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In 1948 and again in 1969, Wichita recorded its latest below zero temperature for a given winter. In 1948, the temperatures fell to three below zero, while in 1969, Wichita chilled out with a low of one below.

In 1888, a devastating snowstorm walloped the Atlantic Coast from Chesapeake Bay to Maine. Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. were brought to a stand still. The incredible Nor Easter overwhelmed Connecticut and Massachusetts with 4 to 4.5 feet of snow while much of New York State and New Jersey were buried by 3 to 3.5 feet. Hideously high 40 to 50 foot drifts buried houses and trains! From Chesapeake Bay to Nantucket, around 200 ships sank with around 400 fatalities.

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In 1911, the greatest known snow depth was measured Tamarack, California: 37.8 feet! Tamarack is located on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada about 70 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe.

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