illinois. By the early evening hours of the 28th, the system began to impact Upper Michigan. Heavy snow fell at times across much of Upper Michigan, with the largest totals occurring around the Michigan and Wisconsin border. This was the start of the major snowstorm.
February 29
2012: On February 29, 2012, snow started to fall across parts of Menominee County during the early evening hours of February 28th. By the early morning hours of the 29th, a band of very heavy snow was situated over the Iron Mountain area and central Menominee County. Several reports from this area reveal that snow was falling at more than 2 inches per hour! The band then remained almost stationary over the next couple of hours. The combination of high snowfall rates and the slow movement of this band allowed some locations to accumulate significant amounts of snow (6') over just a few hours. By the mid-morning, the band accelerated northward to a line from Baraga to Marquette. Snow rates continued at around 2 inches per hour for many locations. However, because the line of heavy snow was moving quicker by this point, much of the northern portions of Upper Michigan were clear of the band by early afternoon. This resulted in less amounts than what locations along the Michigan and Wisconsin border received. Lighter snow continued into the early evening across much of the area as the low pressure system passed south of the area and drier air moved in from the south and west. Storm total snowfall amounts included 17 inches at Norway and 16 inches at Iron Mountain. East wind gusting near 25 mph at times also caused some blowing and drifting of snow. Most schools across the west half of Upper Michigan were closed due to the storm. Storm total snowfall across the county included 14.5 inches near Marenisco, an estimated 13 inches at Bessemer and 10 inches in 12 hours just west of Watersmeet. East wind gusting near 30 mph at times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Storm total snowfall amounts included 15 inches at Daggett, 13 inches at Carney and 9 inches at Menominee. East winds gusting near 30 mph at times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. The winter storm prompted county officials to declare an unprecedented snow emergency to urge people to stay off area highways. The Menominee County Courthouse and area schools were closed. The spotter just south of Iron River measured 19 inches of storm total snowfall. Spotters in Bark River and Escanaba estimated 12 inches of snow in nine hours while Gladstone reported nine inches in six hours. East winds gusting over 30 mph also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Snowfall amounts included eight inches in less than five hours at Arnold, eight to nine inches in 12 hours near Ishpeming, and seven inches in ten hours near Negaunee. East winds gusting over 25 mph at times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. The spotter in Hancock measured 11.5 inches of snow in 14 hours. East winds gusting near 40 mph at times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow as reported by the Houghton County Sheriff.
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From La Crosse  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
"This Day in Weather History" contains come memorable weather events and trivia across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin. Many sources were used to research and compile the data.
February 1
2011: Near blizzard conditions occurred across portions of northeast IA and southwest WI. Up to a foot of snow fell across some locations, in addition to what fell less than 24 hours prior. Winds gusted as high as 49 mph at Platteville, WI. White-outs were common. In IA: St.Olaf(12"), Guttenberg(8.5"), Edgewood(8"), Elkader(7.5"), Oelwein(7"). In WI: Sinsinawa(14"), Cuba City (12"), Platteville(11.6"), Cassville(10"), Prairie du Chien(7.2"), Mt.Sterling(6").
1998: Theilman, MN (7") snow.
1985: Viroqua, WI (7") snow.
1974: La Crosse, WI had its snowiest February day (15.2").
1965: Mauston, WI (6") snow.
1918: Winona, MN had its coldest February temperature (-33).
1915: The snow of the 31st of January continued during the night, continuing moderately heavy during the 1st until 4 PM, when it became light. The amount of snow in La Crosse, WI on this day was 7.5" (storm total of 11.1"). The rain and sleet of January 31st and the snow of February 1st interrupted telephone, telegraph, street car, and railway service. Lines were down in all directions and trains were hours late. New Hampton, IA (12") and Fayette, IA ( 9") snow. 
February 2
2004: An area of low pressure tracked northeast from the southern Plains on the 1st, to across the eastern Great Lakes by the 3rd. An inverted surface trough north of the low brought widespread snow to the region, with the bulk of the precipitation falling on the 2nd. The heaviest snow fell across southeast Minnesota and north central Wisconsin, with 8-12" common. Amounts south and east of there were in the 4-8" range. Some specific totals from the event:In IA: Osage (8.7"), New Hampton (8"), Charles City (7.5"), Mason City (6"), Oelwein (4.5"), Fayette (4.3"), Decorah (4"), Elkader (4").In MN: Austin (12"), Grand Meadow (11"), Theilman (9.9"), Rochester (9.4"), Owatonna (8.5"), Preston (5.4"), Caledonia (5.3"), Zumbrota (5").In WI: Mondovi (7.6"), Alma (7"), Hatfield (7"), Cashton (6"), Neillsville (6"), Viroqua (6"), La Crosse (5.9"), Genoa (4"), Lynxville (4"), Mauston (4"), Richland Center (4").
1998: Alma, WI (7"), Harmony, MN (6"), Lanesboro, MN (6"), Neillsville, WI (6"), and Osage, IA (6") snow.
1996: Record low temperatures for February were set in: Cresco, IA (-36, also coldest day on record), Austin, MN (-34), Osage, IA (-34, also coldest day on record), Charles City, IA (-32), and Lancaster, WI ( -31, also tied with 1/23/1963 for coldest day on record).
1983:  Snow storm brought heavy snows to the region: In IA: Oelwein (10"), Decorah (9"), Marble Rock (9"), Waukon (8.5"), Charles City (7"), Elkader (7"), Waucoma (7"), Fayette (6.1"), Osage (6"). In MN: Rochester (9.3"), Austin (8"), Grand Meadow (6"), La Crescent (6"), Minnesota City (6"). In WI: La Crosse (10"), Mondovi (9"), Hillsboro (8.5"), Cashton (8"), Mauston (8"), Muscoda (8"), Necedah (8"), Platteville (6.3"), Lancaster (6").
1973: Theilman, MN (6") snow.
1970:  A strong arctic cold front moved through the region. Temperatures ahead of the cold front were mainly in the 30s. Once the cold front moved through, temperatures fell throughout the day, falling below zero by the end of day. One of the greatest temperature changes occurred at La Crescent, MN. They had a high temperature of 38 and low temperature of -8. This 46 degree diurnal temperature difference is the greatest ever recorded there.
1965: Theilman, MN had its coldest February temperature (-38).
1956: Osage, IA (6") snow.
1951: A strong arctic cold front moved through central Wisconsin. Temperatures at Alma, WI fell from a high temperature of 41 to -12 by the end of the day. This 53-Fahrenheit degree difference between the high and low temperature tied 3/22/1951 for Alma's greatest diurnal temperature change. 
February 3
1996: The mercury plunged to -45 at Preston, MN. This is their coldest temperature ever recorded. Other locations that set record low temperatures for February: In IA: Elkader (-47, also tied state record for the coldest temperature on record in Iowa), Decorah (-41), Fayette (-40, also coldest temperature on record), Guttenberg (-38, also coldest temperature on record), Oelwein (-32, also coldest temperature on record). In WI: Blair (-45), Necedah (- 41), Sparta (- 41), Trempealeau (- 41), Hillsboro (- 40), Genoa (-38), Viroqua (-37), Prairie du Chien (-36), Alma (-35), Lynxville (-34), Mauston (-34), Platteville (-32, also coldest temperature on record), Lancaster (-31, also tied with 1/23/1963 for coldest temperature ever).
1983: A snow storm brought the following snow totals: In IA: Dorchester (13"), Lansing (12"), Fayette (6.1"). In MN: Goodrich (15", greatest one-day snowfall; water equivalent of 1.29", wettest February day ever), Caledonia (12"), Harmony (12"), La Crescent (12"), Zumbro Falls (12"), Winona (9.5"), Lanesboro (9"), Elgin (8"), Grand Meadow (6.5"), Minnesota City (6"), Wabasha (6"). In WI: Dodge (15", greatest one-day snowfall), Mather (14"), Soldiers Grove (14"), Ontario (12"), Prairie du Chien (12"), Hatfield (11"), Trempealeau (10.5"), Genoa (10"), Owen (10"), Alma (8"), Neillsville (8"), Sparta (8"), Viroqua (6").
1936: Snow began during the early morning hours of the 3rd and continued into the early morning hours of the 4th. Some snow totals: La Crosse, WI (8.8"), Winona, MN (8.3"), and Viroqua, WI (6"). 
February 4
1997: A winter storm produced 6-10" of snow across southwest and central Wisconsin. The snow began around 2 AM and continued through 4 PM. The snow was accompaniedby strong winds, creating 2 to 4 foot drifts. Some totals:In IA: Osage (11.5"), Charles City (9"), Marble Rock (8.2"), Hampton (8"), Oelwein (8"), Decorah (7.5"), New Waukon (7"), Cresco (6.5"), Elkader (6"), Postville (6").In MN: Spring Grove (8"), Rochester (7.2"), Grand Meadow (7"), Preston (6.5"), Elgin(6.4").In WI: Cashton (10"), Viroqua (8").
1996: This day was the last of 6 consecutive days where temperatures did not climb above zero in La Crosse. The average high temperature during this stretch was -5.7 and 3 record low temperatures were set.
1971: Lake City, MN (8") snow.
1969:  An arctic cold front moved through the region. Temperatures ahead of the front were in the 20s and 30s. After the cold front moved through, temperatures plummeted, falling to 15 to 30 below zero. One of the greatest temperature changes occurred at Minnesota City, MN where they had a high temperature of 32 and low temperature of -16 degrees. This 48 degree diurnal temperature difference is the greatest ever recorded there.
1959: Austin, MN (6.5") snow.
1945: Snow began falling during the afternoon of the 3rd and continued through the late morning of the 4th. Some snow totals: Winona, MN (8.4"), La Crosse, WI (6"), and Grand Meadow, MN (6").
1940: Fayette, IA (6") snow.
1924: New Hampton, IA (6") snow.
1916: Fayette, IA (8") snow.
1903: La Crosse, WI (10"), Viroqua, WI, (9.2"), and Fayette, IA (8") snow. 
February 5
1997:  Snow fell with amounts ranging from: In MN: Hokah (9"), Austin (7.5"), Caledonia (7.5"), Minnesota City (6"). In WI: Westby (12"), Readstown (7.2"), Alma (7"), Mather (7"), Mauston (6"), Neillsville (6"), Trempealeau (6").
1986: Prairie du Chien, WI (1.66", wettest February day).
1975: Theilman, MN (7") snow.
1974: Dorchester, IA (7") snow.
1971: A snow storm dropped the following snow amounts: In IA: Fayette (10"), Lansing (8"), Decorah (6", with a total of 22" on the ground). In MN: La Crescent (10"), Minnesota City (8"), Theilman (8"), Grand Meadow (7"), Elgin (6.5"), Austin (6.6"), Caledonia (6"). In WI: Curtiss (11"), Goodrich (11"), Hatfield (10"), Genoa (10"), Cashton (9.5"), Mather (9.2"), Lynxville (9"), Mondovi (9"), Hillsboro (8"), Mauston (8"), Necedah (8"), Alma (7.5"), Richland Center (7"), Sparta (7"), Westby (7"), Viroqua (7"), Owen (6"), Prairie du Chien (6"), Readstown (6"), Trempealeau (6").
1967: Winona, MN, (6.7"), Mauston, WI (6"), and Neillsville, WI (6").
1911: Fayette, IA (8") snow.
1908: Viroqua, WI (8") snow.
February 6
2008: An area of low pressure moved into central Illinois on the morning of the 6th, continuing northeast into Indiana later that day. North of the low, bands of snow already started to affect the area on the afternoon of the 5th, but increased in intensity during the early morning hours of the 6th. Thunder snow was reported from eastern Iowa into southern Wisconsin between 4 and 8 am, leading to 2 inch per hour snow accumulations rates. Some snow totals from this event include:In IA: Guttenberg 10.0, Elkader 8.4, Strawberry Point 7.8.In WI: Sinsinawa 18.0, Hazel Green 14.0, Cuba City 13.0, Platteville, 10.5, Lancaster 8.7, Muscoda 7.5.
2004: An area of low pressure tracked southeast of the area, moving across northern Illinois into the eastern Great Lakes on the evening of the 5th through the morning of the 6th. A trough northwest of the low center, along with a disturbance in the upper atmosphere, combined to produce snow across the region. The snow began on the afternoon of the 5th, ending on the morning of the 6th. The heaviest snow fell across northeast Iowa and southwest/central Wisconsin, with 6-9" totals. Totals from the event:In IA: New Hampton (6"), Postville (6"), Elkader (5.5"), Fayette (5.3"), Decorah (5"), Charles City (4.5"), Waukon (4.1"), Oelwein (4"). In MN: Caledonia (6.1"), Austin (5"), Winona (3.8"), Preston (3.5").In WI: Mauston (8"), Richland Center (7.5"), Necedah (7.1"), Prairie du Chien (6.8"), Sparta (6.5"), Gays Mills (6.5"), Lynxville (5.5"), Cashton (5"), Genoa (5"), Viroqua (5"), La Crosse (4.3"), Hatfield (4"). 
February 7
2001: Snow accumulations of 3-6" fell across Buffalo, Clark, Taylor, and Trempealeau counties in southwest and central Wisconsin between 2 PM and 10 PM, causing slippery traveling conditions. Also, freezing rain (6 AM on the 7th to 3 AM on the 8th ) produced widespread 1/4 inch ice accumulations across Crawford, Grant, and Richland counties in southwest Wisconsin. Law enforcement officials reported extremely icy conditions, especially on sidewalks and secondary roads.
1981: Jump River, WI (6") snow.
February 8
2010: A long duration snow event took place across much of the upper Midwest from Sunday night, February 7th through Tuesday night, February 9th. The heaviest snow fell across an area from Minneapolis south across southern Minnesota into central Iowa toward Des Moines. Generally, about 6 to 12 inches of snow fell over the 3 day period across southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa, with about 3 to 6 inches falling across southwest Wisconsin. Strong winds on top of the fresh snow also made drifting snow an issue in some areas. Some storm total snow amounts…In IA: New Hampton 10.5, Calmar 10.2, Elma 9.3, Monona 9.0, Osage 8.1, Charles City 7.4, Dorchester 6.5, Decorah 6.4, Strawberry Point 6.4, Fayette 6.2, Ossian 5.9, Lansing 5.8. In MN: Grand Meadow 11.1, Mantorville 11.0, Winona 11.0, Dodge Center 10.1, Byron 9.4, St. Charles 9.1, Oak Center 9.0, Preston 8.9, Rochester 8.8, Oronoco 8.7, Austin 7.8, Spring Valley 7.8, Zumbro Falls 7.8, Caledonia 7.4, Elgin 7.2, Winona 7.0, Theilman 6.4, Lanesboro 6.2, Plainview 6.0. In WI: Cuba City 7.6, Lancaster 7.1, Sinsinawa 6.8, Kieler 6.5, Arkdale 6.3, Gillmanton 6.0, Whitehall 6.0.
2001: Freezing rain produced a widespread coating of up to 1/2 inch of ice between 5PM on the 8th and 11 AM on the 9th across southwest and central Wisconsin. This was followed by 1-3" of snow accumulation. Law enforcement officials reported only minor accidents.
1999: Blair, WI (2.22", wettest February day).
1971: Both La Crosse, WI (-36) and Jump River, WI (-44) had their coldest February temperature.
1966: Necedah, WI (1.26", wettest February day).
1950: New Hampton, IA (8"), Gays Mills, WI (6.1"), Cresco, IA (6"), Decorah, IA (6"), and Hillsboro, WI (6") snow.
1936: Winona, MN (10"), Fayette, IA (6.5"), and New Hampton, IA (6") snow.
1905: Fayette, IA (6") snow.
1900: La Crosse, WI (7.5") snow.
1899: Grand Meadow, MN (-34, coldest February temperature). 
February 9
1984: A strong warm front moved through central Wisconsin. After a morning low of -9 at Mauston, WI, the temperature climbed to 48 later in the day. This 57 degree diurnal temperature difference is the greatest ever recorded there.
1951: Owen, WI had its coldest February temperature (-38).
1950: Decorah, IA (7.5"), Mauston, WI (7"), and Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
1899: Osage, IA had its coldest February temperature (-32).
1894: La Crosse, WI (8.4") snow.
February 10
2008: An arctic front pushed through the Upper Mississippi River Valley Saturday afternoon (February 9th), bringing some light snow as it moved through. Amounts were small, mostly an inch or less. More significantly, the front brought with it strong winds and appreciably colder air. By the evening northwest at 15 to 30 mph were common, with gusts over 45 mph in some locations. The strong winds blew around the falling, and already fallen snow, leading to some blowing and drifting of the snow. The cold air funneled in Saturday night, with temperatures tumbling into the single digits and teens below zero Sunday morning. Factoring in the strong winds, wind chill readings of -30 to -45 degrees were common from late Saturday night through early Sunday morning.
2000: Jump River, WI (7") snow.
1981: Mauston, WI (6") snow.
1959: A snow storm brought snow totals ranging from: In IA: Waucoma (9"), New Hampton (8"), Cresco (7"), Charles City (6.5"), Decorah (6"), Dorchester (6"), Fayette (6"), Lansing (6"), Oelwein (6"), Osage (6"). In MN: Austin (9"), Preston (8.2"), Grand Meadow (8"), Spring Grove (8"), Rochester (7.8"). In WI: Cashton (11.2"), Richland Center (11"), Westby (10"), La Crosse (9"), Mauston (9"), Elgin (8"), Readstown (7"), Viroqua (7"), Hillsboro (6"), Necedah (6"), Prairie du Chien (6"), Sparta (6").
1899: Medford, WI had its coldest temperature ever (- 45) and Neillsville, WI had its coldest February temperature (- 46). 
February 11
1981: Soldiers Grove, WI (6") snow.
1959: Winona, MN (10"), Galesville, WI (9"), La Crescent, MN (7.8"), Dodge, WI (7"), Mather, WI (7"), Trempealeau, WI (7"), and Neillsville, WI (6") snow.
1953: 8" of snow fell in Waukon, IA.
February 12
1994: Jump River, WI (6") snow.
1984: Mondovi, WI (1.42", wettest February day).
1979: Muscoda, WI (6") snow. Charles City, IA (1.5", increasing snow depth to 33", the greatest depth ever recorded there) snow.
1965: A snow storm dropped the following snow totals: In IA: Osage (9.5"), Charles City (9"), Hampton (7.5"), Cresco (7"), Decorah (7"), Lansing (6.1"), New Waucoma (6"). In MN: Grand Meadow (13"), Lake City (12", greatest one-day snowfall), Winona (12"), Minnesota City (11"), Wabasha (10"), Harmony (9"), Caledonia (8"), Lanesboro (8"), Spring Grove (7.8"), Elgin (7.5"), Austin (6"), La Crescent (6"). In WI: Dodge (12"), Trempealeau (11"), Alma (10"), Hatfield (10"), Sparta (10"), Jump River (9"), Mondovi (9"), Galesville (8"), Goodrich (8"), Mauston (8"), Curtiss (7"), Mather (7"), Necedah (7"), Viroqua (7"), Genoa (6"), Hillsboro (6"), Neillsville (6"), Prairie du Chien (6"), Readstown (6"), Westby (6").
1953: West Salem, WI (10.8"), Genoa, WI (8"), and Fayette, IA (7.5") snow.
1950: Harmony, MN (7") snow.
1882: La Crosse had its highest February temperature (65 degrees). This was later tied on February 15, 1921.
February 13
2000: Spring Grove, MN (6") snow.
1971: A strong arctic cold front moved through central Wisconsin. In Jump River, WI, the temperature fell from a high temperature of 21 to -36 by the end of the day. This 57 degree difference between the high and low temperature tied 3/14/1975 and 9/11/1976 for Jump Rivers' greatest diurnal temperature change.
1951: Elkader, IA (7", 40" on the ground, their greatest ever), Muscoda, WI (7"), Fayette, IA (6"), Lynxville WI (6"), and Richland Center (6") snow.
1950: Snowfall for this date ranged from: In IA: New Hampton (11"), Elkader (7"), Charles City (6.8"). In WI: Lancaster (9"), Platteville (8.6"), Gays Mills (8"), Mather (8"), Cashton (7").
1949: Platteville, WI (6") snow.
1915: New Hampton, IA (1.15", wettest February day).
1906: Fayette, IA (6") snow.
February 14
2008: On Valentine's Day morning, a stationary front extended from southeast Nebraska into northeast Wisconsin. As warm and moist air was lifted over this front, a very narrow band (only about 30 to 50 miles wide) of heavy snow developed along the Minnesota/Iowa border and into southwest and central Wisconsin. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour occurred, with total accumulations of 7 to 11 inches in a very narrow area (around 30 miles wide) from near Cresco, IA east northeast to Friendship, WI. Surrounding the heavy snow accumulations, general amounts of 4 to 7 inches fell, although this area was not much wider. Some totals from this day include…In IA: Dorchester 8.7, Lansing 8.5, Decorah 8.0, Cresco 6.5, Waukon 6.5, St. Ansgar 6.1. In MN: Spring Grove 7.2, Reno 6.5.In WI: Ontario 12.5, De Soto 12.3, Viroqua 11.2, Hillsboro 10.5, La Farge 10.2, Viola 10.0, Readstown 9.7, Viroqua 9.7, Westby 9.4, Hillsboro 9.1, Necedah 8.6, Friendship 8.0, Mt. Sterling 7.0, New Lisbon 7.0, Tunnel City 6.4, Arkdale 6.2.
1950: A snow storm brought the following snow totals: In IA: Lansing (8"), Decorah (7.5"). In MN: Elgin (8"), Grand Meadow (8"), La Crescent (8"), Winona (8"), Caledonia (7.5"). In WI: Mauston (8.5"), Alma (8"), Muscoda (7.5"), West Salem (6.2"), Steuben (6").
1918: Medford, WI (1.40", wettest February day).
1896: A strong low pressure system moved through the region. The warm front associated with this system moved through Prairie du Chien, WI during the day. As a result, the temperature climbed to 58 degrees  there. However, a strong cold front soon followed a few hours later and by midnight, the temperature had fallen to -8 degrees. This 66-Fahrenheit degree diurnal temperature change is the greatest ever recorded there. 
February 15
1967: Elgin, MN (6") and Mondovi, WI (6") snow.
1961: Jump River, WI (6") snow.
1950: Elgin, MN (6") and Goodrich, WI (6") snow.
1942: Snow began falling during the late morning of 15th and continued to fall through the early morning of the 16th. La Crosse, WI (7.7") snow.
1921: The high temperature at La Crosse was 65 degrees. This reading, along with that recorded on February 12, 1882, are the warmest February temperatures ever recorded at La Crosse. Mondovi, WI reached 64 degrees this day, and Richland Center, WI reported 67 degrees. 
February 16
2006: A potent storm system moved out of southern Kansas into the southern Great Lakes from Wednesday evening, February 15th into Thursday evening, February 16th. Snow began to spread from west to east during the evening hours of the 15th with many areas reporting 1-3" of snow by daybreak on the 16th. As the storm system intensified on Thursday, snow increased in intensity and coverage. Ample moisture and a tight temperature gradient across the region helped fuel the storm which produced a wide area of 5-8" snowfall, with isolated 9" reports. Snow accumulated rapidly on the morning of the 16th in southwest Wisconsin where sleet was mixed in from time to time. Elsewhere, southwest to northeast orientated bands of snow kept forming and reforming during the day bringing a prolonged but steady snowfall which ended up meeting warning criteria in most locations. North to northwest winds also increased as the storm exited the region leading to significant blowing and drifting, especially in open and higher areas. Temperatures fell significantly on the 17th behind the storm with dangerous wind chills. Some snow totals from this winter storm: In IA: Dorchester (8.5), Elma (6.3). In MN: Caledonia (9.0), La Crescent (8.8), Preston (8.4), Winona (8.0), Chatfield (7.8), Houston (7.0), Rushford (7.0), Rochester (6.6), Grand Meadow (6.5), Goodview (6.2), Spring Grove (6.1), St Charles (6.0), Winona (6.0). In WI: Black River Falls (9.0), Hatfield (9.0), West Salem (9.0), La Crosse (8.7), Necedah (8.5), Sparta (8.3), Galesville (8.2), Ontario (8.0), Viroqua (8.0), Tunnel City (7.8), Friendship (7.7), Hixton (7.5), Mather (7.5), Big Flats (7.0), Ettrick (6.5), New Lisbon (6.5), Platteville (6.5), Hillsboro (6.3), Readstown (6.2), Lancaster (6.0), Richland Center (6.0).
1990: Alma (7"), Grand Meadow, MN (6.5"), Dodge, WI (6"), Hatfield (6"), and Jump River, WI (6") snow.
1988: Waucoma, IA (7") snow.
1967: Snow totals this day ranged from: In MN: Lake City (8"), Wabasha (6"). In WI: Alma (8"), Goodrich (7"), Jump River (7"), Curtiss (6"), Hatfield (6"), Neillsville (6").
1936: Mondovi, WI had its coldest February temperature (- 43).
1926: A strong warm front moved through central Wisconsin. After a morning low of -22 at Hatfield, WI, the temperature climbed to 41 later in the day. This 63 degree temperature difference is the greatest ever recorded at Hatfield.
1921: High temperatures reached 63 in Viroqua, WI and 60 Mather, WI.
February 17
2008: A winter storm moved northeast from Missouri into Michigan on the 17th, lifting warm and moist air up and over cold air that was over the region. A period of freezing rain resulted for early Sunday morning, producing ice accumulations ranging from a tenth of an inch up to a half inch for parts of northeast Iowa into southwest and central Wisconsin. This warm air aloft was quickly replaced with colder air after sunrise Sunday, changing all the precipitation over to snow by the mid morning hours. Moderate to heavy snow then fell across much of the area into the late afternoon. Snowfall rates ranged from 1 to 2 inches an hour allowing the snow to rapidly pile up. Some snowfall totals from this day include…In IA: Elkader 7.6.In WI: Richland Center 15.5, Hillsboro 12.5, Friendship 11. 2, Mauston 10.5, Sparta 8.9, Big Flats 8.5, Muscoda 8.4, Arkdale 8.0, Warrens 7.8, Ontario 7.5, Necedah 7.4, Tunnel City 6.6, Four Corners 6.0.
1981: Record high temperatures for February were recorded in: In IA: Charles City (65), New Hampton (65), Guttenberg (64), Oelwein (64), Osage (63), Decorah (62), Waukon (60). In MN: Preston (65), Rochester (63), Austin (62). In WI: Lynxville (63), Trempealeau (62), Neillsville (59).
1979: Mondovi, WI had a high temperature of 29 degrees and low temperature of -30 degrees. This 59-Fahrenheit degree temperature difference is the greatest ever recorded there.
1975: Mauston, WI (6") and Readstown, WI (6") snow.
1950: Trempealeau, WI had a high temperature of 46 and low temperature of -4 degrees. This 50 degree temperature change is the greatest diurnal temperature range ever recorded there.
1932: Grand Meadow, MN (6") snow.
1901: Viroqua, WI (7") snow.
February 18
2000: Heavy snow fell across Grant and Crawford counties in southwest Wisconsin between 9 PM on the 17th to 2 PM on the 18th. Cuba City (8.5"), Platteville (6") and Prairie Du Chien (6") snow.
1992: Austin, MN (6") snow.
1981: Record high temperatures for February were recorded in: Dodge, WI (65), Theilman, MN (65), Cresco, IA (63), Grand Meadow, MN (63), Hillsboro, WI (61), Owen, WI (54).
1976: Mauston, WI (6.5") snow.
1963: New Hampton, IA (8") and Westby, WI (6") snow.
1962: Snow totals on this date ranged from: In IA: Oelwein (13", greatest one-day snowfall; 1.46", liquid water equivalent, wettest February day), Elkader (8"), Fayette (8"), Charles City (6.5"), Osage (6"), Waucoma (6"). In MN: Austin (6"), Elgin (6"). In WI: Platteville (8.5").
1961: A snow storm brought the following snow totals: In MN: Austin (9.8"), Elgin (9.5"; 0.92", liquid water equivalent, wettest February day), Preston (9"), Rochester (6.4"), Lake City (6.2"). In WI: Jump River (12"), Mondovi (8"), Goodrich (6"). This was also the latest in the winter that Rochester had went without having a one inch or greater snowfall.
1887: Rochester, MN (1.20", wettest February day).
February 19
1984: Harmony, MN (7") and Grand Meadow, MN (6") snow. Dodge, WI (1.38", water equivalent precipitation, wettest February day).
1981: Both Winona, MN (68) and Blair, WI (61) had their warmest February temperature.
1979: This was the last day of a stretch of 52 consecutive days where temperatures never got above freezing in La Crosse. The average high temperature during the stretch was 16.1 degrees.
1971: Caledonia, MN (1.83"), Osage, IA (1.30"), and Hillsboro, WI (1.23") had their wettest February day.
1962: Snowfall for the day ranged from: In IA: New Hampton (10"), Elkader (7"), Waucoma (7"), Fayette (6").In MN: Harmony (7"), In WI: Lynxville (10"), Prairie du Chien (7"), Readstown (7"), Sparta (6.5"), Hillsboro (6").
1961: Snow totals this day ranged from: In MN: Winona (7.5"), Minnesota City (6.3"), Theilman (6"). In WI: Hatfield (9"), Dodge (7.8"), Trempealeau (6.7").
1952: Snow totals for this date were: In WI: Cashton (11.5"), Richland Center (8"), Hillsboro (6.5"), La Crosse (6.4"), Sparta (6").
1945: Fayette, IA (10") snow.
1917: La Crosse, WI, (7.3") and New Hampton, IA (7") snow. In La Crosse, snow fell at 2 inches per hour between 8:30 AM and 11:30 AM. 
February 20
2011: A potent storm system brought a wintry mix of precipitation: freezeing rain, sleet and snow. Most of the icing was confined to northteast IA and southwest WI-up to 1/2 inch. North of I-90, snow was predominant with amounts up to a foot. Thundersnow was reported. Snow lingered into Feb 21st, along with some drizzle and freezing drizzle. Snow in MN: Winona(8.6"), Lake City(8"), Byron(6.8"), St.Charles(6.5"), Theilman(6.5"), Elgin(6.1"), Winona(6"). In WI: Medford(12"), Mondovi(9.5"), Owen(9.4"), Osseo(9.3"), Arkdale(9.1"), Rock Dam Lake(9"), Warrens(8.9"), Holmen(8.3"), Friendship(7.9"), Four Corners(7.6"), Necedah(7.5"), Taylor(7"), West Salem(6.5"), Ontario(6.4"), Alma(6.3"), Neillsville(6").
2005: an area of low pressure developed over eastern Colorado and western Kansas during the afternoon and evening of the 19th. The low then tracked across Kansas and northern Missouri during the night and into central Illinois by the early afternoon of the 20th. A trough of low pressure extended north from the low and swept across Iowa along with southern Minnesota and Wisconsin. As the trough of low pressure advanced slowly toward the area, light snow developed across southern Minnesota late in the afternoon of the 19th and moved into western and central Wisconsin. An east-west band of heavy snow developed late in the evening of the 19th and continued through the overnight hours across southeast Minnesota into central Wisconsin, with totals of 7-9" reported in this band. All of the snow moved east of the region during the afternoon of the 20th as the trough of low pressure finally moved across the region. Some snow totals from this event: In MN: West Concord (9.2), Byron (9.0), Dodge Center (9.0), Mantorville (8.8), Zumbro Falls (8.5), Oronoco (8.3), Lake City (7.8), Theilman (7.4), Wabasha (7.4). In WI: Hatfield (12.0), Taylor (11.0), Hixton (9.5), Mather (8.5), Neillsville (7.5), Arcadia (7.0), Ettrick (7.0).
1994: flooding along the Root River, in Houston County, in extreme southeast Minnesota, began during the early morning hours and continued through the end of the month. The river reached flood stage at Hokah (47 feet) on the 20th and crested at 52 feet on the 22nd due to a large ice jam. A dike broke and flooded several county roads and one home received significant water damage. Sand and silt covered a large expanse of land on a sod farm near Hokah causing significant damage.
1953: in WI: Owen (10"), Mondovi (8"), Goodrich (6").
1952: Winona, MN (8"), Neillsville, WI (6"), and Trempealeau, WI (6") snow.
1930: Fayette, IA (15") snow.
1929: Mather, WI had its coldest temperature ever recorded (- 44). In addition, Rochester, MN (-39) and Richland Center, WI (- 40) had their coldest February temperature.
1898: a winter storm which began on the 19th continued into the evening of 20th at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. This storm produced 10.8" (2.9" on the 19th and 7.9" on the 20th) of snow.
February 21
1993: A snow storm brought these following snow totals: In IA: Waukon (10"), Waucoma (9.1"), Decorah (9"), Osage (9"), New Hampton (7"), Postville (7"), Cresco (6"), Elkader (6"). In MN: Preston (8"), Spring Grove (8"). In WI: Platteville (6.7"), Cashton (6"), Lancaster (6"), Lynxville (6"), Prairie du Chien (6").
1976: Snow totals for this date were: In IA: Elkader (8"), Oelwein (7"), Fayette (6"). In MN: Caledonia (6"). In WI: Lancaster (8"), Platteville (6.4"), Lynxville (6"), Richland Center (6").
1971: New Hampton, IA (7") snow.
1970: La Crosse, WI (7.1") snow.
1962: Mauston, WI (7"), Austin, MN (6.3"), Lanesboro, MN (6"), Preston, MN (6"), and Richland Center, WI (6") snow.
1960: Lancaster, WI (6") and Platteville, WI (6") snow.
1952: Lake City, MN (7") snow.
1937: Rain changed to snow during the afternoon of the 20th and then continued to fall through the afternoon of the 21st. The weight of the snow brought down some power and telephone lines. In addition, rather strong northwest winds caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. Highways were drifted badly. There was also some reports of lightning. Some totals from the storm: Viroqua, WI (15"; 1.25", water equivalent, wettest February day), La Crosse, WI (9.2"), New Hampton, IA (8"), Waukon, IA (1.48", water equivalent, wettest February day).
1930: Both Fayette, IA (67) and Hatfield, WI (62) had their warmest February temperature. 
February 22
2013: A storm system lifted into the Upper Mississippi River Valley during the evening hours of February, 21st, lasting into the late afternoon of February 22nd. Snow accumualtions of 5 to 8" were common, with the heaviest snow during the overnight hours (1-2" per hour snowfall rates). Snowfall in IA: Oranto(7.5"), Oelwein(7"), Fayette(6.7"), St Ansgar(6.2"), Cresco(6"), Decorah(6"), Riceville(6").In MN: Mantorville(9"), Claremont(8.6"), Kasson(8"), Lanesboro(7.6"), Reads Landing(7.6"), Byron(7.5"), Rochester(7.3"), Highland(7"), Lake City(7"), Lewiston(7"), Winona(7"), Wabasha(6.8"), Minnesota City(6.2"), Spring Valley(6.2"), Caledonia(6"). In WI: Alma(8.4"), Osseo(6.8"), Ettrick(6.6"), Galesville(6.6"), La Crosse(6.1"), Ferryville(6"), Medford(6"),
1994: A slow moving storm system began depositing 6-16" of snow across the southern half of Wisconsin. The snow stopped falling on the 23rd. Brisk winds gusting to 40 mph caused whiteout conditions. Snow amounts totaled 15" at Mauston and Viroqua.
1993: Grand Meadow, MN (9"), Lynxville, WI (8"), Ontario, WI (8"), Viroqua, WI (7"), and Cashton, WI (6") snow.
1984: High temperatures reached: Mauston, WI (64), Necedah, WI (64), Sparta, WI (62).
1981: Rochester, MN (7") of snow. Wettest February days were recorded in Preston, MN (1.15") and Jump River, WI (1.19").
1979: Rochester, MN had a high temperature of 35. This ended a streak of 65 days(December 19, 1978 to February 21, 1979) in which the temperature never exceeded 32. This is the longest streak on record there. During this streak, the average hightemperature was 11.2 degrees and the average low temperature was -6.5 degrees. Thisis an average temperature of 2.5 degrees. Four record low temperatures and 5 recordlowest high temperatures were established during this time period. The low temperaturesnever went above zero on 44 days and the high temperatures never exceeded zero on 12days.
1974: Grand Meadow, MN (8"), Lancaster, WI (8"), Decorah, IA (6"), Harmony, MN (6"), New Hampton (6"), and Osage, IA (6") snow.
1962: Snow totals this day ranged from: Dodge, WI (9"), Galesville, WI (8"), Mather, WI (8"), Winona, MN (7"), Trempealeau, WI (6.2"), Neillsville, WI (6").
1945: Snow began falling during the morning of the 21st and continued through the morning of the 22nd. Fayette, IA (9"), Grand Meadow, MN (8"), La Crosse, WI (7.9"), and Winona, MN (6") snow.
1928: La Crosse, WI (8.8") snow.
1922: Rain and sleet began during the late morning of the 21st, changing to all rain by 3 PM, and continuing through the evening of the 22nd. The rain changed back to sleet at 7 PM and continued until 10 PM. The rain froze on contact, covering everything with ice. In addition, occasional thunderstorms were reported from the 10 PM to 10 AM. In La Crosse, the ice thickness was 2" or more. Both telephone and telegraph service was badly crippled. Sidewalks and streets were completely covered with ice and boys were ice skating everywhere. The following locations had their wettest February day: In IA: Fayette (2.42"). In MN: Winona (1.65"). In WI: Hillsboro (3.00"), La Crosse (2.05", wettest February day), Richland Center (1.80"), Neillsville (1.78"), Mather (1.56"), Hatfield (1.45").
See entries for date at 
http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history 
1913: Fayette, IA (10") snow.
1897: La Crosse, WI (8.2") snow.
February 23
1994: A snow storm produced these following snow totals: In IA:, Decorah (13"), Waukon (10.5"), Dorchester (10"), Postville (10"), Lansing (9"), Charles City (7.8"), Elkader (7"), Osage (7"), Fayette (6.4"), Cresco (6"). In MN: Spring Grove (10"), Lanesboro (7"), Winona (7"), Grand Meadow (6"). In WI: Readstown (13"), La Farge (12", tied 4/13/1952 for snowiest day ever), Cashton (10"), Gays Mills (9"), Hillsboro (9"), Lynxville (8"), Ontario (8"), Viroqua (8"), Westby (8"), Prairie du Chien (7"), Richland Center (7"), Trempealeau (6.5"), Muscoda (6"), Steuben (6").
1993: Winona, MN (6") snow.
1991: Jump River, WI (9") snow.
1981: Grand Meadow, MN (8"), Caledonia, MN (7"), Elgin, MN (7"), and Osage, IA (6") snow.
Check entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory that indicates warm air across southwestern Minn.
1971: The follow snow amounts fell: In IA: Waucoma (9"), Charles City (7.1"), Decorah (6"), Fayette (6").In MN: Grand Meadow (6"), Lanesboro (6"), Minnesota City (6").In WI: Dodge (6"), Viroqua (6").
1959: A snow storm dropped these snow totals: In IA: Osage (11"), Cresco (10"), New Hampton (8.5"), Decorah (7"), Lansing (7"), Waucoma (6.2"), Charles City (6"), Dorchester (6"), Waukon (6"). In MN: Caledonia (13.9"), Spring Grove (13.3"), Harmony (12"), La Crescent (11"), Grand Meadow (10"), Preston (7.8"). In WI: Cashton (13.5"), Mather (11"), Westby (11"), Viroqua (11"), Hillsboro (10"), Mauston (10"; 1.85", water equivalent, wettest February day), Readstown (10"), Sparta (9.5"), Necedah (9"), La Crosse (8.1"), Genoa (8"), Trempealeau (8"), Lynxville (7.5"), Galesville (6").
1940: La Crosse, WI (6.4") and New Hampton, IA (6") snow.
1915: New Hampton, IA (9") and La Crosse, WI (7.2") snow. Rain of the 22nd turned to heavy snow after 3 AM., continuing heavy until 130 PM when it became light. Snow became heavy again by 5 PM with one inch per hour snowfall rates through 7 PM. The snow continued into the 24th. 
February 24
2001: Freezing rain fell across southwest and central Wisconsin between 4 AM and 1230 PM. Even though glazing was widespread, with ice accumulations of 1/4 inch, law enforcement officials reported only minor automobile accidents.
2000: Caledonia had its warmest February temperature (58).
1994: Mauston, WI (10") and Preston, MN (8.8") snow.
1992: Jump River, WI (6.5") snow.
1991: Owen, WI (9") and Goodrich, WI (8").
1976: Jump River, WI had its warmest February temperature (61).
1975: The following snow total fell: In IA: New Hampton (10"), Fayette (9"), Elkader (8"; 1.63", water equivalent, wettest February day), Oelwein (8"), Dorchester (7"), Decorah (6"), Waucoma (6"). In MN: Caledonia (7"), Spring Grove (6.6"). In WI: Platteville (8.1"), La Crosse (8"), Richland Center (7"), Jump River (6.8"), Mauston (6.5"), Hillsboro (6"). 
February 25
2000: Both Elkader, IA (66) and Genoa, WI (63) had their warmest February temperature.
1994: Cashton, WI (9") and Austin, MN (6") snow.
1975: Trempealeau, WI (9"), Winona, MN (6.5"), and Dodge, WI (6") snow.
1973: Mather, WI (6") snow.
1935: Winona, MN (6") snow.
1926: Snow began during the late afternoon of the 24th and continued into the early afternoon of the 25th. La Crosse (9.7") snow. Lancaster, WI (1.43", liquid equivalent, wettest February day). 
February 26
2000: Platteville, WI (66), Lancaster, WI (64), and Alma, WI (62), high temperatures.
1996: A wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet was seen from the afternoon of the 26th through the early morning hours of the 27th in southwest and central Wisconsin. In addition, there were reports of thunder and lightning. A coating of ice 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick accumulated creating dangerous driving conditions and knocking down power lines. This glaze event marked the 5th time during this winter that glaze had occurred.
1995: An ice storm struck the southern tier of Wisconsin in the form of freezing rain and freezing drizzle. The coating of ice accumulated up to 1/4 inch. Roads and sidewalks became a sheet of ice. Two deaths were indirectly related to this ice storm. Hundreds of people were treated at local hospitals due to indirectly related mishaps while driving or walking.
1994: Grand Meadow, MN (6.5") and Richland Center, WI (6") snow.
1984: Elgin, MN (7") snow.
1967: A strong warm front moved through central Wisconsin. The warm air replaced an arctic air mass that had resided across the area since February 23rd. After a morning low of -22 at Neillsville, WI, the temperature climbed to 38. This 60 degree diurnal temperature change is the greatest ever recorded there. Winona, MN had a high of 36 and a low of -21.
1962: A snow storm dropped the following snow amounts: In IA: Oelwein (10"), Fayette (8"), Lansing (8"), Dorchester (7.2"), Elkader (7"), Waucoma (7"), Charles City (6"), Decorah (6"), New Hampton (6"). In MN: Harmony (6.5"), La Crescent (6"), Lanesboro (6"). In WI: Muscoda (8.1"), Lynxville (8"), Westby (8"), Necedah (7.5"), Hillsboro (7"), Lancaster (7"), Mauston (7"), Prairie du Chien (7"), Readstown (7"), Viroqua (7"), Galesville (6"), Mather (6").
1951: Both Theilman, MN (1.17") and Owen, WI (1.03") had their wettest February day.
1936: Winona, MN (11") snow.
February 27
1998: The following locations had their wettest February day: Platteville, WI (1.71"), Trempealeau, WI (1.52"), Lynxville, WI (1.38"), Alma, WI (1.32"), and Lanesboro, MN (1.30").
1983: Caledonia, MN (6") snow.
1948: Both Charles City, IA (1.94") and Austin, MN (1.04") had their wettest February day.
1901: Cresco, IA (1.05", water equivalent, wettest February day).
1896: Medford, WI had its warmest February temperature (60).
1893: Grand Meadow, MN (2.10", water equivalent, wettest February day). Rochester, MN (13.5", snowiest February day)
February 28
1981: Harmony, MN (1.48", wettest February day).
1970: Rochester, MN (6") snow.
1951: Oelwein, IA (10") snow.
1949: Mather, WI (6") snow.
1948: Genoa, WI (1.55") and Decorah, IA (1.46") had their wettest February day.
1946: A strong warm front moved through northeast Iowa. In Decorah, IA, the temperature rose from a morning low of -10 to a high temperature of 51. This 61 degree diurnal temperature change is the largest ever recorded there.
1939: Snow began falling on the evening of the 27th and continued to fall through the afternoon of the 28th. New Hampton, IA (12"), La Crosse, WI (11.7"), Winona, MN (11.5"), Grand Meadow, MN (8"), Viroqua, WI (7") snow.
1919: Snow began on the afternoon of the 27th and then continued through evening of the 28th. The snow was heavy through the night and into the early afternoon. La Crosse, WI (8.2") and Viroqua, WI (6") snow. 
February 29
2012: The "Leap Year Storm". A winter storm moved through the region from Tuesday night (Feb 28th) into Wednesday afternoon (Feb 29th). Due to an abundance of warm air and moisture that was pushed northward ahead of the storm, a wide variety of precipitation fell. Central MN- northern 1/2 of WI (along and north of Highway 29): 10-17" of wet, heavy snow, sporadic power outages. Southern MN - central WI (I-90 region): snow, sleet, rain, and freezing rain, 2-4" of snow fell north of Interstate 90, rainfall totals exceeded an inch in many areas, smaller creeks and tributaries rose very rapidly. Northern IA - southwest WI: nearly all the precipitation fell as rain (minimal impact-generally 1/2 to 1 inch). Snow - In WI: Medford (17"), Jump River (15"), Owen (10.3"), Colby (6").
1948: Mather, WI (7") snow.
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Weather trivia for February

Feb 1, 1989
Arctic air invaded the central United States. Russell Kansas,
the hot spot in the nation the previous day with a high of 84
degrees, reported a morning low of 12 degrees.
IN 1951...The greatest ice storm of record in the US produced
a layer of ice up to 4 inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania
causing 25 deaths, 500 serious injuries, and 100 million dollars
damage. Communications and utilities were interrupted for a week
to 10 days.
IN 1963...The high of 86 degrees established the record high for
the month of February at Dodge City.

Feb 2, 1956
A record snowstorm in New Mexico and west Texas began on
Groundhog's Day. The storm produced 15 inches of snow at
Roswell, NM and up to 33 inches in the Texas Panhandle.
IN 1996...Bitterly cold Arctic air combined with gusty northerly
winds brought wind chill readings to around 40 degrees below
zero during the early morning hours across southwest Kansas.
Dodge City reported morning lows of minus 8 on the 2nd, minus 9
on the 3rd, and minus 8 on the 4th.

Feb 3, 1988
Arctic air continued to invade the central US. The temperature
at Midland TX plunged from a record high of 80 degrees to 37
degrees in just three hours. Morning lows in the higher
elevations of Wyoming were as cold as 38 degrees below zero.
Heavy snow blanketed southwestern Colorado, with 16 inches
reported at Steamboat Springs.

Feb 4, 1964
A great blizzard was in progress across the Texas Panhandle.
This blizzard, which began on the 2nd and ended on the 5th, dumped
26 inches of snow on Borger, 23.8 inches on Miami, and 23.5
inches on Claude.

Feb 5, 1887
San Francisco experienced its greatest snowstorm of record. Nearly
four inches was reported in downtown San Francisco, and the western
hills of the city received seven inches. Excited crowds went on a
snowfall throwing rampage.

Feb 6, 1807
This day was known as the famous "Cold Friday" in the Midwest and
South. The temperature did not rise above zero in Ohio and Kentucky.

Feb 7, 1861
The temperature at Gouverneur NY bottomed out at 40 degrees below
zero, a drop of 70 degrees in one day. Two days later the mercury
hit 55 degrees.

Feb 8, 1835
A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern US. The temperature
dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA.
Orange trees were killed to the roots.

Feb 9, 1933
The temperature at Moran WY, located next to Teton National Park,
plunged to 63 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The
temperature at the Riverside Ranger Station in Montana dipped to 66
below zero to establish a record for the state, and a record for
the nation which stood until 1954.

Feb 10, 1993
In northwest Kansas, snow began about midday, became heavy during
the afternoon and overnight hours of the 10th and 11th, before
completely ending by late evening on the 11th. Five to ten
inches of snowfall was common with winds up to 50 mph causing
severe blowing and drifting. Some snow drifts reached 5 feet and
wind chills of 20 to 50 below were common. Many schools and a
part of interstate 70 were closed.

Feb 11, 1899
Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this
date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in
Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a
blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of
Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals
averaging 30 to 40 inches.

Feb 12, 1899
The low of 26 below zero established the all time low for Dodge
City. It was the coldest morning ever in the eastern Great
Plains and eastern Texas. Kansas City Missouri bottomed out at 22
degrees below zero. Fort Worth Texas dropped to 8 degrees below.
Camp Clark Nebraska recorded 47 degrees below zero.
IN 1995...Heavy snow fell across a large part of southwest Kansas.
Heaviest snow was in an area bounded by Scott City, Dighton,
Ness City, and Larned to Jetmore and Garden City where 8 to 12
inches were recorded. Four to eight inches fell elsewhere. In
west central Kansas, 6 to 12 inches were reported at Sharon
Springs, Leoti, and Tribune.

Feb 13, 1905
The record low temperature for the state of Kansas was recorded
at Lebanon with 40 degrees below zero.

Feb 14, 1991
Strong winds caused a blackout from dust over much of western
Kansas. The visibility decreased to zero for several hours
during the day, forcing the closing of interstate 70 west of
Russell. A 33 car pileup occurred about 7 miles east of Goodland
resulting in several injuries but no fatalities.
IN 1993...A strong storm system that moved out of the southern
Rockies combined with an Arctic cold front to produce a heavy snow
event across most of southwest Kansas. Heavy snow began falling
across southwest Kansas on the afternoon of the 14th and
continued through early evening on the 15th. Snowfall amounts
ranged from 10 to 12 inches at Liberal, Garden City, and Dodge
City, to 8 to 10 inches at Larned, Jetmore, and St. John. Other
snowfall amounts included 9 inches at Meade, 11 inches in
Kismet, and 7 inches in Greensburg.

Feb 15, 1895
A big Gulf snowstorm produced six inches at Brownsville TX and
Mobile AL, 15 inches at Galveston TX, and 24 inches of snow at Rayne
LA in 24 hours. Snow fell at the very mouth of the Mississippi
River. Houston TX received 22 inches of snow, and nine inches
blanketed New Orleons LA.

Feb 16, 1989
A surge of arctic air produced all-time record high barometric
pressure readings of 30.80 inches at Duluth MN, 30.97 inches at
Chicago IL and 30.94 inches at South Bend IN. Readings of 31.00
inches at Milwaukee WI and 30.98 inches at Rockford IL tied their
all-time records.

Feb 17, 1936
The temperature at McIntosh SD plunged to 58 degrees below zero
to establish a state recored.

Feb 18, 1959
Some of the higher elevations of California were in the midst of
a five day storm which produced 189 inches of snow, a single storm
record for North America.

Feb 19, 1954
High winds across the southern half of the Great Plains, gusting to
85 mph, caused the worst duststorms since the 1930s. Graders were
needed in places to clear fence high dirt drifts.

Feb 20, 1990
Eight to eleven inches of snow fell across extreme southwest Kansas.
Heaviest snowfall occurred at Liberal with 11 inches.
IN 2013...A major winter storm brought heavy snow and near blizzard
conditions to much of southwestern and central Kansas on the 20th and
21st. Snowfall amounts of at least 10 inches fell along and east of
a line from Wakeeney to Dodge City to Coldwater. Amounts of 18 to 21
inches were reported from near Hays to near Larned.

Feb 21, 1918
A spectacular chinook wind at Granville ND caused the temperature
to spurt from a morning low of 33 degrees below zero to an
afternoon high of 50 above.

Feb 22, 1773
This was the day of the memorable "Cold Sabbath" in New England
history. Many persons froze extremities while going to church.

Feb 23, 1936
A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass.
It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives.
IN 2003...A strong winter storm moved from eastern Colorado to southern
Kansas bringing blizzard conditions and a swath of heavy snow. Most of
southwestern Kansas was blanketed with at least 2 to 5 inches of snow,
with a much heavier band centered along and 45 miles either side of a
line from Kiowa through Coldwater, to Cimarron and Scott City where 10
to 14 inches were reported. Within this general area, a 20 mile wide
band of 14 to 16 inch accumulations were common, extending from 10 miles
south of Dodge City, through Coldwater to near Kiowa in Barber county.
The largest amount reported was 17 inches by an observer at Sun City.
Many roads and highways were closed, numerous churches cancelled services
and many schools closed the following Monday. Many dozen vehicle
accidents were reported due to snowpacked roads and poor visibilities.

Feb 24, 1936
Vermont and New Hampshire received brown snow due to dust from
storms in the Great Plains Region. A muddy rain fell across parts
of northern New York State.

Feb 25, 1977
Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through the
southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and the 28th. The
dust originated in the western Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd,
with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass TX, at
White Sands NM, in Sherman County KS, and in eastern Colorado.

Feb 26, 1987
A slow moving storm in the southwestern U.S. spread heavy snow from
the southern and central Rockies into the Central High Plains Region.
Totals in Colorado ranged up to 62 inches at Purgatory. Colorado
Springs CO reported a February record of 14.8 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Lander WY received four inches in one hour, 13 inches in seven hours, and
record storm total of 26 inches. High winds created near blizzard conditions
at Colorado Springs. Fairplay CO reported 43 inches of snow, with drifts ten
feet high.

Feb 27, 1990
A winter storm produced heavy snow in southeastern Colorado, with 12 inches
reported at Lamar. The same storm produced severe thunderstorms over the
Southern High Plains, with wind gusts to 93 mph reported at the White Sands
Missile Range in New Mexico.

Feb 28, 1900
A massive storm spread record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall
totals ranged up to 17.5 inches at Springfield IL and 43 inches at Rochester NY,
with up to 60 inches in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.

Feb 29, 1748
The heaviest snow of the "Winter of the Deep Snow" in New England came to
an end. Coastal Salem was left with more than thirty inches of snow on the
ground.

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From http://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/index.php?m=2&d=1&y=2016   
Weather History
For Monday, February 1, 2016
1893 - Thunder and lightning accompanied sleet and snow at Saint Louis MO during the evening hours, even though the temperature was just 13 degrees above zero. (The Weather Channel) 
1951 - The greatest ice storm of record in the U.S. produced glaze up to four inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania causing twenty-five deaths, 500 serious injuries, and 100 million dollars damage. Tennessee was hardest hit by the storm. Communications and utilities were interrupted for a week to ten days. (David Ludlum) 
1951 - The temperature at Taylor Park Dam plunged to 60 degrees below zero, a record for the state of Colorado. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 
1985 - Snow, sleet and ice glazed southern Tennessee and northern sections of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The winter storm produced up to eleven inches of sleet and ice in Lauderdale County AL, one of the worst storms of record for the state. All streets in Florence AL were closed for the first time of record. (1st-2nd) (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A storm in the Pacific Northwest produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Cape Blanco OR, and up to six inches of rain in the northern coastal mountain ranges. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Thirty cities in the eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Richmond VA with a reading of 73 degrees. Thunderstorms in southern Louisiana deluged Basile with 12.34 inches of rain. Arctic cold gripped the north central U.S. Wolf Point MT reported a low of 32 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - While arctic cold continued to invade the central U.S., fifty-four cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. Russell KS, the hot spot in the nation with a high of 84 degrees the previous day, reported a morning low of 12 above. Tioga ND reported a wind chill reading of 90 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Thunderstorms associated with an upper level weather disturbance produced severe weather across the eastern half of Texas during the late afternoon and evening. Four persons were injured at Waco TX where thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 97 mph at Cotulla TX injuring two other persons. Golf ball size hail was reported at Whitney and northeast of Whitsett. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, February 2, 2016
1952 - The only tropical storm of record to hit the U.S. in February moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across southern Florida. It produced 60 mph winds, and two to four inches of rain. (2nd-3rd) (The Weather Channel) 
1956 - A record snowstorm in New Mexico and west Texas began on Ground Hog's Day. The storm produced 15 inches of snow at Roswell NM, and up to 33 inches in the Texas Panhandle. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A fast moving arctic front brought snow and high winds to the north central U.S. Winds gusted to 69 mph at Brookings SD. Big Falls MN reported nine inches of snow. Record warmth was reported just ahead of the front. Burlington IA reported a record high of 59 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - A dying low pressure system over southern California deluged the San Diego coastal mountains with more than four inches of rain causing half a million dollars damage. Arctic air invading the north central U.S. sent the mercury plunging to 38 degrees below zero at Park Rapids MN. Raleigh NC reported a record high of 75 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Bitter cold air covered much of the central U.S. Butte MT reported a wind chill reading of 91 degrees below zero, Salt Lake City UT was blanketed with 11.9 inches of snow in 24 hours, and winds around Reno NV gusted to 80 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the southeastern U.S. Twenty-eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Wilmington NC with a reading of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours. One person was injured in a tornado near Reidheimer LA. Thunderstorms northeast of Brandon MS produced hail three inches in diameter along with high winds which downed or snapped off one hundred trees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2006 - New Orleans is struck by two tornadoes, collapsing at least one previously damaged house and battering Louis Armstrong International Airport. The Weather Doctor 
2008 - Hilo, HI, is deluged by 10.82 inches of rain in a period of 24 hours, breaking the previous record set in 1969 by 3.5 inches. The Weather Doctor 
2011 - A high temperature of 44°F registered at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ, sets an all-time February record for the coldest high temperature for the city. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, February 3, 2016
1917 - Downtown Miami, FL, reported an all-time record low of 27 degrees. (David Ludlum) 
1947 - The temperature at Tanacross, AK, plunged to a record 75 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - Wintry weather was confined to freezing drizzle and light snow in the northeastern U.S., and light rain and snow in the western U.S. (The National Weather Summary) 
1988 - Arctic air continued to invade the central U.S. The temperature at Midland TX plunged from a record high of 80 degrees to 37 degrees in just three hours. Morning lows in the higher elevations of Wyoming were as cold as 38 degrees below zero. Heavy snow blanketed southwestern Colorado, with 16 inches reported at Steamboat Springs. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - A winter storm brought heavy snow and high winds to the western U.S. Up to three feet of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada of California, and buried parts of northeastern Washington State under three feet of snow in five days. High winds across Washington State reached 75 mph, with gusts to 105 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Severe cold gripped the north central U.S. The morning low of 29 degrees below zero at Casper WY was a record for the month of February. Wisdom MT hit 53 degrees below zero. Missoula MT reported a wind chill reading of 85 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather over the central Gulf coast states during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes in Alabama, including one which touched down north of Birmingham injuring fifteen people and causing nearly three million dollars damage. A tornado at Margaret injured eleven persons and caused a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Thursday, February 4, 2016
1961 - The third great snowstorm of the winter season struck the northeastern U.S. Cortland NY received 40 inches of snow. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - Gales lashed the northern Pacific coast and the coast of northern New England. A storm in the central U.S. produced five inches of snow at Rapid City SD. (The National Weather Summary) 
1988 - A winter storm produced heavy snow from the Upper Ohio Valley to New England, with up to 12 inches reported in Vermont and New Hampshire. Strong northerly winds in the Upper Midwest produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Two dozen cities in the south central and northwestern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. The low of 14 below zero at Boise ID was a February record. A winter storm continued in the southwestern U.S. Alta UT reported 49 inches of snow in four days, Wolf Creek CO reported 66 inches in six days, including 28 inches in 24 hours, and up to 84 inches buried the ski resorts of northern New Mexico in three days. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - A winter storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 13 inches at Gorham, with 11 inches reported at Portland. Totals in New Hampshire ranged up to 14 inches at Franconia, with 13 inches reported at Portsmouth. A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain caused numerous traffic accidents in eastern New York State resulting in three deaths and fourteen injuries. Subzero cold also gripped parts of the northeastern U.S. Caribou ME and Houlton ME reported morning lows of 15 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2004 - 7.15 inches of rain deluges Pinson, AL, setting an all-time record rainfall over 24 hours for the town. The Weather Doctor 
2007 - Kahului reports a minimum temperature of 54°F, a daily low temperature record for the date. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Friday, February 5, 2016
1887 - San Francisco experienced its greatest snowstorm of record. Nearly four inches was reported in downtown San Francisco, and the western hills of the city received seven inches. Excited crowds went on a snowball throwing rampage. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region caused flooding in parts of south central Texas. Del Rio TX was soaked with two inches of rain in two hours prior to sunrise. (The National Weather Summary) 
1988 - Cold and snow invaded the southern U.S. Roswell NM was buried under 16.5 inches of snow in 24 hours, an all-time record for that location. Parts of the Central Gulf Coast Region reported their first significant snow in fifteen years. Strong winds in Minnesota and the Dakotas produced wind chill readings as cold as 75 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Severe cold gripped much of the nation. Thirty cities reported new record low temperatures for the date. Morning lows of 9 above at Astoria OR and 27 below zero at Ely NV were records for February. In Alaska, Point Barrow warmed to 24 degrees above zero, and Nome reached 30 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - For the second time in two days, and the third time in a week, high winds plagued the northwestern U.S. Winds in Oregon gusted to 60 mph at Cape Disappointment, and wind gusts in Washington State reached 67 mph at Bellingham. The first in a series of cold fronts began to produce heavy snow in the mountains of Washington and Oregon. Ten inches of snow fell at Timberline OR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2006 - Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire reaches a high of 41°F, the warmest February 5th on record at the summit and two degrees off the monthly mark, where records have been kept since 1932. The Weather Doctor 
2008 - The deadliest round of tornadoes in nearly a quarter century kill 58 people in the south. The storms kill 32 people in Tennessee, 14 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and five in Alabama. Damage is likely to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The Weather Doctor 
2010 - A mega-snowstorm, which President Obama dubbed Snowmageddon, buried the Washington D.C. area with more than 30 inches of snow in some areas. At American University in Washington the official snowfall was 27.5 inches. Snowfall totals in the Washington DC area range from a low of 17.9 inches at Ronald Reagan National Airport to 40 inches in the northern suburb of Colesville, MD. Dulles Airport reported 32.4 inches, which established a new two-day snowfall record. The Baltimore-Washington International Airport, MD, measured 24.8 inches from the storm breaking the record for the largest two day snowfall there. It is one of the worst blizzards in the city's history. 
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Weather History
For Saturday, February 6, 2016
1807 - It was the famous "Cold Friday" in the Midwest and South. The temperature did not rise above zero in Ohio and Kentucky. (David Ludlum) 
1978 - A massive nor'easter buried the cities of the northeastern U.S. Storm totals included 18 inches at New York City, 16 inches at Philadelphia, and 14 inches at Baltimore. The Boston MA area received 25 to 30 inches in "The Great New England Blizzard" and the mayor outlawed travel in the city for an entire week. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - Brownsville, TX, was deluged with seven inches of rain in just two hours, and flooding in some parts of the city was worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Arctic cold invaded the south central and eastern U.S. Sixteen cities reported new record low temperatures for the date. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced a foot of snow at Arcade NY in three hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Forty-one cities in the western U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Lows of -30 degrees at Ely NV and -33 degrees at Richfield UT were all-time records. Morning lows of 31 degrees at San Francisco CA and -15 degrees at Reno NV were records for February. Logan Canyon UT was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 54 degrees below zero, and Craig CO hit 51 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - A second cold front brought more heavy snow to the high elevations of Oregon, with 12 inches reported at Sunset Summit. Ten inches of snow blanketed Crater Lake and Mount Bachelor. Heavy snow also blanketed northeastern Nevada and parts of Washington State. In Nevada, up to a foot of snow was reported between Spring Creek and Lamoille. Stevens Pass WA received 14 inches of snow in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, February 7, 2016
1861 - The temperature at Gouverneur, NY, bottomed out at -40 degrees, a drop of 70 degrees in one day. Two days later the mercury hit 55 degrees. (David Ludlum) 
1861 - Hanover, NH, plunged from 37 degrees at 1 PM on the 7th to 32 degrees below zero at 7 AM on the 8th, and West Cummington MA plummeted 80 degrees to -32 degrees. Boston MA plunged from 46 degrees to -14 degrees, and on the 11th was back up to 60 degrees. (7th-8th) (The Weather Channel) 
1934 - A deep freeze made it possible to drive from Bay Shore to Fire Island NY. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 
1978 - The worst winter storm of record struck coastal New England. The storm produced 27.5 inches of snow at Boston, and nearly 50 inches in northeastern Rhode Island. The fourteen foot tide at Portland ME was probably the highest of the century. Winds gusted to 79 mph at Boston, and reached 92 mph at Chatham MA. A hurricane size surf caused 75 deaths and 500 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - Low pressure in Manitoba, Canada, pulled warm air up from the Gulf of Mexico, and more than forty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including North Platte NE and Rapid City SD with readings of 73 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 
1988 - Twenty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Binghamton NY with a reading of 5 degrees below zero. Snow blanketed southern Louisiana, with three inches reported at Cameron. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Twenty-five cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 16 at Las Vegas NV, 26 at Bakersfield CA, -29 degrees at Milford UT, and -16 degrees at Reno NV were February records. The low of 43 degrees below zero at Boca CA was a state record for the month of February. In Utah, lows of -32 degrees at Bryce Canyon, -27 degrees at Delta, -29 degrees at Dugway, and -38 degrees at Vernal were all-time records for those locations. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - A slow moving cold front spread heavy snow across the state of Utah. Storm totals ranged up to 31 inches at Alta, with 24 inches at reported Brighton and 23 inches at Snowbird. Bitter cold weather prevailed across Alaska for the thirteenth day in a row, with morning lows of -42 degrees at Fairbanks, -48 degrees at Nenana, and -54 degrees at Bettles. Anchorage AK reported a record low of 23 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Monday, February 8, 2016
1835 - A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA. Orange trees were killed to the roots. (David Ludlum) 
1936 - The temperature at Denver CO plunged to a record 30 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 
1985 - Blue Canyon, CA, set a 24-hour February snowfall record by receiving 42 inches of snow from February 7th-8th. 
1987 - A powerful storm produced blizzard conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 86 mph at Janesville WI and Cleveland OH received 12 inches of snow. North winds of 50 to 70 mph raised the water level of southern Lake Michigan two feet, and produced waves 12 to 18 feet high, causing seven million dollars damage along the Chicago area shoreline. It was the most damage caused by shoreline flooding and erosion in the history of the city of Chicago. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Arctic air invaded the north central U.S. Hibbing MN reported a morning low of 30 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 
1989 - A winter storm over California produced snow from the beaches of Malibu to the desert canyons around Palm Springs, and the snow created mammoth traffic jams in the Los Angeles Basin. Sixteen cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Marysville CA reported an all-time record low reading of 21 degrees above zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Unseasonably mild weather prevailed across the south central and eastern U.S. Twenty-two cities, including five in Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 53 degrees at Flint MI surpassed their previous record by ten degrees, and the high of 66 degrees at Burlington IA exceeded their old record by eight degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 
2009 - Snow falls at levels above elevations of 11,000 feet on the Big Island's Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, February 9, 2016
1933 - The temperature at Moran, WY, located next to Teton National Park, plunged to 63 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The temperature at the Riverside Ranger Station in Montana dipped to 66 below zero to establish a record for the state, and a record for the nation which stood until 1954. (David Ludlum) 
1934 - The mercury dipped to 51 degrees below zero at Vanderbilt to establish a record for the state of Michigan. The temperature at Stillwater plunged to 52 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state of New York. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A storm off the Atlantic coast produced high winds and heavy snow in the northeastern U.S., with blizzard conditions in eastern Massachusetts. Wind gusted to 80 mph and 23.4 inches of snow produced drifts eight feet high at Cape Cod MA. It was the worst blizzard in thirty years for the Cape Cod area. Winds in some of the mountains and ridges of the Appalachian Region gusted to 100 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Arctic cold invaded the north central U.S. Alliance NE plunged from 44 degrees to 12 above in just two hours, and Mobridge SD reported a wind chill of 64 degrees below zero. Winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies gusted to 90 mph at Cheyenne WY, and reached 96 mph at Boulder CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - A winter storm continued to bring rain and snow to southern California. Snowfall totals ranged up to 18 inches at Olancha, with three inches at Palmdale. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front erupted over eastern Texas late in the morning, and produced severe weather as they swept across the southeastern states. Early evening thunderstorms spawned a tornado which injured one person at Nat TX, and produced tennis balls size hail which caused more than half a million dollars damage around Shreveport LA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, February 10, 2016
1899 - The temperature at Monterey plunged to 29 degrees below zero, establishing record for the state of Virginia. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 
1973 - A major snowstorm struck the southeastern U.S. It produced as much as 18 inches in Georgia, and up to two feet of snow in South Carolina. (David Ludlum) 
1978 - As much as eight inches of rain drenched southern California resulting in widespread flooding and mudslides. The heavy rainfall produced a wall of water which ripped through the mountain resort community of Hidden Springs drowning at least thirteen persons. The storm was one of the most destructive of record causing fifty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 
1982 - Bismarck, ND, experienced its 45th consecutive day of subzero temperature readings which tied the previous record long string of subzero daily lows ending on the same date in 1937. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in southeastern Maine. Grand Falls and Woodland received 15 inches, mainly during the early morning hours, while most of the rest of the state did not even see a flake of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Bitter cold arctic air gripped the north central U.S. International Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 35 degrees below zero. Record warm readings were reported in southern California, with highs of 78 at San Francisco and 88 at Los Angeles. San Juan Capistrano CA was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 92 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) 
1989 - For the first time all month winter relaxed its grip on the nation. The temperature at Brownsville TX warmed above 60 degrees for the first time in six days, ending their second longest such cold spell of record. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front continued to produce severe weather across the southeastern U.S. through the morning hours and into the late afternoon. There were a total of twenty-nine tornadoes in twenty-nine hours, and 245 reports of large hail or damaging winds. Pre-dawn thunderstorms produced high winds which injured at least seventy persons in Alabama and Georgia, and caused more than twelve million dollars property damage. A tornado at Austell GA prior to daybreak injured two persons and caused two million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2010 - A second major snowstorm, dubbed Snoverkill and Snowmaggedon 2.0, further buries the Nation's Capital with 10.8 inches of new snow. Schools, businesses and even parts of the Federal government are shut down by blizzard conditions. The city now has a deeper snowpack, 28 inches, than the 20 inches in Anchorage, AK, or 27 inches in Marquette, MI. 
2011 - The coldest day in Oklahoma history sees the temperature plunge to -31°F at Nowata, OK. A US National Weather Service station at Bartlesville recorded a reading of -28°F. Both locations break the previous low temperature mark of -27°F set in 1905 and tied in 1930. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Thursday, February 11, 2016
1899 - Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals averaging 30 to 40 inches. (David Ludlum) 
1983 - The Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England were in the midst of a major snowstorm. In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. The storm resulted in forty-six deaths, thirty-three of which occurred when a freighter capsized and sank off the Maryland/Virginia coast. Heavy snow was reported from northeastern Georgia to eastern Maine. (10th-12th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - Denver, CO, reported only their third occurrence of record of a thunderstorm in February. Ten cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Huron SD reported February temperatures averaging 19 degrees above normal. Williston ND reported readings averaging 24 degrees above normal for the month. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Bitter cold air gripped the north central U.S. Morning lows of 35 degrees below zero at Aberdeen SD, Bismarck ND and International Falls MN were records for the date. Bemidji MN was, officially, the cold spot in the nation with a low of 39 degrees below zero, however, a reading of 42 degrees below zero was reported at Gettysburg SD. In the Northern High Plains Region, Baker MT warmed from 27 degrees below zero to 40 above. (The National Weather Summary) 
1989 - While much of the continental U.S. enjoyed sunshine and seasonable temperatures, a strong weather system over the Hawaiian Islands deluged Honolulu with 2.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - A winter storm produced up to ten inches of snow in Vermont, and up to nine inches of snow in Aroostook County of northeastern Maine. A three day snowstorm began to overspread Oregon, and the winter storm produced 29 inches of snow at Bennett Pass. Mild weather continued in the central U.S. La Crosse WI reported a record forty-seven consecutive days with temperatures above normal. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2004 - North Dakota Governor John Hoeven declares a snow emergency as winds gusting over 70 mph along with heavy snow produces low visibilities and drifts up to 20 feet in northwestern North Dakota. Amtrak train service is interrupted in the region. The Weather Doctor 
2006 - Snowfall records fell in Philadelphia and Allentown, Pennsylvania, Bridgeport and Hartford, Connecticut, Newark, New Jersey, and Worchester and Boston, Massachusetts. The highest total reported was 30.2 inches at Fairfield, CT. New York City set a record one-day snowfall record of 26.9 inches in Central Park. 
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Weather History
For Friday, February 12, 2016
1899 - Texas and the eastern plains experienced their coldest morning of modern record. The mercury dipped to 8 degrees below zero at Fort Worth TX, and to 22 degrees below zero at Kansas City MO. The temperature at Camp Clarke NE plunged to 47 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state. In the eastern U.S., Washington D.C. hit 15 degrees below zero, while Charleston SC received a record four inches of snow. (David Ludlum) 
1958 - Snow blanketed northern Florida, with Tallahassee reporting a record 2.8 inches. A ship in the Gulf of Mexico, 25 miles south of Fort Morgan AL, reported zero visibility in heavy snow on the afternoon of the 12th. (12th-13th) (The Weather Channel) 
1960 - A snowstorm in the Deep South produced more than a foot of snow in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A storm in the eastern U.S. produced high winds from North Carolina to Maine. A storm in the western U.S. produced up to thirty inches of snow in the Sierra Nevada Range of California. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - A classic "nor'easter" formed off the Carolina coast and intensified as it moved up the Atlantic coast bringing heavy snow to the northeastern U.S. Totals ranged up to 26 inches at Camden NY and Chester MA. Arctic cold gripped the north central U.S. Duluth MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 32 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Unseasonably mild weather prevailed across Alaska. Morning lows of 29 degrees at Anchorage and 31 degrees at Fairbanks were actually warmer than those in northern Florida. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Strong southerly winds ahead of an arctic cold front pushed temperatures into the 70s as far north as Iowa and Nebraska. Twenty-one cities in the central U.S., seven in Iowa, reported record high temperatures for the date. Lincoln NE reported a record high of 73 degrees, and the afternoon high of 59 degrees at Minneapolis MN smashed their previous record for the date by twelve degrees. Springfield IL reported a record forty-eight consecutive days with above normal temperatures. (The National Weather Summary) 
2006 - An intense snow squall off of Lake Michigan cuts visibility to zero along a section of US 31. The resulting whiteout causes 96 cars to pile up. 25 were injured. 
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Weather History
For Saturday, February 13, 2016
1784 - Ice floes blocked the Mississippi River at New Orleans, then passed into the Gulf of Mexico. The only other time this occurred was during the "Great Arctic Outbreak" of 1899. (David Ludlum) 
1885 - The "Friday the 13th" avalanche at Alva, UT, killed sixteen persons, and left thirteen others buried for twelve hours before being rescued. (David Ludlum) 
1889 - It was the coldest morning of record along the Gulf Coast. The temperature dipped to 7 above zero at New Orleans LA and Pensacola FL, and plunged to -1 degree at Mobile AL. The mercury dipped to -2 degrees at Tallahassee, the coldest reading of record for the state of Florida. (David Ludlum) 
1905 - Morning lows of -29 degrees at Pond AR, -40 degrees at Lebanon KS, and -40 degrees at Warsaw MO established all-time records for those three states. (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A storm in the western U.S. produced heavy rain over central California. Chews Ridge reported nearly eleven inches of rain in 24 hours, and extensive flooding occurred in San Benito County. The Mount Rose ski resort in Nevada experienced a "white-out" with 60 mph winds and 36 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Strong winds in the wake of a storm in the northeastern U.S., gusting to 60 mph at Oswego NY, produced six foot snow drifts in northeastern Ohio. High winds in the mountains of Utah, gusting to 106 mph at the Snowbird ski resort, contributed to a forty car pile-up on Interstate 15, near the town of Bluffdale. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain and flash flooding from central Texas to western Pennsylvania. Up to ten inches of rain deluged western Kentucky in two days, with five day totals ranging up to 13.16 inches at Gilbertsville Dam KY. Flooding caused tens of millions of dollars damage, including 18 million dollars damage at Frankfort KY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - A slow moving cold front brought heavy snow to Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Big Horn WY reported 15 inches of snow, and up to 22 inches was reported in Utah. In Colorado, 8 to 12 inches of snow fell over the northwest suburbs of Denver, while 16 to 22 inches was reported in the high mountain elevations west of Fort Collins. Strong winds accompanied the heavy snow, and bitter cold weather followed in its wake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, February 14, 2016
1899 - A great blizzard struck the eastern U.S. Washington D.C. received 20.5 inches of snow to bring their total snow depth to nearly three feet. The storm produced 36 inches of snow at Cape May NJ. (David Ludlum) 
1940 - A "Saint Valentine's Day Blizzard" hit the northeastern U.S. Up to a foot and a half of snow blanketed southern New England, and whole gales accompanied the heavy snow stranding many in downtown Boston. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A powerful storm spawned severe thunderstorms in Texas and Oklahoma, and produced heavy snow in the Rocky Mountain Region. Snowfall totals in Colorado ranged up to 27 inches at Telluride. Straight line winds gusting to 104 mph howled through Guadalupe Pass in West Texas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Strong northerly winds ushered arctic air into the north central U.S. Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Winds gusted to 56 mph at Rapid City SD, and reached 65 mph at Cody WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - While "Valentine's Day" was a soggy one in the Ohio Valley and the Tennessee Valley, unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S. Seventeen cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s and 80s. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Valentine's Day was a snowy one for many parts of the western and central U.S. Five to ten inches of snow fell across Iowa, and 6 to 12 inches of snow blanketed northern Illinois, and strong northeasterly winds accompanied the heavy snow. Air traffic came to a halt during the evening at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, where 9.7 inches of snow was reported. More than 250 traffic accidents were reported around Des Moines IA during the evening rush hour. An icestorm glazed east central sections of Illinois, causing twelve million dollars damage in Champaign County alone. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2004 - Dallas receives 3 inches of snow, wreaking havoc with Valentine's Day flower deliveries. The greatest snowfall since 1978 caused numerous traffic accidents, power outages and flight cancellations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. 
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Weather History
For Monday, February 15, 2016
1895 - A big Gulf snowstorm produced six inches at Brownsville TX and Mobile AL, 15 inches at Galveston TX, and 24 inches of snow at Rayne LA in 24 hours. Snow fell at the very mouth of the Mississippi River. Houston TX received 22 inches of snow, and nine inches blanketed New Orleans LA. (David Ludlum) 
1936 - The temperature at Parshall ND plunged to 60 degrees below zero to establish a state record. On the 6th of July that same year the temperature at Steele ND hit 121 degrees, also a state record. (David Ludlum) 
1982 - An intense cyclone off the Atlantic coast capsized a drilling rig killing 84 persons, and sank a Soviet freighter resulting in 33 more deaths. The cyclone produced 80 mph winds which whipped the water into waves fifty feet high. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A storm crossing the central U.S. produced severe thunderstorms which spawned tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi. Tornadoes injured four persons at Pierre Pass LA, three persons at Tangipahoa LA, two persons at Lexie MS and two persons at Nicholson MS. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 100 mph killed one person south of Sulphur LA. Jackson MS was drenched with 1.5 inches of rain in ten minutes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Low pressure brought heavy snow to parts of Michigan, with eleven inches reported at Rogers City. A cold front crossing the Northern Rockies produced wind gusts to 74 mph at Livingston MT, and created blizzard conditions in Idaho. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Thirty-seven cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Atlanta GA was a February record. Highs of 79 degrees at Chattanooga TN, 84 degrees at Columbia SC and 85 degrees at New Orleans LA equalled February records. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Snow, sleet and freezing rain along an arctic cold front prevailed from the north central U.S. to the Northern Atlantic Coast Region. High winds created near blizzard conditions in southern Wyoming, closing Interstate 80, while up to eleven inches of snow fell across central Minnesota. 
1990 - Heavy snow also blanketed the Northern Atlantic Coast States, with ten inches reported at Buffalo NY and Mount Washington NH. Freezing rain over southern New England knocked out electricity to more than 10,000 homes in the western suburbs of Boston MA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2004 - Up to 11 inches of snow fell in areas south of Nashville, TN, causing power outages and producing hazardous driving conditions. The Weather Doctor 
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For Tuesday, February 16, 2016
1899 - Washington D.C. received 1.26 inches of rain in six hours atop a snow cover more than 30 inches deep making it the soggiest day of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 
1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (David Ludlum) 
1943 - Record cold prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The mercury plunged to 43 degrees below zero at Concord NH, and to -39 degrees at Portland ME. The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20 degrees above zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A winter storm produced snow and ice in the Ohio Valley and the Appalachian Region. Snowfall totals in Virginia ranged up to 14 inches around Farmville, while Granville NC reported eight inches of sleet and ice. Freezing rain in eastern North Carolina caused extensive damage to power lines. Gales lashed the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Santa Ana winds in southern California gusted to 50 mph in the Rancho Cucamonga area. Quiet weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - A surge of arctic air produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.08 inches at Duluth MN, 30.97 inches at Chicago IL and 30.94 inches at South Bend IN. Readings of 31.00 inches at Milwaukee WI and 30.98 inches at Rockford IL tied their all-time records. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southeastern U.S. Highs of 81 degrees at Athens GA, 87 degrees at Charleston SC, 85 degrees at Macon GA, and 86 degrees at Savannah GA were records for February. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - Strong thunderstorms developing ahead of an arctic cold front produced severe weather across the southeastern U.S. between mid morning on the 15th and early evening on the 16th. Thunderstorms spawned thirteen tornadoes, including one which, prior to dawn on the 16th, injured eleven persons near Carrollton GA. There were also 121 reports of large hail or damaging winds. A late afternoon thunderstorm on the 15th produced baseball size hail at Jackson MS, and prior to dawn on the 16th, a thunderstorm produced high winds which injured four persons at Goodwater AL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, February 17, 2016
1930 - Eureka, CA, reported an all-time record high of 85 degrees, a record which lasted until September of 1983. (The Weather Channel) 
1936 - The temperature at McIntosh SD plunged to 58 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (David Ludlum) 
1958 - The greatest snowstorm of the mid 20th century struck the northeastern U.S. The storm produced 30 inches of snow in interior New England, including more than 19 inches in 24 hours at the Boston Airport. The same storm produced up to three feet of snow in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, with 14 inches at Washington D.C., and 15.5 inches at Baltimore MD. The storm resulted in 43 deaths and 500 million dollars damage over the Middle Atlantic Coast States. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A couple of winter storms, one off the Atlantic coast and another over the south central U.S., produced snow and ice from the Mississippi Valley to the Mid Atlantic Coast Region. Freezing rain produced a coat of ice three inches thick in northern South Carolina, and 30,000 homes around Pee Dee were left without electricity. Parts of south central Kentucky were without electricity for three days following the storm, which was their worst in 35 years. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Santa Ana winds in southern California gusted to 63 mph at Ontario. Heavy snow blanketed parts of Colorado, with 11 inches reported at Strontia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Low pressure off the Washington coast produced more than a foot of snow in the Cascade Mountains, and more than three inches of rain along the Northern Pacific Coast. Spokane WA was blanketed with 13 inches of snow. Cold arctic air in the Upper Midwest produced all-time record high barometric pressure readings of 31.10 inches at Duluth MN, 31.09 inches at Minneapolis MN, and 31.21 inches at Bismarck ND. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - The biggest winter storm of the season hit the Pacific Coast Region. In northern California, snow fell along the coast, and two day totals in the mountains ranged up to 67 inches at Echo Summit. Snowfall totals in the mountains of southern California ranged up to 48 inches at Green Valley, with 46 inches reported at Big Bear. Up to two feet of snow blanketed the southern Cascade Mountains of Oregon, and 20 to 35 inches were reported in the northern Cascades of Oregon. Up to ten inches of snow blanketed Seattle WA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Thursday, February 18, 2016
1899 - While much of the central and eastern U.S. was recovering from the most severe cold wave of modern history, the temperature at San Francisco soared to 80 degrees to establish a record for month of February. (David Ludlum) 
1959 - Some of the higher elevations of California were in the midst of a five day storm which produced 189 inches of snow, a single storm record for North America. (13th-19th) (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A small but intense low pressure system combined with northerly upslope winds to produce eight inches of snow in five hours at Meeteetsie WY, located southeast of Cody. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Thunderstorms soaked the Central Gulf Coast Region with heavy rain. Totals in southern Louisiana ranged up to 8.50 inches near the town of Ridge, with 6.55 inches at Plaguemine. Thunderstorms in northern Florida drenched Apalachicola with 5.41 inches of rain in 24 hours, and produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Mayo. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Low pressure off the coast of North Carolina brought freezing rain and heavy snow to Virginia and the Carolinas. Snowfall totals in Virginia ranged up to 18 inches at Franklin. Freezing rain reached a thickness of two inches around Charlotte NC. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - An intense but slow moving Pacific storm worked its way across Utah over a two day period. The storm blanketed the valleys with 4 to 12 inches of snow, and produced up to 42 inches of snow in the mountains. Heavy snow also fell across northern Arizona. Williams received 22 inches of snow, and 12 inches was reported along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Friday, February 19, 2016
1884 - Severe thunderstorms spawned sixty tornadoes in the southeastern U.S., killing more than 420 persons and causing three million dollars damage. Georgia and the Carolinas hardest were hit in the tornado outbreak. (David Ludlum) 
1888 - A tornado struck Mount Vernon IL. The tornado killed sixteen persons along its 62 mile path. (David Ludlum) 
1954 - High winds across the southern half of the Great Plains, gusting to 85 mph, caused the worst duststorms since the 1930s. Graders were needed in places to clear fence high dirt drifts. (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A winter storm over the southern and central Rockies produced 28 inches of snow at Echo Lake CO, and two feet of snow at Gascon NM and Los Alamos NM. Mora County NM was declared a disaster area following the storm. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Showers and thunderstorms in the southeastern U.S. drenched Valdosta GA with more than five inches of rain, and the 24 hour rainfall total of 7.10 inches at Apalachicola FL more than doubled their previous 24 hour record for February. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - An upper level weather disturbance brought heavy snow to parts of Nebraska, with six inches reported at Loup City and Surprise. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - A moist Pacific storm worked its way into New Mexico and southern Colorado. Up to 36 inches of snow blanketed the Wolf Creek and Red Mountain passes of southwest Colorado, and up to 15 inches of snow was reported around Trinidad. In New Mexico, the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains were blanketed with 9 to 28 inches of snow, and 50 to 60 mph wind gusts were reported from Taos to Albuquerque. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2011 - Strong winds reaching as high as 40 mph with gusts to 53 mph topple the 48 year old National Christmas tree. The 42 foot tall Colorado blue spruce sat just south of the White House on the Ellipse. It was transplanted there from York, Pennsylvania in 1978. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Saturday, February 20, 2016
1805 - The Potomac River was opened after being closed by ice for a period of two months. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 
1898 - Eastern Wisconsin experienced their biggest snowstorm of record. Racine received thirty inches, and drifts around Milwaukee measured fifteen feet high. (David Ludlum) 
1953 - A snowstorm in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota produced drifts ten feet high which derailed trains. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A storm system over Arizona spread heavy snow from the Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains Region. Thunderstorms in central Texas produced golf ball size hail about the same time north central Texas was being blanketed with up to 8 inches of snow, closing many schools. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Snow and strong northerly winds ushered arctic air into the Great Lakes Region. The temperature at Sault Ste Marie MI plunged from 30 degrees at 5 AM to one below zero by 3 PM, with a wind chill reading of 40 degrees below zero. Five cities in Florida reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 90 degrees at Lakeland was just a degree shy of their February record. (The National Weather Summary) 
1989 - Thunderstorms developing during the early afternoon produced severe weather from eastern Texas to Alabama and northwest Florida. Thunderstorms spawned a dozen tornadoes during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms also produced 90 mph winds around Vicksburg MS, and 100 mph winds around Jackson MS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Heavy snow spread into southwestern Kansas and the panhandle region of Oklahoma and Texas. Heavier snowfall totals included 12 inches at Boise City OK, 11 inches at Liberal KS, and 10 inches at Spearman TX. Blowing and drifting snow closed roads in the Oklahoma panhandle. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, February 21, 2016
1918 - A spectacular chinook wind at Granville, ND, caused the temperature to spurt from a morning low of 33 degrees below zero to an afternoon high of 50 degrees above zero. (David Ludlum) 
1935 - Frequent duststorms occurred in eastern Colorado during the month, forcing schools to close and people to stay indoors. A fatality occurred on this date when two section cars collided on the railroad near Arriba CO, due to poor visibility. (The Weather Channel) 
1936 - The temperature at Langdon, ND, climbed above zero for the first time in six weeks. Readings never got above freezing during all three winter months. (David Ludlum) 
1971 - An outbreak of tornadoes hit northeastern Louisiana and northern and central Mississippi. The tornadoes claimed 121 lives, including 110 in Mississippi. Three tornadoes accounted for 118 of the deaths. There are 1600 persons injured, 900 homes were destroyed or badly damaged, and total damage was 19 million dollars. (David Ludlum) 
1971 - Elk City, OK, was buried under 36 inches of snow to establish a 24 hour snowfall record for the state. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - Low pressure over central California produced gale force winds along the coast, and produced thunderstorms which pelted Stockton, Oakland and San Jose with small hail. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - A storm tracking across southern Canada produced high winds in the north central U.S., with gusted to 90 mph reported at Boulder CO. The high winds snapped trees and power lines, and ripped shingles off roofs. The Kentucky Fried Chicken Bucket was blown off their store in Havre MT. An eighteen foot fiberglass bear was blown off its stand along a store front in west Cody WY, and sailed east into downtown Cody before the owners were able to transport their wandering bear back home in a horse trailer. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Thunderstorms developing during the morning hours spread severe weather across Georgia and the Carolinas. Strong thunderstorm winds caused one death and thirteen injuries in North Carolina, and another four injuries in South Carolina. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Overnight thunderstorms produced heavy rain in central Texas. Rainfall totals ranged up to 2.80 inches at Camp Verde, with 2.20 inches reported at Leakey. Thunderstorms early in the day produced high winds in southern Texas, with wind gusts to 60 mph reported at Alice. Daytime thunderstorms in eastern Texas drenched Rosenberg with four inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Monday, February 22, 2016
1773 - The memorable "Cold Sabbath" in New England history. Many persons froze extremities while going to church. (David Ludlum) 
1936 - Although heat and dust prevailed in the spring and summer, early 1936 brought record cold to parts of the U.S. Sioux Center IA reported 42 inches of snow on the ground, a state record. (20th-22nd) (The Weather Channel) 
1986 - A twelve siege of heavy rain and snow, which produced widespread flooding and mudslides across northern and central California, finally came to an end. The storm caused more than 400 million dollars property damage. Bucks Lake, located in the Sierra Nevada Range, received 49.6 inches of rain during the twelve day period. (Storm Data) 
1987 - A storm moving northeastward out of the Gulf of Mexico began to spread heavy snow across the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. Thunderstorms in northern Florida produced wind gusts to 65 mph in Alachua County. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Dry weather prevailed across the nation, with windy conditions from the Central Rockies to northern New England. Winds gusted to 58 mph at Cleveland OH, and reached 63 mph at Erie PA. Winds in the Central Rockies gusted to 120 mph at Mines Peak CO and Rendezvous Peak WY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Strong northwesterly winds ushering cold arctic air into the north central U.S. produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region, with heavy snow near Lake Michigan. Totals in northwest Indiana ranged up to 24 inches at Gary, and up to 16 inches buried northeastern Illinois. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Thunderstorms developing along and ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from southern Mississippi to North Carolina. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado just prior to dawn which touched down near Opp AL injuring ten persons and causing half a million dollars damage. Thunderstorm winds injured four persons south of Troy AL, and five people at Columbus GA. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 76 mph at Dothan AL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, February 23, 2016
1802 - A great snowstorm raged along the New England coast producing 48 inches of snow north of Boston. Three large ships from Salem were wrecked along Cape Cod. (David Ludlum) 
1936 - A severe blizzard in the Sierra Nevada Range closed Donner Pass. It stranded 750 motorists and claimed seven lives. (David Ludlum) 
1987 - A winter storm buried the Middle Atlantic Coast Region under heavy snow. Totals ranged up to 24 inches at Lancaster PA, with 23 inches at Coatesville PA. During the height of the storm Philadelphia PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. The Washington D.C. area was blanketed with up to 15 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Strong northwesterly winds ushered arctic air into the central U.S., and temperatures in Missouri were thirty degrees colder than the previous day. The strong winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Superior, with up to 15 inches of snow reported over the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Nineteen cities in the central U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date, including Lincoln NE with a reading of 19 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) 
1990 - A fast moving storm produced near blizzard conditions in Michigan. Snowfall totals ranged up to 9.5 inches in Allegan County, wind gusts reached 74 mph at Ann Arbor, and five foot snow drifts were reported around Saginaw. The Michigan AAA records showed more than 5000 traffic accidents reported, a near record for one day. There were several chain reaction collisions. One near Pontiac involved a hundred cars. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, February 24, 2016
1852 - The Susquehanna River ice bridge at Havre de Grace, MD, commenced to break up after forty days of use. A total of 1738 loaded freight cars were hauled along rails laid on the ice. (David Ludlum) 
1936 - Vermont and New Hampshire received brown snow due to dust from storms in the Great Plains Region. A muddy rain fell across parts of northern New York State. (24th-25th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A massive winter storm began to overspread the western U.S. In southern California, Big Bear was blanketed with 17 inches of snow, and Lake Hughes reported four inches of snow in just one hour. Snow pellets whitened coastal areas of Orange County and San Diego County, with three inches at Huntington Beach. The storm also produced thunderstorms with hail and waterspouts. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Strong winds produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region which created "white-out" conditions in eastern Upper Michigan. Squalls produced up to 14 inches of snow in Geauga County of northeastern Ohio. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - A total of thirty-three cities in the eastern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date, and an Atlantic coast storm spread heavy snow from Georgia to southern New England. Snowfall totals in New Jersey ranged up to 24 inches in May County, with 19 inches reported at Atlantic City. Totals in North Carolina ranged up to 18 inches in Gates County, and winds along the coast of North Carolina gusted to 70 mph at Duck Pier. Strong winds gusting to 52 mph created blizzard conditions at Chatham MA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Strong northerly winds prevailed from Illinois to the Southern and Central Appalachians. Winds gusted to 68 mph at Sewickley Heights PA. High winds caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow across northern and central Indiana through the day. Wind gusts to 47 mph and 6 to 8 inches of snow created white-out conditions around South Bend IN. Traffic accidents resulted in two deaths and 130 injuries. Sixty-five persons were injured in one accident along Interstate 69 in Huntington County. Wind gusts to 60 mph and 4 to 8 inches of snow created blizzard conditions in eastern and northern Ohio. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2004 - Heavy snows blanket wide areas of northern New Mexico, closing schools and highways. he mountains east of Santa Fe receive 20 inches. Sandia Park, east of Albuquerque, measures 11 inches. 8 inches falls at Los Alamos. 
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Weather History
For Thursday, February 25, 2016
1922 - The temperature at Los Angeles, CA, soared to 92 degrees to establish a record for the month of February. (David Ludlum) 
1977 - Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through the southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and the 28th. The dust originated in the western Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass TX, at White Sands NM, in Sherman County KS, and in eastern Colorado. (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - Low pressure in Nevada produced snow from the southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas. Snowfall totals in Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine. Flagstaff AZ reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett NV, 24 inches at Brian Head UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge MT, and 26 inches at Angel Fire NM. Snow at Los Alamos NM pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their previous record of 123.5 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region buried Pulaski NY under 17 inches of snow. Sunny and mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. Havre MT reported a record high of 66 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Thirteen cities in Florida reported record low temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 24 degrees. Severe cold in Florida claimed three lives, and resulted in 250 to 300 million dollars crop damage. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the central U.S. Dodge City KS reported record high of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY. Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low of 26 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2009 - Two Alaskan communities set their all-time records for highest wind speed. St. Paul registers a wind of 91 mph, and on St George Island the wind reaches 94 mph. 
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Weather History
For Friday, February 26, 2016
1910 - Parts of Washington State were in the midst of a storm which produced 129 inches of snow at Laconia between the 24th and the 26th, a single storm record for the state. A series of storms, which began on the 23rd, led to a deadly avalanche on the first of March. By late on the 28th, the snow had changed to rain, setting the stage for disaster. (The Weather Channel) 
1972 - The Buffalo Creek disaster occurred in the Buffalo Creek Hollow of Logan County in West Virginia. A coal slag dam on the Middle Fork of Buffalo Creek burst sending a fifty foot wall of water down a narrow valley killing 125 persons and causing 51 million dollars damage. Three days of rain atop a six inches snow cover prompted the dam break. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A slow moving storm in the southwestern U.S. spread heavy snow from the southern and central Rockies into the Central High Plains Region. Totals in Colorado ranged up to 62 inches at Purgatory. Colorado Springs CO reported a February record of 14.8 inches of snow in 24 hours. Lander WY received four inches in one hour, 13 inches in seven hours, and a record storm total of 26 inches. High winds created near blizzard conditions at Colorado Springs. Fairplay CO reported 43 inches of snow, with drifts ten feet high. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Eight cities in the central and western U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Lamoni IA with a reading of 67 degrees. Temperatures in North Dakota were as warm as those in Florida. (The National Weather Summary) 
1989 - An upper level weather disturbance brought snow to parts of the central U.S. which just one day earlier were enjoying temperatures in the 60s. Snowfall totals in Missouri ranged up to nine inches at Rolla. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Unseasonably cold weather followed in the wake of the winter storm in the northeastern U.S. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Syracuse NY with a reading of 10 degrees below zero. Freezing temperatures in southeastern Virginia caused considerable damage to plants and fruit trees. The barometric pressure reading of 30.88 inches at Wilmington NC was February record for that location. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2004 - A major snowstorm dumps up to 20 inches of snow in the Charlotte metropolitan area. Charlotte's third largest snowstorm on record accumulates 11.6 inches at the airport. 
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Weather History
For Saturday, February 27, 2016
1717 - What was perhaps the greatest snow in New England history commenced on this date. During a ten day period a series of four snowstorms dumped three feet of snow upon Boston, and the city was snowbound for two weeks. Up to six feet of snow was reported farther to the north, and drifts covered many one story homes. (David Ludlum) 
1969 - A record snowstorm in Maine came to an end. Two to four feet of snow buried southern and central Maine, with a state record of 57 inches reported at West Forks. Drifts covered many single story homes, and the weight of the snow collapsed many roofs. Two to four feet of snow also buried northeastern Vermont and northeastern Massachusetts. In New Hampshire, Mount Washington NH reported 97.8 inches of snow, a record storm total for New England. (24th-28th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A storm spread heavy snow into the Central High Plains Region, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Southern Plains. Snowfall totals in western Nebraska ranged up to 19 inches at Sydney. Severe thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced baseball size hail at Stringtown and Atoka. A storm in the eastern U.S. produced heavy rain over the Carolinas and heavy snow in the southern Appalachians and piedmont region. Five inches of rain left four feet of water in the streets of Greenville SC. Snowfall totals in southwestern Virginia ranged up to 20 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Thunderstorms along a cold front produced heavy rain in southern California, with up to 2.52 inches reported in Ventura County. Strong winds accompanying the rain gusted to 55 mph in the Tehachapi Mountains. Rapid City SD established a February record with an afternoon high of 75 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Rain and snow prevailed in the southeastern U.S. Up to eight inches of snow blanketed north central Tennessee, and snowfall totals in western North Carolina ranged up to 14 inches at Mount Mitchell. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - A winter storm produced heavy snow in southeastern Colorado, with 12 inches reported at Lamar. The same storm produced severe thunderstorms over the Southern High Plains, with wind gusts to 93 mph reported at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Low pressure brought high winds to the Prince William Sound area of Alaska. Big River Lakes reported wind gusts to 92 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2010 - A weak EF0 tornado causes no damage as it moved across California's southern San Joaquin Valley. However it is the only tornado reported in the United States during the month. According to the Storm Prediction Center, only five months since 1950 have lacked a tornado report. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Sunday, February 28, 2016
1900 - A massive storm spread record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall totals rangeD up to 17.5 inches at Springfield IL and 43 inches at Rochester NY, with up to 60 inches in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. (David Ludlum) 
1952 - An intense storm brought coastal sections of southeastern Massachusetts to a halt, stranding 3000 motorists on Lower Cape, and leaving ten thousand homes on the Cape without electricity. Winds gusting to 72 mph created mountainous snowdrifts of the 18 inches of snow which buried Nantucket and Hyannis. A barometric pressure reading of 29.02 inches was reported at the center of the storm. (The Weather Channel) 
1987 - A powerful storm produced severe thunderstorms in Louisiana and Mississippi early in the day. About mid morning a monstrous tornado touched down near Moselle MS and grew to a width of two miles as it passed near Laurel MS. The tornado traveled a distance of 40 miles killing six persons, injuring 350 others, and causing 28.5 million dollars damage. The tornado swept homes right off their foundations, and tossed eighteen wheel trucks about like toys. Strong straight line winds associated with the powerful storm system gusted to 70 mph at Jonesboro AR and Carbondale IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1988 - Thunderstorms in California produced severe weather during the early morning hours. Strong thunderstorm winds, gusting to 74 mph, downed trees in the Sacramento area. Unseasonably mild weather prevailed in the northwestern U.S. The afternoon high of 71 degrees at Portland OR was a February record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1989 - Thunderstorms in the southeast corner of the nation produced winds gusts to 58 mph at Fort Lauderdale FL, and a total of seven inches of rain. Heavy snow whitened parts of the Northern Plateau and the Northern Rockies, with ten inches reported at Marion MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
1990 - Showers and thunderstorms over the Southern Plains Region capped a record wet February for parts of Oklahoma. Totals for the month ranged up to 9.11 inches at McCurtain, with 4.63 inches reported at Oklahoma City. Snow and sleet fell across northern Oklahoma, with four inches reported at Freedom and Jefferson. Snow also spread across southern Kansas into Missouri and Arkansas, with six inches of snow reported at Harrison AR. In Alaska, February temperatures at Nome averaged 21 degrees below normal, ranging from -38 degrees to 29 degrees during the month. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2012 - The first confirmed February tornado in Nebraska state history struck Lincoln and Logan Counties shortly after 4PM. The EF-0 tornado was on the ground intermittently for up to six minutes and traveled 3 miles before dissipating in southwest Logan County. The path of the tornado was over open rangeland and cropland where limited damage occurred. Patches of snow were still on the ground at the time. (NWS North Platte) 
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Weather History
For Monday, February 29, 2016
1748 - The heaviest snow of the "Winter of the Deep Snow" in New England came to an end. Coastal Salem was left with more than thirty inches of snow on the ground. (David Ludlum) 
1964 - Thompson Pass, AK, finished the month with 346.1 inches of snow, a record monthly total for the state of Alaska. (The Weather Channel) 
1988 - "Leap Day" proved to be a wet one for southern California, with 4.76 inches of rain reported at Tommys Creek in Ventura County. February went out like a lamb across much of the rest of the nation. Sixteen cities in the central and western U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
2008 - The world's tallest snowwoman is unveiled in the western Maine town of Bethel, ME. "Olympia," named for Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, is about 122 feet tall, 10 feet taller than "Angus, King of the Mountain," which has held the tallest snowman record since 1999. He was named for Angus King, Maine's governor at the time. The Weather Doctor 
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