From "This Day in National/World Weather History ..." at.ABR http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/scripts/wxhistory.php
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1 January 1934 → Heavy rain, which began on December 30, led to flooding in the Los Angeles Basin of California. Walls of water and debris up to ten feet high were noted in some canyon areas. Up to 16 inches of rain fell during the event, including more than 8 inches in downtown L.A.
1 January 1964 → Heavy snow fell from last night into today across much of the southeast United States. More than half a foot of snow piled up from southern Mississippi to central Kentucky. Sixteen inches of accumulation was reported near the Tennessee/Alabama border.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ohx&storyid=96629&source=0
1 January 1965 → A seven-day long snowstorm finally came to an end at Wolf Creek Pass, CO, setting the state's single-storm snowfall record of 143 inches.
1 January 1970 → Australia's most powerful tornado, of at least F4 strength, felled a million trees in Bulahdelah State Forest north of Sydney. Its 14 mile long path was up to a mile wide.
1 January 1979 → Freezing temperatures and icy conditions in Dallas resulted in very unpleasant playing conditions for the Cotton Bowl Classic between the University of Houston and Notre Dame. Notre Dame quarterback Joe Montana was suffering from the flu, and was given a hot bowl of chicken soup at half-time. Revived, Joe returned to the field and led the Fighting Irish to a 35-34 victory in the Chicken Soup Game. 
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=chicken_soup_game
1 January 1993 → Rainfall throughout the second half of the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL was so heavy that it has been called the Monsoon Bowl ever since. Florida State beat Nebraska 27-14.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=football_weather#january
1 January 1864: A historic cold blast of air charged southeast from the northern Plains to Ohio Valley. Chicago had a high temperature 16 degrees below zero. A farmer near Huntertown, Indiana, reported the same high temperature as Chicago, with a low of 21 degrees below zero. In his weather diary he made the remark "rough day". Minneapolis had a temperature of 25 degrees below zero at 2 PM. St. Louis Missouri saw an overnight low of 24 degrees below zero. The Mississippi was frozen solid with people able to cross it.
1 January 1935: The Associated Press Wire Photo Service made its debut, delivering the famous weather maps, twice each day to newspapers across the country. The first photo transmitted was a plane crash in the Adirondack of New York on this day. The plane crashed during the evening hours on December 28, but the rescue did not occur until New Year's Day. Click HERE for more information from the New York History Blog.
http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2014/11/24/adirondack-photos-made-associated-press-history/
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First transmitted wire photograph from the Associated Press.
 1 January 1999: The start of 1999 was ushered in with snow, ice, and very cold weather across central and south central Nebraska. On New Year's Day, a steady snowfall along and north of Interstate 80 dumped from 1 to 5 inches of snow. By late morning, freezing drizzle developed southeast of Hastings and eventually coated area roads with a layer of ice. Light snow later that evening made travel even more treacherous. Several accidents were reported around the Interstate and Highway 30. Once the ice and snow ended, arctic air spilled across the area abroad 20 to 30 mph north winds. Blowing and drifting of the fallen snow caused very poor visibilities for a time on the 2nd. Temperatures fell to 5 to 15 below zero through midday the 3rd.
1 January 1999: Sydney, Australia records a high of 111.6 degrees, the second hottest day on record here. Their highest maximum temperature on record is 113.5 degrees recorded in 1939. Records date back to 1859. Meanwhile, Sydney Airport recorded its hottest day on record reaching 113.4 degrees.
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2 January 1777 → Extreme cold froze muddy fields near Trenton, NJ and allowed George Washington to escape the British and seek safe shelter in Pennsylvania.
2 January 1920 → South America's hottest temperature on record, 120 degrees, was measured at Villa de Maria, Argentina.
2 January 1955 → Hurricane Alice brought 81-mph winds to the Leeward Islands.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/wea01218.htm
2 January 1960 → Oodnadatta, Australia recorded the Southern Hemisphere's highest temperature on record of 123 degrees.
2 January 1870: One unofficial source reported the heaviest snowfall ever known in Louisville, Kentucky, piled up to about four feet. That would be more than twice as much as the accepted official record of 22.4 inches set February 4 through 6.
2 January 1897: Tornadoes in January? Two tornadoes touched down on this day. The first tornado touched down in the town of Mooringsport, Louisiana, killing five people and injuring 21 others. The second tornado occurred at Benton, Arkansas. Although this tornado was more destructive regards to property damage, it caused one death.
2 January 1955: Hurricane Alice passed through the Islands of Saint Martin and Saba in the Caribbean Sea on this day. Alice, which developed on December 30, 1954, is the only known Atlantic hurricane to span two calendar years.
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Shown above is a PPI scope image from an SPS-6 radar on the USS MIDWAY showing rare January hurricane northeast of British Virgin Islands. This was hurricane Alice. Monthly Weather Review, August 1962, p. 364.
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Hurricane Alice storm track. 
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3 January 1777 → An overnight freeze enabled George Washington and his troops to flank the British at Trenton, cross their lines at Princeton, and seek security in the hills of northern New Jersey.
3 January 1913 → The U.S. land record for the lowest barometric pressure in a non-tropical storm in the Lower 48 was set at Canton, NY: 28.20 inches.
3 January 1949 → Up to two feet of snow propelled by 70-mph winds caused the deaths of tens of thousands of sheep and cattle from the Central Rockies to the High Plains. Snow drifts reached 30 feet high. Meanwhile, tornadoes up to F4 strength were raking Kansas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. An F4 tornado killed 55 people on the northeast side of Warren, AR.
3 January 2000 → At 4:10pm an F3 tornado ripped through Owensboro, KY with winds of 180 mph. A dozen buildings at Kentucky Wesleyan College were damaged.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/storm/Owb_tor/jan3stm.php
3 January 2002 → An ice storm struck Atlanta, canceling thousands of flights. The storm was caused by a low pressure system that developed over the Gulf of Mexico, crossed northern Florida, and then headed up the East Coast.
3 January 1883: A remarkably brilliant meteor display occurred on the night of January 3rd. The phenomenon was observed at stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. This meteor was generally described as having resembled a large, bright ball of fire.
3 January 1886: A severe ice storm struck portions of northeastern Iowa when heavy accumulations of freezing rain brought down trees and branches across the area. An observer near Garnavillo in Clayton County wrote that "the rain...mostly froze as it fell, and coated twigs of trees with ice an inch thick, and many trees were seriously broken. Our telephone wires were broken in many places. Large old trees and large limbs broken. In the woods many trees bent their tops so the ground, and the roads were impassible until the tree tops were cut off." In Fayette County it was reported that "ice formed on the trees so thick that many limbs, from four to eight inches through, were broken and the tops of the trees, thirty feet high, rested on the ground in many instances blockading the roads." An observer at Waukon noted that "ice formed on the trees to such an extent that in very many cases our shade trees were ruined. All the afternoon and night it was a continual crash."
 3 January 1949: During the late afternoon hours, an estimated F4 tornado destroyed the town of Warren, Arkansas. This tornado killed 55 people and injured more than 250 others. The destruction of the Bradley mill displaced 1,000 employees.
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Bradley Mill Smoke Stack. Image courtesy from the Bradly County Historical Museum. Click HERE for more photographs from this tornado. 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arbradle/tornado/photo_index.html
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4 January 1780 → A major snowstorm pounded Morristown, NJ keeping General Washington and his troops stuck at their headquarters.
4 January 1917 → At 11am an F3 tornado destroyed a Choctaw Indian Baptist Mission school at Vireton, OK, in the eastern part of the state. Fifteen school children, ranging in age from 6 to 18, were killed.
4 January 1641: According to historical records, Mount Parker, a stratovolcano on Mindabao Island in the Philippines erupted on this day. The eruption cause the formation of a crater lake called Lake Maughan.
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Image courtesy from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
4 January 1917: A tornado with estimated F3 damage cut a 15-mile path and struck a school at Vireton in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, killing 16 people. It ranks as the 4th worst school tornado disaster in U.S. history.
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559833/m1/1/zoom/?resolution=4&lat=3436&lon=2241.5
Article from the Sweetwater Daily Reporter in Sweetwater, Texas. Published on January 10, 1917. You can read the full article by clicking HERE.
4 January 1997: The temperature rose to 61 degrees in Flint and in Detroit, Michigan. The normal high temperature for January 4 is only 30 degrees!
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5 January 1974 → The warmest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 59F at Vanda Station on the Scott Coast.
5 January 1988 → Up to 70 inches of snow blanketed the snowbelt areas of New York. The snow was accompanied by lightning and thunder.
5 January 1994 → Almost 56 inches of snow buried Alta, UT, establishing the location's 24-hour snowfall record.
5 January 2012 → Amazing warmth in the Great Plains as temperatures in the 60s were felt as far north as Minot, ND. Several locations broke their old daily record highs by 10 to 15 degrees, and many spots established new record highs for the month of January. Philip, SD set a record high of 74 degrees, breaking their old record for January 5 by 28 degrees!
5 January 1884: One of only two days in history during which the temperature at Louisville, Kentucky, never rose above zero. The low was 20 degrees below with a high of 1 below zero.
 5 January 1892: From the History of Fayetteville Georgia, "Another traumatic event occurred in Fayetteville on the evening of January 5, 1892 about six o'clock in the evening. A terrible tornado or cyclone struck the town of Fayetteville just as many had sat down for dinner. The storm killed 3 people and injured many more as its raging force destroyed numerous residences, outbuildings and structures including the academy, as well as killing abundant livestock. The event was written about as far away as Savannah."
5 January 1962: Two tornadoes, about 100 yards apart and each making paths about 100 yards wide followed parallel paths from southeast to northwest through the edge of the Crestview, Florida's residential area. These tornadoes killed one and injured 30 others.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%205%2C%201962%20Creatview%20Tornado%20Damage.jpg
Tornado damage to Leon and Bertie Ann Curenton's home. Photograph courtesy from the State Library and Archives of Florida.
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6 January 1988 → From the 5th to the 8th a major snowstorm traveled across the southern United States. A foot of snow fell from Kansas to Arkansas and on the higher elevations of the Carolinas. On the 6th, Little Rock, AR received over 10 inches of snow.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/?n=hunsurold_jan1988snow
6 January 1993 → A six-day snowstorm dropped 31 inches of snow on parts of Salt Lake City from the 6th to the 11th.
6 January 1996 → The "Blizzard of 1996" began today, and eventually dumped 20 inches of snow in New York City. Up to four feet of snow fell on the Appalachians from Virginia to Pennsylvania by the time it ended on the 8th. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/wx_events/winter/blizz.htm
6 January 2006 → Tropical Storm Zeta dissipated after having formed on December 29, marking an end to the 2005 hurricane season. It was the 30th storm of the record-breaking season, and one of only two tropical storms on record to span two calendar years (with Hurricane Alice in 1954-55).  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al302005.discus.030.shtml?
6 January 1886: The "Great Blizzard of 1886" struck the Midwest with high winds, subzero temperatures and heavy snowfall. These conditions caused as many as 100 deaths and 80% of the cattle in the state of Kansas were lost. Click HERE for more information from Kansas Historical Society.
https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/blizzard-of-1886/11982
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%206%2C%201886%20Great%20Blizzard%20in%20Kansas.jpg
View of several people and a train stopped on snow-covered tracks after the great blizzard of January, 1886. This photograph was taken in Ford County, Kansas. Image courtesy from the Kansas Historical Society.   http://www.kshs.org/
6 January 1996: A more recent Great Blizzard was a severe nor'easter that paralyzed the East Coast on January 6 to the 8th. In Washington D.C., this storm is also known as the "Great Furlough Storm" because it occurred during the 1996 federal government shutdown. Snowfall amounts from this event includes: 47 inches in Big Meadows, Virginia; 30.7" in Philadelphia; 27.8" in Newark; 24.6" at the Dulles International Airport; 24.2" in Trenton; 24" in Providence; 22.5" in Baltimore; 18.2" in Boston; 17.1" in D.C.; and 9.6" in Pittsburgh. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/blizzard-of-1996-begins
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Image courtesy from NOAA. 
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7 January 1998 → During the Canadian Ice Storm of Jan. 5 through 10, 1998 freezing rain and drizzle fell for over 80 hours. The total water equivalent of precipitation, comprising mostly freezing rain and ice pellets and a bit of snow, exceeded 3.30" in Ottawa, 2.90" in Kingston, 4.25" in Cornwall, and 3.90" in Montreal. New England was hard hit as well.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/events/IceStorm1998/ice98.shtml
7 January 2002 → Snow fell in unusual places in the Middle East, including Amman, Jordan, and Jerusalem.
7 January 2008 → A tornado outbreak stretched from northeast Oklahoma to southeast Wisconsin. EF-3 tornadoes occurred as far north as northern Illinois and southeast Wisconsin.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/sgf/?n=010808_tornadoes
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=20080107tor
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=010708_tor
7 January 1966: Tropical Cyclone Denise dropped 45 inches of rain on La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean in 12 hours, and 71.80 inches of rain in 48 hours through the 8th.
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From the Meteo France, "at 7:15 p.m. disturbance appears for the first time in its entire circular structure and the center can be determined accurately by 20.4° S, 56.4° E. In the image above, you can clearly see the eye of the storm northeast radar Cauldron, the latter being located at the black spot in the bottom left corner. From that moment moving DENISE will be constantly monitoring the radar." Click HERE for more information from the Meteo France. Please note, the webpage will load in French. 
http://pluiesextremes.meteo.fr/lareunion/1966-Denise.html
7 January 1989: Empty foundations are all that remain of four homes on the southwest end of Allendale, Illinois after an F4 tornado ripped through. The tornado was extremely rare due to its strength and the fact that it occurred so far north during the middle of meteorological winter.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%207%2C%201989%20Allendale%20Tornado.jpg
Image courtesy from Storm Data. 

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8 January 1935 → A dust storm in New Zealand blew pebbles with such force that car windshields were pitted.
8 January 1966 → The greatest 24-hour rainfall associated with a tropical cyclone occurred at La Reunion Island when Tropical Cyclone Denise produced 72.0 inches of rain. The storm also set the world's 12-hour rainfall record with an even 45 inches.
8 January 2008 → Tornadoes struck the Lower Mississippi Valley. Most of the twisters were of EF-0 and EF-1 strength, however one EF-2 killed a 61-year-old man when it destroyed his mobile home near Appleton, AR.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/?n=jan82008nearwtntor
8 January 1973: Georgia's worst ice storm since 1935 occurred on the 7th and 8th. Freezing rain and sleet began during the early morning hours on Sunday the 7th and ended in most areas during the day on Monday. Total damage was estimated at well over $25 million. The electric power companies suffered losses estimated at $5 million and telephone companies had another $2 million in damages. Some schools were closed for more than a week. Click HERE to see a video from WAGA TV Channel 5 on this ice storm. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yce4jhttrTY&feature=youtu.be
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%208%2C%201973%20Atlanta%20Ice%20Storm.jpg
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9 January 1954 → Appropriately-named Northice, Greenland recorded the Western Hemisphere's coldest temperature of 87 degrees below zero.
9 January 1963 → Huge swells broke on a bar near Lagoa do Santos Andres, Portugal. An enormous wave surged into the lagoon carrying 80 people into the ocean drowning 17.
9 January 1997 → A snowstorm caused the wings of Comair Flight 3272 to ice over. The plane, heading from Cincinnati to Detroit, crashed near Ida, MI and all 29 people aboard died.
9 January 2011 → Heavy snow spread across Dixie, dumping up to a foot of snow from northern Mississippi to South Carolina. Atlanta was brought to a standstill by 5 inches of snow plus a coating of ice.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/?n=jan102011winterstorm
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/?n=20110109winterstorm
9 January 1880: A rapidly deepening low pressure system produced extremely strong winds along the Pacific Northwest coast. While wind measurements were limited, there were widespread reports of wind damage. Click HERE for more information from the Office of Washington State Climatologist.  http://www.climate.washington.edu/stormking/January1880.html
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Image courtesy from the Office of Washington State Climatologist.
9 January 2006: With cold air sweeping in from the Himalayas, New Delhi reports frost for the first time in 70 years with a low temperature of 0.2°C (32.3°F). The cold prompted officials to order all schools to close for three days. Click HERE for more information from CBCNews.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/first-frost-in-70-years-hampers-new-delhi-1.570610
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10 January 1911 → The temperature at Rapid City, SD plunged 47 degrees in just fifteen minutes.
10 January 1958 → The world record for a 48-hour rainfall amount was set at Aurere, La Reunion: 97.10 inches.  NOTE:  This record has been broken with a rainfall of 98.15 inches at Cherrapunji, India in June 1995.
10 January 1973 → A violent tornado, possibly an F5, hit San Justo, a western suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the 300 yard wide path through town 65 people were killed and 300 injured.
10 January 1982 → The Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego in the AFC Championship. The temperature dropped to -9 as the game was played. The wind was blowing over 50 mph, making the wind chill factor 59 degrees below zero. The game is nicknamed the Freezer Bowl.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln//climo/summaries/20120110_freezer.php/
10 January 1949: Snow was reported at San Diego, California for the first time since 1882. Snow was noted even on some of the beaches in parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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The photo above is Clark Gable's residence from this snow event. The photograph is courtesy from Los Angeles Public Library. Click HERE for more photographs.
http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/DoSearch?databaseID=968&index=-1&initialsearch=true&count=10&finish=photosearch_pageADV.jsp&mode=manual&keyword=Snow&terms=%2F%2FwSnow&author=&Search=Search&after=&specific=1949&before=&lowdate=&hidate=
10 January 1982: Bitterly cold weather was found across Illinois. Of the 109 weather reporting stations in the state, 48 of those reported lows of 20 degrees below zero or colder. Some of the coldest temperatures included 27 below zero at Rockford, 26 below zero at Chicago, and 25 below zero at Kankakee and Peoria.
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11 January 1898 → A tornado outbreak swept through the Ozarks. The worst tornado was an F4 that ripped through the heart of Fort Smith, AR at 11:15pm. Fifty-two people were killed in town, including 16 in one residential block. A Fort Smith street sign was found 22 miles away.
11 January 1972 → Winds raced down the eastern slopes of the Rockies, resulting in wind gusts of more than 140 mph in parts of Colorado. Damage was estimated at $25 million.
11 January 1980 → A chinook at Great Falls, MT took the temperature from 28 degrees below zero to 15 degrees above zero in seven minutes.
11 January 1982 → Eight hundred fans were stranded at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium following a Sunday evening hockey game after two feet of snow fell on the city.
11 January 1898: An estimated F4 tornado stuck the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas just before midnight. The tornado, which touched down about 100 miles southwest of town, killed 55 people and injured 113 others along its track. Click HERE for more information from the Monthly Weather Review.
http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/026/mwr-026-01-0018.pdf
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2011%2C%201896%20Fort%20Smith%20Tornado.jpg
A real estate map showing the trap of the tornado through Ft. Smith. The image is part of the NOAA Photo Library.
11 January 1918: An extremely strong area of low pressure brought snow and bitter cold temperatures to Chattanooga, Little Rock, and Shreveport. Birmingham, Alabama picked up an inch of snow. In far southeastern Alabama, an estimated F3 tornado virtually damaged every building in the town of Webb. The tornado leveled one rural school, killing one teacher and 7 students.
Cowarts School Marker
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2011%2C%201918%20Cowarts%20School%20Tornado(1).jpg
Image from Historical Marker Database.
 11 January 1963: An F2 tornado was reported in Scott County Indiana, north of Louisville, Kentucky. It was on the ground for 5 miles north of Scottsburg and damaged or destroyed several homes and barns.
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12 January 1886 → Sub-freezing temperatures extended well south into Florida. Jacksonville reported a morning low of 15 degrees and a high of only 29 degrees.
12 January 1888 → After relatively warm and quiet conditions early in the day, a severe blizzard charged out of the Canadian Rockies into the northern U.S. Plains, catching many people unaware. It became known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard since many of the 235 fatalities were kids who tried to find their way home from school and were trapped in the near zero visibility and temperatures dropping from just below freezing to -20 in a matter of hours. Snow amounts were not particularly heavy, but the snow was dry and powdery and easily blown by the strong winds. 
See http://www.weather.gov/mpx/ThisDayInHistory
12 January 1890 → Clinton, KY, in Hickman County, was devastated by a tornado that tore directly through town. About a dozen people were killed and freight train cars were blown over.
12 January 1974 → The highest wind gust recorded in Ireland was 125 mph at Kilkeel.
12 January 1985 → A record snowstorm struck portions of western and south central Texas. Palm trees in San Antonio were blanketed with more than a foot of snow, more than was recorded the entire previous winter.
12 January 1886: With a reading of 26 degrees below zero, Bowling Green, Kentucky recorded its coldest temperature on record.
 12 January 1890: A tornado touched down at St. Louis, MO and crossed the Mississippi River, ending just south of Venice in Illinois. The worst damage from this tornado occurred in St. Louis. Further east and northeast, one tornado in McLean County, Illinois passed through downtown Cooksville, damaging at least a dozen buildings, while a tornado in Richland County destroyed four homes northeast of Olney. In all, over 100 homes and other buildings were unroofed or damaged. The tornado caused 4 deaths and 15 injuries.
12 January 1985: A record snowstorm struck portions of western and south central Texas. All snowfall records dating back to 1885 were easily broken. Austin measured 3.6 inches and Del Rio received 8.6 inches. San Antonio saw a record setting 13.5 inches from this event. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in New Braunfels, Texas.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/ewx/1101122048headline.pdf

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Image from the NWS Office in New Braunfels.
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13 January 1912 → The lowest temperature recorded in Maryland was -40 F in Oakland.
13 January 1979 → With nine inches of snow already on the ground from a New Year's Eve snowfall, a major blizzard slammed Chicago with one and a half feet of snow and 30 mph winds. Several smaller snows then followed over subsequent weeks. Streets were barely plowed, garbage was not collected, and mass transit was overwhelmed. It is said that the mayor's poor handling of the snow led to his ousting in a primary election in February.
13 January 1982 → Air Florida Flight 90 crashed shortly after take-off from National Airport. Due to snow and ice build-up from a blizzard, the plane stalled and hit a bridge before splashing into the Potomac River. 78 people were killed, including four in cars crushed on the bridge; five passengers on the plane survived .  (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90 )
13 January 1862: Known as the Great Flood of 1862, a series of storms from December 1861 to January 1862 produced the largest flood in the recorded history of Oregon, Nevada, and California. Estimated property damage in California alone was $10 million in 1862 dollars. More than 200,000 head of cattle lost their lives. The State of California went bankrupt and the economy evolved from ranching to farm based.
 http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2013%20California%20Flood%201862.jpg
A diagram of the flood areas of the December 1861-January 1862 California Megastorm. The same areas are expected to be flooded again if another ARkStorm (USGS name) was to impact California, which is predicted to cause over $750 billion (2011 USD), making it more disastrous than California's long-overdue major earthquake. California is currently overdue for a Megastorm, and such an event would have severe impacts on the entire U.S. economy. This image is courtesy from the USGS.gov. Click HERE for more information.
http://geography.wr.usgs.gov/science/mhdp/arkstorm.html

13 January 1950: January 1950 was one of the worst winter months on record for Seattle, Washington and surrounding areas. By the end of the month, Seattle measured 57.2 inches of snow, the most snowfall in any month since records began in 1894. Normal January snowfall is 1.4 inches. On this day, a crippling blizzard produced 40 to 50 mph winds and an amazing 20 inches. Click HERE for more information, along with newspaper links, form KomoNews.
http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/a-look-back-at-the-epic-blizzards-of-1950-12-20-2015
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2011%2C%201950%2C%20Winter%20Wonderland%20in%20Bellingham.jpg
While this picture is from January 11th, it highlights one to the worst winters on record for the Seattle area. Click HERE for more newspaper articles from the Bellingham Herald. http://www.atmos.washington.edu/marka/bham_herald_jan50.cgi
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14 January 1882 → Southern California experienced its greatest snowfall on record. San Bernardino reported 15 inches of snow, while even San Diego reported a trace.
14 January 1932 → In Lexington, TN a tornado struck a house killing at least ten members of a family.
14 January 1972 → The U.S. record 24-hour temperature rise occurred at Loma, MT when the mercury rocketed 103 Fahrenheit degrees from -54F to 49F thanks to a powerful chinook.
14 January 1882: A cold winter storm that started on 1/1 and ended on this day brought lots of snow to the lowlands. 15 inches of snow fell at San Bernardino. 3 feet of snow fell in Campo over four days and produced 8 foot drifts in spots. Two to five inches fell in outlying San Diego, including four inches along Poway Grade, 3 inches at El Cajon and one inch in Poway. 5 inches fell in Riverside. Light snow fell in Del Mar. Snowflakes fell, but did not stick at San Diego Lindbergh Field. Birds and livestock were killed, telegraph lines were knocked down and citrus crops were damaged.
14 January 1972: In Loma, Montana, the temperature soared from 54 degrees below zero to 49 degrees above zero on January 14-15, 1972. The 103-Fahrenheit degree change is the greatest ever recorded in the world for a 24-hour period.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2014%2C%201972%20Loma%2C%20Montana.jpg
See Andrew H. Horvitz, et al. A National Temperature Record at Loma, Montana, National Weather Service, 2002. at http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/54387.pdf  Accessed 2008-11-02. 
14 January 2009: In Washington State, freezing fog and freezing drizzle enveloped much the Inland Northwest during the period of 13-23 January 2009. The area most affected by this was the high plateau region along Highway 2 between Wenatchee and Spokane. Below are some of the pictures taken at the NWS Spokane office showing the accumulation of rime on various objects.
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In addition to making for interesting ice formations, the freezing fog and drizzle caused serious problems with power outages. Power lines and transformers became encased in the ice and frost. The weight of this additional ice caused downed power lines and power outages along the area of Highway 2 between Spokane and Almira. The photo below was provided courtesy of Avista Corp.
Rime accumulation on power line
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2014%2C%202009%20Hoar%20Frost%203.jpg
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15 January 1852 → On the Susquehanna River in Maryland railroad cars were able to be hauled across the ice because it was so thick.
15 January 1863 → Thirty inches of snow fell on Cincinnati, OH. The snow came on the heels of 16 hours of rain.
15 January 1961 → In 1958 the U.S. Air Force had built several manned radar platforms in the western Atlantic, about 85 miles offshore. They resembled oil rigs found in the Gulf of Mexico. On this date a powerful storm passed directly over one of the platforms, throwing it into the sea and killing all 28 men on board.
15 January 1970 → Lima, Peru received 0.79" of rain, the most in one day in 41 years.
15 January 1852: In 1852, the long, cold winter froze the Susquehanna River in Maryland to a depth of 2 to 3 feet, preventing all ferry service. Railroad officials overcame this perplexing situation by laying tracks across the ice, with trestles for inclines at either bank. During the several weeks from January 15 to February 29, approximately 1,300 cars with a total weight of 10,000 tons were hauled across the river from Havre de Grace, Maryland to Perryville, Maryland.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2015%2C%201852%20River%20Crossing.jpg
Railroad tracks on ice across the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace. Image Courtesy from Enoch Pratt Free Library.
15 January 1967: The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, in Super Bowl I at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. From the weather station at the USC campus in downtown LA, the high temperature was 79 degrees and the low was 51. There was a light west wind.
 15 January 1972: In Flint, Michigan, daytime temperature rose to only -3 degrees. This is the second coldest maximum temperature recorded in the city of Flint since 1921. Detroit's high temperature was zero.
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16 January 1959 → Bennett Ridge, NY received 51 inches of snow in 16 hours from a prolific lake effect snowstorm.
16 January 1990 → Heavy snow fell across Prince William Sound and the Susitna Valley of southern Alaska. Valdez was buried under 64.9 inches of snow in less than 2 days, including a record 47.5 inches in 24 hours. The heavy snow blocked roads, closed schools, and sunk 6 vessels in the Valdez harbor.
16 January 2000 → Since 1950, fewer tornadoes have occurred on January 16 than any other calendar date. The most significant was an F1 that struck the south side of Dayton, WA in 2000. A mobile home was flipped and many trees were felled, one of which fell on a house. 
16 January 1990: Heavy snow fell across Prince William Sound and the Susitna Valley of southern Alaska. Valdez was buried under 64.9 inches of snow in less than 2 days including a record 47.5 inches in 24 hours. The heavy snow blocked roads, closed schools and sunk 6 vessels in the Valdez harbor under the weight of the heavy snow.
16 January 2012: Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido Island, Japan saw heavy snowfall of 78 inches from the 15 through the 16th. This is the city's highest accumulation since records began in 1946.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2016%2C%202012%20Japan%20Snow.jpg

The image is from a BBC weather report. 
http://www.bbc.com/weather/feeds/16599168
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17 January 1893 → The lowest temperature recorded in Delaware was -17 F in Millsboro.
17 January 1982 → A terrific Chinook wind buffeted the Colorado foothills with wind gusts up to 147 mph. It was the most costly windstorm in Colorado history at the time.  Newer update:
17 January 1982 → A terrific Chinook wind buffeted the Colorado foothills with wind gusts up to 137 mph near Boulder. It was the most costly windstorm in Colorado history at the time.
17 January 1999 → Tornadoes swarmed from Arkansas into Tennessee and Mississippi. This was the first outbreak of several that would take place between today and the 22nd from the Ozarks into the Lower Mississippi Valley.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/?n=jan17221999tornado
17 January 2013 → Much of central Jakarta, Indonesia was covered by up to three feet of floodwaters following a day of torrential rain. A state of emergency was in effect for ten days.
17 January 1490: On the night of January 17 through the 18th, a "certain fine rain, which froze whilst it fell, and make icicles upon trees" occurred in Florence, Italy. "There was such a quantity of it, that the weight bowed the trees down to the ground and broke the branches." The above is from "A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516" by Landucci, Luca. Click HERE to read the book.  https://archive.org/details/ldpd_10273453_000
17 January 1837: The green flash was apparently first documented by Captain Back of the H. M. S. Terror while in the arctic during its expedition of 1836-1837. He wrote: "In the morning however, at a quarter before ten o'clock while standing on an ice hummock about 17 feet high, and looking toward the east, I had observed the upper limb of the sun, as it filled a triangular cleft on the ridge of the headland, of the most brilliant emerald color, a phenomenon which I had not witnessed before in these regions." Click HERE for more information about green flashes from EarthSky.org.
http://earthsky.org/earth/can-i-see-a-green-flash
http://earthsky.org/
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A green flash in San Francisco on December 29, 2006.
17 January 1916: Reno, Nevada received 22.5 inches of snow, its greatest 1-day snowfall total ever.
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18 January 1959 → Bennetts Bridge, just northeast of Altmar, NY, received 51 inches of snow in 16 hours from a prolific lake effect snowstorm.
18 January 1973 → A frail home was thrown 100 yards by the winds of an F2 tornado in Corey, LA. A young mother was killed, but her baby was carried 400 yards and received only minor injuries.
18 January 1978 → The Hartford Coliseum in Connecticut was empty when its roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snow and ice just hours after a basketball game had finished.
18 January 1999 → An F4 tornado with a 75 mile long path killed 25 people as it ripped across Mount Ayliff, South Africa. It is Africa's deadliest tornado.
18 January 2007 → A particularly intense storm system, named Kyrill, swept from the British Isles into northern Europe. Winds gusted to 125 mph in Germany and 132 mph in the Czech Republic. Several tornadoes were spawned as well, including an F3 that struck Lauchhammer, Germany south of Berlin.
18 January 1971: A warm Santa Ana condition brought a 95-degree reading to Los Angeles, the highest January temperature on record. It was 95 degrees in Palm Springs, the highest temperature on record for January as well.
18 January 1973: The first tornado death of the year was recorded north of Corey, Louisiana during the afternoon hours. Although a girl was killed when a tenant farm was destroyed, a baby received only minor injuries when it was carried 300 to 400 yards by the tornado.
18 January 1980: A tropical depression that developed on January 15th became Tropical Storm Hyacinthe on the 18th. From the 18th through the 27th this storm produced a world record rainfall amount of 223.5 inches at Cratère  Commerson, on the island of La Reunion.
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Cyclone Hyacinthe from NOAA-6 on January 25th, 1980.
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Storm track is from Australiasevereweather.com
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19 January 1862 → The Great Flood of 1862 inundated much of the western United States west of the Rockies. California was hardest hit, with two to three feet of rain falling in about four weeks' time. Some locations received more than their normal annual rainfall between Christmas 1861 and the end of January 1862. The flooding was catastrophic, and one modern researcher has called it a 30,000-year flood event.
19 January 1893 → The temperature jumped 42 degrees in 15 minutes at Fort Assiniboine, MT (near Havre), rising from -5 to 37.
19 January 1977 → Snowflakes were observed at Homestead and Miami Beach in extreme southern Florida.
19 January 2002 → The AFC 2001 divisional playoff game was played during a heavy snowstorm, pitting the Oakland Raiders against the New England Patriots. With less than two minutes left to play, the Patriots were trailing 13-10. New England QB Tom Brady dropped back to pass but dropped the ball after being hit by Oakland's Charles Woodson. The play was originally ruled a fumble, but that call was reversed upon review and was instead declared an incomplete forward pass because Brady lost the ball as he was attempting to tuck it back toward his body. Possession then went to New England, who went on to kick a field goal to send the game into overtime. New England ended up winning 16-13 on another field goal, and eventually went on to win Super Bowl XXXVI. The game has come to be known as the Tuck Rule Game.  
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=tuck_rule_game

19 January 1883: The steamers of Cimbria and Sultan collided in the North Sea due to heavy fog. This collision resulted in the death of 357 people. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fog-leads-to-deadly-collision-in-north-sea
19 January 1961: Eight inches of snow fell and caused crippling traffic jams around the Washington D.C. area on the eve of John Kennedy's inauguration. The president-elect had to cancel dinner plans and, in a struggle to keep other commitments, is reported to have had only 4 hours of sleep. Former President Herbert Hoover was unable to fly into Washington National Airport due to the weather and he had to miss the swearing-in ceremony. Click HERE for more information from the Washington Post.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2019%2C%201961%20Kennedy%20Snowstorm.jpg
Image courtesy from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
19 January 1993: An unusual series of Pacific storm systems tracked across Arizona from January 6th through the 19th, producing heavy and prolonged precipitation across the state. These heavy rains caused the most widespread and severe flooding in Arizona since the turn of the century. The highest flows of record were observed at some streamflow gaging stations in every major river basin in the state. The protracted rainfall over the 2-week period caused multiple flood peaks on most streams and rivers. A large garbage landfill and portions of the new Mill Avenue Bridge that was under construction were washed away by the raging Salt River. The Gillespie Dam west of Phoenix was damaged, as high water spread throughout low-lying areas. One man drowned while trying to cross the Agua Fria River.
19 January 1996: January 1996 is known as one of the worst snowmelt floods on record for the Mid-Atlantic. The region saw blizzard conditions on January 6 and 7th, which produced 15 to 24 inches east of I-95, and 2 to 3 feet of snow west of I-95. With tremendous amount of snow on the ground, on January 19th, temperatures soared into the 50s and 60s ahead of an approaching cold front. At 7 am in Washington D.C. was reporting a temperature of 60 degrees with a dew point of 60 degrees, both unusually high for a January morning. The warm temperatures combined with rain to melt much of the snowpack, which was released into the waterways. Click HERE for an excellent webpage from the NWS office in Baltimore/Washington about this event.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2009/01/inauguration_weather_the_case.html

http://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=8ac21bbee3654115a28ba6d46fd8506e
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20 January 1933 → Manchester, TX was struck by an F3 tornado that killed two people and destroyed 40 buildings in the small Red River community.
20 January 1937 → A temperature of -45F was measured in Boca, CA setting the record low temperature for the state.
20 January 1883: Yuma, Arizona set their all- time record low of 22 degrees. This record is tied in 1911 and again in 1937.
20 January 1933: Phoenix, Arizona received 1 inch of snow. This sets the record for the most ever recorded in Phoenix.
20 January 1937: The wettest Inaugural Day of record with 1.77 inches of rain in 24 hours. Temperatures were only in the 30s as Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in for his second term.
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Image courtesy from the Library of Congress.
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21 January 1985 → The lowest temperature recorded in North Carolina was -34F at Mt. Mitchell.
21 January 1985 → President Reagan's second Inauguration Day was the coldest Inauguration Day in history as cold temperatures and wind combined to produce a wind chill reading of -30.
21 January 1993 → Winds gusted to an incredible 176 mph and sustained winds were measured at 122 mph in Lake Tahoe, CA as a major Pacific low pressure system moved ashore. 
21 January 1985: Jacksonville, Florida recorded its all-time record low of 7 degrees. Macon, Georgia had its coldest day ever with a temperature of 6 degrees.  It was the coldest Inauguration day in history as President Reagan is sworn in for a second term during cold and winds that resulted in wind chill readings of 30 degrees below zero. Because of the bitter cold temperatures, many of the outdoor Inauguration events were cancelled and President Reagan was sworn in the Capitol Rotunda.
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President Reagan being sworn in for second term in the rotunda at the U.S. Capitol. Image courtesy from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
21 January 1999: A major tornado outbreak occurred from southwest into central and northeast Arkansas during the afternoon and evening. In the Little Rock Area, 30 tornadoes tracked across 15 counties. Homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in areas like Little Rock, Beebe, McRae, and in areas farther north and east. Eight deaths resulted from the tornadoes with 140 to 150 injuries also reported. Click HERE for more information from the National Weather Service office in Little Rock, Arkansas.  
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk/?n=tor1999.htm
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The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed scattered tornadic storms at 430 pm. 
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22 January 1937 → The temperature at Phoenix, AZ plunged to 21 degrees -- their 5th coldest temperature on record.
22 January 1943 → Chinook winds during the early morning hours caused the temperature at Spearfish, SD to rise from -4 to 45 in just two minutes, the most dramatic temperature rise in world weather records. An hour and a half later, the mercury plunged from 54 degrees back down to -4 in just twenty-seven minutes. 
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/unr/?n=01-22-43-spearfish-temperatures
http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/071/mwr-071-03-0029.pdf
22 January 1982 → Minneapolis broke its 24-hour snowfall record with 17.2 inches of the white stuff. The previous record had been set just two days earlier, when 17.1 inches fell. (A new record was later set in 1991 with 18.5 inches).
1904: An unusual estimated F4 tornado leveled the northern part of Moundville, Alabama just after midnight, killing 37 people. The tornado reportedly had a phosphorescent glow. An engineer on a northbound Great Southern train saw the destruction right after it occurred, and backed his train 12 miles in reverse to the town of Akron, where he sent a telegram for help. 
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2022%2C%201904%20Moundville%20AL%20tornado(1).jpg
Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Birmingham, Alabama. 
http://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_01221904
22 January 1937: Low of 9 degrees above zero in Las Vegas froze many pipes. Schools had trouble keeping warm and coal was in short supply in the city. January 1937 was the coldest month on record for Las Vegas with an average temperature of 31.2 degrees, which is 17.5 degrees below normal.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2022%2C%201937%20Las%20Vegas%20Cold(1).jpg
Above is the Cooperative Observers' Meteorological Record for January 1937 in Las Vegas. Image courtesy from the National Centers for Environmental Information.  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
22 January 1982: Boulder, Colorado recorded a wind gust to an incredible 150 mph!
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23 January 1804 → Snow began in Indiana and Ohio on the 21st and didn't taper off until late on the 23rd. Accumulations up to two feet were reported.
23 January 1969 → There were only two large tornadoes in the U.S. this day, but one of them was a 3/4 mile wide F4 monster with an astounding 118 mile long path in central Mississippi. In Hazlehurst, 11 people were killed and 175 homes were damaged. Near Harrisville a school bus was carried and rolled for a quarter mile. Bienville National Forest lost 2,500,000 board feet of timber.
23 January 1971 → The lowest temperature recorded in Alaska was -80 at Prospect Creek.
23 January 1982 → A DC-10 landing at Boston-Logan Airport slid off an ice-covered runway. It slid into shallow water in Boston Harbor. Two people were assumed drowned.
23 January 1556: An earthquake in Shaanxi, China kills an estimated 830,000 people. This estimated 8.0 to 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the middle of a densely populated area where many of the homes were a form of an earth shelter dwelling known as a yaodong.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaodong
Much is known about this disaster as a scholar named Qin Keda survived the earthquake and recorded the details. Click HERE for more information about Qin Keda from the Science Museum of China. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.
http://smc.kisti.re.kr/quake/relic/rlc06.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deadliest-earthquake-in-history-rocks-china
 23 January 1812: A second major series of earthquakes was felt as part of the New Madrid Shocks of the winter of 1811-1812. Many observers reported that the January 23 shocks were as strong as the main earthquake on December 16th of the preceding year.
23 January 1916: Browning, Montana, saw the temperature plummet 100 degrees in 24 hours on January 23-24, from a relatively mild 44 to a bone-chilling 56 degrees below zero.
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Cooperative Observers' Meteorological Records for January 1916 in Browning, Montana. Image courtesy from the National Centers for Environmental Information. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
23 January 1969: An F4 tornado cut a 120-mile long path from Jefferson through Copiah, Simpson, Smith, Scott, and Newton Counties in Mississippi, killing 32 and injuring 241 others. Property damage was estimated at $2 million. An inbound Delta Airlines aircraft reported a hook echo on its scope with this storm.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2023%2C%201969%20Mississippi%20Tornado%20Track(1).jpg
Source: Tornado Tracks Tool. Midwestern Regional Climate Center.  Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/gismaps/cntytorn.htm accessed on:  20/01/2016
http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/gismaps/cntytorn.htm
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24 January 1916 → The temperature at Browning, MT plunged 100 degrees in just 24 hours, from 44 to -56 as an arctic front plowed through. It stands as the U.S.'s most dramatic 24-hour temperature drop on record.
24 January 1997 → Managers at a Tuscaloosa, AL supermarket saved lives when they ushered people in from the parking lot seconds before a tornado struck the store.   
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_01241997
24 January 1940: A record breaking 19.9 inches of snow fell in Richmond, Virginia on this day. The storm, which began on the 23rd, produced a total of 21.6 inches of snow for the Richmond area. The headline in the Richmond Times-Dispatch was "Blizzard Sweeps State, Bringing Deep Snow; Public Schools Closed." You can read more about this event, as well as a snowstorm that occurred on February 8, 1936 by clicking HERE.
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/fit-to-print/2014/02/

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This is the way Grace Street, near Fourth, looked after the record-breaking snowfall that began Jan. 23, 1940, and was measured officially at 21.6 inches. Image from Dementi Studio.
24 January 1967: A tornado outbreak across the Central U.S. was the furthest north ever recorded in the winter up to that time. Severe weather occurred across a good portion of southeast and east central Iowa. Two-inch hail fell at Armstrong and over two dozen tornadoes were reported. Five miles north of Fort Madison, one fatality occurred from a tornado along with six injuries. A tornado causing F4 damage killed 3 people and injured 216 in St. Louis County, Missouri. Tornadoes also affected parts of northern and central Illinois. One strong tornado in Mason County killed one person and injured three others. Another tornado moved across the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, injuring five people. Other strong tornadoes were reported across Carroll County in Mt. Carroll, where 12 people were injured, and near Gladstone in Henderson County. Funnel clouds were reported across the southwest section of Chicago, IL. High winds gusting to 48 mph caused a wall of a building under construction to collapse killing one and injuring four others. Iowa had never recorded a tornado in January before this outbreak. 32 total tornadoes occurred, 14 of them in Iowa. Nine twisters occurred in Missouri, 8 in Illinois and 1 in Wisconsin. 
January 24, 1967 tornado tracks
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Tornado tracks across northern Missouri, eastern Iowa, northwest and central Illinois and south-central Wisconsin courtesy from the NWS Office in Davenport, Iowa. 
See info for date in WI-HIST-01.doc -- occurred a couple of days before blizzard that hit Chicago. 
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25 January 1821 → People were able to walk across the frozen Hudson River between Hoboken and New York City. Entrepreneurs sold coffee on the river to warm pedestrians.
25 January 1956 → The U.S.'s record for rainfall in one hour was set at Kilauea, HI, with exactly one foot of rain (this tied the record set at Holt, MO on June 22, 1947). The observer noted, however, that his gauge overflowed several times during the heavy rain (which continued into the following day) and the true total amount may have been even higher.
25 January 2003 → Three youths at a detention center in the Annapolis Valley, in Nova Scotia, took advantage of record breaking snowfall to escape. A snowbank high enough to climb over a fence in the yard was constructed and then used to escape. One of the three youths was arrested minutes after he escaped. The cold temperatures forced the remaining youths to turn themselves in.
25 January 2004 → Tornadoes are unusual in Hawaii, but on this date a severe thunderstorm produced a small tornado on Oahu just 7 miles from downtown Honolulu.
25 January 1821: The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. 
25 January 1937: Las Vegas, Nevada dropped to 8 degrees above zero, setting an all-time record low for the city.
25 January 1949: Las Vegas, Nevada recorded 4.7 inches of snow. This brought the monthly snowfall total to 16.7 inches which still ranks as their snowiest month on record.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2025%2C%201949%20Flamingo%20Hotal%20and%20Snow.jpg
The aerial image above is the Flamingo Hotel taken during the late 1940s. This image is courtesy from the UNLV's Digital Collections.  http://digital.library.unlv.edu/

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26 January 1938 → The Niagara River's worst ice jam on record occurred at Niagara Falls, NY. The jam caused the Falls View Bridge to collapse and buried the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission Plant under 18 feet of water and ice.
26 January 1972 → Intense lake effect snow bands pounded Oswego, NY and produced amazing snowfall rates: 2.4 inches in 15 minutes, 4.8 inches in half an hour, 9.1 inches in an hour, and 17.5 inches in two hours.
26 January 1980 → Grand Ilet, in the South Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, recorded the world record 12-hour rainfall as a whopping 46 inches fell.  (Doesn't check with 
https://wmo.asu.edu/content/world-meteorological-organization-global-weather-climate-extremes-archive )
26 January 2011 → A record snowstorm hit three major U.S. cities in 2011; Philadelphia received 15.1 inches of snow, Washington D.C.  received five inches of snow and government buildings were closed, and New York City reported one to two feet of snow which shut down schools for only the 9th time since 1979.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/events/snow_20110126/
26 January 1772: Possibly the greatest snowfall ever recorded in Washington started on this day. When the storm began, Thomas Jefferson was returning home from his honeymoon with his new bride, Martha Wayles Skelton. The newlyweds made it to within eight miles of Monticello before having to abandon their carriage in the deep snow. Both finished the ride on horseback in the blinding snow. The newlyweds arrived home late on the night of January 26th. In Jefferson's "Garden Book," he wrote "the deepest snow we have ever seen. In Albermarle it was about 3. F. deep." You can read the entry by clicking HERE.  http://www.masshist.org/thomasjeffersonpapers/doc?id=garden_8&mode=lgImg
26 January 1937: The wettest month ever in Cincinnati, Ohio is January 1937 when 13.68 inches fell. Their average January amount is 3.00 inches of precipitation. The overabundance of precipitation over the Ohio River basin caused near record to record flooding in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. On this day, the river gauge reached 80 feet in Cincinnati, the highest level in the city's history. The Ohio River reached 57 feet in Louisville, Kentucky on the 27th, also setting a new record by ten feet. Seventy percent of the city was under water at that time. The NWS Office in Louisville, Kentucky has an informative webpage on this event.  http://www.weather.gov/lmk/flood_37
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2026%2C%201937%20Ohio%20River%20Flood.jpg
Flood waters in downtown Bellaire, Ohio. Image courtesy from the U.S. Coast Guard. Click HERE for more information.
http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/the-great-ohio-mississippi-river-valley-flood-of-1937/

map  http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2026%2C%201937%20PCPN%20Map.jpg
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27 January 1967 → Chicago's greatest snowstorm ended, tallying 23 inches of snow in 29 hours. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=67blizzard
Now use http://www.weather.gov/lot/67blizzard
27 January 1985 → A waterspout was seen on Lake Taupo in New Zealand.
27 January 1922: On this date through the 29th, a great snowstorm struck the East Coast from South Carolina to southeastern, Massachusetts. Washington, DC reported 28 inches of snow. The heavy snow on the Knickerbocker Theater's flat roof put a significant strain on the structure. On the evening of the 28th, during a showing of the silent comedy "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," the building collapsed, killing 98 people and injuring 130 others.
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Interior of Knickerbocker Theatre, Washington, DC, following roof collapse on January 28, 1922. Image from the Library of Congress. Click HERE for a video of this disaster.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62ec3Ilgno
27 January 1967: Residents of Chicago, Illinois began to dig out from the storm of the 26 and 27th which produced 23 inches of snow in 29 hours their worse snowstorm. The snow paralyzed the city and suburbs for days, and business losses were enormous. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Chicago, Illinois.  http://www.weather.gov/lot/67blizzard
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Lakeshore Drive from the 16th Street overpass. Image from the NWS Office in Chicago.
27 January 1989: Bitter cold air gripped most of Alaska during the month of January, 1989. Tanana, near Fairbanks, saw a low temperature of 76 degrees below zero on this day. The high for the day was 60 degrees below zero. With an average temperature of 68 degrees below zero, Tanana saw an average temperature of nearly sixty Fahrenheit degrees below normal. You can read more about this event from the Alaska Dispatch News by clicking HERE.  http://www.adn.com/article/recalling-frigid-1989-alaska-winter
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28 January 1757 → On a bitterly cold day in York Factory, Manitoba, it was cold enough to freeze English Brandy. English Brandy freezes at -26 degrees.
28 January 1887 → The largest snowflakes in the world fell across Fort Keogh in Montana. The flakes were measured at a massive 15 inches across by 8 inches thick.  
and newer version:
28 January 1887 → A rancher near Fort Keogh, MT, reported snowflakes that were 15 inches in diameter. The weather observer over at the fort did report snow that day, but did not specify how large the flakes were. Temperatures were in the teens and 20s.
28 January 1887: Snowflakes "as large as milk pans" fell at Fort Keogh of Montana. The flakes, which were said to measure 15 inches across and 8 inches thick, hold the unofficial size record!
28 January 1986: The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 11:39am EST; 73 seconds after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida on an extremely cold morning. Starting in the 20s, the ground temperature at liftoff was 36 degrees. Morton Thiokol recommended not launching if the liftoff temperature was below 53 degrees. The cold was blamed for causing the O-rings on the Shuttle's external booster to fail, leading to the explosion. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.  
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/challenger-explodes
This is a satellite image of the explosion. This image is courtesy from the National Center for Environmental Information. 
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2028%2C%201986%20Challenger%20Explosion%202.jpg
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29 January 1780 → On the coldest morning of an already severe winter, the mercury dipped to -16 at New York City, and bottomed out at -20 in Hartford. New York Harbor was frozen for five weeks, allowing a heavy cannon to be taken across the ice to fortify the British on Staten Island.
29 January 1921 → Hurricane force winds, with tree-top level gusts estimated to 150 mph, raked the Pacific Northwest during the "Olympic Blowdown." Surface wind gusts along the Washington coast were measured at speeds over 100 mph, and several billion board feet of timber were felled.
29 January 1951 → The greatest winter storm in the history of Nashville, TN shut the city down until February 5th under a heavy coating of both ice and snow (accompanied by frigid temperatures).  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/?n=1951icestorm 
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/?n=1951icestorm
29 January 1921: A small but intense windstorm resulted in the "Great Olympic Blowdown" in the Pacific Northwest. Hurricane force winds, funneled along the mountains, downed vast expanses of Douglas fir trees, and the storm destroyed eight billion board feet of timber. Winds at North Head WA gusted to 113 mph. On January 31, 1921, the International News Services reported from Aberdeen, Washington, "It is reported that thousands of dollars in damage was done to buildings and storms in Aberdeen and Hoquiam. The wind velocity was estimated at from 125 to 150 miles an hour. Four steel smokestack reaching almost 200 feet into the air were the first to collapse before the terrific onslaught of the gale. The giant chimneys crashed down on dwellings crushing them like houses of cardboard." Click HERE for more information from the Office of the Washington State Climatologist.  http://www.climate.washington.edu/stormking/January1921.html
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2029%2C%201921%20Pac%20NW%20Windstorm.jpg
Black and white image of downed hemlock trees near the Mora, Clallam County, WA school, after the windstorm of January 29, 1921. Some of the fallen trees have been cut at the base. Some trees still stand in the background. This image from Cress-Dale Photo Company is courtesy from the Washington State Historical Society.  http://www.washingtonhistory.org/
29 January 1947: On this date through the 30th, a fierce winter storm buried southern Wisconsin under two feet of snow. Strong northeasterly winds piled drifts up to 10 feet high in the Milwaukee area, shutting down the city for two days.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2029%2C%20Milwaukee%20Snow%20Storm.jpg
Image from the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Click HERE for more information.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/29480419.html
29 January 2002: A major three-day winter storm blasted parts of Kansas and Missouri. A catastrophic ice storm occurred south of the snow area, with two inches of ice and snow accumulating in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Thousands of trees were felled by the storm, blocking roads, felling utility lines and causing fires. Two "Bicentennial Trees" which were estimated at being over 200 years old were badly damaged from this storm. After the 31st, 325,000 people were reportedly without power in Kansas City alone. Click HERE for picture of this winter storm from Fox4kc.com.
http://fox4kc.com/2012/01/30/pictures-10-year-anniversary-of-epic-ice-storm/
29 January 2008: A sharp cold front moved across Illinois during the day, producing a drastic temperature drop. Temperatures fell 20 to 40 degrees in just a couple hours, with areas from Springfield, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri seeing temperatures fall as much as 50 degrees between noon and 6 pm. Temperatures in the mid-60s in central Illinois at midday on the 29th had fallen to near zero by the next morning.
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30 January 1977 → The Great Buffalo Blizzard finally drew to a close after a foot of snow fell on a pre-existing 33 inch snowpack, accompanied by hurricane force wind gusts producing wind chills to -60 and 25-foot drifts. 29 people were killed, many while stranded in their cars.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/buf/blizzard/blizindex.html
30 January 2004 → The northern Plains suffered an extreme cold spell when the temperature at Fosston, MN fell to -50F.
30 January 1607: The Bristol Channel floods in England, resulted in the drowning of a large number of people and the destruction of a large amount of farmland and livestock. Recent research has suggested that the cause may have been a tsunami. Cardiff was one of the most badly affected towns, with the foundations of St. Mary's Church destroyed.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2030%2C%201607%20Bristol%20Channel%20Flood%20area.jpg
The map above is the area impacted by the possible tsunami.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2030%2C%201607%20Bristol%20Channel%20Flood.jpg
Flood plaque on Goldcliff Parish Church, Goldcliff, Newport, Wales. This plaque marks the height of a flood of approximately 5 feet that occurred on the 20th January 1606 (modern calendar 30th January 1607).
30 January 1954: A tornado touched down near White Point Beach, Nova Scotia. A great deal of hail and lightning was reported along the coast near Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
30 January 1966: The Blizzard of 1966 temporarily isolated Buffalo, New York and paralyzed the region. Train service was disrupted. Numerous highways, the New York State Thruway from Albany to the Pennsylvania state line, and the Buffalo Airport as well as other airports throughout western and central New York were closed. Hardest hit was the Syracuse-Oswego area. 100 inches of snow was reported at Oswego, NY. Some schools in Orleans County were closed for the entire week following the blizzard. Economic loss from the storm was estimated at $35 million dollars. Winds gusting to 60 mph and temperatures in the teens along with heavy and blowing snow created severe blizzard conditions. Click HERE for more information from Syracuse.com.   
http://www.syracuse.com/vintage/2016/01/vintage_archives_blizzard_1966.html

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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2030%2C%201966%20Buffalo%20Blizzard.jpg
Superintendent of Highways Gail Ball can't reach the top of the snow his crews cut through on Route 104, in North Sterling, Cayuga County after the Blizzard of 1966.
30 January 2002: What had been one of the driest Januarys on record in Iowa was broken up by a winter storm that produced snowfall across the state from January 30-31. The snow was heaviest across southern and southeastern Iowa where storm total accumulations ranged between 11 and 13 inches along and south of a line from Chariton through Ottumwa to Wapello and Burlington. The highest reported totals were 13.2 inches at Leon and 13.0 inches at Bloomfield and Fairfield.
map  http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2030%2C%202002%20Iowa%20Snow.jpg
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31 January 1937 → In January 1937 Earlington, KY (Hopkins County) recorded nearly 23 inches of rain.
31 January 1966 → The Great Blizzard of 1966 hit upstate New York and paralyzed the Buffalo region. Winds gusting to 60 mph and temperatures in the teens along with heavy blowing snow created severe blizzard conditions. Rochester received two feet of snow, and Oswego got 100 inches.
31 January 1999 → The United States experienced an all-time record for the number of tornadoes reported in January: 212. Bemis, TN had an F4 on the 17th, and F3s occurred in Clarksville and Camden, TN on the 22nd. An F3 occured in New Light, LA on the 21st.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/extremes/1999/january/torn_990118.gif
31 January 1911: Tamarack, California was without snow the first eight days of the month, but by the end of January, they had been buried under 390 inches of snow, a record monthly total for the United States. By March 11, 1911, Tamarack had a record snow depth of 451 inches.
31 January 1979: A winter storm that started on the previous day and ended on this day spread 2 to 4 inches of rainfall in 24 hours over much of coastal Southern California, and two inches of snow in Palm Springs. Snow fell heavily in Palm Springs and 8 inches fell at Lancaster. All major interstates into Los Angeles were closed. Snow drifts shut down Interstate 10 on both sides of Palm Springs, isolating the city.
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http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/January/Jan%2031%2C%201979%20Palm%20Springs%20Snow.jpg  
From 1979, snow falls at the intersection of Ramon Road and Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Image courtesy from the Palm Springs Historical Society.
31 January 1989: The barometric pressure at Norway, Alaska reached 31.85 inches of mercury (1078.4 mb) establishing an all-time record for the North American Continent. The temperature at the time of the record was about 46 degrees below zero. Severe arctic cold began to invade the north central U.S. The temperature at Grand Fall, Montana plunged 85 degrees in 36 hours. Valentine, Nebraska plummeted from a record high of 70 degrees to zero in just nine hours. Northwest winds gusted to 86 mph at Lander WY, and wind chill readings of 80 degrees below zero were reported in Montana. Sixty-four cities in the central U.S. reported record highs for the date as readings reached the 60s in Michigan and the 80s in Kansas.
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See also From MPX "This Day in Weather History"  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/WxHistory.php
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.
January 1
1 January 2003: On this date there was an inch of snow or less on the ground from Duluth to the Iowa border. In the Twin Cities there wasn't even a dirty snowbank to be found.
1 January 1997: Freezing rain along the North Shore caused numerous accidents. In Lake County, vehicles could not get up hills and were blocking roads. Highway 61 was closed for several hours from Two Harbors to Silver Bay.
1 January 1864: Extremely cold air moved into Minnesota. The Twin Cities had a high temperature of 25 degrees below zero.
See also entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
January 2
2 January 1941: Grand Portage received over 4.5 inches of precipitation in 24 hours. That is roughly how much normally falls there during the 'winter' months from November to February.
January 3
3 January 1981: Arctic air visited Minnesota. Embarass, Wannaska, and Tower all hit 38 degrees below zero.
3 January 1977: 14.2 inches of snow fell in Mankato. 
January 4
4 January 1981: Air cold enough to freeze a mercury thermometer poured into Minnesota. The temperature at Tower hit 45 degrees below zero.
4 January 1971: A snowstorm moved through the Upper Midwest. Winona received over 14 inches.
See also entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
January 5
5 January 2012: Record warmth was felt across the state. Temperatures at many locations in western Minnesota soared over 50 degrees, with temperatures reaching the 60s at Marshall, Canby, and Madison. This was the first record of any 60-degree temperatures in Minnesota during the first week of January. 
5 January 1984: Warm-up across Minnesota. Twin Cities reaches 43 degrees. 
(This entry not included in 2017.)
January 6
6 January 1942: The temperature rose from 32 degrees below zero to 41 above in 24 hours in Pipestone.
January 7
7 January 2003: Record warmth developed over Minnesota. Temperatures in many places reach the 50's including the Twin Cities. St. James hit 59 degrees and the Twin Cities reached 51 degrees. Nine golf courses were open in the Twin Cities and 100 golfers were already at the Sundance Golf Course in Maple Grove in the morning.
7 January 1873: A storm named the 'Great Blizzard' hit Minnesota.  This three-day blizzard caused extreme hardship for pioneers from out east who were not used to the cold and snow. Visibility was down to three feet. Cows suffocated in the deep drifts and trains were stuck for days. More than 70 people died, and some bodies were not found until spring. Weather conditions before the storm were mild, just like the 1940 Armistice Day storm.
See http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photo1873.html
January 8
8 January 1902: A January Thaw occurred across Minnesota. The Twin Cities experienced a high temperature of 46 degrees.
January 9
9 January 1982: Both January 9th and 10th would have some of the coldest windchills ever seen in Minnesota. Temperatures of -30 degrees and winds of 40 mph were reported in Northern Minnesota. This would translate to windchills of -71  degrees with the new windchill formula, and -100 degrees with the old formula.
9 January 1934: A sleet and ice storm hit southwest Minnesota. Hardest hit locations were Slayton, Tracy and Pipestone. The thickest ice was just east of Pipestone with ice measuring 6 to 8 inches in diameter. At Holland in Pipestone County three strands of #6 wire measured 4.5 inches in diameter and weighed 33 ounces per foot. The ice was described as: 'Very peculiar information being practically round on three sides, the lower side being ragged projectiles like icicles: in other words pointed. The frost and ice were wet, not flaky like frost usually is. In handling this, it could be squeezed into a ball and did not crumble.' 
January 10
10 January 1990: A January 'heat wave' formed. The temperature at the Twin Cities (MSP) Airport warmed to 49 degrees.
10 January 1975: The 'Blizzard of the Century' began. Also called the 'Super Bowl Blizzard,' it was one of the worst blizzards ever.  Stranded people watched the Vikings lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-6 in  the Superbowl (New Orleans' Tulane Stadium) on the 12th.  The barometric pressure at the Twin Cities hit a record low of 28.62 inches of mercury (969.2 mb), breaking the previous record of 28.77 inches set in April 1964. This new record was subsequently broken in  November 1998.  
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1975
January 11
11 January 1975: A blizzard continued with hurricane force winds in southwestern Minnesota.
(The barometric pressure fell to 28.55 inches of mercury at Duluth, which represented a statewide record low pressure until broken by readings of 28.43 inches on 10 Nov 1998 in Austin and Albert Lea.  http://climate.umn.edu/doc/journal/981110.htm )
11 January 1899: An odd flash of lightning lit the clouds around 9 pm at Maple Plain. 
January 12
12 January 2000: Snow fell in a narrow band over the Twin Cities. Maplewood received 5.5 inches, while Chanhassen got 12 inches. 
See also entry for 12 Jan 2000 at http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
12 January 1888: The infamous "Children's Blizzard" or  'Blizzard of '88' occured on this date. It hit during a mild day when many children were heading home from school. They made up the majority of the 200 people that died. At the end of the storm the thermometer at St. Paul read -37 degrees.
January 13
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13 January 1987: Warm air invades Minnesota with a balmy high of 48 degrees.  ???
January 13
13 January 1916: The high temperature in the Twin Cities only reached a frigid -14 degrees.
January 14
14 January 1981: Over 24,000 Canada Geese were present at Silver Lake in Rochester.
14 January 1952: A sleet and freezing rain storm developed across Minnesota from St Cloud south into Iowa. 1,100 Northwestern Bell telephone wires are knocked down. The Buffalo Ridge in the Pipestone area is the hardest hit with ¾ inches of solid ice on Northern State Power wires with icicles to 3 inches. Northwestern Bell reported ice up to 1 ½ inches on their wires in the same area. Thunder and a shower of ice pellets accompanied the storm in New Ulm and Mankato. Minneapolis General Hospital treated 81 people, victims of falls on icy streets. 
See entry for date at  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory showing 6.6 inches of snow at Lake City, MN. 
January 15
15 January 1972: Cold air invaded the region with a minimum temperature of -33 degrees F at Alexandria, -32 degrees at Eau Claire, and -29 degrees at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport. 
January 16
16 January 1921: Winds gusting up to 59 mph created a 'sand blizzard' across southwest Minnesota and a snowstorm across the north. 
January 17
17 January 1996: A severe ice storm hit the western and northern Twin Cities with accumulations between a half an inch and an inch. A foot of snow fell over central Minnesota.
17 January 1982: The citizens of Tower awoke to a frigid low of -52 degrees F.
January 18
18 January 1996: A blizzard began across the Upper Midwest. The Twin Cities Airport was spared the heavy snow, but received nearly one inch of rain. Heavy ice coatings in the northwest metro caused thousands of power outages. Windchills were as low as -88 degrees (on the old windchill scale) at Crookston. Snowstorm totals were 18 inches at Ely, 12 inches at St. Cloud. Mail delivery was stopped for the day in Duluth and I-94 was closed all day from Rothsay and Moorhead. Flooding problems were caused in the Twin Cities due to backed up water.
See entry for 18 Jan 1996 on http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
18 January 1994: Governor Arne Carlson ordered all Minnesota public schools closed due to the extreme cold and severe winter weather. Morning readings were in the 30-below-zero range. The biggest problem was from high winds that came with the cold. 
January 19
19 January 1994: The cold continued from the previous day with a low of -47 degrees at Brainerd and, despite the heat island effect, the Twin Cities' airport hit -27 degrees.
January 20
20 January 1982: Just over 17 inches of snow fell in the Twin Cities. Amazingly, it was to be outdone two days later.
See entries for date on http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
20 January 1917: 16 inches of snow fell in the Twin Cities. 
January 21
21 January 1936: The temperature at Warroad fell to a bone-chilling 55 degrees below zero.
21 January 1922: High pressure areas that move across this region in the depths of winter are stronger than at any other times of the year. The barometer at Collegeville hit 31.11 inches of mercury (1053.5 mb). A record high pressure for the state, a record high pressure reading for the state.   (While https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_weather_records  had this state record, according to http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/summaries_and_publications/extremes.html
highest pressure in state was 31.17 inches on 17 Feb 1989 at International Falls.)
January 22
22 January 1982: The Twin Cities received  21.1 inches of snow, with a total of nearly 40 inches on the ground. 
See entry for date from  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory 
22 January 1936: Perhaps the coldest windchill the Twin Cities has ever seen occurred on this day as the wind chill temperature  fell to  -67  degrees with the new windchill formula (-87 degrees with the old formula). The temperature was -34 degrees with a wind speed of 20 mph. All traffic in the Twin Cities was severely hampered and a number of fatalities were caused by the cold.
 January 23
23 January 1963: A record low of -31 degrees was set at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. 
See entry for date from  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory 
January 24
24 January 1968: A rare severe thunderstorm hit the Twin Cities and left a coating of ice an inch thick. 10 thousand homes were without power.
24 January 1950: An ice storm developed over southwest Minnesota. Ice on telephone wires from 1/3 to 1.5 inches. Bismarck, North Dakota had 17 inches of snow. A Northern Pacific passenger train derailed at Detroit Lakes with no injuries.
24 January 1925: A solar eclipse was seen across northern Minnesota during the morning. The Duluth Herald reported that chickens were "puzzled by the dark morning" and did not leave their roosts. 
January 25
25 January 1964: A record high temperature of 64 degrees was set at Redwood Falls. 
January 26
26 January 1916: A severe ice storm hit Mower County. Hundreds of birds were killed. 
January 27
27 January 2006: A record high temperature of 50 degrees was set at the Eau Claire Regional Airport.
January 28
28 January 1914: A very rare thunderstorm (for this time of year) was observed at Maple Plain during the evening. Heavy thunder and vivid lightning were observed.
28 January 1846: Temperatures were not too shabby for a January day. The high in the Twin Cities was 50 degrees, which is the normal high for the beginning of March.
January 29
29 January 1977: Due to the extreme cold, the St. Paul Winter Carnival was held indoors for the first time.
January 30
30 January 1994: Duluth has a record low of -35 degrees.
January 31
31 January 1893: Blizzard hit the state with temperatures falling 40 degrees in five hours at Park Rapids.   
31 January 1893: The temperature dropped 40 degrees in five hours during a blizzard at Park Rapids. 
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MQT Today in History http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
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.
January 1
1864: On January 1, 1864, the high temperature was -18F and low was -31F in Marquette. Mines to the west had low temperatures of -35F.  
See also entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory

1937: On January 1, 1937, the steel ferry Marold II, while carrying gasoline, was siphoning gasoline off the stranded tanker J. Oswald Boyd when a tremendous explosion occurred, totally destroying Marold and her crew at Simmons Reef, north of Beaver Island, MI in Lake Michigan. Only pieces of Marold were found. The captain's body washed ashore in Green Bay the next year. All 5 crew members perished.
2002: On January 1, 2002, lake effect snow showers formed over Alger, Luce and northern Schoolcraft counties. Twenty-four hour snow accumulations included 13 inches in McMillan and Seney, 14 inches at Shingleton, and 18 inches in Au Train.
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
2008: On January 1, 2008, arctic air in the wake of a strong cold front produced heavy lake effect snow showers on the 1st and 2nd across portions of west and north central Upper Michigan. A spotter in Rockland measured 15.4 inches of snow in 13 hours on the 1st.
2012: On January 1, 2012, a deepening low pressure system lifting northeast of the Upper Great Lakes generated storm force winds over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 1st into the early morning of the 2nd. Winds gusted at storm force throughout the period at Granite Island Light in Lake Superior with a peak wind gust of 57 knots at 1 am on the 2nd. Winds gusted above storm force at Rock of Ages Light throughout the period with a peak gust of 53 knots at 4 am on the 2nd.
January 2
1999: On January 2, 1999, daily record snowfall for the day of 11.6 inches fell at WFO Marquette.
See entry for 2 Jan 1999 in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
See entry for following date in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
2000: On January 2, 2000, a winter storm moved northeast from Kansas, across Lake Michigan, and into Quebec, bringing heavy snow to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Snowfall totals were 9.6 inches in Negaunee, 10 inches in Escanaba, 10.5 in Iron Mountain, 11.0 in Munising, 11.5 inches in Melstrand, Newberry and Kingsford, 12.0 inches in Gwinn and Grand Marais, 12.7 inches at Pine Stump Junction, 14.0 inches in Two Heart, and 16.0 inches in Manistique. 10 to 12 inches of snow had fallen over western Chippewa County and extreme northwestern Mackinac County.
See entry for 2 Jan 1999 in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
2005: On January 2, 2005, a low pressure system moved northeast from the central Plains, crossing Lower Michigan during the morning hours. Meanwhile, cold high pressure was to the northeast, providing a chilly east wind to the area. Freezing rain broke out late in the evening of New Years Day, and continued into the early morning hours, before gradually switching to rain from south to north as temperatures slowly warmed above freezing. The southern portion of eastern Upper Michigan (south of M-28) was impacted, with Hessel and St Ignace receiving a quarter to a half inch of ice. Further north, the freezing rain was mixed with sleet and snow, with smaller ice accumulations. The ice accumulated on all surfaces, including roads, making travel almost impossible during the early morning hours. Significant ice accumulation of a quarter inch or more was reported over counties bordering Lake Michigan, while a half inch of ice coated U.S. Highway 2 from Ironwood to Wakefield in Gogebic County. Sleet accumulation of a half inch to an inch occurred across many other locations in west and central Upper Michigan. The ice and sleet accumulations created hazardous travel on area roadways as a few minor accidents were reported by law enforcement officials.
2012: On January 2, 2012, a deepening low pressure system lifting northeast of the Upper Great Lakes generated storm force winds over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 1st into the early morning of the 2nd. Winds gusted at storm force throughout the period at Granite Island Light in Lake Superior with a peak wind gust of 57 knots at 1 am on the 2nd. Winds gusted above storm force at Rock of Ages Light throughout the period with a peak gust of 53 knots at 4 am on the 2nd.
January 3
1999: On January 3, 1999, a daily record snowfall of 16.6 inches occurred at WFO Marquette. 
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
See entry for previous date and following date in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
January 4
1912: On January 4, 1912, Marquette had a high temperature of 0F.
1999: On January 4, 1999, a significant snowstorm wound down in the U.P. that started on the afternoon of the 2nd. An intense winter storm that tracked through lower Michigan brought considerable amounts of low level moisture, cold temperatures, and strong northeast winds to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Significant synoptic system snow was enhanced by lake effect snow as well. Near blizzard conditions developed in snow and blowing snow with the strong northeast winds. Reported snowfall totals from the storm included: Marquette 15.9, Marquette County Arpt 30.8, Bruce Crossing 13.0, Champion 14.0, Houghton County Arpt 17.6, Two Heart 16.0, Newberry Airport 9.4, Newberry School 8.3, Shingleton 13.6, Silver City 13.8, Wetmore 14.1, and Watton 12.7 inches.
See entry for previous two dates in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
2009: On January 4, 2009, a low pressure trough moving through the area produced heavy snow and blowing snow over western Upper Michigan from the 3rd into the morning of the 5th. Light snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain in south central portions of Upper Michigan on the 3rd and 4th and caused travel problems there. The observer eight miles southwest of Ontonagon measured nine inches of wet snow during the event. The Mohawk observer reported a storm total snowfall exceeding 15 inches with inch-per-hour snowfall rates at times. The observer four miles northeast of Calumet measured ten inches of snow in 12 hours. West winds gusts over 35 mph on the evening of the 4th also caused near blizzard conditions in snow and blowing snow. 
January 5
1912: On January 5, 1912, Marquette failed to reach 0F for a high temperature.
1997: On January 5, 1997, low pressure tracking northeastward across Wisconsin allowed warm air to overrun a shallow layer of cold air at the surface. Precipitation started as snow on the morning of the 4th with 4-6 inches of accumulation by early evening. The snow then changed to freezing rain later in the evening. Freezing rain, occasionally heavy, continued overnight. Ice accumulated up to an inch on exposed surfaces in many areas by the time precipitation ended. The combination of heavy wet snow and ice accumulation brought down many branches and powerlines in Mackinac County. Numerous accidents were reported due to the adverse driving conditions. 
January 6
1912: On January 6, 1912, Marquette failed to reach 0F for a high temperature.
1924: On January 6, 1924, the wood, passenger and freight tug and excursion boat Thomas Friant, while carrying fishermen, had its hull cut by ice and sank during a charter fishing trip near the mouth of Knife River, MN in Lake Superior.
2002: On January 6, 2002, cold arctic air pouring across Lake Superior on northwest winds set up bands of heavy lake effect snow over western Upper Michigan. The bands were most persistent over Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. Ironwood reported 11 inches of snowfall, Bessemer received 12 inches, and 9 inches accumulated in Rockland.
January 7
1912: On January 7, 1912, Marquette failed to reach 0F for a high temperature.
1994: On January 7, 1994, Menominee had a snowstorm that dumped 31.5 inches January 6-7th while Houghton had 32.4 inches of snow from January 5th-7th, 1994.
1999: On January 7, 1999, arctic air behind a passing cold front along with strong northwest winds set up lake effect snow bands over northeast Alger County. Grand Marais reported 12.0 inches of snow and Melstrand received 10.5 inches. The combination of cold air and strong winds pushed wind chill readings down to 30 to 40 below zero.
1997: On January 7, 1997, low pressure moved northeast from Iowa on the morning of Jan 4 to northern Lake Huron on the morning of the 5th. Heavy snow overspread the west half of Upper Michigan during the morning of the 4th. East of Iron Mountain and Marquette, a mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow fell. Between midnight and 6 am on the 5th, the synoptic scale snow ended and lake effect snow from Lake Superior developed. Cold northerly winds over the relatively warmer waters of Lake Superior kept the lake effect snow going until the morning of the 7th. Then, high pressure moved in cutting off the north winds and lake effect snows. The highest snow totals were 38 inches at Phoenix in Keweenaw County, 29 inches at Wakefield in Gogebic County and 25 inches at Ontonagon and Houghton. Other snow totals were Shingleton with 19 inches, Munising 17 inches, Watton 16 inches, Chassell 17 inches, Two Heart 14 inches, Negaunee 23 inches, Marquette had 21 inches. 
January 8
2010: On January 8, 2010, colder moist air moving across Lake Superior generated moderate to heavy lake effect snow over portions of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties on the 7th and 8th. The observer in Ironwood measured 11 inches of snow in 24 hours. The spotter in Rockland reported over one-inch per hour snowfall rates with 5.8 inches of snow measured in five hours.
2004: On January 8, 2004, arctic high pressure building in the northern plains pushed cold air across Lake Superior and Upper Michigan. In the lake effect snow belts of the Keweenaw Peninsula, blizzard conditions developed as strong gusty winds along with falling and blowing snow frequently reduced visibilities to near zero. Temperatures fell below zero and wind chills dropped to as low as 35 below zero during the morning on the 6th. Snow accumulations of up to a foot were common over the Keweenaw Peninsula and Ontonagon County, and Phoenix measured 14 inches during this two day blizzard. An additional 6 inches of snow fell at Phoenix on the 7th and 8th to boost the storm total to 20 inches. Over areas east of Marquette, the lake effect snow intensity picked up on the 6th and continued into the 8th. Most places near Lake Superior east of Munising saw at least 6 inches of new snow, and as much as 20 inches buried Two Heart in Luce County. Travel across much of northern Upper Michigan was hampered by low visibilities in blowing and drifting snow. Numerous schools and businesses were closed in the affected areas.
January 9
1875: On January 9, 1875, the high temperature was -10F in Marquette. The low temperature was -26F in Negaunee.
1912: On January 9, 1912, a low temperature of -24F in Ishpeming and a low of -36F at Silver Lake Dam occurred in Marquette County.
1977: On January 9, 1977, a low temperature of -42F occurred in Stambaugh, coldest reading in 60 years. Low temperatures also occurred of -30F in Iron Mountain and -45F in Amasa.
2002: On January 9, 2002, a record high temperature of 44F occurred, representing part of a month that averaged 8.4 degrees above normal at WFO Marquette.
1998: On January 9, 1998, a band of heavy snow moved north through central Upper Michigan starting during the evening of the 8th and continuing through noon on this day. The axis of heaviest snow extended through Iron Mountain and Marquette. Dickinson County received the heaviest snow with 11 inches at Foster City and 10.1 inches at Iron Mountain. In Marquette County, the Marquette County Airport received 9.9 inches, the city of Marquette 8.9 inches and Gwinn 8.5 inches. In Menominee County, Stephenson received 9.0 inches and Spalding received 8.0 inches of snow.
January 10
1997: On January 10, 1997, a record daily snowfall of 15.1 inches fell at WFO Marquette.
2003: On January 10, 2003, an area of low pressure moved through the Great Lakes region. This system brought 8 to 10 inches of snow to Chippewa and Mackinac Counties. The snow began mid morning of the 10th and ended early in the morning on the 11th.
2008: On January 10, 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 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.
January 11
1912: On January 11, 1912, Humboldt in western Marquette County reported a low temperature of -40F.
2008: On January 11, 2008, a strengthening low pressure system moved from the St Louis area toward Lake Huron. Heavy snow occurred just left of the track of the low. Accumulation rates of one to two inches per hour were common in the mid to late evening hours of the 10th, though these rates did not last long in any one place. Snow accumulations were six to nine inches of snow along the I-75 corridor. The highest snowfall amounts, from eight to nine inches, fell from Moran to Sault Ste Marie.
1998: On January 11, 1998, cold west winds blowing across the relatively warm waters of Lake Superior brought a weekend of heavy lake-effect snow to northwest Upper Michigan. The snow began during the evening of the 9th and continued until the afternoon of the 11th. The highest snowfall total was at Phoenix with 20 inches in Keweenaw County. Other snowfall totals included, in Houghton County, Laurium 18 inches and Dollar Bay and Redridge 12 inches, and in Ontonagon County 17 inches at Ontonagon and Silver City.
1997: On January 11, 1997, an Alberta Clipper type low pressure system moved southeast from Alberta on the evening of the 8th to Lake Erie on the evening of the 9th. Northeast winds developed across Lake Superior and Upper Michigan around 4 pm on the 9th producing heavy lake effect snow across Marquette and Baraga Counties in north central Upper Michigan. The winds backed to the north then northwest during the evening of the 10th shifting the lake effect snows to west Upper Michigan, the Keweenaw Peninsula and Alger County in north central Upper Michigan. The snow diminished to flurries during the evening of the 11th. The highest snow totals were Herman in Baraga County with 29 inches and Ironwood in Gogebic County with 23 inches. Other snow totals were Alger County Melstrand....16 inches Keweenaw County Mohawk.......18 inches Marquette County Negaunee.....20 inches Marquette....18 inches Ishpeming....16 inches Gwinn........15 inches. 
January 12
1861: On January 12, 1861, Bishop Baraga reported a temperature of -40F at Sault Ste Marie.
January 13
1885: On January 13, 1885, Negaunee had a low temperature of -27F.
1993: On January 13, 1993, a heavy snowstorm affected parts of the central and eastern U.P. WFO Marquette had a record snowfall for the day of 10.4 inches with a record daily water equivalent of 0.70 inch.
2003: On January 13, 2003, the passage of a Canadian low pressure system's attendant cold front overnight on January 8th and 9th brought arctic air into Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The cold air flowing across the relatively warmer waters of Lake Superior produced heavy lake effect snow, especially at those locations favored by a northwest low level wind. The lake effect snow that started on 9th did not end until a ridge of arctic high pressure arrived on the 13th. Some snow totals during this storm include 32 inches at McMillan, 25 Inches at Pelkie, 23 inches at Newberry, 19 inches at Shingleton, 17 inches at Munising, and 12 inches at Painesdale and White Pine. Strong northwest wind with gusts as high as 40 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting snow, with whiteout conditions observed over open areas. Slippery snow covered roads and near zero visibilities in blowing snow contributed to a number of traffic accidents across the area.
2005: On January 13, 2005, arctic air blasted across the Upper Great Lakes in the wake of a deepening low which departed northeast of Lake Superior. Strong northwest winds of 20 to 35 mph resulted in near-blizzard conditions in snow and blowing snow and bitter cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero across portions of northwest Upper Michigan from the 13th into 15th. Automated observing stations at Copper Harbor and the Houghton County Airport reached peak wind gusts in excess of 50 mph on the afternoon and evening of the 13th.
January 14
1885: On January 14, 1885, a low temperature of -47F occurred in Champion.
1963: On January 14, 1963, a record low high temperature of -7F occurred at WFO Marquette.
1994: On January 14, 1994, a record low high temperature of -7F occurred again at WFO Marquette. This tied the previous occurrence set 31 years earlier.
2002: On January 14, 2002, as low pressure moved across the southern great lakes states, east winds off Lake Michigan enhanced snowfall over southern Menominee County. Eight inches of new snow was reported in and around the city of Menominee.
2005: On January 14, 2005, arctic air blasted across the Upper Great Lakes with bitter cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero across portions of northwest Upper Michigan from the 13th into 15th. 2-day snow totals during the event included around 6 inches at Pelkie in Baraga County, 9 inches at Ontonagon and over a foot at both Ahmeek and Phoenix Farms in Keweenaw County. Nighttime and morning wind chills reached from 25 to 35 below zero over Iron and Dickinson counties and 35 to 45 below zero over Gogebic County. Many schools in these counties were either closed or delayed on the 14th.
January 15
1963: On January 15, 1963, Marquette had a low temperature of -18F, the coldest temperature there since 1936. Iron Mountain and Escanaba had lows of -22F and Menominee had a low temperature of -24F.
1994: On January 15, 1994, WFO Marquette had a record low high temperature of -6F.
2003: On January 15, 2003, as a strong cold front passed over Upper Michigan during the afternoon on January 12th, lake effect snow showers developed over the west by late in the day and in the eastern lake shore counties that night. The snow belts favored by a northwest wind recorded the most snow. By the time the snow showers diminished on the 15th, snowfall totals amounted to 21 inches at Shingleton, 17 Inches at Melstrand, 14 inches at Two Heart in Luce County, and 12 inches in Painesdale.
2011: On January 15, 2011, a low pressure system tracking from Minnesota into eastern Upper Michigan brought moderate to heavy snow and blowing snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 14th through the 15th. A spotter near Seney measured 15 inches of snow in 24 hours. North winds gusting around 30 mph at times caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow. 
January 16
1963: On January 16, 1963, Iron Mountain had a low temperature of -30F, the 11th straight day of below zero temperatures. Outlying areas in Dickinson County had temperatures as low as -40F. Herman in Baraga County and Wetmore in Alger County had low temperatures of -43F and Sault Ste Marie had a low temperature of -30F.
2009: On January 16, 2009, a reinforcing Arctic cold front moving across Upper Michigan brought more lake effect snow to the northwest wind snow belts from the 14th into the 16th. Wind chill values also plummeted to 20 to 40 below zero from late evening on the 13th through the morning of the 16th. Observers in Ontonagon and four miles east of Silver City measured 12 inches of snow in 24 hours. Whiteout conditions were reported in Ontonagon throughout the period due to the combination of snow and blowing snow. Wind chill readings dipped to 25 to 35 below zero on the mornings of January 15th and 16th. Schools were closed throughout Ontonagon County on the 15th and Ewen Headstart remained closed on the 16th. An observer ten miles south of Grand Marais received nearly a foot of lake effect snowfall over a two-day period. Schools were closed throughout Alger County on the 15th and 16th due to poor visibility and adverse travel conditions from the combination of lake effect snow and blowing snow. 
January 17
1979: On January 17, 1979, the Torch Lake Ice Arena collapsed in Lake Linden under the heavy weight of snow on its roof. 3 men were blown out of the building and were unhurt when it collapsed.
2005: On January 17, 2005, arctic air combined with the passage of a low pressure trough brought heavy lake effect snow showers into portions of northern Upper Michigan on the night of 16th and morning of the 17th. Poor visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow resulted in school cancellations across the Ontonagon Area School District on the 17th. A spotter in Rockland reported a 12-hour snowfall amount of 8 inches. Spotters also reported heavy lake effect snow over eastern Alger and Luce counties. Twenty-four hour totals included 13 inches at Two Heart in Luce County and 10 inches near Grand Marais in Alger County.
2009: On January 17, 2009, a clipper low pressure system strengthened as it approached Michigan from the northwest. A localized band of lake enhanced snow affected part of the Lake Michigan coastline in Mackinac County near Curtis and Gould City. Snowfall amounts were around 10 inches, with locally near 15 inches in Curtis. A spotter ten miles east of Manistique measured 14 inches of snow in 10 hours. The observer reported that highways were snow-packed and slippery, including Highway US-2.
January 18
1994: On January 18, 1994, Bark River had a high temperature of only -11F. WFO Marquette had record temperatures of -15F for a high which is the coldest high temperature ever recorded and a low of -25F.
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1996: On January 18, 1996, WFO Marquette tied the record high temperature of 44 degrees set in 1973 and again in 1981. Precipitation started off as snow, then switched to freezing rain, rain and back to sleet at the NWS office this day. WFO Marquette set record precipitation in this storm of 1.33 inches of liquid water equivalent. Considerable street flooding was reported in Iron Mountain, Escanaba and Marquette as snow and ice clogged sewer drains. Over 2 inches of rain and freezing rain fell over parts of South Central Upper Michigan. Amounts included 2.70 inches at Spaulding, 2.30 inches at Cornell, 2.20 inches at Stephenson, 2.15 inches at Iron Mountain and 2.12 inches at Fayette. Over North Central Upper Michigan, a combined total of 10 to 12 inches of snow and ice pellets fell between Champion, Marquette and Skandia during the afternoon and evening. Alger and Luce Counties received between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain and freezing rain.
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
2009: On January 18, 2009, a clipper low pressure system tracking across Lake Superior and stalling out over southeast Ontario brought moderate snow and locally heavy lake effect snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 17th into the 20th. The spotter just east of Foster City measured a storm total snowfall of 7.2 inches.
1999: On January 18, 1999, an area of low pressure tracked from Minnesota northeast across central Upper Michigan, spreading mixed precipitation across the Upper Peninsula. Rain turned to sleet and then to snow as the storm center passed. The snow was enhanced by Lake Superior over the Keweenaw Peninsula, doubling or tripling the amounts of snow received elsewhere across the Upper Peninsula. Snowfall totals over the Keweenaw included 14.5 inches at Phoenix and 12.4 inches at the Houghton County Airport.
January 19
1994: On January 19, 1994, WFO Marquette had record cold temperatures of -7F for a high temperature and a low temperature of -27F. Bark River had a low temperature of -27F, Spaulding had a low temperature of -31F, Caspian had a low of -35F, and Amasa had a low of -53F. Ironwood had a high temperature of only -22F and a low of -31F.
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1996: On January 19, 1996, Ironwood had 18.0 inches of snow from a snowstorm with five foot drifts. After the precipitation changed to snow during the evening of the 18th, the eastern area of the U.P. received 5 to 9 inches of snow with the heaviest snow at Pine Stump Junction, 15 miles north of Newberry.
2005: On January 19, 2005, low pressure moved east across Lake Superior and far northern Lake Huron. Southwest winds ahead of the system brought snow to northern Michigan. The snow was drastically enhanced by Lake Michigan, with heavy snow near and downwind of the lake. Snowfall totals of six to ten inches were common along the Lake Michigan shoreline of eastern Upper Michigan. Strong southwest winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow, and very low visibilities. Near blizzard conditions occurred near Lake Michigan, where winds gusted to around 40 mph. Strong southerly winds ahead of an approaching low pressure system in south central Canada brought occasionally heavy lake enhanced snow to southern Schoolcraft County on the night of the 18th. Twelve-hour reports of 6 to 8 inches of snow along with near-blizzard conditions in blowing snow caused schools to be closed or delayed in the Manistique School District on the 19th. On the evening of the 18th, the automated observing station in Manistique reported wind gusts exceeding 45 mph at times with visibility reduced to one-quarter mile.
January 20
1994: On January 20, 1994, at 11am EST, Marquette finally rose above 0F after 167 consecutive hours of below zero temperatures.
See entries for previous days at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1996: On January 20, 1996, the winter storm wound down. In west Upper Michigan, where the precipitation was mostly snow, 44 inches fell at Silver City and 40 inches fell at Ontonagon. Other snow reports included 26 inches at Houghton, 23 inches at Copper Harbor, 21 inches at Pelkie, 16 inches at Ironwood, 13 inches at L'anse and 11 inches at Watersmeet. 
See entries for previous days at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
January 21
1994: On January 21, 1994, as the weather warmed after the cold snap, lots of water pipes and water mains froze and broke in the U.P throughout the rest of the month into February.
1993: On January 21, 1993, freezing rain spread across central and eastern Upper Michigan between 4 am and 9 am. Between 0.3 and 0.4 inches of ice accumulated on exposed surfaces across Upper Michigan. The ice caused treacherous road conditions across Upper Michigan resulting in numerous traffic accidents. Dozens of motorists were stranded in their vehicles with several large trucks overturning on highways. Virtually all schools and universities were closed on the 21st over central and eastern Upper Michigan. Many businesses were also closed in these areas. Damages were limited to vehicles in fender bender type accidents. 
January 22
1936: On January 22, 1936, there was a raging blizzard. Travel was brought to a halt in Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Menominee and Sault Ste Marie as road crews were pulled off roads. This blizzard was judged 'the worst in years.'
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1997: On January 22, 1997, low pressure moved east across Upper Michigan and much colder air entered west Upper Michigan behind it. Northerly winds across Lake Superior produced heavy lake enhanced snow across Baraga County where 14 inches fell at L'anse and 13 inches fell at Herman, most of which occurred in a 12 hour period between 8 am and 8 pm. Most of Northwest Upper Michigan including Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon received 8 inches from this storm.
2004: On January 22, 2004, another Alberta Clipper storm dove across Upper Michigan on the 21st. Once the wind turned northwest behind the associated cold front and another bone chilling airmass invaded the Upper Great Lakes, lake effect snow became widespread and heavy at times, especially in areas favored by a northwest wind. Wind gusts as high as 35 mph caused extensive blowing and drifting of the fine powdery snow, and frequent 'white-out' conditions were common over the Keweenaw Peninsula until late in the day on the 22nd. Highway M-28 was closed across Alger and Schoolcraft Counties because of occasional near zero visibility and extensive drifting snow. By the time lake effect snow began to wind down late in the day on the 23rd, storm total snowfall reached around 16 inches at Pelkie near the Baraga and Houghton County line, 13 inches at Two Heart, 12 inches at Phoenix, 11 inches at Wetmore and 10 inches at Newberry. Temperatures fell below zero by dawn on the 22nd, and wind chills reached as low as 30 to 40 below zero.
2005: On January 22, 2005, a clipper system originating in northwest Canada moved across the Midwest and dropped heavy synoptic and lake enhanced snow over Iron, Menominee, Delta and southern Schoolcraft counties on the night of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd. Twelve-hour snowfall reports included 6 inches in the Crystal Falls area in Iron County, 7 inches in Stephenson in Menominee County, and 8 inches in Cooks near the Schoolcraft/Delta County line.
January 23
1936: On January 23, 1936, there was a raging blizzard. Travel was brought to a halt in Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Menominee and Sault Ste Marie as road crews were pulled off roads. This blizzard was judged 'the worst in years.'
1963: On January 23, 1963, Marquette had the coldest day in recorded history with a high temperature of -8F and a low temperature of -21F.
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1999: On January 23, 1999, a winter storm tracked from southern Illinois across lower Michigan, bringing a mix of winter weather to the Upper Peninsula. Rain and freezing rain quickly turned to sleet and then snow over most of the Upper Peninsula, but freezing rain continued over Alger, Luce and Schoolcraft Counties, coating most surfaces with 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice. A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain developed in Chippewa and Mackinac Counties in advance of a low lifting toward the region. Around 1/2 inch of ice accumulated on trees and powerlines producing many broken branches and contributing to several power outages. The ice also created hazardous driving conditions and was a contributing factor to many traffic accidents. Several inches of heavy wet snow also fell in spots, further contributing to the hazardous conditions and power outages.
2012: On January 23, 2012, a Plains low pressure system tracking across northern Wisconsin and eastern Upper Michigan dropped heavy snow across much of the west half of Upper Michigan from the 23rd into the morning of the 24th. Some ice accumulation from freezing rain also occurred over central Upper Michigan in the morning of the 23rd. The observer in Menominee measured one-eighth of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain on the 23rd. Side roads were covered in ice which resulted in several cars sliding into the ditch. Many area schools in Menominee County, Dickinson County and Delta County were closed on the 23rd due to the icy roads. The observer northeast of Iron Mountain measured .20 of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain early morning on the 23rd. Six inches of wet heavy snow fell in six hours at the National Weather Service in Negaunee Township on the 23rd. Over one-inch per hour snowfall rates were also reported near Big Bay and Ishpeming along with a light glaze of ice accumulation from freezing drizzle. Area schools including Northern Michigan University were closed on the 23rd due to the storm. The observer just east of Stambaugh measured eight inches of wet snow in just over 12 hours. Observers near Gladstone and Bark River measured around .15 of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain. The ice on roadways caused numerous accidents, three of which resulted in minor injuries.
January 24
1884: On January 24, 1884, a low temperature of -47F occurred at Republic.
1938: On January 24, 1938, the blizzard of 1938 began across the U.P. with heavy snowfall bringing traffic and rail traffic to a halt for a few days. There were 12 foot snowdrifts in Ironwood with students trapped at school for 4 days. Many workers were trapped at work and people had to get out of their homes out of the second story windows in the U.P. In Marquette, the brand new WBEO radio tower had the top half come down and knocked the old radio tower out as well as knocked the radio station off the air.
1979: On January 24, 1979, snowcover reached a depth of 60 inches in Delaware.
1997: On January 24, 1997, record daily snowfall of 7.8 inches fell at WFO Marquette.
January 25
1938: On January 25, 1938, the blizzard of 1938 had impressive snowfall totals: Marquette had 18 inches of snow, Ironwood 32 inches. There were 30 foot high snow drifts between Nestoria and Herman. It took 6 days to clear roads from Negaunee to Palmer, a distance of 10 miles. Calumet had 7.5 inches of snow with 20 foot snow drifts and winds gusting to 50 mph. Dickinson county had 18 foot snow drifts across roads. Near Wakefield on U.S. Highway 2, a snow drift of 700 feet long and 15 feet high was reported. Fire broke out in the Marquette downtown. 4 buildings destroyed including the Masonic Temple and Opera House with $400,000 in damage.
2009: On January 25, 2009, a northwest flow of Arctic air across Lake Superior produced locally heavy lake effect snow at Rainbow Lodge in northern Luce County on the 24th and 25th. The observer at Rainbow Lodge measured 13 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
January 26
1885: On January 26, 1885, a low temperature of -20F occurred in Calumet.
1899: On January 26, 1899, a severe snowstorm occurred in the U.P. Snowdrifts of 10-12 feet deep happened in Marquette with 15 inches of snow. Streetcars and railroads were delayed in Upper Michigan. 33 inches of snow fell in Calumet and 10 inches of snow fell in Manistique.
1978: On January 26, 1978, the blizzard of 1978 affected the U.P. The storm was at its height on this day. 70 mph wind gusts reported in Escanaba, 17 inches of snow was reported in the hills around Marquette and 9.5 inches in Escanaba. Wind gusts to 50 mph made travel impossible with highways 41, 28 and 35 shut down.
January 27
1885: On January 27, 1885, a low temperature of -30F occurred in Calumet with a high only around -15F.
1996: On January 27, 1996, low pressure moved across Eastern Wisconsin, Northern Lake Michigan and Eastern Upper Michigan. Heavy snow developed over Central Upper Michigan around 8 pm on the 26th and spread to West Upper Michigan during the night. Strong northeast winds brought lake-enhanced snow from Lake Superior to Central Upper Michigan. This significantly increased snowfall amounts over Marquette County where 28 inches of snow fell at Champion and Skandia, 25 inches fell at Marquette and 20 inches fell at Gwinn. Most locations across West and Central Upper Michigan had storm totals between 8 and 14 inches. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph created blizzard conditions during the day on the 27th, closing major highways, most businesses and forcing plows off the roads. Several motorists were stranded for a few hours during the late morning and early afternoon, due to blowing and drifting snow, on US41 between Marquette and Harvey. WFO Marquette had 23.7 inches of snow in a 15 hour period between the 26th, 27th and a record 1.27 inches of water equivalent and 15.4 inches of snow on this day while Skandia had 28 inches of storm total snowfall from the 26-27th snowstorm. Wind gusts to 40 mph built up huge snow drifts.
1997: On January 27, 1997, another heavy lake enhanced snow took aim at northern Upper Michigan as low pressure moved northeast across Lower Michigan and Lake Huron on the 25th. With north winds, the maximum snowfall this time occured at the Marquette County Airport with 20 inches. Other heavy snow totals were: Phoenix......18 inches Herman.......17 inches Munising.....16 inches Shingleton...15 inches Ironwood.....15 inches Marquette....13 inches (city) Paint Lake...13 inches (25 NW Iron River). Heavy snow accumulation during this storm contributed to 2 roof collapses. One was at the Iron River Reporter, a weekly newspaper in Iron River, which completely distroyed the building. The other occurred at a vacant commercial building in Marquette. The snow started in the evening of the 24th and continued through the early morning of the 27th. Damage from the buildings was $750,000.
2003: On January 27, 2003, a quick moving upper level disturbance that passed east through Ontario brought increasing clouds and a period of overrunning snow to almost all of Upper Michigan. Most places picked up an inch or two of snow as south winds gusted up to 30 to 35 mph. Lake enhanced snow showers off Lake Michigan battered Schoolcraft and Luce Counties with locally heavy snow. As much as 11 Inches fell near Blaney Park and 9 inches accumulated at Germfask and near Newberry. The gusty winds and blowing snow resulted in whiteout conditions along highways US-2 and M-117 east of Manistique. Michigan State Police closed sections of highway US-2 due to near zero visibility and snow drifting over the roadway.
January 28
2003: On January 28, 2003, an area of low pressure moved into the Great Lakes region on the 27th. Lake enhanced snows off Lake Michigan produced 12 inches of snow across portions of western Mackinac County that started on the evening of the 27th and ended in the mid morning of the 28th.
2004: On January 28, 2004, heavy lake effect snow showers developed during the morning. In Chippewa County in Upper Michigan, 6 to 12 inches of new snow fell at Paradise and Point Iroquois.
2011: On January 28, 2011, a clipper low pressure system moving down from south central Canada brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of west and south central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 28th into the morning of the 29th. An observer west of Watersmeet measured eight inches of snow in less than six hours on the evening of the 28th. There was another report of six inches of snow in five hours at Ironwood during the same time. A widespread four to five inches fell across Iron County from the evening of the 28th into the overnight of the 29th.
2012: On January 28, 2012, ten inches of snow fell in 12 hours in L'anse during the day on the 28th, and a 24-hour storm total snowfall of 17 inches was measured at Herman ending on the morning of the 29th. The Houghton County Sheriff estimated 11 inches of snow fell at Alston in less than 10 hours on the 28th. There was a 24-hour snowfall total of 11 inches from Pelkie ending on the morning of the 29th. Three inch per hour snowfall rates were reported at times in Pelkie. An estimated 12 inches of storm total snowfall occurred along the northern Schoolcraft and Alger County line. The spotter in Melstrand estimated 12 inches of snow in 24 hours. The observer ten miles east of Ontonagon estimated eight inches of snow in less than 12 hours. Northwest winds gusting over 30 mph also caused significant blowing of snow with whiteout conditions on roadways. The spotter at Pine Stump Junction measured 14 inches of snow in less than 24 hours.
January 29
1996: On January 29, 1996, blizzard conditions across Upper Michigan included a peak wind gust at the Marquette County Airport of 51 mph.
January 30
1996: On January 30, 1996, a high temperature of 1F occurred at WFO Marquette which was a record cold high temperature for the date.
2008: On January 30, 2008, very strong northwest winds in the wake of an Arctic cold front caused blizzard conditions and bitter cold wind chills over portions of Upper Michigan. The combination of temperatures falling into the teens below zero along with winds gusting over 30 mph at times caused wind chill readings to plummet to 40 below zero. Schools were closed throughout Alger, Iron and Northern Schoolcraft counties due to the bitter cold. Localized blizzard to near-blizzard conditions in snow and blowing snow were reported for areas along Lake Superior and in northern Schoolcraft County. Widespread snow amounts of four to seven inches were reported. Northwest winds gusting over 50 mph at times early morning caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow on area roads. Wind chill readings also plummeted to 25 below to 35 below zero through the day. Many schools throughout Ontonagon County were closed. Further east, temperatures hovered near zero to the single digits above zero during the day, with occasional blinding white-out conditions in falling and blowing snow in Chippewa and Mackinac Counties. Blizzard conditions occurred in the open country of Chippewa County. Wind gusts peaked from 40 to 50 mph. Travel was heavily impacted in the region. Parts of US-2 were closed west of St Ignace, and the Mackinac Bridge was closed to high profile vehicles. There were numerous accidents on area roads. School and event cancellations were widespread, and there were also sporadic power outages. In Marquette County,the combination of temperatures falling below zero along with winds gusting over 35 mph at times caused wind chill readings to plummet to 30 below zero. Schools were closed throughout the county due to the bitter cold, including Northern Michigan University.
January 31
1899: On January 31, 1899, a low temperature of -18F occurred in Marquette.
1912: On January 31, 1912, the average temperature of 1.3 degrees was reported in Marquette for the month of January which is the coldest month ever reported in Marquette's history.
1947: On January 31, 1947, a 74 mph wind gust was reported in Menominee during the blizzard of January, 30th and 31st which brought the area to a standstill. Ishpeming had 12 inches of snow which closed many secondary roads down in Marquette County due to heavy drifting in the blizzard of January 30th-31st, 1947. Gales over 50 mph at the Straits of Mackinac cancelled state ferry service.
1979: On January 31, 1979, the Houghton County airport had 88.3 inches of snow which was 18.3 inches above normal for January. Many sheds and garages collapsed throughout the Keweenaw, Houghton and Ontonagon Counties during this month due to the weight of snow. In Greenland, a large part of the township hall crumbled under the weight of snow.
1996: On January 31, 1996, a record low temperature of -27F occurred at WFO Marquette. An Arctic airmass brought extreme cold to parts of Upper Michigan. Some low temperatures included -41F at Amasa, -40F at Iron River, -38F at Champion, -37F at Stephenson, -36F at Kenton and -33F at Iron Mountain and Ironwood.
1997: On January 31, 1997, from late December 1996 to late January 1997, 122 inches of snow fell in the hills west of Marquette.
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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.
January 1
2005: A cold front moved through the region Friday, December 31 and eventually became stationary south of the area on January 1st. Cold air settled in behind the front with temperatures falling from the 40s and 50s into the 20s and 30s. An upper level disturbance moved across the upper Midwest on January 1st and 2nd. As this disturbance moved through, air temperatures above the surface warmed above freezing, while surface temperatures remain below freezing. Freezing rain developed across southern Minnesota, northern Iowa into central and southern Wisconsin during the morning and afternoon of the 1st and continued into the early morning hours of the 2nd before shifting east of the area. Ice accumulations from the freezing rain ranged from little or none up to a half inch across portions of southeast Minnesota and western and north central Wisconsin.
2002: La Crosse, WI had only 1" of snow for the season to date. This broke the old record 1.5" of snow set back during the winter of 1965-66. However, La Crosse would still go on to record 32.9" for the 2001-02 snow season.
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1999: La Farge, WI (8"), Osage, IA (6") snow.
1985: Platteville, WI (7.5"), Elkader, IA (6") snow.
1979: Lynxville, WI (6.5") snow.
1978: A snow storm brought significant snows to the region: In IA: Elkader (10"), Decorah (9"), Charles City (8"), Fayette (8"), Lansing (8"), Waucoma(8"), New Hampton (7"), Osage (7"), Oelwein (6") .In MN: Grand Meadow (8"), Caledonia (7"), Lanesboro (6.4"), Genoa (6"), Wabasha (6").In WI: Prairie du Chien (12"), Mauston (9"), Readstown (9"), Galesville (8"), Lancaster (8"), Muscoda (8"), Platteville (6.2"), Cashton (6"), Lynxville (6"), Richland Center (6"), Trempealeau (6"), Viroqua (6").
1971: Harmony, MN (16", greatest one-day snowfall).
1949: La Crescent, MN (7") snow.
1942: Fayette, IA (13"), New Hampton, IA (8") snow.
1919: Snow began on New Year's Eve and continued into the afternoon on New Year's Day. Totals ranged from: Viroqua, WI (8"), La Crosse, WI (7.6"), New Hampton, IA (7.5"), Fayette, IA (7"). The snow caused train delays.
1897: Record warmth was felt across northeast Iowa, southwest and central Wisconsin. The following cities recorded their warmest January temperatures: In IA: Elkader (64), Cresco (54). In WI: Prairie du Chien (66), Lancaster (60), La Crosse (57, tied with 1/25/1981), Viroqua (55), Medford (52). The temperature at Prairie du Chien also set a state record for the warmest January temperature ever recorded in Wisconsin. 
January 2
2000: A narrow band of heavy snow moved from southeast MN across Buffalo, Clark, Taylor, Trempealeau counties in WI between 9 AM and 1 PM. This band was accompanied by thunder and lightning, which produced snowfall rates as much as 2-3" per hour. Some snowfall totals: Mondovi, WI (7.8"), Rochester, MN (7"), Arcadia, WI (6"), Blair, WI (6"), Gad, WI (6").
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1999: The first winter storm of the season brought 8-13" of snow to southwest and central Wisconsin. Strong northeast winds created 2-4 foot drifts, making many roads impassable. The highest snowfall accumulations of 12-13" were reported by cooperative observers at Lancaster, Mauston, and Wilton. The snow began at 10 PM on the 1st and ended at 7 AM on 3rd. Six injuries were indirectly attributed to this storm. Some other storm totals across the area ranged from: In IA: Elkader (12"), Decorah (7"), Oelwein (7"), Waukon (7"), Waucoma (6"). In MN: Winona (7.8"), Hokah (6"). In WI: Readstown (10"), Galesville (9"), Viroqua (9"), Platteville (6"), Prairie du Chien (6"), Ontario (6").
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1986: Platteville, WI (11.4") snow.
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1982: Dorchester, IA (6"), Elkader, IA (6"), and Ontario, WI (6") snow.
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1979: The temperature at Jump River, WI plunged to - 47 degrees. This was later tied on December 19, 1983 for its all time coldest temperature.
1966: Winona, MN (7"), Grand Meadow, MN (6"), Dodge, WI, (6"), Jump River, WI, (6"), Mondovi, WI, (6"), Trempealeau, WI, (6") snow.
1942: Viroqua, WI (6.5") snow.
January 3
2000: Goodrich, WI (8"), Owen, WI (6") snow.
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1999: A snow storm dropped snow in the amounts of: In WI: Gays Mills (10"), Lynxville (10"), Genoa (9"), Mauston (9"), Richland Center (9"), Platteville (8"), Sparta (8"), Muscoda (7.2"), Alma (7"), Prairie du Chien (7"), Westby (7"), Hillsboro (6"). In IA: Fayette (6.1"), Postville (6"). In MN: Cuba City (12"), La Crescent (9").
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1986: Lancaster, WI (13", tied 3/6/1959 for their greatest one-day snowfall), Fayette, IA (9"), Elkader, IA (6"), and Goodrich, WI (6") snow.
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1982: Muscoda, WI (10"), Lake City, MN (7.5"), Marble Rock, IA (6"), Prairie du Chien, WI (6"), and Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
1975: Dorchester, IA (6") snow.
1973: In MN: Austin (9"), Rochester (8.5"), Elgin (7.5"), and Preston (6") snow.
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1971: Theilman, MN (13", greatest one-day snowfall), Richland Center, WI (7"), and Platteville, WI (6.5") snow.
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1970: La Crosse, WI (10") snow.
1951: Lancaster, WI (6") and Richland Center, WI (6") snow.
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1944: This day was the last of a streak of 56 consecutive days in La Crosse, WI without more than a trace of precipitation falling. The streak started on November 9th 1943. There were 11 days with a trace of precipitation.
1911: A strong cold front moved through central Wisconsin. After a high temperature of 30 degrees at Blair, WI, the temperature plunged to -34. This 64-Fahrenheit degree difference between the high and low temperature is Blair's greatest diurnal temperature change.
1906: 1.55" of precipitation fell at Charles City, IA making it their wettest January day. Fayette, IA (11.5") and Viroqua, WI (7") snow.
1874: La Crosse had their warmest January temperature at 57 degrees. This was later tied in January 1, 1897 and January 25, 1981.
January 4
1999: Fayette, IA (6.1") snow.
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1998: Ice accumulations of 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch across southwest and central Wisconsin resulted in numerous accidents, but no serious injuries were reported. With only light winds accompanying the storm, power outages were localized. Stronger winds could have caused more widespread outages. Property damage was estimated at $66, 500.
1994: Trempealeau, WI (7") snow.
1990: Platteville, WI (6.4") and Lancaster, WI (6") snow.
1982: A snow storm brought snows totaling: In IA: Lansing (6").In MN: Winona (6").In WI: Hillsboro (10.3"), Mauston (8"), Readstown (8"), Richland Center (8"), Viroqua (8"), Lancaster (6"), Necedah (6").
1973: A snow storm hit the region, dropping snows ranging from: In IA: Osage (9.5"), Charles City (7"), New Hampton (7"), Cresco (6.2"), Waucoma (6"). In MN: Winona (12.5"), Grand Meadow (12"), Harmony (12"), Lanesboro (11"), Minnesota City (11"), Lake City (7"), Wabasha (7"), La Crescent (6"). In WI: Dodge (14.2"), Trempealeau (11"), Alma (10"), Hatfield (7"), Jump River (6.5"), Galesville (6"), Owen (6").
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1971: One of the most significant snow storms on record hit the area on this day, producing blizzard conditions from Kansas into Wisconsin. One-day snow fall recordswere set all across the region, ranging from:In IA: Waucoma (15", tied with 3/8/1959 for greatest one-day snowfall), Charles City (13", greatest one-day snowfall), Fayette (13"), Dorchester (12"), Elkader (12"), Waukon (12"), Lansing (11"), Cresco (10"), Osage (10").In MN: La Crescent (16", greatest one-day snowfall, tied with 3/6/1959 and 3/14/1997), Caledonia (15"), Spring Grove (12.5"), Grand Meadow (12"), Lake City (11.1"), Wabasha(9.5"), Lanesboro (9"), Minnesota City (9"), Elgin (6").In WI: Sparta (18", greatest one-day snowfall), Hatfield (17"), Mather (16.5"), Genoa (16", greatest one-day snowfall), Muscoda (16", greatest one-day snowfall), Trempealeau (16"), Dodge (14"), Prairie du Chien (14"), Curtiss (13", greatest one-day snowfall, tied with11/19/1957), Goodrich (13", 1.05" liquid equivalent), Mauston (13", tied 1/27/1996 for theirgreatest one-day snowfall), Viroqua (13"), Hillsboro (12", greatest one-day snowfall), Lancaster (12"), Westby (12"), Alma (11"), Lynxville (11"), Neillsville (10"), Readstown(10"), Owen (6").  
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1951: Muscoda, WI (6") snow.
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1943: Grand Meadow, MN (7") snow.
1922: Viroqua, WI (12"), La Crosse, WI (11.5") and New Hampton, IA (10") snow.
1910: Fayette, IA (12") and New Hampton, IA (10") snow.
January 5
1994: A significant snowstorm struck central and southern Wisconsin. Snowfall of 4-8" were common with an area of 8-10" observed in the central parts of the state. Schools were closed or students dismissed early and a number of accidents were reported. Some totals: Medford, WI (10") and Spring Grove, MN (6").
1991: Grand Meadow, MN (9"), Elkader, IA, (6"), Lancaster, WI (6"), Oelwein, IA, (6"), and Winona, MN, (6") snow.
1951: Sparta, WI (7"), Austin, MN (6.3"), and Cresco, IA (6") snow. The 6" at Cresco, IA raised the snow depth to 27". This is the greatest snow depth ever recorded there.
1946: It was a very wet day by January standards across northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. Liquid equivalent totals ranged from: In IA: Cresco (1.90"), New Hampton (1.71"), Oelwein (1.60"). In WI: Prairie du Chien (1.73"), Platteville (1.68"), La Crosse (1.67"), Richland Center (1.21", wettest January day).
1932: Winona, MN (13.5"), New Hampton, IA (7.5"), Grand Meadow, MN (7"), and Fayette, IA (6") snow.
1929: Snow fell from the evening of the 4th through the evening of the 5th, with totals of: La Crosse (10.1"), Fayette, IA (10"), Viroqua, WI (9"), and New Hampton, IA (6"). 
January 6
2005: Two weather systems moving out of the southwestern United States affected the area with heavy snowfall from the afternoon of January 4th (Tuesday) through the early morning of January 6th (Thursday). The first system brought snow to mainly northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon spreading northward to about Interstate 90 by Wednesday morning (January 5th) and snowfall amounts were in the 2-4 range (with only trace amounts north of I-90). The second system, right on the heels of the first, continued the snowfall south of I-90 on Wednesday and spread further north by the afternoon. By late Wednesday afternoon, many areas over northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin had already accumulated 5-7" of snow. The entire area near and south of I-90 was snowing heavily and this continued overnight into Thursday morning before pulling east. By Thursday morning, a storm total snow band of 15-17" was located from west of Dubuque, Iowa to west of Waterloo, Iowa. Amounts decreased northward with the I-90 corridor receiving about 4-5" and 6-9" in central Wisconsin. Some of the more significant snow totals from the January 4-6 period: In IA: Oelwein (17.0), Edgewood (13.5), Fayette (13.1), Volga (12.6), Elkader (11.3), New Hampton (10.5), Decorah (10.3), Fayette (9.7), Waukon (9.0). In WI: Cassville (11.5), Cuba City (10.5), Victory (10.0), Prairie Du Chien (9.5), Gays Mills (9.4).
1994: In WI: Goodrich (7"), Jump River (7"), Cashton (6"), and Mather (6") snow.
1980: Curtiss, WI (6") snow.
1951: Lansing, IA (6.4") snow.
1946: The following locations recorded their wettest January day (liquid equivalent): Fayette, IA (1.40"), Genoa, WI (1.35"), Lynxville, WI (1.28").
1888: Rochester, MN (1.50", wettest January day).
January 7
2010: A potent weather system moved out of the Dakotas and across the region from Tuesday evening, January 6th into the afternoon hours of Wednesday, January 7th. Snow moved in during the evening hours and continued through Thursday producing a large 5-8 inch area of snowfall over parts of southern Minnesota, much of Iowa, and southern Wisconsin. Snowfall amounts were less north of Interstate 90 (only a few inches). The storm intensified as it moved through, producing strong winds over parts of Minnesota and Iowa. Blowing and drifting snow resulted with stretches of Interstates 35 and 90 closed at times. Temperatures also dropped into the single digits which led to wind chill values in Minnesota and Iowa of -20 or lower. Some snow totals from this storm…in IA: Calmar 5.0, Ionia 5.0, Lansing 4.5, Osage 4.5. In MN: Austin 5.0, Caledonia 4.8, Grand Meadow 4.5. In WI: Ontario 7.5, La Farge 7.1, Soldiers Grove 6.5, Westby 6.1, Necedah 5.9, Friendship 5.8, Sinsinawa 5.8, Gillingham 5.3, Viroqua 5.1, Prairie du Chien 4.8, Tunnel City 4.7.
1980: Mather, WI (10.2"), Mondovi, WI (7"), Grand Meadow, MN (6.5"), Goodrich, WI(6.5"), Hatfield, WI (6"), Hokah, MN (6"), and Osage, IA (6") snow.
1967: Snow fell in the amounts of: In WI: Galesville (7"), Goodrich (7"), Hatfield (7"), Mather (7"), Neillsville (7"), Alma (6"), Mondovi (6"), Trempealeau (6").In MN: Minnesota City (8"), Wabasha (8").
1913: Fayette, IA (6.5") and Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
1912: Blair, WI (- 49, coldest temperature on record) and Medford, WI (- 40, coldest January temperature).
1888: Based strictly on climatology, this day is the 'driest' day on record for La Crosse, WI, with precipitation falling about 14% of the time.
1887: Rochester, MN (-42, coldest temperature on record).
January 8
2002: A strong warm front moved east across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest and central Wisconsin during the day. Temperatures across the region ranged from 37 degrees at Medford, WI to 57 degrees at Oelwein, IA. The temperature at Oelwein was their warmest January temperature. However, this new record would only last about 2 weeks before a new all-time January temperature record would be established there on January 23rd.
1978:  A strong arctic cold front pushed southeast through the region. Prior to the cold front, Owen, WI had a high temperature of 32 degrees. However, by the end of the day, the temperature had plunged to -25 degrees. This 57-Fahrenheit degree diurnal temperature change is the greatest ever recorded there.
1939: This day began the start of 18 straight days with at least a trace of precipitation for La Crosse.
1937: Winona, MN (8") snow.
January 9
1982: Ontario, WI (6") snow.
1971: Lake City, MN (7") snow.
1929: La Crosse, WI ( 8.1") snow.
January 10
1924: A mixture of rain and snow began across the La Crosse, WI area during the afternoon of the 9th and then changed to snow during the evening of the 9th and continued to fall through the afternoon of the 10th. La Crosse (6.9") snow.
1901: Fayette, IA (10") and La Crosse, WI (7.5") snow.
January 11
1996: Winona, MN (6") snow.
1991: Decorah, IA (6.3") snow.
1976: Lake City, MN (7") and Goodrich, WI (6.8") snow.
1963: Elkader, IA (6") snow.
1905: Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
January 12
2000:  A narrow band of snow remained nearly stationary across Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Juneau, and Trempealeau Counties in southwest and central Wisconsin between 8 AM and 11:30 PM. The snowfall rates were as much as 1/2 to 1 inch per hour. Rome (12"), Osseo (11"), Merrillan (10.5"), and Mondovi (8") snow.  
See also entry for 12 Jan 2000 at http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1993: Austin, MN (10"), Elgin, MN (9.8"), Rochester, MN (8.4"), Oelwein, IA (7"), Decorah, IA (6"), and Dodge, WI (6") snow.
1968: La Crosse, WI (3.5") snow. This was the latest in a winter that La Crosse had gone without having a one inch or greater snowfall.
1963: A snow storm hit the region producing snow totals from: In IA: Dorchester (9.5"), Lansing (9"), Decorah (8"), Osage (8"), Cresco (6"), Fayette (6"). In MN: Caledonia (9"), La Crescent (7.8"), Waucoma (7"), Grand Meadow (6"), Harmony (6"), Winona (6"). In WI: Mauston (9"), Mather (8.4"), Genoa (8"), Hillsboro (8"), Lynxville (8"), Sparta (7.5"), Viroqua (7"), Trempealeau (6.5"), Readstown (6"), Muscoda (6").
1960: Elkader, IA (1.55", wettest January day).
1938: Fayette, IA (9") snow.
1935: Winona, MN (11.5") snow.
1912: A strong arctic high pressure system produced record cold across the region on the 11th and 12th. Record low temperatures for January were recorded in: Grand Meadow, MN (- 38), Mauston, WI (-37), Winona, MN (- 35, also coldest temperature on record), Charles City, IA (- 34), New Hampton (- 34). 
January 13
2000: In WI: Neillsville (9"), Mather (6.5"), Mondovi (6.2"), Alma (6"), and Owen (6")snow.
1993: A storm system deposited from 6-13" of snow over all of Wisconsin from the 13th into the 14th. In the far south, the snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain. Numerous schools were closed and sporting events canceled. Many traffic accidents occurred aswell. Snow amounts ranged from:In IA: Postville (10"), Lansing (9"), New Hampton (8"), Decorah (7.5"), Dorchester (7.5"), Elkader (7.5"), Cresco (7"), Osage (7"), Waukon (7"), Fayette (6.3"). In MN: Grand Meadow (10"), Lanesboro (10"), Spring Grove (9"), Harmony (8.5"), LaCrescent (8.5"), Preston (8.5"), Caledonia (7"), Minnesota City (7"), Wabasha (6.6"). In WI: Ettrick (13"), Alma (12"), Black River Falls (12"), Melrose (12"), Ontario (12"), Prairiedu Chien (12"), Sparta (11"), Victory (11"), Viroqua (11"), Neillsville (10.5"), Sparta (10.5"), Galesville (10"), Gays Mills (10"), Genoa (10"), Steuben (10"), Viroqua (10"), Hillsboro(9.5"), Readstown (9.5"), Mauston (9"), Muscoda (9"), Richland Center (9"), Trempealeau(9"), La Farge (8"), Lancaster (8"), Mather (8"), Cashton (7"), Hatfield (6.4"), Alma (6"), Lynxville (6"), Necedah (6"), Westby (6"). Dodge, WI (1.10 ", liquid equivalent, wettest January day). A 1979, Platteville, WI (11.3"), Lancaster, WI (8"), Cresco, IA (7.5"), and Caledonia, MN(6") snow.
1966: In WI: Lancaster (8"), Muscoda (8"), and Hillsboro (6") snow.
1963: Lancaster, WI (6") and Prairie du Chien, WI (6") snow.
1950: Rochester, MN (7") and Theilman, MN (6") snow.
1910: Snow totals on this day ranged from: In IA: Fayette (9"), Waterloo (8"), New Hampton (6"), Mason City (4"). In WI: La Crosse (8.5"), Viroqua (5.5").
January 14
2001: Lanesboro, MN (11") snow.
1998: Jump River, WI (7") snow.
1982: Winona, MN (7.5") snow..
1966: Elkader, IA (6") snow.
1952: Lake City, MN (6.6") snow.  
See entry for date at  http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory  that indicates a sleet and freezing rain event in southern Minnesota southward into Iowa.
1950: Snowfall totals ranged from: In MN: Lake City (6.5"), Elgin (6").In WI: Alma (10"), Galesville (10"), Goodrich (9"), Dodge (7.5").
1940: Fayette, IA (6") and Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
1939: New Hampton, IA (6") snow.
1932: Winona, MN (8") snow.
1930: A snow storm, beginning on the 13th and ending early on the 15th, brought snowfall totaling: La Crosse, WI (12.6"), Viroqua, WI (8"), Fayette, IA (7.5"). 
January 15
2007: A snow storm that began on the afternoon of the 14th, ending on the morning of the 15th, brought the following snow totals: in MN: Hammond (8.0), Mantorville (7.8), Oronoco (7.1), Byron (6.8), Theilman (6.4), Austin (6.0). In WI: Big Flats (6.0), Mather (6.0), Mauston (6.0), Mondovi (6.0), New Lisbon (6.0).
1999: Rushford, MN (6") snow.
1998: Winona, MN (6") snow.
1997: Winds of 20 to 30 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting snow in southwest and central Wisconsin from 7 PM on the 15th to 4 AM on the 16th. Travel became nearly impossible in open country and higher terrain where visibility was reduced to less than 1/4 mile.
1978: Mauston, WI (6") snow.
1976: Theilman, MN (6") snow.
1963: An arctic air mass produced record cold across the region. Record low temperatures for January were set in: Necedah, WI (- 46), Hillsboro, WI (- 44), Austin, MN (- 42), Viroqua, WI (- 42, also coldest temperature on record), Cresco, IA (-35).
1960: Oelwein, IA (8"), Platteville, WI (7.5"), and Mather, WI (7") snow.
1953: A strong low pressure system moved rapidly from eastern Kansas around midnight to Mason City, IA by 730 AM and Menominee, MI by 130 PM. This low pressure area produced thunderstorms in the La Crosse, WI area around 5 AM and 8 AM. The second round of thunderstorms became severe and produced 1 1/2-diameter hail in southeast La Crosse.
1950: Owen, WI (6") snow.
1930: New Hampton, IA (6") snow. 
January 16
1994: A snowstorm deposited a swath of up to 9" of snow from extreme southeast Minnesota to east central Wisconsin. Snow totals included: Richland Center, WI (9"), Ettrick, WI (8"), Taylor, WI (8"), Elgin, MN (7"), Winona, MN (6").
1980: Mauston, WI (1.15" liquid equivalent, wettest January day).
1967: Jump River, WI (7") and Hillsboro, WI (6") snow.
1935: Winona, MN (6") snow.
January 17
2008: A winter storm brought snow to the region on the 16th, continuing through the 17th. Some 2-day totals from this event include...In IA: Monona 7.0, Elkader 6.8, Waterville 6.3, Edgewood 6.5, Fayette 6.5. In MN: Caledonia 6.6.In WI: Hillsboro 8.8, Gays Mills 8.2, Patch Grove 8.0, De Soto 7.5, Lynxville 7.5, Steuben 7.4, Cassville 7.0, Friendship 7.0, Prairie du Chien 6.9 Westby 6.7, Lancaster 6.5, Mt. Sterling 6.5, Muscoda 6.3, Viroqua 6.3, Richland Center 6.1, Lancaster 6.0.
1994: Mather, WI (7"), Westby, WI (6.3"), and Richland Center, WI (6") snow.
1982: Marble Rock, IA (6.5") snow.
1967: Dodge, WI (6") and Hatfield, WI (6") snow.
January 18
1996: Mondovi (10") and La Crosse (6") snow.
1996: A strong low pressure system moved through southeast Minnesota. Caledonia, MN had a high temperature of 57 which is their warmest January temperature. Later that day, a strong cold front moved through Rochester, MN. It caused the temperature to fall from 45 (which was 2 degrees shy of record high set in 1919) to - 5 degrees. A 50-Fahrenheit degree temperature change! Precipitation totals from this day: In MN: Rochester (6.9"), Winona (6"). In WI: Jump River (10", 1.14" water equivalent, wettest January day, Necedah (1.22" water equivalent, wettest January day). Other temperatures (High/Low) in IA: Guttenberg (54/2), New Hampton (52/-1), Oelwein (50/-9). This same storm also brought heavy snow to parts of central and western Wisconsin with amounts ranging from 5-10 inches. Blowing and drifting left drifts of 2-4 feet. Mondovi (10") and La Crosse (6") snow.
See entries for 17 & 18 Jan 1996 on http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1969: Curtiss, WI (7") and Goodrich, WI (6.5") snow.
1967: Theilman, MN (- 44) and Dodge, WI (- 43) had their coldest temperature ever recorded.
1960: Platteville, WI (6") snow.
1931: A snow storm beginning early on this date and ending early on the 19th brought snow totals for the 18th of: Fayette, IA (8"), New Hampton, IA (8"), La Crosse, WI (7.5"), Viroqua, WI (6").
1873: La Crosse, WI (-43, coldest temperature on record).
January 19
2000: Lanesboro, MN (6") and Osage, IA (6") snow.
1996: An arctic cold front moved through the region. Prior to the cold front, temperatures were in the 50s across southern Wisconsin. However, by the end of the day, the temperatures had fallen below zero. The temperature fell 57 degrees at Richland Center, WI (52/-5) and 58 degrees in Platteville, WI (51/-7). It was the greatest diurnal temperature change at both locations. In addition, 1.03 " of (liquid equivalent) precipitation fell at Guttenberg, IA making it their wettest January day. Snowfall totals from the storm: In IA: New Hampton (7"), Postville (6"). In MN: Preston (8"), Hokah (7"), Lanesboro (6"). In WI: Galesville (6"), Mondovi (6"), Sparta (6").  
See entries for previous day on this site and entries for 17 & 18 Jan 1996 on http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1988: Ontario, WI (8"), Hillsboro, WI (7.3"), and Rochester, MN (7") snow.
1979: Rochester, MN (6.2") snow.
1952: Hillsboro, WI (8") snow.
1949: Mauston, WI (6") and Steuben, WI (6") snow.
January 20
2012: Snow amounts ranged from - In IA: Volga(6.5"), Hawkeye(6.4"), Decorah(6"), Guttenberg(6"), Harpers Ferry(6"). In WI: Sinsinawa (8.2"), Patch Grove (7.2"), Platteville(6.2"), Desoto(6.1"), Cassville (6"), Prairie du Chien(6").
2000: A snow storm produced snow totals of: In IA: New Hampton (8"), Elkader (7"), Cresco (6.5"). In MN: Austin (8"), Grand Meadow (7"), Preston (6.5"), Harmony (6").In WI: Lynxville (7").
1998: Hokah, MN (6") snow.
1990: Spring Grove, MN (6") snow.
1988: Mather, WI (1.15", liquid equivalent) and Preston, MN (1.76", liquid equivalent) had their wettest January day. Snow totals for the day ranged from: In IA: Cresco (6"). In MN: Elgin (10"), Harmony (10"), Lanesboro (10"), Wabasha (10"), Preston (8.7"), La Crescent (8"), Minnesota City (8"), Grand Meadow (7.5"), Caledonia (7"). In WI: Mather (12"), Necedah (12"), Mauston (9"), Mondovi (9"), Sparta (9"), Viroqua (9"), Hatfield (8"), Jump River (8"), Neillsville (8"), Westby (8"), Goodrich (7.8"), Alma (7"), Galesville (7"), Genoa (6"), Owen (6"), Richland Center (6"), Trempealeau (6").
1982: Lake City, MN (7") and Mondovi, WI (6.8") snow.
See entries dtate on http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1979: Theilman, MN (6") snow.
1977: Fayette, IA (6") snow.
1952: Trempealeau, WI (25", greatest one-day snowfall).
January 21
2008: A low pressure system moved from the southern Plains into Michigan on the 21st, bringing areas of snow to the region. The snow was of low water content, but accumulation rates of an inch per hour were common in the afternoon. Some amounts from this day ranged from...In IA: Waukon 7.8, Fayette 7.2, Edgewood 6.5, Elkader 6.5, Decorah 6.5, Waukon 6.3, Calmar 6.2.In MN: La Crescent 8.2, Houston 8.0, Stewartville 6.8, Grand Meadow 6.5, Spring Valley 6.0.In WI: West Salem 8.8, Cuba City 8.5, La Crosse 8.5, Holmen 8.2, Richland Center 8.0, De Soto 7.5, La Farge 7.2, Tomah 7.0, Stoddard 6.9, Muscoda 6.8, Lancaster 6.7, Ontario 6.5, Platteville 6.5, Gays Mills 6.3, New Lisbon 6.3.
2007: A snow storm brought the following snow totals: in IA: Calmar (7.2), Dorchester (7.0), Waukon (7.0), Fayette (6.9), Decorah (6.5), Lansing (6.5), Waucoma (6.3), Charles City( 6.0), New Hampton (6.0). In MN: Preston (8.0), Fountain (6.0). In WI: Boaz (8.2), Gays Mills (6.2), Steuben (6.2), Richland Center (6.0), Victory (6.0).
2000: Elgin, MN (7") snow.
1998: A snow storm brought the following snow totals: In IA: Cresco (6").In MN: Spring Grove (8"), Lanesboro (6.5"), Caledonia (6"), Preston (6").In WI: Sparta (6.5"), Viroqua (6.1").
1990: Osage, IA (8.3"), Cresco, IA (7"), Grand Meadow, MN (6"), Harmony, MN (6"), La Crescent, MN (6"), and Mather, WI (6") snow.
1982: In WI: Alma (10"), Hatfield (6"), Neillsville (6").
1970: Preston, MN (-39, coldest January temperature).
1959: Platteville, WI (6.5") snow.
1917: Heavy snow, which began during the early morning hours in La Crosse, WI, became light before noon. Moderately heavy snow began again by 3 PM. The snow continued to fall into the early morning hours of the 22nd. Total snowfall in the La Crosse area was 10.5". Mondovi, WI (1.60" liquid equivalent, wettest January day). 
January 22
2005: A potent winter storm moved out of southern Canada and across the upper Midwest Friday and Saturday, January 21st-22nd. It brought heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions to the region, especially Friday evening and early Saturday morning. Snowfall totals of 6-10" were common across the area, with wind gusts that exceeded 50 mph over parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. The highest wind gust was 52 mph at Oelwein, IA. Blizzard conditions developed early Saturday morning when a passing cold front quickly increased northwest winds. Combined with the fresh snow, visibilities dropped quickly, especially in the open and flat terrain areas of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. White out conditions were reported and many roads were impassable. Some snow totals from the event: In IA: Waukon (10.2), Lansing (10.0), Waukon (8.0), Cresco (8.0), Dorchester (7.0), Ossian (7.0), Fayette (6.4). In MN: Winona (10.0), Stewartville (9.6), Rochester (9.3), Dodge Center (9.0), Grand Meadow (8.6), Caledonia (8.5), Wabasha (8.2), Lake City (7.7), Preston (7.5), Spring Valley (7.5), West Concord (7.5), Spring Grove (7.2), Mantorville (7.0). In WI: Black River Falls (11.3), Taylor (10.0), Victory (9.5), Trempealeau (9.0), Prairie Du Chien (9.0), Ettrick (9.0), Blair (8.8), Arcadia (8.0), Ontario (8.0), Mondovi (8.0), Osseo (8.0), La Crosse (8.0), Gays Mills (7.6), Tunnel City (7.5), La Farge (7.0), Galesville (7.0).
1988: Winona, MN (2.25" liquid equivalent, wettest January day).
1982: A snow storm brought some record snow to the area with totals ranging from: In IA: Osage (8"), Cresco (6.5"), Charles City (6"), New Hampton (6"). In MN: Rochester (15.4", greatest one-day snowfall), Preston (14", tied with 11/18/1957 for the greatest one-day snowfall), Austin (13", greatest one-day snowfall), Harmony (7.5"). In WI: Mondovi (7.5"), Jump River (6"), Owen (6").  
See entry for date from  http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1973: 2.53" (liquid equivalent) of precipitation (8" of snow) fell at Austin, MN making it their wettest January day. Grand Meadow, MN (6") snow.
1952: A snow storm dropped the following snow amounts: In MN: Grand Meadow (8"), Lake City (7"), Winona (7"). In WI: Hatfield (8"), Mondovi (7.6"), Richland Center (6.2"), Alma (6"), Sparta (6"), Cashton (6").
1933: Blair, WI (1.80" liquid equivalent, wettest January day).
January 23
2002: Breezy southwest winds ahead of a cold front brought record warmth into northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. High temperatures across the area ranged from 43 at Dodge Center, MN to 61 at Prairie du Chien, WI. Oelwein, IA had a high temperature of 59 which eclipsed not only the record for the date, but also the all-time January temperature (57 degrees) established earlier in the month (January 8th). This record would not last long, because it would be broken just 2 days later.
1990: Hatfield, WI (6.5") and Mondovi, WI (6") snow.
1982: Precipitation totals on this day: In IA: New Hampton (7.5"), Dorchester (6"). In MN: Elgin (12.3", 1.40" liquid equivalent, wettest January day), Winona (12"), Wabasha (9"), Lanesboro (7", 0.99" liquid equivalent). In WI: Dodge (7"), Goodrich (7"), Jump River (6").
1979: Necedah, WI (10") and Cashton, WI (8") snow.
1973: Mauston, WI (7.3") snow.
1972: Lake City, MN (7") snow.
1965: Mauston, WI (6.5") snow.
1963: The temperature at Lancaster, WI plunged to -31. This tied February 2, 1996 as their coldest day. New Hampton, IA (7") and Osage, IA (6") snow.
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1952: Osage, IA (8") snow.
1905: Fayette, IA (7") snow.
January 24
1999: A heavy snow band set up between 12 PM and 9 PM from La Crosse, WI through the Tomah, WI to around Mauston, WI with accumulations of 6-8 ". A 28 car pileup occurred on Interstate 90-94 near Oakdale (Monroe County), but only minor injuries were reported. Another weather related accident occurred when a man was killed when his pickup truck was hit by a semi-trailer on a snowy on-ramp near Lyndon Station (Juneau County). Overall, 20 injuries and one fatality were attributed to this storm. In addition, property damage was estimated at $130, 000. In Viroqua, the 1.60" of liquid equivalent precipitation that fell made it their wettest January day.
1997: A slow moving band of snow brought 6- 9 " of accumulation from Alma, WI (6")and Fountain City, WI to Whitehall, Neillsville, and Medford. Snow fell from 2 AM to 2 PM.Other totals: Jump River, WI (9"), Mondovi, WI (7.3"), Elgin, MN (6.2").
1996: Waucoma, IA (8"), Prairie du Chien, WI (6"), and Richland Center, WI (6") snow.
1990: Neillsville, WI (7") and Owen, WI (7") snow.
1988: Grand Meadow, MN (6.5"), Harmony, MN (6"), Lanesboro, MN (6").
1982: Marble Rock, IA (10.5", greatest one-day snowfall).
1981: Record warmth was felt across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin. Austin, MN (55) and Preston, MN (55) had their warmest January day. More January record high temperatures were experienced across the region on the 25th.
1979: Readstown, WI (6") snow.
1972: Mondovi, WI (7") snow.
1969: Dorchester, IA (6") snow.
1966: Caledonia, MN (6") snow.
January 25
2002: Little to no snow cover and breezy southwest winds brought record warmth into northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. Charles City, IA had a high temperature of 59 which not only tied the record for the date, but also for their warmest January temperature. Both records occurred in 1981. In addition, Oelwein, IA had a high temperature of 61 which broke their record high temperature for the date and for the month. This was amazingly the third time that Oelwein's January high temperature record had been broken in January 2002. The previous dates were January 8th (57 degrees) and January 23rd (59 degrees).
1999: Mauston, WI (6") and Sparta, WI (6") snow.
1997: Mather, WI (8") and Neillsville, WI (6") snow.
1996: Decorah, IA (8"), Austin, MN (7.5"), Viroqua, WI (7"), and Osage, IA (6.5") snow.
1992: Osage, IA (6"), Prairie du Chien, WI (6"), and Rushford, MN (6") snow.
1986: Goodrich, WI (6") snow.
1981: The record warmth which began on the 24th across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin continued today. High temperatures: In WI: Dodge (59), Necedah (58), La Crosse (57), Lynxville (56), Trempealeau (56), Alma (55), Genoa (55). In IA: Guttenberg (59), New Hampton (58), Waukon (54, warmest January temperature). In MN: Theilman (56). This heat wave continued into the 26th.
1973: Jump River, WI had its warmest January temperature (54).
1972: Theilman, MN (7.5") snow.
1967: it was a very wet day by January standards across northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota. Totals ranged from: In IA: Decorah (1.25"). In MN: Theilman (2.65", wettest January day), Grand Meadow (1.78"), Harmony (1.28", wettest January day). In WI: Hatfield (1.21"), Owen (1.17"), Hillsboro (0.98", wettest January day).
1950: Hatfield, WI (8") and Harmony, MN (6") snow.
1944: Record warmth was felt across the region. Record high temperatures for January were set in: Winona, MN (64), Charles City, IA (60), Hatfield, WI (58), Rochester, MN (58), Medford, WI (57), and Richland Center (56).
1929: Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
January 26
2004: An inverted trough of low pressure at the surface brought mostly light, but steady and persistent snow to the region. Totals of 6-8" fell across southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with 3-6" totals common elsewhere. The majority of the snow fell on the 26th, but continued in the morning of the 27th. Snow totals from this event ranged from:In IA: Osage (5.8"), Decorah (5.5"), New Hampton (5.5"), Mason City (5"), Waukon (5.0"), Charles City (4.3), Fayette (3.7").In MN: Rochester (8.7"), Preston (8.4"), Austin (8"), Grand Meadow (8"), Theilman (6.3"), Winona (5"), Zumbrota (4.5"), Caledonia (4.2").In WI: Mondovi (6.8"), Viroqua (6.6"), La Crosse (6"), Alma (5.5"), Hatfield (4"), Necedah (3.1"), Mauston (3"), Sparta (3").
2002: The record warmth that began on the 25th continued today across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin. Austin, MN had a high temperature of 55. This was not only a record for the date, but it also tied their warmest January temperature (1/25/1981). In addition, Charles City (64), Oelwein (64), and Decorah (63) in northeast Iowa had their warmest January temperature. Incredibly, this was the 4th time that Oelwein's January high temperature record had been broken in January 2002. The previous dates were January 8th (57), January 23rd (59), and January 25th (61).
1996: A strong winter storm moved northeast from Iowa and blanketed much of the southwest and central Wisconsin with 10-18 " of snow. The heaviest snow occurred alonga 100 mile axis centered from La Crosse northeast toward Fort McCoy and further intonortheast Wisconsin. An isolated report of 18" was received 6 miles east of La Crosseand the La Crosse Regional Airport received 12" (record snowfall for this date)).Meanwhile, the rest of the area experienced between10-13". Blizzard conditions existedduring the height of the storm (afternoon and evening) leaving drifts of 4 to 8 feet. Travelwas nearly impossible. The snow lingered into the early morning hours of the 27th. Snowtotals for the event ranged from:In IA: Charles City (10"), Lansing (10"), Decorah (8"), Cresco (7.5"), Dorchester (6.5"), Waukon (6").In MN: Elgin (9.3"), Winona (9"), Lanesboro (8"), Minnesota City (8"), Rochester (7.2"), Grand Meadow (7"), Hokah (7"), Harmony (6.5"), Preston (6").In WI: Viroqua (15"), Jump River (10"), Genoa (9"), Mather (6"), Muscoda (6").
1981: The record warmth which began on the 24th continued across southwest Wisconsin, with the following locations recording their warmest January temperature: Hillsboro (59), Mather (58), Sparta (57), Blair (56), and Owen (52).
1973: Mauston, WI (56, warmest January temperature).
1950: Neillsville, WI (7.5") snow.
1944: Record warmth was experienced across southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. Wisconsin Dells, WI (63), Grand Meadow, MN (57), and Mondovi, WI (56) all had their warmest January temperature.
1918: Fayette, IA (6.5") snow.
January 27
2013:  A winter storm worked on an unseasonably warm and moist air mass to produce widespread freezing rain, sleet and snow. South of I-90, freezing rain fell, with ice accumulations from 1/10 to 3/10 of an inch. North of I-90, mostly snow and sleet fell with accumulations between 2 and 4". Along the I-90 corridor, the warm and cold temperatures battled, yielding periods of freezing rain, sleet and snow. Accumulations of snow and sleet were upwards of an inch, with ice accumulations up to 1/4 inch.
2002: The record warmth that began on the 25th continued today across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin. La Crosse, WI set a record for their most 50 degree readings (5 days) in a January.
1997: Jump River, WI (6") snow.
1996: A winter storm continued from the 26th, dumping more snow across the region. Totals for this day ranged from:In IA: Postville (12", greatest one-day snowfall), Dorchester (10", 26" on the ground, greatest snow depth on record), Elkader (10"), New Hampton (10"), Waukon (10"), Fayette(9.9"), Osage (9"), Oelwein (8"), Marble Rock (7.2").In MN: Hokah (18", greatest one-day snow), Spring Grove (14"), La Crescent (12"), Caledonia (11"), Lanesboro (10"), Minnesota City (10"), Preston (9"), Harmony (6").In WI: Cuba City (15"), Steuben (14"), Mauston (13", tied 1/4/1971 as the greatest one-daysnowfall), Trempealeau (13"), Genoa (12"), Mather (12"), Prairie du Chien (12"), Readstown (12"), Richland Center (12", tied 4/9/1973 for their greatest one-day snowfall), Platteville (11.5"), Muscoda (11.4"), La Farge (11"), Ontario (11"), Galesville (10"), GaysMills (10"), Goodrich (10"), Hillsboro (10"), Alma (9"), Mondovi (9"), Sparta (9"), Cashton(8"), Hatfield (8"), Lancaster (8"), Lynxville (8"), Owen (8").
1991: Owen, WI (7") snow.
1978: Muscoda, WI (6") snow.
1954:  A winter storm dropped these snow totals: In IA: Decorah (9"), Cresco (8"), Osage (8"), Lansing (7.3"), New Hampton (7"), CharlesCity (6.8"), Elkader (6").In MN: Caledonia (10"), Spring Grove (7.3"), La Crescent (6").In WI: Viroqua (12"), Muscoda (10"), Cashton (9.5"), Richland Center (9.5"), West Salem(9.5"), Genoa (8"), Hillsboro (8"), Lynxville (8"), Steuben (7.6"), Gays Mills (6.5"), Sparta(6").
1949: Charles City, IA (7.4"), Harmony, MN (7"), and La Crosse, WI (6.2") snow.
1944: Fayette, IA (61, warmest January temperature).
January 28
1996: Grand Meadow, MN (8") snow.
1949: This winter storm dropped snow totals ranging from: In IA: New Hampton (11"), Elkader (10"), Osage (10"), Waukon (8"). In MN: Caledonia (12"), Spring Grove (7.5"), Austin (6"). In WI: Mauston (12"), Prairie du Chien (10"), Viroqua (10"), Hillsboro (9.8"), West Salem (9.6"), Lynxville (9"), Genoa (8"), Mather (8"), Muscoda (8"), Richland Center (7.7"), Curtiss (7"), Lancaster (7"), Trempealeau (7"), Neillsville (6").
1948: Snowfall totals for the day ranged from: In IA: Decorah (10.5"), Fayette (10"), Lansing (9.1"), Oelwein (7"), Dorchester (6.8"), Cresco (6.2"). In MN: Winona (7"). In WI: Steuben (10.3"), Gays Mills (8.5").
1936: Rochester had a high temperature of 11 degrees. This ended a streak of 6 consecutive days (January 22-27, 1936) in which the temperature never exceeded zero. This is the longest period on record for Rochester. During this cold snap, the average high temperature was -5 and the average low temperature -23.3. This gives an average temperature of -14. In addition, one record low temperature and one lowest high temperature were set.
1918: Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
January 29
2008: An area of low pressure was moving across the northern Plains on the 28th, helping bring mild temperatures to the region. By the morning of the 29th, this strengthening system had moved into eastern Wisconsin. In its wake, temperatures plummeted, falling around 2 to 5 degrees per hour. Differences from the morning highs to the night time lows were over 50 degrees in most locations! Meanwhile, the winds added even more bite to the air, with wind gusts in the afternoon and evening of 40 mph or greater. The combination of the strong winds and tumbling temperatures resulted in dangerous wind chills that night. Readings of 30 below were common, with some locations recording wind chills of -45 degrees! Snow was not as plentiful with this storm system, with 2 to 4 inch amounts along and north of an Austin, MN to Neillsville, WI line. While the amounts were small, the blowing and drifting due to the winds led to “white out” and blizzard conditions across southeast Minnesota.
2001: Freezing rain and drizzle fell from 4 PM on the 29th to 330 AM on the 30th. This created a glaze of ice 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, especially on sidewalks and secondary roads in Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Taylor, and Trempealeau Counties in southwest and central Wisconsin. Only a few automobile accidents were reported, none of which were serious.
1969: Austin, MN (6.5") snow.
1947: Winona, MN (8"), Grand Meadow, MN (7"), and Viroqua, WI (7") snow.
1932: The temperature fell to - 4 at La Crosse, WI. This ended a streak of 348 consecutive days (which began back on February 15, 1931) in which the temperature never fell below zero. This is the 2nd longest streak at La Crosse.
1926: A strong warm front moved north through the region. In central Wisconsin, temperatures rose from morning lows between 15 and 30 degrees below zero to high temperatures ranging from the middle 20s to middle 30s. Meanwhile in southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin, temperatures began the day in the zero to -10 range. By the end of the day, though, they were around 40. The greatest diurnal temperature change occurred in Postville, IA where the temperature rose from -10 to 38. This 48 degree diurnal temperature change is the greatest ever recorded there.
1914: A low pressure system brought abundant moisture into the region, with liquid equivalent precipitation ranging from: Neillsville, WI (1.75", wettest January day), Caledonia, MN (1.56"), Medford, WI (1.50").
1909: Viroqua, WI (13") and La Crosse, WI (7.2") snow.
January 30
2013: a winter storm brought moderate to heavy snowfall with blustery northwest winds gusting to 25 to 35 mph - leading to areas of blowing snow. Visibilities were to redcuced 1/4 mile at times. The storm was a quick hitter, with the snow starting between 2 and 4 am, then exiting east by 6 pm. However, much of the snow fell during the morning, greatly impacting the morning commute. Snowfall in IA: Oelwein(10"), Monona(9"), Guttenberg(8"), Volga(7.9"), Elkader(6.5"), West Union(6.5"), Edgewood(6"). In WI: Richland Center(11.5"), Mauston(10"), Hillsboro(9"), Viroqua(9"), Warrens(9.1"), Stoddard(8.2"), Boscobel(8"), Fennimore(8"), Lancaster(8"), Platteville(8"), Ithica(7.9"), Steuben(7.8"), Tunnel City(7.7"), Ontario(7.1"), Readstown(7.1"), Westby(7.1"), Lynxville(7"), New Lisbon(7"), Stoddard(7"), Gillingham(6.8"), Wilton(6.8"), Cuba City(6.5"), Ferryville(6.5"), Prairie du Chien(6.4"), West Salem(6.3"), Onalaska(6.2"), Four Corners(6").
1987: in WI: Mauston (7.5"), Neillsville (7"), Hatfield (6"), Mather (6"), Owen (6") snow.
1984: Elkader, IA (6") and Osage, IA (6") snow.
1969: Dodge, WI (6.3"), Grand Meadow, MN (6"), and Minnesota City, MN (6") snow.
1951: an arctic high pressure system brought record cold to northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. Coldest temperatures on record were set in: In WI: Medford (- 48), Sparta (-48), Richland Center (- 46), Mondovi (- 45), Trempealeau (- 44), Genoa (- 43), Lynxville (- 43), Mather (- 43), Wisconsin Dells (- 43), Owen (- 42), Prairie du Chien (- 37). Platteville (- 30) recorded their coldest January temperature. In IA: Decorah (- 43), Guttenberg (- 43), Fayette (-38), Oelwein (- 30).
1947: New Hampton, IA (11"), Grand Meadow, MN (8"), Winona, MN (7.5"), and Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
1937: Viroqua, WI (6") snow.
January 31
2011: Significant snow fell from Jan 31-Feb 1, with highest amounts along and south of I-90. In IA:New Hampton(11"), Fayette(8.7"), Waukon(7"), Lansing(6.4"), Calmar (6.1"). In MN: Preston(5.9"). In WI: Richland Center (8"), Blue River(7"), LaFarge(6.1").
1996: Alma, WI (-38, coldest temperature on record).
1915: Fayette, IA (7.2") snow.
1908: Fayette, IA (8.8") snow.
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Weather trivia for January
Jan 1, 1864
Snow, gales and severe cold hit the Midwest. It was the most bitter New Year's day of record with afternoon highs of 16 below zero at Chicago IL and 25 below at Minneapolis MN.
Jan 2, 1910
A great flood in Utah and Nevada washed out 100 miles of railroad betweeen Salt Lake City UT and Los Angeles CA causing seven million dollars damage.

Jan 3, 1990
A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. spread snow across
Colorado and New Mexico. Heavy snow fell in southwestern
Colorado, with 13 inches reported at Wolf Creek Pass. Snow
spread into the Central Plains Region during the day, with six
inches reported at Garden City Kansas.
IN 1998...One half to one inch of ice accumulated causing
numerous accidents over parts of south central Kansas.

Jan 4, 1971
A blizzard raged from Kansas to Wisconsin, claiming 27 lives in
Iowa. Winds reached 50 mph, and the storm produced up to 20
inches of snow.

Jan 5, 1982
A three day rainstorm in the San Francisco area finally came to
an end. Marin and Cruz counties were drenched with up to 25
inches of rain, and the Sierra Nevada Range was buried under
four to eight feet of snow. The storm claimed at least 36 lives,
and caused more than 300 million dollars damage.

Jan 6, 1988
It was a bad day for chickens. Heavy snow in Arkansas, with
totals ranging up to 16 inches at Heber Springs, claimed the
lives of 3.5 million chickens, and snow and ice up to three
inches thick claimed the lives of another 1.75 million chickens
in north central Texas. Up to 18 inches of snow blanketed
Oklahoma, with Oklahoma City reporting a record 12 inches of
snow in 24 hours.

Jan 7, 1873
A blizzard raged across the Great Plains. Many pioneers,
unprepared for the cold and snow, perished in southwestern
Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.

Jan 8, 1987
A winter storm moving out of the Southern Rockies into the
Central Plains produced 14 inches of snow at Red River New
Mexico, and 17 inches in the Wolf Creek ski area of Colorado.
Wichita Kansas was blanketed with seven inches of snow.
IN 1993...An area of heavy snow moved into the southwest Kansas
area from the Oklahoma Panhandle. Heavy snow began across southwest
Kansas late Friday afternoon and continued into Saturday morning.
Snowfall of 10 to 12 inches was reported in Stafford, Pratt, and
Barber counties. Other snowfall amounts included 10 inches at
Larned, 8 inches in Dodge City, Garden City, and Syracuse, and 8
to 9 inches in Edwards, Kiowa, and Comanche counties.

Jan 9, 1987
A winter storm spread heavy snow from the Central Plains into the
Great Lakes Region. Heavier totals included 9 inches at Sun City
Kansas, 7 inches at Columbia Missouri, 11 inches at Terre Haute
Indiana, and up to 10 inches in the southern suburbs of Chicago
Illinois.
IN 1993...A big snowstorm dumped 17.2 inches of snow on Topeka
KS in 24 hours.

Jan 10, 1975
The storm of the Century hit Minnesota. A severe blizzard moved
from south to north producing up to two feet of snow. High winds
drove wind chill readings to 80 degrees below zero, and at Duluth
Minnesota the barometric pressure dipped to 28.55 inches. The storm,
which claimed 35 lives, occurred on the 102nd anniversary of the
infamous Pioneer Blizzard in Minnesota.

Jan 11, 1972
Downslope winds hit the eastern slopes of the Rockies in northern
Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Boulder Colorado reported
wind gusts to 143 mph and twenty five million dollars property
damage.

Jan 12, 1888
A sharp cold front swept southward from the Dakotas to Texas
in just 24 hours spawning a severe blizzard over the Great
Plains. More than 200 pioneers perished in the storm. Sub zero
temperatures and mountainous snow drifts killed tens of thousands
of cattle.

Jan 13, 1886
A great blizzard struck the state of Kansas without warning.
The storm claimed 50 to 100 lives, and eighty percent of the
cattle in the state.
IN 1989...Friday the 13th was bad luck primarily for the south
central U.S. as an upper level weather disturbance spread a
mixture of snow and sleet and freezing rain across Texas and
Oklahoma. Snowfall totals in central Oklahoma ranged up to 8.5
inches at Norman.

Jan 14, 1882
Southern California's greatest snow occurred on this date.
Fifteen inches blanketed San Bernardino, and even San Diego
reported a trace of snow.

Jan 15, 1852
Between January 15th and February 24th a total of 1,378 rairoad
cars were drawn by horses across the frozen Susquehanna River to
engines waiting at Havre De Grace MD.

Jan 16, 1987
A winter storm produced a total of 61 inches of snow at Rye
Colorado, and wind gusts to 100 mph in Utah. The storm then
spread heavy snow from the Texas panhandle to Indiana. Tulia
Texas received 16 inches of snow, and up to 14 inches was
reported in western Oklahoma.
IN 2001...Snow spread across southwestern Kansas from west to
east. The heaviest snowfall occurred south of a Larned to
Hugoton line and north of a Meade to Macksville line. Six to
10 inches was common. Eleven inches was recorded near Elkhart,
15 inches in Johnson and 16 inches in Syracuse.

Jan 17, 1993
A band of convective snow showers moved to the north across
southwest Kansas. The showers became stationary across the
northern portion of the area during the early evening hours.
Snowfall reports of four to seven inches were reported from
Kinsley to Jetmore to Garden City.
IN 1996...Strong winds blew into southwest Kansas during the
afternoon pulling wind chill temperatures to minus 45 degrees,
downing tree limbs, damaging and lifting roofs, pushing semi
trucks and trailers over, and causing power outages and furnace
problems. Peak wind gusts throughout the area ranged from 60
to 75 mph. A semi truck and trailer was blown over by a gust of
wind 24 miles east of Garden City on Highway 156. Both lanes of
traffic were blocked on Highway 54 two miles west of Meade by a
semi that rolled over.

Jan 18, 1987
A storm in the south central United States blanketed Oklahoma
City with eight inches of snow, their highest total since 1948.
Snowfall totals in Oklahoma ranged up to 13 inches at Gage, with
drifts five feet high. Roof collapses across the state resulted
in seven million dollars damage.
IN 1990...Heavy snow fell over extreme western Kansas for a 24 hour
period from the evening of the 18th through the evening of the
19th. Snowfall amounts ranged from 11 inches in Dodge City to 15
inches west of Garden City.

Jan 19, 1883
The low of 20 degrees below zero established the record low
for the month of January at Dodge City.
IN 1993...A strong storm system moved out of the southern rockies
into the southwest Kansas area. Snowfall amounts of 6 inches were
reported in Haskell, Gray, Seward, and Meade counties.

Jan 20, 1937
This was the wettest Inaugural Day of record with 1.77 inches of
rain in 24 hours. Temperatures were only in the 30s as Franklin
D. Roosevelt was sworn in for his second term.
IN 1943...Strange vertical antics took place in the Black Hills of
South Dakota. While the temperature at Deadwood was a frigid 16
degrees below zero, the town of Lead, just a mile and a half away,
but 600 feet higher in elevation, reported a balmy 52 degrees.

Jan 21, 1983
Record snow fell in western Texas. 16.8 inches fell at Lubbock
and this broke the old record of 14.8 inches for snowfall in a
single storm. Dalhart measured 15 inches and Plainview was buried
under 18 inches.

Jan 22, 1943
Chinook winds during the early morning hours caused the temperature
at Spearfish SD to rise from 4 below zero to 45 above in just two
minutes, the most dramatic rise in world weather records. An hour
and a half later the mercury plunged from 54 above to 4 below zero
in 27 minutes.

Jan 23, 1988
Northeastern Colorado experienced its most severe windstorm
in years. A wind gust to 92 mph was recorded at Boulder Colorado
before the anemometer blew away, and in the mountains, a wind
gust to 120 mph was reported at Mines Peak. The high winds blew
down a partially constructed viaduct east of Boulder, as nine
unanchored concrete girders, each weighing forty five tons, were
blown off their supports.

Jan 24, 1916
The temperature at Browning Montana plunged 100 degrees in 24
hours, from 44 above to 56 below zero. It was a record 24 hour
drop for the United States.

Jan 25, 1821
The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest
winter in 41 years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New
York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the
middle of the river to warm pedestrians.

Jan 26, 1983
The California coast was battered by a storm which produced record
high tides, 32 foot waves, and mudslides, causing millions of
dollars damage. The storm then moved east and dumped four feet of
snow on Lake Tahoe.

Jan 27, 2001
Snow began falling around noon in the far southwest corner of
Kansas and spread northeast during the day. The snow continued
into the pre dawn hours on the 28th. More than four inches fell
in all areas. A large area of greater than six inches fell south
of a line from Syracuse to Dighton to Jetmore to far southeast
Ellis county. This area of heavier snow was north of a line from
Ashland to Saint John. Two pockets of 10 to 14 inches fell from
Elkhart to Sublette and from Kinsley to Larned.

Jan 28, 1922
The Knickerbocker storm immobolized the city of Washington
D.C. The storm produced 28 inches of snow in 32 hours, and the
heavy snow caused the roof of the Knickerbocker movie theater to
collapse killing 96 persons.

Jan 29, 1989
Bitter cold air continued to pour into Alaska. The temperature
at McGrath dipped to 63 degrees below zero. Strong winds blowing
through the Alaska Range between Fairbanks and Anchorage produced
a wind chill reading of 120 degrees below zero at Cantwell.

Jan 30, 1780
On the coldest morning of a severe winter the mercury dipped to
16 degrees below zero at New York City, and reached 20 degrees below
zero at Hartford CT. New York Harbor was frozen for five weeks,
allowing a heavy cannon to be taken across the ice to fortify the
British on Staten Island.

Jan 31, 1911
Tamarack California was without snow the first eight days of
the month, but by the end of January, they had been buried under 390
inches of snow, a record monthly total for the United States.
IN 1989...The high of 80 degrees established the record high for
the month of January at Dodge City.

 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, January 1, 2014
1864 - Snow, gales and severe cold hit the Midwest. It was the most bitter cold New Year's day of record with afternoon highs of 16 below zero at Chicago IL and 25 below at Minneapolis MN. (David Ludlum)
1934 - Heavy rain which began on December 30th led to flooding in the Los Angeles Basin area of California. Flooding claimed the lives of at least 45 persons. Walls of water and debris up to ten feet high were noted in some canyon areas. Rainfall totals ranged up to 16.29 inches at Azusa, with 8.26 inches reported in Downtown Los Angeles. (The Weather Channel)
1949 - A six day blizzard began over the Northern Rockies and the Great Plains. The storm produced the most adverse weather conditions in the history of the west. (David Ludlum)
1979 - The temperature at Maybell CO plunged to 60 degrees below zero to tie the state record set back in 1951 at Taylor Park. (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A winter storm brought rain and snow and high winds to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast Region. The storm, which occurred in a period of unusually high astronomical tides, produced a tide of 9.4 feet at Myrtle Beach SC (their highest since Hurricane Hazel in 1954) which caused a total of 25 million dollars damage in South Carolina. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Arctic cold gripped the north central U.S. The morning low of 31 degrees below zero at Alamosa CO was a record for the date. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced 17 inches of snow at Elmira NY. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Those who woke up New Year's morning unable to see much farther than the end of their nose had a good excuse, at least in the central U.S., as dense fog prevailed from Texas to Wisconsin. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - The new year and decade began on a rather peaceful note. Snow was primarily confined to the Great Lakes Region, the Upper Ohio Valley, and the Sierra Nevada Range of California. Subzero temperature readings were confined to Minnesota and North Dakota. (National Weather Summary)
1994 - Strong winds along the eastern slopes of the Central Rockies gusted to 70 mph at Arlington WY, and gusted to 80 mph near Estes Park CO. Heavy snow in the northeast mountains of Oregon produced 14 inches at Tollgate. A series of storms the first three days of the year produced 20 inches of snow at Lowman, in the west central mountains of Idaho. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1997 - Heavy precipitation fell from December 26, 1996 to January 3, 1997 in much of the west. In the California Sierra Nevadas the Truckee River reached its highest level on record. Lake Tahoe reached its highest level since 1917. Sacramento was spared the worst of the flooding by a system of levees, although many nearby towns were not so fortunate. Numerous levee breaches and breaks occurred across the state. Approximately 16,000 residences were damaged or destroyed. State officials estimated at least $1.6 billion in damages to private and public property.
1999 - A major blizzard struck portions of the Midwest on January 1-3, 1999. The storm produced 22 inches of snow in Chicago and was rated by the NWS as the second worst blizzard of the 20th century, ranking behind the blizzard in January 1967. Estimates of losses and recovery costs are between $0.3 and $0.4 billion with 73 dead as a result of the blizzard. (NCDC) 
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Weather History
For Thursday, January 2, 2014
1910 - A great flood in Utah and Nevada washed out 100 miles of railroad between Salt Lake City UT and Los Angeles CA causing seven million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1961 - The coldest temperature of record for the state of Hawaii was established with a reading of 14 degrees atop Haleakela Summit. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A winter storm moving up the Atlantic coast brought heavy snow and high winds to the northeastern U.S. Wind gusts reached 82 mph at Trenton NJ and Southwest Harbor in Maine. Snowfall totals ranged up to two feet at Salem NH and Waterboro ME. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - "Old Man Winter" took a siesta, with snow a scarcity across the nation. For the second day in a row Alamosa CO reported a record low of 31 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - Strong and gusty winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the northern and central Rockies. Winds gusted to 71 mph at Colorado Springs CO and Livingston MT. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - The first winter storm of the new year and decade developed in the southwestern U.S., and blanketed the northern mountains of Utah with 12 to 23 inches of snow. Up to 22 inches of snow was reported in the Alta-Snowbird area. The storm brought Las Vegas NV their first measurable precipitation in four and a half months, since the 17th of August. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1994 - High winds buffeted the Northern Front Range of Colorado during the morning hours. Peak wind gusts included 105 mph atop Squaw Mountain near Idaho Springs and 89 mph at Fort Collins. A fast moving "Alberta Clipper" brought up to six inches of snow to Iowa. Up to a foot of snow blanketed the Snowy Range Mountains in southeastern Wyoming. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2008 - The second day of 2008 brought snow to areas of Indiana, Ohio and the Appalachians through the Northeastern United States. Parts of New England received the heaviest amounts, with some areas receiving storm totals of over 15 inches (38 cm) in several areas of central and eastern Maine. (NCDC) 
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Weather History
For Friday, January 3, 2014
1777 - An overnight freeze enabled George Washington and his troops to flank the British at Trenton, cross their lines at Princeton, and seek security in the hills of northern New Jersey. (David Ludlum)
1961 - A three day long icestorm was in progress over northern Idaho which produced an accumulation of ice eight inches thick, a U.S. record. Heavy fog, which blanketed much of northern Idaho from Grangeville to the Canadian border, deposited the ice on power and phone lines causing widespread power outages. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A powerful Pacific coast storm blasted the western U.S. with high winds, heavy rain and heavy snow. Winds gusted to 96 mph at Cape Blanco OR, and snowfall totals reached 20 inches in the Sierra Nevada Range of California. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - After a day of rest, "Old Man Winter" came back as a triple threat, hitting both coasts with winter storms, and blasting the central U.S. with cold arctic air. Snow and ice in the eastern U.S. caused 4.5 million dollars damage to homes and vehicles in North Carolina, the storm in the western U.S. produced two feet of snow in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada, and temperatures in North Dakota plunged to 30 degrees below zero, with wind chill readings as cold as 95 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S., and five more in Washington and Oregon, reported new record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 78 degrees at Galveston TX and 82 degrees at Lake Charles LA were records for the month of January. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. spread snow across Colorado and New Mexico. Heavy snow fell in southwestern Colorado, with 13 inches reported at Wolf Creek Pass. Snow spread into the Central Plains Region during the day, with six inches reported at Garden City KS. (National Weather Summary)
1994 - A heavy wet snow blanketed much of the state of Ohio, with 12 to 18 inches reported in counties along the Ohio River. Newport received 21 inches. Thunder and lightning accompanied the snow, with five inches reported in Washington County and Noble County between 7 AM and 8 AM Tuesday. Parts of Washington County were without electricity for eight days following the storm.(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Saturday, January 4, 2014
1888 - Sacramento, CA, received 3.5 inches of snow, an all-time record for that location. The heaviest snow in recent history was two inches on February 5th in 1976. (4th-5th) (The Weather Channel)
1971 - A blizzard raged from Kansas to Wisconsin, claiming 27 lives in Iowa. Winds reached 50 mph, and the storm produced up to 20 inches of snow. (David Ludlum)
1982 - Milwaukee, WI, was shut down completely as a storm buried the city under 16 inches of snow in 24 hours. It was the worst storm in thirty-five years. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm moving off the Pacific Ocean spread wintery weather across the southwestern U.S., with heavy snow extending from southern California to western Wyoming. Up to 15 inches of snow blanketed the mountains of southern California, and rainfall totals in California ranged up to 2.20 inches in the Chino area. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Frigid arctic air invading the central and eastern U.S. left Florida about the only safe refuge from the cold and snow. A storm in the western U.S. soaked Bodega Bay in central California with 3.12 inches of rain. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - Up to a foot of snow blanketed the mountains of West Virginia, and strong winds in the northeastern U.S. produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero in Maine. Mount Washington NH reported wind gusts to 136 mph along with a temperature of 30 below zero! (National Weather Summary)
1990 - A winter storm moving out of the southwestern U.S. spread heavy snow across Nebraska and Iowa into Wisconsin. Snowfall totals in Nebraska ranged up to 7 inches at Auburn and Tecumseh. Totals in Iowa ranged up to 11 inches at Carlisle. In Iowa, most of the snow fell between midnight and 4 AM. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1994 - A major winter storm blanketed much of the northeastern U.S. with heavy snow. More than two feet was reported in northwestern Pennsylvania, with 33 inches at Waynesburg. There were ten heart attacks, and 185 injuries, related to the heavy snow in northwest Pennsylvania. Whiteout conditions were reported in Vermont and northeastern New York State. A wind gusts to 75 mph was clocked at Shaftsbury VT. In the Adirondacks of eastern New York State, the town of Tupper reported five inches of snow between 1 PM and 2 PM. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, January 5, 2014
1835 - It was a record cold morning in the eastern U.S. The mercury at the Yale Campus in New Haven CT plunged to 23 degrees below zero, and reached 40 below in the Berkshire Hills of Connecticut. (David Ludlum)
1904 - Bitterly cold air gripped the northeastern U.S. Morning lows of -42 degrees at Smethport PA and -34 at River Vale NJ established state records. (The Weather Channel)
1913 - The temperature at the east portal to Strawberry Tunnel reached 50 degrees below zero to tie the record established at Woodruff on February 6, 1899. (David Ludlum)
1982 - A three day rainstorm in the San Francisco area finally came to an end. Marin County and Cruz County were drenched with up to 25 inches of rain, and the Sierra Nevada Range was buried under four to eight feet of snow. The storm claimed at least 36 lives, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. (Storm Data)
1987 - A massive winter storm spread heavy snow from the southwestern U.S. into the Rockies. In Utah, the Alta ski resort reported a storm total of 42 inches of snow. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Albuquerque NM. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Thunderstorms helped produce heavy snow in the Lower Great Lakes Region. Snow fell at the rate of four to five inches per hour, and snowfall totals ranged up to 69 inches at Highmarket NY. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A strong Pacific cold front produced heavy snow and high winds in Nevada. Winds gusted to 80 mph north of Reno, while up to two feet of snow blanketed the Lake Tahoe ski area. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Central Gulf Coast Region. New Orleans, LA, was drenched with 4.05 inches of rain in 24 hours. An overnight storm blanketed the mountains of northern Utah with up to eleven inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Monday, January 6, 2014
1880 - Seattle, WA, was in the midst of their worst snowstorm of record. Hundreds of barns were destroyed, and transportation was brought to a standstill, as the storm left the city buried under four feet of snow. (David Ludlum)
1884 - The temperature dipped to one degree below zero at Atlanta, GA. It marked the final day of a severe arctic outbreak in the South and Midwest. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm moving across the western U.S. spread heavy snow into the Central Rockies. Casper WY received 14 inches of snow in 24 hours, a January record for that location. Big Piney WY reported 17 inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - It was a bad day for chickens. Heavy snow in Arkansas, with totals ranging up to 16 inches at Heber Springs, claimed the lives of 3.5 million chickens, and snow and ice up to three inches thick claimed the lives of another 1.75 million chickens in north central Texas. Up to 18 inches of snow blanketed Oklahoma, with Oklahoma City reporting a record 12 inches of snow in 24 hours. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A "bonafide blizzard" ripped through south central and southeastern Idaho. Strong winds, gusting to 60 mph at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, whipped the snow into drifts five feet high, and produced wind chill readings as cold as 35 degrees below zero. The blizzard prompted an Idaho Falls air controller to remark that "the snow is blowing so hard you can't see the fog".(National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Rain and gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific Coast. Winds at Astoria OR gusted to 65 mph. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed over Florida. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Miami with a reading of 86 degrees. The hot spot in the nation was West Palm Beach with a high of 87 degrees. (National Weather Summary) 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, January 7, 2014
1873 - A blizzard raged across the Great Plains. Many pioneers, unprepared for the cold and snow, perished in southwest Minnesota and northwestern Iowa. (David Ludlum)
1971 - The temperature at Hawley Lake, located southeast of McNary, AZ, plunged to 40 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A storm in the southwestern U.S. produced 30 inches of snow north of Zion National Park in southern Utah, with 18 inches reported at Cedar Canyon UT. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A winter storm in the southeastern U.S. produced 27 inches of snow in the Bad Creek area of South Carolina, and claimed the lives of two million chickens in Alabama. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A tornado in southern Illinois obliterated half the community of Allendale, injuring fifty perons and causing more than five million dollars damage, while thunderstorm winds gusting higher than 100 mph caused ten million dollars damage at Franklin KY. Twenty-five cities, from the Gulf coast to Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A rapidly intensifying low pressure system and a vigorous cold front brought heavy rain and high winds to the Pacific Northwest. Two to five inches rains soaked western Washington and western Oregon, and winds gusting above 70 mph caused extensive damage. Wind gusts on Rattlesnake Ridge in Washington State reached 130 mph. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, January 8, 2014
1953 - A severe icestorm in the northeastern U.S. produced up to four inches of ice in Pennsylvania, and two to three inches in southeastern New York State. In southern New England the ice coated a layer of snow up to 20 inches deep. The storm resulted in 31 deaths and 2.5 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1973 - A severe icestorm struck Atlanta GA. The storm paralyzed the city closing schools and businesses, and damage from the storm was estimated at 25 million dollars. One to four inches of ice coated northern Georgia leaving 300,000 persons without electricity for up to a week. Between 7 PM and 9 PM on the 7th, 2.27 inches (liquid content) of freezing rain, sleet and snow coated Atlanta, as the temperature hovered at 32 degrees. (7th-8th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A winter storm moving out of the Southern Rockies into the Central Plains Region produced 14 inches of snow at Red River NM, and 17 inches in the Wolf Creek ski area of Colorado. Wichita KS was blanketed with seven inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A winter storm spread heavy snow across the northeastern U.S., with up to ten inches reported in southern New Jersey. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Strong northwesterly winds and bitterly cold temperatures prevailed in the north central U.S. Winds in the Great Lakes Region gusted to 58 mph at Chicago IL, and reached 63 mph at Niagara Falls NY. Squalls in western New York State produced 20 inches of snow at Barnes Corners and Lowville. Snow squalls in Upper Michigan produced 26 inches around Keweenaw. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - High winds plagued the northwestern U.S., with the state of Oregon hardest hit. Two persons were killed in Oregon, and nine others were injured, and the high winds downed fifty-five million board feet of timber, valued at more than twenty million dollars. Winds gusted to 90 mph near Pinehurst ID, and wind gusts reached 96 mph at Stevenson WA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Thursday, January 9, 2014
1875 - The temperature at Cheyenne, WY, dipped to an all-time record cold reading of -38 degrees. (The Weather Channel)
1888 - Severe cold gripped much of the western U.S. At Portland OR the Columbia River was frozen for two weeks, and in southern California temperatures dipped below freezing in some of the citrus growing areas. (David Ludlum)
1976 - Lake effect snow squalls buried the town of Adams NY under 68 inches of snow. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A winter storm spread heavy snow from the Central Plains into the Great Lakes Region. Heavier totals included 9 inches at Sun City KS, 7 inches at Columbia MO, 11 inches at Terre Haute IN, and up to 10 inches in the southern suburbs of Chicago IL. (National Weather Summary) ( Storm Data)
1988 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced ten inches of snow at Boston MA, and 14 inches at Worcester MA. A winter storm in the northwestern U.S. produced a foot of snow in three hours at McCall ID. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Strong winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Colorado. Winds gusted to 113 mph at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, and reached 115 mph at Boulder. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A third storm in four days hit the Pacific Northwest. Winds in Oregon gusted above 100 mph at Netarts and at Oceanside. Up to 8.16 inches of rain was reported around Seaside OR, and the total of 4.53 inches of rain at Astoria OR was a record for the date. Twelve cities in the western U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. The high of 70 degrees at Cedar City UT was a record for January. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Friday, January 10, 2014
1800 - Savannah, GA, received a foot and a half of snow, and ten inches blanketed Charleston SC. It was the heaviest snowfall of record for the immediate Coastal Plain of the southeastern U.S. (David Ludlum)
1911 - The temperature at Rapid City, SD, plunged 47 degrees in just fifteen minutes. (The Weather Channel)
1949 - Snow was reported at San Diego, CA, for the first and only time since 1882. Snow was noted even on some of the beaches in parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Burbank reported 4.7 inches, and Long Beach and Laguna Beach received one inch of snow. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1975 - The "Storm of the Century" hit Minnesota. A severe blizzard moved northward across the state producing up to two feet of snow. High winds drove wind chill readings to 80 degrees below zero, and at Duluth MN the barometric pressure dipped to 28.55 inches. The storm, which claimed 35 lives, occurred on the 102nd anniversary of the infamous "Pioneer Blizzard" in Minnesota. (David Ludlum)
1982 - The temperature at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, IL, plunged to an all-time record of 26 degrees below zero, and high winds drove the wind chill reading to 77 degrees below zero. The temperaturein Downtown Chicago reached 23 degrees below zero. A week later a second arctic surge sent the temperature plunging back down to 25 degrees below zero. (Weather Channel) (National Weather Summary)
1987 - Bitter cold air invaded the Rocky Mountain Region, with subzero readings reported as far south as Gallop NM. Pocatello ID reported a record low reading of 14 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
1988 - A storm in the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 97 mph at Netarts OR, and up to two feet of snow in the mountains of Oregon. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - The first documented January tornado of record in Utah struck the south part of Sandy. Asphalt shingles were driven one half inch into a fence. (The Weather Channel) Clear skies, light winds, and up to 24 inches of snow cover, allowed the temperature to plunge to 45 degrees below zero at Roseau MN, and to -43 degrees at Warroad MN. The afternoon high at Grand Forks ND was 16 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - Strong southerly winds ahead of a Pacific cold front helped temperatures in the central U.S. soar as much as 50 degrees during the day. A total of fifty cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, with afternoon highs in the 70s reported as far north as Nebraska and eastern Colorado. Highs of 53 at devils Lake ND, 76 at Grand Island NE, 73 at Lincoln NE, and 73 at North Platte NE, established records for the month of January. (National Weather Summary)
2001 - Storms dumped more than seven inches of rain on parts of southern California, including Los Angeles, where nearly four inches of rain fell. The heavy rains caused mudslides and road closures along much of California's central coast and up to three feet of snow was deposited in some coastal mountain areas. (NCDC) 
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Weather History
For Saturday, January 11, 2014
1918 - A tremendous blizzard completely immobilized the Midwest, stopping mail service for two weeks. The vast storm then moved through the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Winds reached 60 mph at Toledo OH, and the temperature plunged from 28 above to 15 below zero during passage of the cold front. (David Ludlum)
1972 - Downslope winds hit the eastern slopes of the Rockies in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Boulder CO reported wind gusts to 143 mph and twenty-five million dollars property damage. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. buried the mountains of central Vermont with up to 26 inches of snow, and snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 27 inches at Telos Lake. Winds gusted to 45 mph at Newark NJ and Albany NY. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Snow and high winds in Utah resulted in a fifty car pile-up along Interstate 15. Winds in Wyoming gusted to 115 mph at Rendezvous Peak. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A cold front which the previous day produced 21 inches of snow at Stampede Pass WA and wind gusts to 75 mph at Mammoth Lakes CA, spread snow across Colorado. Totals in Colorado ranged up to 17 inches at Steamboat Springs. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Strong northwesterly winds associated with a deep low pressure system crossing the Upper Great Lakes Region ushered cold air into the central U.S. Winds gusted to 72 mph at Fort Dodge IA, and wind gusts reached 75 mph at Yankton SD. Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in northwestern Minnesota. Squalls produced heavy snow in parts of Upper Michigan and northern Lower Michigan, with 16 inches reported at Wakefield. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2008 - Iraqis in Baghdad woke up to the novelty of falling snowflakes as the city experienced its first snowfall in about 100 years. (NCDC) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, January 12, 2014
1888 - A sharp cold front swept southward from the Dakotas to Texas in just 24 hours spawning a severe blizzard over the Great Plains. More than 200 pioneers perished in the storm. Subzero temperatures and mountainous snow drifts killed tens of thousands of cattle. (David Ludlum)
1912 - The morning low of 47 degrees below zero at Washta IA established a state record. (The Weather Channel)
1985 - A record snowstorm struck portions of western and south central Texas. The palm trees of San Antonio were blanketed with up to thirteen and a half inches of snow, more snow than was ever previously received in an entire winter season. (Weather Channel) (Storm Data)
1987 - Twenty-seven cities in the Upper Midwest reported new record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 72 degrees at Valentine NE and 76 degrees at Rapid City SD set records for the month of January. (National Weather Summary)
1988 - Parts of North Dakota finally got their first snow of the winter season, and it came with a fury as a blizzard raged across the north central U.S. Snowfall totals ranged up to 14 inches at Fargo ND, winds gusted to 65 mph at Windom MN, and wind chill readings in North Dakota reached 60 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A dozen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s and 80s. Fort Myers FL reported a record high of 86 degrees. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - Gale force winds produce squalls with heavy snow in the Great Lakes Region. Totals in northwest Pennsylvania ranged up to eleven inches at Conneautville and Meadville. Barnes Corners, in western New York State, was buried under 27 inches of snow in two days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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1886 - A great blizzard struck the state of Kansas without warning. The storm claimed 50 to 100 lives, and eighty percent of the cattle in the state. (David Ludlum)
1888 - The mercury plunged to 65 degrees below zero at Fort Keough, located near Miles City MT. The reading stood as a record for the continental U.S. for sixty-six years. (David Ludlum)
1912 - The temperature at Oakland, MD, plunged to 40 degrees below zero to establish a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1987 - Dry and mild weather prevailed across the country. Nineteen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record high temperatures for the date, including Grand Island NE with a reading of 67 degrees. (National Weather Summary)
1988 - A fast moving cold front ushered arctic cold into the north central and northeastern U.S. Mason City IA reported a wind chill reading of 51 degrees below zero, and Greenville ME reported a wind chill of 63 degrees below zero. Winds along the cold front gusted to 63 mph at Rochester NY, and a thunderstorm along the cold front produced wind gusts to 62 mph at Buffalo NY, along with snow and sleet. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - Friday the 13th was bad luck primarily for the south central U.S. as an upper level weather disturbance spread a mixture of snow and sleet and freezing rain across Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall totals in central Oklahoma ranged up to 8.5 inches at Norman. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. produced more than a twelve inches of snow in the mountains of California and Nevada. In northern California, Huntington Lake was buried under 40 inches of snow, and up to 20 inches was reported in northeastern Nevada. Heavy rain soaked some of the lower elevations of California. Gibraltar Dam CA was drenched with 5.33 inches of rain in two days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) /////
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Weather History
For Tuesday, January 14, 2014
1863 - The greatest snowstorm of record for Cincinnati OH commenced, and a day later twenty inches of snow covered the ground. That total has remained far above the modern day record for Cincinnati of eleven inches of snow in one storm. (David Ludlum)
1882 - Southern California's greatest snow occurred on this date. Fifteen inches blanketed San Bernardino, and even San Diego reported a trace of snow. (David Ludlum)
1979 - Chicago, IL, was in the midst of their second heaviest snow of record as, in thirty hours, the city was buried under 20.7 inches of snow. The twenty-nine inch snow cover following the storm was an all-time record for Chicago. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Arctic cold invaded the north central U.S. By evening blustery northwest winds and temperatures near zero at Grand Forks ND were producing wind chill readings of 50 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
1988 - A powerful Pacific storm produced rain and high winds in the western U.S. In Nevada, a wind gust to 90 mph at Reno was an all-time record for that location, and wind gusts reached 106 mph southwest of Reno. A wind gust to 94 mph was recorded at nearby Windy Hill. Rainfall totals in Oregon ranged up to six inches at Wilson River. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A winter storm spread snow and sleet and freezing rain from the Middle Mississippi Valley to the northeastern U.S. Freezing rain in West Virginia caused fifteen traffic accidents in just a few minutes west of Charleston. Tennessee was deluged with up to 7.5 inches of rain. Two inches of rain near Clarksville TN left water in the streets as high as car doors.
1990 - A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. blanketed the mountains of southwest Utah with 18 to 24 inches of snow, while sunshine and strong southerly winds helped temperatures warm into the 60s in the Central Plains Region. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including North Platte NE with a reading of 63 degrees. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, January 15, 2014
1852 - Between January 15th and February 24th a total of 1378 railroad cars were drawn by horses across the frozen Susquehanna River to engines waiting at Havre De Grace, MD. (The Weather Channel)
1932 - Up to two inches of snow whitened the Los Angeles basin of California. The Los Angeles Civic Center reported an inch of snow, and even the beaches of Santa Monica were whitened with snow, in what proved to be a record snowstorm for Los Angeles. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1952 - A six day snowstorm was in progress in the western U.S. The storm produced 44 inches of snow at Marlette Lake NV, 52 inches at Sun Valley ID, and 149 inches at Tahoe CA, establishing single storm records for each of those three states. In addition, 24 hour snowfall totals of 22 inches at the University of Nevada, and 26 inches at Arco ID, established records for those two states. The streamliner, 'City of San Francisco' was snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Range, near Donner Summit. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A powerful storm over the Southern Plateau and the Southern Rockies produced 24 inches of snow at Colorado Springs CO, including 22 inches in 24 hours, a January record. High winds in the southwestern U.S. gusted to 65 mph in the Yosemite Valley of California. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A small storm over the Atlantic Ocean produced heavy snow along the coast of North Carolina. The five inch total at Wilmington NC was their third highest for any storm in January in 117 years of records. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - A storm in the northwestern U.S. produced up to 14 inches of snow in the Cascade Mountain Range. Light snow in the north central U.S. was just enough to push the snowfall total for January at Fargo ND past their previous all-time monthly record of 30.7 inches.
1990 - While one Pacific storm crossed the Central Rockies, another approached the west coast. The northern mountains of Utah were buried under 17 to 35 inches of snow while the mountains of southern Utah received another 12 to 16 inches. Eighteen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 50s and 60s. Wichita KS reported a record high of 68 degrees. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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For Thursday, January 16, 2014
1831 - A great snowstorm raged from Georgia to Maine. Snowfall totals greater than 30 inches were reported from Pennsylvania across southern New England. (David Ludlum)
1964 - Fort Worth, TX, received 7.5 inches of snow, and Dallas reported a foot of snow. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A winter storm produced a total of 61 inches of snow at Rye CO, and wind gusts to 100 mph in Utah. The storm then spread heavy snow from the Texas panhandle to Indiana. Tulia TX received 16 inches of snow, and up to 14 inches was reported in western Oklahoma. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A small storm in the western U.S. produced a foot of snow and wind gusts to 70 mph in the Lake Tahoe Basin of Nevada. Showers and thunderstorms produced 2.28 inches of rain at Brownsville TX,their third highest total for any day in January. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Strong chinook winds plagued much of the state of Wyoming. Winds gusted to 80 mph at Cody, and wind gusts to 100 mph were reported in eastern and northwestern Wyoming. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Heavy snow fell across the Prince Williams Sound area and the Susitna Valley of southern Alaska. Valdez was buried under 64.9 inches of snow in less than two days, including a record 47.5 inches in 24 hours. Up to 44 inches of snow was reported in the Susitna Valley. The heavy snow blocked roads, closed schools, and sank half a dozen vessels in the harbor. (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Friday, January 17, 2014
1817 - A luminous snowstorm occurred in Vermont and New Hampshire. Saint Elmo's fire appeared as static discharges on roof peaks, fence posts, and the hats and fingers of people. Thunderstorms prevailed over central New England. (David Ludlum)
1893 - The mercury dipped to 17 degrees below zero at Millsboro, DE, to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)
1972 - A single storm unloaded 77.5 inches of snow at Summit, MT, to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)
1982 - Strong chinook winds caused severe wind damage in Boulder, CO. Wind gusts to 118 mph was recorded on the roof of the Environmental Research Laboratories (ERL), and a wind gust to 137 mph was measured atop the roof of the NCAR building (in the southwest part of the city, 600 feet above ground level). The high winds uprooted trees and damage roofs. (Storm Data)
1987 - A winter storm spread snow from the Southern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley and southwestern sections of the Great Lakes Region, and freezing rain across Texas and oklahoma. Snowfall totals ranged up to 16 inches at Tulia TX, with 12 inches at Wellington KS. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A Pacific storm battered the southern coast of California. Winds gusting to 65 mph uprooted trees in San Diego. Los Angeles reported an all-time record low baromteric pressure reading of 29.25 inches. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Strong chinook winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies gusted to 90 mph near Rollinsville CO, and reached 94 mph near Big Timber MT. Heavy snow blanketed parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley, with eight inches reported in Douglas County WI. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Twenty cities across the southeastern half of the country reported record high temperatures for the date. Record highs included 61 degrees at Williamstown PA and 85 degrees at Brownsville TX. Evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds from eastern Texas to Mississippi. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2010 - A series of strong Pacific storms impacted Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah from January 17th through 23rd, leaving behind several feet of snow across the higher terrain and breaking numerous lowest barometric pressure records across the region. Sunrise Mountain, Arizona received 77 inches of snow, while Mammoth Lakes, California received 90 inches. (NCDC) 
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For Saturday, January 18, 2014
1857 - A great cold storm swept across the Atlantic Seaboard. Snowfall totals of 12 inches were common, whole gales caused shipwrecks and damage property on islands, and temperatures near zero prevailed from Virginia northward. Great drifts of snow blocked transportation. Richmond VA was cut off from Washington DC for a week. (David Ludlum)
1973 - A baby was carried 300 to 400 yards by the strong winds of a tornado at Corey LA, yet received only minor injuries. (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A storm in the south central U.S. blanketed Oklahoma City with eight inches of snow, their highest total since 1948. Snowfall totals in Oklahoma ranged up to 13 inches at Gage, with drifts five feet high. Roof collapses across the state resulted in seven million dollars damage. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A storm in the southwestern U.S. produced a 15 to 20 foot surf along the southern coast of California resulting in more than fifty million dollars damage. A small tornado in Orange County CA lifted a baseball dugout fifteen feet into the air and deposited it in the street, 150 yards away. The same storm also produced 26 inches of snow at Duck Creek UT. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - While fair and mild weather prevailed across the forty-eight states, bitter cold gripped Alaska. The high temperature for the day at Fairbanks was 30 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms along the western Gulf coast drenched parts of southwest Houston with more than four inches of rain. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - A winter storm produced heavy snow and high winds across the southwestern U.S. Snowfall totals ranged up to 18 inches at Lake Arrowhead CA and Ashford AZ. High winds in New Mexico gusted to 100 mph east of Albuquerque. Unseasonably warm weather continued from Texas to the Atlantic coast. Twenty cities reported record high temperatures for the date including Roanoke VA with a reading of 71 degrees. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, January 19, 2014
1810 - The famous "cold day" in New England. Gale force winds wrecked homes, and accompanied a sudden overnight drop in temperature of 50 degrees. Tradgedy struck Sanbornton NH where three chidren froze to death. (David Ludlum)
1933 - Giant Forest CA received 60 inches of snow in just 24 hours, a state record, and the second highest 24 hour total of record for the U.S. (David Ludlum)
1977 - Snowflakes were observed at Homestead and Miami Beach in extreme southern Florida. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm tracking toward the northeastern U.S. produced up to 14 inches of snow in northern Indiana. Peru IN reported a foot of snow. Six cities in Florida reported new record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 88 degrees at Miami equalled their record for the month of January. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A powerful storm hit the central U.S. producing blizzard conditions in the Central High Plains, and severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Snowfall totals ranged up to 36 inches at Wolf Creek Pass CO, with 31 inches at Elsmere NE. Tornadoes claimed five lives in Tennessee, and a tornado at Cullman AL injured 35 persons. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - The high temperature for the day at Fairbanks, AK, was a frigid 41 degrees below zero, and the morning low of 24 degrees below zero at Anchorage AK was their coldest reading in fourteen years. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in eastern Texas and Louisiana. Tornadoes at Garland TX and Apple Springs TX each injured one person. Heavy snow spread from the Southern and Central Rockies into the Great Plains. Storm totals in New Mexico reached 36 inches at Gascon. Totals in the Central Plains ranged up to 15 inches near McCook NE and Garden City KS. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Monday, January 20, 2014
1937 - The wettest Inaugural Day of record with 1.77 inches of rain in 24 hours. Temperatures were only in the 30s as Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworm in for his second term. (David Ludlum)
1943 - Strange vertical antics took place in the Black Hills of South Dakota. While the temperature at Deadwood was a frigid 16 degrees below zero, the town of Lead, just a mile and a half away, but 600 feet higher in elevation, reported a balmy 52 degree reading. (David Ludlum)
1954 - The temperature at Rogers Pass, MT, plunged to 70 degrees below zero to establish a new record for the continental U.S. (David Ludlum)
1978 - A paralyzing "Nor'easter" produced a record 21 inches of snow at Boston, 15 to 20 inches in Rhode Island, and one to two feet of snow in Pennsylvania. Winds along the coast of Connecticut gusted to 70 mph. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Gale force winds lingered along the northern Atlantic coast in the wake of a holiday weekend storm. High winds along the eastern slopes of the Northern Rockies gusted to 67 mph at Livingston MT, and high winds in southern California gusted to 70 mph near San Bernardino. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A storm in the Upper Midwest produced heavy snow and gale force winds. Up to 27.5 inches of snow was reported along the Lake Superior shoreline of Michigan, with 22 inches at Marquette. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - The temperature in the Washington D.C. area warmed into the lower 50s for the Presidential Inauguration during the late morning hours, before gusty northwest winds ushered in colder air that afternoon. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - While heavy thunderstorm rains drenched the Central Gulf Coast States, with 4.23 inches reported at Centreville AL in 24 hours, unseasonably warm weather continued across Florida. Five cities in Florida reported record high temperatures for the date. Tampa FL equalled their record high for January of 85 degrees. (National Weather Summary) 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, January 21, 2014
1863 - A severe coastal storm dropped heavy rain on the Fredericksburg area of Virginia. It disrupted a Union Army offensive in an ill famed "mud march." (David Ludlum)
1982 - The second of two major snowstorms to hit southern Minnesota came to an end. Minneapolis received 20 inches of snow in 24 hours to break the previous record of 17 inches in 24 hours established just a few days earlier. A record 38 inches of snow covered the ground following the two storms, with drifts ten feet high. (David Ludlum)
1985 - Three days of snow squalls at Buffalo NY finally came to an end. The squalls, induced by relatively warm water in Lake Erie, produced 34 inches of snow at the International Airport, with up to 47 inches reported in the suburbs of Buffalo. The New York "blizzard of '85" left many counties disaster areas. (19th-21st) (Weather Channel) (Storm Data) President Reagan was sworn in for a second term in the coldest Inauguration Ceremony of record. Cold and wind resulted in wind chill readings as much as 30 degrees below zero. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1987 - Low pressure over Minnesota produced high winds in the Northern Plains Region. Winds gusted to 66 mph at Rapid City SD, and reached 70 mph at Belle Fourche SD. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - High pressure over northern Nevada and low pressure off the coast of southern California combined to produce high winds in the southwestern U.S. Wind gusts in the San Francisco area reached 70 mph at Fremont. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Cold and snow prevailed in the northeastern U.S. Up to 13 inches of snow was reported between Woodford and Searsburg in Vermont. Montpelier VT reported a wind chill reading of 42 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the state of Florida. Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including West Palm Beach with a reading of 86 degrees. Rain in southern New England changed to freezing rain, then to sleet, and then to heavy snow during the late morning. Most of Massachusetts was blanketed with 6 to 10 inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, January 22, 2014
1943 - Chinook winds during the early morning hours caused the temperature at Spearfish SD to rise from 4 below zero to 45 above in just two minutes, the most dramatic temperature rise in world weather records. An hour and a half later the mercury plunged from 54 above to 4 below zero in twenty-seven minutes. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A winter storm spread snow from central Mississippi through northern Georgia to New England. Up to 15 inches of snow fell across the heavily populated areas of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Traffic tie-ups nearly paralyzed the Washington D.C. area. Winds gusted to 76 mph at Chatham MA, and in Pennsylvania, snowfall totals ranged up to 21 inches at Dushore. Williamsport PA received five inches of snow in just one hour. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - The nation was free of winter storms for a day, however, winds in southern California gusted to 80 mph in the Grapevine area of the Tehachapi Mountains, and winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies reached 100 mph in the Upper Yellowstone Valley of Montana. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Low pressure brought heavy rain and gale force winds to Florida. Daytona Beach was drenched with 5.48 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a January record for that location, and winds at Titusville FL gusted to 63 mph. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - It was a very tame and peaceful mid winter day. Mild weather prevailed across the nation, with rain and snow primarily confined to the northeastern U.S. and the Pacific Northwest. Warm weather continued in Florida. Highs of 83 degrees at Hollywood and 85 degrees at Miami were records for the date. (National Weather Summary)
2000 - A severe ice storm hit northern Georgia and portions of northwest South Carolina on January 22-23. Over half a million utility customers were without power during and after the storm, with the Atlanta area severely affected.
2005 - A major winter snowstorm, referred to as the Blizzard of 2005, affected the Northeastern United States. More than one foot of snow covered much of southern New England in the storm's aftermath, with well over two feet in some areas of Massachusetts. Strong winds created blizzard conditions with low visibilities and considerable blowing and drifting of snow. (NCDC) 
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Weather History
For Thursday, January 23, 2014
1780 - The coldest day of the coldest month of record in the northeastern U.S. A British Army thermometer in New York City registered a reading of 16 degrees below zero. During that infamous hard winter the harbor was frozen solid for five weeks, and the port was cut off from sea supply. (David Ludlum)
1971 - The temperature at Prospect Creek, AK, plunged to 80 degrees below zero, the coldest reading of record for the United States. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Strong winds ushered bitterly cold air into the north central U.S., and produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region. Snowfall totals in northwest Lower Michigan ranged up to 17 inches in Leelanau County. Wind chill temperatures reached 70 degrees below zero at Sault Ste Marie MI and Hibbing MN. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Northeastern Colorado experienced its most severe windstorm in years. A wind gust to 92 mph was recorded at Boulder CO before the anenometer blew away, and in the mountains, a wind gust to 120 mph was reported at Mines Peak. The high winds blew down a partially constructed viaduct east of Boulder, as nine unanchored concrete girders, each weighing forty-five tons, were blown off their supports. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Low pressure brought heavy snow to Wyoming, with 18 inches reported at the Shoshone National Forest, and 17 inches in the Yellowstone Park area. Gunnison CO, with a low of 19 degrees below zero, was the cold spot in the nation for the twelfth day in a row. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A Pacific cold front brought strong and gusty winds to the northwestern U.S. Winds in southeastern Idaho gusted to 62 mph at Burley. Strong winds also prevailed along the eastern slopes of the northern and central Rockies. Winds in Wyoming gusted to 74 mph in Goshen County. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Friday, January 24, 2014
1916 - The temperature at Browning MT plunged 100 degrees in just 24 hours, from 44 degrees above zero to 56 degrees below zero. It was a record 24 hour temperature drop for the U.S. (Weather Channel) (National Severe Storms Forecast Center)
1935 - Snowstorms hit the northeastern U.S. and the Pacific Northwest producing record 24 hour snowfall totals of 23 inches at Portland ME and 52 inches at Winthrop MA. (David Ludlum)
1956 - Thirty-eight inches of rain deluged the Kilauea Sugar Plantation of Hawaii in 24 hours, including twelve inches in just one hour. (David Ludlum)
1963 - A great arctic outbreak reached the southern U.S. The cold wave broke many records for duration of cold weather along the Gulf Coast. A reading of 15 degrees below zero at Nashville TN was an all-time record low for that location. (David Ludlum)
1982 - Chinook winds plagued the foothills of southeastern Wyoming and northern and central Colorado for the second straight Sunday. The winds gusted to 140 mph at Wondervu CO, located northeast of Denver. Chinook winds a week earlier produced wind gusts to 137 mph. (Storm Data)
1987 - Temperatures in Minnesota plunged far below the zero mark. International Falls MN reported a morning low of 35 degrees below zero, and Warroad MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 45 below zero. A storm developing in northeastern Texas produced severe thunderstorms with large hail in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Camden AR reported golf ball size hail. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A blizzard rapidly developed in the north central U.S. In just one hour weather conditions in eastern North Dakota switched from sunny skies, light winds and temperature readings in the 20s, to rapidly falling temperatures and near zero visibility in snow and blowing snow. High winds in Wyoming, gusting to 72 mph at Gillette, produced snow drifts sixteen feet high. Northwestern Iowa experienced its second blizzard in just 24 hours. High winds in Iowa produced wind chill readings as cold as 65 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Heavy snow blanketed the Rockies and the Northern High Plains Region. Hettinger ND received 12 inches of snow. Wolf Creek Pass CO was blanketed with 16 inches of snow in just 24 hours. Severe cold prevailed across Alaska. Between the 24th and the 29th of January, a total of thirty stations in the state report all-time record low temperatures. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A deep low pressure system brought high winds and heavy snow to the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Winds gusting to 82 mph at Shemya reduced the visibility to near zero in blowing snow. Rain and gale force winds lashed the northern Pacific coast. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains over the central Gulf coast states. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Saturday, January 25, 2014
1821 - The Hudson River was frozen solid during the midst of the coldest winter in forty-one years. Thousands of persons crossed the ice from New York City to New Jersey, and refreshment taverns were set up in the middle of the river to warm pedestrians. (David Ludlum)
1837 - At 7 PM a display of the Northern Lights danced above Burlington, VT. Its light was equal to the full moon. Snow and other objects reflecting the light were deeply tinged with a blood red hue. Blue, yellow and white streamers were also noted. (The Weather Channel)
1965 - Alta, UT, was in the midst of a storm that left the town buried under 105 inches of snow establishing a record for the state. (David Ludlum)
1987 - The second major storm in three days hit the Eastern Seaboard producing up to 15 inches of snow in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Up to 30 inches of snow covered the ground in Virginia following the two storms. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - High winds created blizzard conditions in the mountains of Colorado. Winds gusted to 109 mph at Echo Lake, and a wind gust to 193 mph was reported atop Mount Evans. A "nor'easter" moving up the Atlantic Coast spread heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with as much as 16 inches reported in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Bitter cold air, coming down from Alaska, settled over the Northern Rockies. Wilson WY reported a morning low of 48 degrees below zero. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S. One thunderstorm in north central Texas spawned a tornado which injured three persons at Troy. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Low pressure developed explosively over east central Missouri and moved into Lower Michigan producing high winds and heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts to 60 mph and up to a foot of snow created near blizzard conditions in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Wind gusts in Indiana reached 76 mph at Wabash. Thunderstorms associated with the storm produced wind gusts to 54 mph at Fort Madison IA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2000 - Heavy snow fell from the Carolinas to New England, with up to 20 inches of snow and five deaths reported. (NCDC) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, January 26, 2014
1978 - A paralyzing blizzard struck the Midwest. One to three feet of snow fell in Michigan, and 20 to 40 inches was reported across Indiana. Winds reached 70 mph in Michigan, and gusted above 100 mph in Ohio. The high winds produced snow drifts twenty feet high in Michigan and Indiana stranding thousands on the interstate highways. Temperatures in Ohio dropped from the 40s to near zero during the storm. (David Ludlum)
1983 - The California coast was battered by a storm which produced record high tides, thirty-two foot waves, and mudslides, causing millions of dollars damage. The storm then moved east and dumped four feet of snow on Lake Tahoe. (22nd-29th) (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A winter storm spread heavy snow across the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast States, with 18 inches reported at Vineland NJ, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Chatham MA. Snow cover in Virginia ranged up to thirty inches following this second major storm in just one week. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A snowstorm in the northeastern U.S. produced 19 inches at Austerlitz NY and Stillwater NY. A storm in the Great Lakes Region left 16.5 inches at Marquette MI, for a total of 43 inches in six days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Snow and high winds created blizzard-like conditions in northwestern Vermont. Winds at Saint Albins gusted to 88 mph. In Alaska, the town of Cold Foot (located north of Fairbanks) reported a morning low of 75 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A winter storm spread high winds from the northwestern U.S. to Wyoming and Colorado, with heavy snow in some of the high elevations. Stevens Pass WA received 17 inches of snow, half of which fell in four hours. In extreme northwest Wyoming, Togwotee Mountain Lodge received 24 inches of snow. Winds in Colorado gusted to 90 mph at Rollinsville. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Monday, January 27, 2014
1772 - The "Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm" occurred. George Washington reported three feet of snow at Mount Vernon, and Thomas Jefferson recorded about three feet at Monticello. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1966 - Oswego, NY, was in the midst of a five day lake effect storm which left the town buried under 102 inches of snow. (David Ludlum)
1967 - Residents of Chicago, IL, began to dig out from a storm which produced 23 inches of snow in 29 hours. The snow paralyzed the city and suburbs for days, and business losses were enormous. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A powerful storm moving into the western U.S. produced 13 inches of snow at Daggett Pass NV, and 16 inches in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Reno NV, and wind gusts in Oregon exceeded 80 mph. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - The nation got a breather from winter storms, however, cold arctic air settled into the southeastern U.S. Hollywood FL reported a record low reading of 39 degrees. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - The last half of January was bitterly cold over most of Alaska. Nearly thirty stations established all-time record low temperatures. On this date Tanana reported a low of -76 degrees. Daily highs of -66 degrees were reported at Chandalar Lake on the 22nd, and at Ambler on the 26th. (The Weather Channel)
1989 - Low pressure in north central Alaska continued to direct air across northern Siberia and the edges of the Arctic Circle into the state. The temperature at Fairbanks remained colder than 40 degrees below zero for the eighth day in a row. Lows of 68 below at Galena, 74 below at McGrath, and 76 below at Tanana, were new records for the date. Wind chill readings were colder than 100 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - Another in a series of cold fronts brought high winds to the northwestern U.S., and more heavy snow to some of the higher elevations. The series of vigorous cold fronts crossing the area between the 23rd and the 27th of the month produced up to 60 inches of snow in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2005 - Month-to-date snowfall at Boston Logan International Airport totaled 43.1 inches, making January the snowiest month on record. 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, January 28, 2014
1922 - The "Knickerbocker" storm immobilized the city of Washington D.C. The storm produced 28 inches of snow in 32 hours, and the heavy snow caused the roof of the Knickerbocker movie theatre to collapse killing 96 persons. (David Ludlum)
1963 - The low of -34 degrees at Cynthiana, KY, equalled the state record established just four days earlier at Bonnieville. (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A storm moving out of the Central Rockies into the Northern Plains Region produced up to a foot of snow in the Colorado Rockies, and wind gusts to 99 mph at Boulder CO. High winds in Colorado caused 5.6 million dollars damage. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Barometric pressure readings of 30.55 inches at Miami FL, 30.66 inches at Tampa FL, and 30.72 inches at Apalachicola FL were all-time record high readings for those locations. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - Nome, AK, reported an all-time record low reading of 54 degrees below zero, and the temperature at Fairwell AK dipped to 69 degrees below zero. Deadhorse AK reported a morning low of 49 degrees below zero, and with a wind chill reading of 114 degrees below zero. In the Lower Forty-eight States, a winter storm over Colorado produced up to 15 inches of snow around Denver. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Strong and gusty winds prevailed across the northwestern U.S., and heavy snow continued over the mountains of Washington State and Oregon. In Idaho, Mullan received seven inches of snow, and winds gusted to 65 mph southeast of Burley. Heavy rain soaked coastal sections of western Oregon. Rainfall totals of 1.20 inches at Portland and 1.57 inches at Eugene were records for the date. Winds in Oregon gusting to 60 mph downed power lines in Umatilla County knocking out power to more than 13,000 homes, just prior to the kick-off of the "Super Bowl" game. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, January 29, 2014
1780 - On the coldest morning of a severe winter the mercury dipped to 16 degrees below zero at New York City, and reached 20 degrees below zero at Hartford CT. New York Harbor was frozen for five weeks, allowing a heavy cannon to be taken across the ice to fortify the British on Staten Island. (The Weather Channel)
1921 - A small but intense windstorm resulted in the "Great Olympic Blowdown" in the Pacific Northwest. Hurricane force winds, funneled along the mountains, downed vast expanses of Douglas fir trees, and the storm destroyed eight billion board feet of timber. Winds at North Head WA gusted to 113 mph. (David Ludlum)
1983 - A series of Pacific coast storms finally came to an end. The storms, attributed in part to the ocean current, "El Nino," produced ocean swells 15 to 20 feet high which ravaged the beaches of southern California. Much of the damage was to homes of movies stars in the exclusive Malibu Colony. (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A strong storm moving out of the Central Rockies spread snow across the north central states, with up to eight inches of snow in Wisconsin, and produced wind gusts to 64 mph at Goodland KS. A thunderstorm produced three inches of snow in forty-five minutes at Owing Mills MD. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Rain and snow were primarily confined to the northwestern U.S. An afternoon reading of 34 degrees at International Falls MN was a record high for the date. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Bitter cold air continued to pour into Alaska. At McGrath, temperature dipped to 63 degrees below zero. Strong winds blowing through the Alaska Range between Fairbanks and Anchorage produced a wind chill reading of 120 degrees below zero at Cantwell. (National Weather Summary)
1990 - Severe thunderstorms in the southeastern U.S. spawned a tornado which destroyed three mobile homes near Blythe GA injuring six persons. A fast moving cold front produced high winds in the western U.S. Winds along the coast of Oregon gusted to 65 mph at Portland, and high winds generated 22 to 26 foot seas which battered the coast. Winds near Reno NV gusted to 78 mph. High winds also buffeted the Central High Plains, with gusts to 94 mph reported at La Mesa CO. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Thursday, January 30, 2014
1936 - Birmingham, AL, established a single storm record and 24 hour record with 11 inches of snow. (29th-30th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1977 - The great "Buffalo Blizzard" finally abated after three days. The storm added a foot of new snow to 33 inches already on the ground. Winds gusting to 75 mph reduced visibilities to near zero, produced snow drifts twenty-five feet high, and kept wind chill readings 50 degrees below zero. The blizzard paralyzed the city, and caused 250 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A winter storm brought more heavy snow to the North Atlantic Coast Region, with 13.6 inches reported at Hiram ME. January proved to be the snowiest of record for much of Massachusetts. Worcester MA reported an all-time monthly record of 46.8 inches of snow. (National Weather Summary)
1988 - Strong southerly winds, gusting to 53 mph at Kansas City MO, spread warm air into the central U.S. Nineteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Snow and strong northwest winds ushered cold arctic air into the north central states. The temperature at Cutbank plunged from 54 degrees to a morning low of 7 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - The temperature at McGrath, AK, dipped to 62 degrees below zero, and Fairbanks reported a reading of 51 degrees below zero, with unofficial readings in the area as cold as 75 degrees below zero. The massive dome of bitterly cold air began to slide down western Canada toward the north central U.S. Strong southwest winds ahead of the arctic front pushed the temperature at Great Falls MT to 62 degrees, and gusted to 124 mph at Choteau MT, overturning trucks and mobile homes, and a dozen empty railroad cars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A major winter storm produced heavy snow from Indiana to New England. It was the biggest storm in two and a half years for eastern New York State. Snowfall totals in the mountains of Maine ranged up to 20 inches at Guilford and Lovell. Other heavy snowfall totals included 17 inches at Utica NY, and 19 inches at Bethel VT, Ludlow VT, and New London NH. The storm claimed three lives in eastern New York State, and four lives in Vermont. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2005 - A significant ice storm struck parts of northern Georgia on the 30th-31st. Ice accretion was as great as 2 inches in Monroe county, located southeast of Atlanta. Power outages in the area at the height of the storm affected nearly 320,000 homes and businesses. 
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Weather History
For Friday, January 31, 2014
1911 - Tamarack, CA, was without snow the first eight days of the month, but by the end of January had been buried under 390 inches of snow, a record monthly total for the U.S. (The Weather Channel)
1949 - The temperature at San Antonio, TX, plunged to a record low of one degree below zero. Helena MT reached 42 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum)
1966 - A blizzard struck the northeastern U.S. When the storm came to an end, twenty inches of snow covered the ground at Washington D.C. (David Ludlum)
1982 - A snowstorm struck Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Twenty-five inches of snow at Greenville IL, located east of Saint Louis, paralyzed the community. The storm left 4000 motorists stranded for two days. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm in the Pacific Northwest produced wind gusts to 85 mph in Oregon, and nearly two inches of rain in twelve hours in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Ten inches of snow at Stampede Pass WA brought their total snow cover to 84 inches. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Thirty-one cities in the central and northeastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, with many occurring during the early morning hours. Temperatures in western New York State reached the 60s early in the day. Strong northerly winds in the north central U.S. produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero in North Dakota. (National Weather Summary)
1989 - The barometric pressure at Norway, AK, reached 31.85 inches (1078.4 mb) establishing an all-time record for the North American Continent. The temperature at the time of the record was about 46 degrees below zero (The Weather Channel). Severe arctic cold began to invade the north central U.S. The temperature at Great Falls MT plunged 85 degrees in 36 hours. Valentine NE plummeted from a record high of 70 degrees to zero in just nine hours. Northwest winds gusted to 86 mph at Lander WY, and wind chill readings of 80 degrees below zero were reported in Montana. Sixty-four cities in the central U.S. reported record highs for the date as readings reached the 60s in Michigan and the 80s in Kansas. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - High winds in Montana on the 28th, gusting to 77 mph at Judith Gap, were followed by three days of snow. Heavy snow fell over northwest Montana, with up to 24 inches reported in the mountains. An avalanche covered the road near Essex with six feet of snow. Snow and high winds also plagued parts of the southwestern U.S. Winds gusted to 54 mph at Show Low AZ, and Flagstaff AZ was blanketed with eight inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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