1997: High winds of 30 to 50 mph, gusting to over 60 mph, occurred over much of northeast South Dakota through the morning and into the early afternoon hours. Several homes and businesses sustained some roof damage. In Aberdeen, the high winds tore a large piece of roof off of a bowling alley and also tore a piece of roof off an appliance store. The wind damaged some power lines and connections in Aberdeen, including some traffic lights. In Aberdeen, the power was out for 2500 customers for a few hours in the morning. The wind also damaged two old farm buildings west of Aberdeen. One barn lost 75 percent of it's roof. The second barn was pushed six inches off of it's foundation suffering minor structural damage. The Edmunds County Highway Department Shop, under construction east of Ipswich, suffered much of damage as many rafters came down and the sidewall frame shifted. Finally, many small to medium-sized branches were brought down by the high winds. Some peak wind gusts across the area included 58 mph in Aberdeen and 63 mph in Watertown.

1892: A winter storm in southwest and middle Tennessee produced 26 inches of snow in Riddleton and 18.5 inches in Memphis, setting the record for the city for deepest snowfall. Nashville recorded its greatest one day snowfall of 17 inches.

1936: On March 17 and 18, 1936 Pittsburgh, PA witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels at the source of the Ohio River peaked at 46 feet (21 feet above flood stage) after heavy rains fell on top of snow cover. 100,000 buildings were destroyed, 65% of downtown went under water, and 60,000 steelworkers were temporarily put out of work. About 70 people were killed.

2002: Normally protected from heavy snowfalls by mountains, Anchorage, AK picked up a record-setting 26 to 29 inches of snow across the city in 24 hours.

2012: International Falls, MN reached a high temperature of 77 degrees. This broke the old daily record by 22 degrees and the old monthly record by 4 degrees!
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