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March 1, 2014

Today In Weather History

March 1, 1910 - Indianapolis recorded .02 inches of rain. And then there was only .05 inches the rest of the month. That made March 1910 the driest

February 26, 2014

February 26, 1987 - Heavy snow fell in the southwest. There was 62 inches at Purgatory Colorado (well named for the date.) Lander Wyoming received

February 22, 2014

February 22, 1971 - A tornado near Greensburg IN caused damage along an intermittent path of 10 miles. It overturned an airplane at the Greensburg

February 17, 2014

February 17, 1936 - It fell to 58 below in McIntosh South Dakota, the all time record for the state. February 17, 1958 - A huge snow storm struck the

February 16, 2014

February 16, 2006 - A tornado stuck the Hulman Field Airport in Terre Haute, damaging several buildings. February 16, 1989 - At least your joints

February 13, 2014

February 13, 1889 - Coldest temp ever in Florida, as Tallahassee dropped to -2. BTW: the coldest temp ever in Miami was 30. Snow's only been

February 12, 2014

As we've seen this year, Alaska isn't always uniformly cold in Winter. February 12, 1989 - The low was 24 in Anchorage and 25 in Fairbanks. That same

February 11, 2014

Snow is on the way to NYC again, but not THIS much... February 11, 2006 - The Big Apple got some Big Snow, a record one-day total of 26.9 inches in

February 10, 2014

February 10, 1871 - Most of the weather records I reference these days start here. It's the first day of official Weather Bureau records for Indy.

February 9, 2014

February 9, 1870 - The National Weather Service we know today started when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress requiring

February 8, 2014

Remember the recent chaos when Atlanta got a little snow? Imagine snow coming down...in Malibu. February 8, 1989 - A winter storm struck Cali,

February 7, 2014

This is the anniversary of the OTHER Blizzard of '78. February 7, 1978 - The worst winter storm of record struck coastal New England. The storm

January 16, 2013

Today: Mostly cloudy morning, then decreasing cloudiness. Wind: W/SW 5-15. High 35. Tonight: Clouds return. Low 24. Thursday: Partly cloudy. High