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In 1967, the Ice Bowl Game was played when the Dallas Cowboys faced the Green Bay Packers for the NFL championship. It was the coldest game in NFL history, with a game time temperature of 15 below zero. The dangerous cold, in which wind chills plunged to 35 to 40 below zero, overwhelmed the new turf heating system installed at Lambeau Field. It turned the field into a sheet of ice on which the blades of grass felt like needles. It was so cold that when the referee signaled the start of the game, the whistle froze to his mouth. On a much more serious note, four fans suffered heart attacks while hundreds more were treated for frostbite and hypothermia; among them were 7 members of the band that was to perform at halftime. All 7 members were sent to hospitals. One elderly spectator died. When the Packers started their final, game-winning drive, winds chills were around 50 BELOW ZERO.

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In 1963, the Great New Years Eve Snowstorm buried much of the Deep South. A staggering swath of 15 to 17 inches of snow extended from Mississippi across Northwest Alabama to Eastern Tennessee. Meridian, Mississippi was overwhelmed by 15 inches of snow, while Bay Saint Louis, located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, received 10.5 inches. New Orleans would receive 4.5 inches of snow on New Years Day, which resulted in a huge traffic jam for fans attending the Sugar Bowl.

In 1968, residents of Agata, Russia were under enormous pressure on that New Year's Eve when the barometric pressure reached 32.01 inches.
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