1969: Intermittent freezing rain on the 20th to the 22nd changed to snow on the 22nd which continued through the 24th. Snowfall of 2 to 6 inches fell across Minnesota and far northeast South Dakota. Blizzard conditions developed on the 23rd and 24th with 30 to 45 mph winds and temperatures dropping to below zero by the 24th. Most of the traffic was halted with many roads blocked from snow drifting. Some rural roads had been blocked for 3 to 4 weeks. Stranded motorists were common in the area. Some snowfall amounts included, 2 inches at Wilmot and Victor, 3 inches at Milbank and Artichoke Lake, and 4 inches at Clear Lake.

1804: Snow began in Indiana and Ohio on the 21st and didn't taper off until late on the 23rd. Accumulations up to two feet were reported.

1969: There were only two large tornadoes in the U.S. this day, but one of them was a 3/4 mile wide F4 monster with an astounding 118 mile long path in central Mississippi. In Hazlehurst, 11 people were killed and 175 homes were damaged. Near Harrisville a school bus was carried and rolled for a quarter mile. Bienville National Forest lost 2,500,000 board feet of timber.

1971: The lowest temperature recorded in Alaska was -80 at Prospect Creek.

1982: A DC-10 landing at Boston-Logan Airport slid off an ice-covered runway. It slid into shallow water in Boston Harbor. Two people were assumed drowned.