1977: Four days of very strong winds occurred from the 26th through the 29th with a strong low pressure area over western Ontario. Strong northwest winds of 30 to 45 mph with gusts into the 60s caused widespread blowing and drifting snow with most roads closed with many traffic accidents. The winds combined with subzero temperatures to create wind chills of 60 to 80 below zero. Many schools were closed for several days.

1938: The Niagara River's worst ice jam on record occurred at Niagara Falls, NY. The jam caused the Falls View Bridge to collapse and buried the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission Plant under 18 feet of water and ice.

1972: Intense lake effect snow bands pounded Oswego, NY and produced amazing snowfall rates: 2.4 inches in 15 minutes, 4.8 inches in half an hour, 9.1 inches in an hour, and 17.5 inches in two hours.

1980: Grand Ilet, in the South Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, recorded the world record 12-hour rainfall as a whopping 46 inches fell.

2011: A record snowstorm hit three major U.S. cities in 2011; Philadelphia received 15.1 inches of snow, Washington D.C. received one to two feet of snow and government buildings were closed, and New York City reported one to two feet of snow which shut down schools for only the 9th time since 1979.
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