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Rise: 6:58AM | Set:  5:50PM
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Rise:7:33AM | Set:7:20PM
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FEBRUARY 18TH, 1959-Some of the higher elevations of California were in the midst of a five day storm which produced 189 inches of snow, a single storm record for North America.

FEBRUARY 18TH, 1959 Some of the higher elevations of California were in the midst of a five day storm which produced 189 inches of snow, a single storm record for North America.
 
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1988 Thunderstorms soaked the Central Gulf Coast Region with heavy rain. Totals in southern Louisiana ranged up to 8.50 inches near the town of Ridge, with 6.55 inches at Plaguemine. Thunderstorms in northern Florida drenched Apalachicola with 5.41 inches of rain in 24 hours, and produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Mayo.
 
FEBRUARY 17TH, 1930 Eureka CA reported an all-time record high of 85 degrees, a record which lasted until September of 1983.
 
FEBRUARY 17TH, 1958 The greatest snowstorm of the mid 20th century struck the northeastern U.S. The storm produced 30 inches of snow in interior New England, including more than 19 inches in 24 hours at the Boston Airport. The same storm produced up to three feet of snow in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, with 14 inches at Washington D.C., and 15.5 inches at Baltimore MD. The storm resulted in 43 deaths and 500 million dollars damage over the Middle Atlantic Coast States.
 
FEBRUARY 16TH, 1899 Washington D.C. received 1.26 inches of rain in six hours atop a snow cover more than 30 inches deep making it the soggiest day of record.
 
FEBRUARY 16TH, 1943 Record cold prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The mercury plunged to 43 degrees below zero at Concord NH, and to -39 degrees at Portland ME. The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20 degrees above zero.
 
FEBRUARY 15TH, 1982 An intense cyclone off the Atlantic coast capsized a drilling rig killing 84 persons, and sank a Soviet freighter resulting in 33 more deaths. The cyclone produced 80 mph winds which whipped the water into waves fifty feet high.
 
FEBRUARY 15TH, 1895 A big Gulf snowstorm produced six inches at Brownsville TX and Mobile AL, 15 inches at Galveston TX, and 24 inches of snow at Rayne LA in 24 hours. Snow fell at the very mouth of the Mississippi River. Houston TX received 22 inches of snow, and nine inches blanketed New Orleans LA.
 
FEBRUARY 14TH, 1899 A great blizzard struck the eastern U.S. Washington D.C. received 20.5 inches of snow to bring their total snow depth to nearly three feet. The storm produced 36 inches of snow at Cape May NJ.
 
FEBRUARY 14TH, 1940 A "Saint Valentine's Day Blizzard" hit the northeastern U.S. Up to a foot and a half of snow blanketed southern New England, and whole gales accompanied the heavy snow stranding many in downtown Boston.
 
FEBRUARY 13TH, 1784 Ice floes blocked the Mississippi River at New Orleans, then passed into the Gulf of Mexico. The only other time this occurred was during the "Great Arctic Outbreak" of 1899.