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Template:Non-tropical The report of a 29 degree high in Miami may be incorrect, Most other sources cite it as the low temperature in miami, not the high (But still the coldest ever reached there) 129.21.140.12 06:34, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The high of 29 for Miami is definitely incorrect. According to the archived NOAA daily weather maps from this event, the high temperatures at Jupiter, FL (to the north of Miami along Florida's east coast) on the 14th and 15th were 64 and 58, respectively, along with low temperatures of 22 and 30, respectively. Refer to http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/1899/18990214.djvu and http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/1899/18990215.djvu This would be consistent with a LOW temperature of 29 at Miami, which would experience more modified temperatures compared to Jupiter.

Causes

Are there any theories as to cause of the unusual cold temp/weather? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.205.70.254 (talk) 09:06, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Is it really necessary to use − instead of a simple dash(-) to denote negative temperatures? For me it shows up as a box. I'd imagine it shows up for a lot of other people as a box as well. It seems to me that a simple dash(-) would show up as a simple dash to just about everyone. Jbarta (talk) 07:11, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

{&minus} {&-}

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"The only other blizzard to strike the Southeast was the 1993 Superstorm." That is false. There was a huge snowstorm in February, 1973 that dumped 1-2 feet of snow on parts of central Georgia and central South Carolina. If you don't believe me, google it.

While there may have been other blizzards, just realize that blizzard does NOT equal huge snowstorm (despite what the media think). A blizzard is a combination of heavy falling and/or blowing snow and high winds gusting to 35 mph or greater which lower visibility to one quarter mile or less for 3 hours or more. Google THAT. Famartin (talk) 03:56, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
What about 1783/1784?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki#Consequences_in_North_America
http://acatte.perso.neuf.fr/Iceland_Laki_in_english.htm
"In eastern North America, the winter of 1783-1784 was the longest and one of the coldest in American history. It was the longest period of below zero temperature in New England, the largest accumulation of snow in New Jersey, and the longest freezing over of the Chesapeake Bay. There was ice skating in Charleston Harbor, a huge snowstorm hit the south, the Mississippi River at New Orleans froze over, and there were even ice floes in the Gulf of Mexico (Wood 1992). "--Keelec (talk) 20:58, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cold Freeze of 1985

The 1899 record-setting cold freeze for much of the Eastern U.S. was matched or exceeded 86 years later. The January 1985 cold freeze saw record lows from -73F (Ontario), -69F (Utah), -61F (Colorado), -34F (North Carolina), etc. Note that in ATLANTA weather history, the two coldest years were 1899 (-9F) and 1985 (-8F) whereas the third-coldest was just -3F. My question is: is there a comparable article on the 1985 event?Ryoung122 19:36, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, I found it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Arctic_outbreak

Some formatting needs to be done, however.Ryoung122 19:40, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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