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1967: The Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 21 to 17 in the Ice Bowl. It was 13 degrees below zero at Lambeau Field, and the wind chill was -35.

1968: The world's highest sea-level barometric pressure reading occurred: 1083.3mb at Agata, Russia.

1978: Europe's coldest temperature on record: -73 degrees at Ust Schugor, Russia.

1988: The Chicago Bears beat the Eagles 20 to 12 in the playoff game known as the Fog Bowl. Just before half-time, a dense fog rolled in from Lake Michigan. Visibility was less than 20 yards. The fans and the announcers could not even see the game!

2000: The 2000 Independence Bowl will be remembered as the Snow Bowl. About 30 minutes before kickoff snow blew into Shreveport, LA with strong winds whipping from one end zone to the other. The game started with the synthetic grass field a mix of green and white. By the second quarter, the turf was blanketed by snow. Plows were used during timeouts to make the goal lines, end lines, and hash marks visible. Snow fell throughout the game. Mississippi State beat Texas A&M 43 to 41 in overtime.

2010: Forty tornadoes swarmed from the Ozarks to central Illinois, and also across central Mississippi. EF3 twisters struck Cincinnati, AR, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Rolla, MO, Sunset Hills, MO, Lake Petersburg, IL, and near Macon, MS. Seven people were killed.