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Could be 1977

From the Weather Channel:

January 1977
- 69 first-order weather stations shivered through their record coldest month, according to Weather Underground's Christopher Burt.

- South Carolina state record set: -20 degrees near Long Creek

- Temperatures did not rise above freezing the entire month in a swath from eastern Iowa to western Pennsylvania northward, according to Burt.

- Snow fell as far south as Miami and Homestead, Florida, the farthest south occurrence of snow in the U.S. Two inches of snow fell in Winter Haven, Florida.

- 35 percent of Florida's citrus crop was damaged; rolling blackouts were needed in Florida due to heavy power demand.

- President Jimmy Carter walked 1.5 miles in the Inauguration Parade with temperatures just below freezing on Jan. 20.

- The "Buffalo Blizzard of '77" added a foot of snow to the 33 inches of snow on the ground, accompanied by wind gusts to 75 mph, producing snow drifts up to 30 feet high, paralyzing the city.

In response to this post by CPRVHokie

Posted: 01/03/2019 at 2:36PM

What winter in the 757 looked like 40 years ago -- HokieMacDaddy 01/03/2019 11:33AM

At the time weather experts were predicting a new ice age... -- HokieJay 01/03/2019 2:30PM

Where is that? ** -- 48zip 01/03/2019 12:22PM

Ocean View or Willoughby Spit would be my guess ** -- HokieMacDaddy 01/03/2019 1:00PM

Cool pic. 1980 blizzard?? ** -- CPRVHokie 01/03/2019 12:03PM

Could be 1977 -- HokieJay 01/03/2019 2:36PM

Think so - we had drifts several feet high up by the amphib base ** -- HokieMacDaddy 01/03/2019 1:01PM

I lived there in 1978 and 1979 and don't remember it being that cold ... -- vt90 01/03/2019 11:42AM

Minnesotan’s are soft. They get a dry snow that stays snow until spring. -- Hoakie82 01/03/2019 2:47PM

Could be 1977

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