1978: Light to moderate snowfall driven by strong winds brought blizzard conditions to much of South Dakota for the 25th to the 26th. Blowing and drifting snow from 40 mph winds blocked many roads throughout South Dakota stranding many motorists.

2010: A large upper level low pressure area combined with a cold surface high pressure area building in from the north brought light snow and very strong winds creating widespread blizzard conditions across north central and northeast South Dakota. Snowfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches combined with north winds of 25 to 40 mph gusting up to 55 mph created frequent whiteout conditions across the area. Travel was significantly affected or halted and several schools were closed. Interstate-29 was closed from the North Dakota border and south on the 25th until the morning of the 26th. The blizzard hampered efforts to restore power to the thousands of customers from the previous winter storm. The snowfall began in the morning hours from 6 to 10 am and ended around the time the blizzard conditions subsided.

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.

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).

2003: Three youths at a detention center in the Annapolis Valley, in southeastern Canada, 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.

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.