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inches at Lake Sharpe, Clark, and Mellette; 9 inches at Roscoe, Gettysburg, and McIntosh; 10 inches at Highmore, Eagle Butte, 22 miles SSW of Keldron, and at West Whitlock; 11 inches at Blunt and Miller; 12 inches at Ree Heights, McLaughlin, and Onida; 13 inches at Highmore; 14 inches at Redfield; 15 inches at Timber Lake; 18 inches at Faulkton; and 20 inches at Hoven.

2008: As the blizzard wound down and visibilities improved, bitter cold wind chills remained through much of Monday the 15th. Wind chills of 35 below to 45 below zero remained across central and northeast South Dakota as well as west central Minnesota. The bitter cold contributed to many of the school closings.

1810: An EF4 tornado, one of England's strongest twisters on record, tore from Old Portsmouth to Southsea Common in Hampshire. Some houses were completely leveled and many others were so badly damaged that they had to be demolished.

1924: In Fairfield, MT the temperature dropped from 63 to -21, an 84 degree change in 12 hours. This is the greatest 12 hour temperature change ever recorded in the United States.

2002: Carrying 2,862 Volvos, BMWs, and SAABs, the Norwegian car transporter ship Tricolor collided with another ship due to thick fog and sank off the coast of Dunkirk, France.