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Canada

1 January 1885, Regina, Saskatchewan: Regina residents ring in the New Year with a record cold temperature of -50° C (-58° F).

1-5 January 1965, Cartwright, Newfoundland: New Year begins with five day snowstorm that dumps a total of 182 cm (71.7 inches) of snow on the town.

2 January 1872, Toronto, Ontario: Observers in Kingston, Port Dover and Port Stanley telegraph the first weather reports to the Toronto Observatory, the headquarters of Canada's newly formed weather service.

2-12 January 1999, Toronto, Ontario: Heavy snows begin to fall just into New Year. Two weeks later a total of 113 cm (44.5 inches) of snow bury the City. Mayor calls in the military to help in snow removal. Snow-clearing costs $70 million.

3 January 1913, Calgary, Alberta: With 25.4 mm (1 inch) accumulated, Calgary records its wettest January day.

4 January 1965, Prince Rupert, British Columbia: Prince Rupert's coldest day dawns with temperature at -24.4° C (-12° F).

5 January 1956, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick: An ice storm covers parts of these Maritime Provinces leaving hundreds of people without power and water.

5-10 January 1998, Montreal, Quebec and surrounding area: Ice storm devistates Montreal and surrounding region. During the period, freezing rain or drizzle reported for more than 80 hours deposits up to 60 to 80 mm (2.4 to 3.1 inches) of ice, leaving 4 million people in the dark. An estimated 130 major transmission towers and 30,000 wooden utility poles brought down by weight of the ice.

6 January 1966, Pincher Creek, Alberta: A chinook wind sends the temperature soaring 21 C° (37.8 F°) in four minutes.

6-7 January 2001, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: In the largest snowstorm in six years, Charlottetown struggles under 43 cm (17 inches) of snow blown intohuge drifts on nor'easters gusting to over 70 km/h (44 mph).

7 January 2003, Calgary, Alberta: Calgary's temperature was a stunning 17.6°C (63.7° F) - the hottest January day in the city's history.

7 January 2005, Victoria, British Columbia: Greater Victoria accumulates 23.4 cm (9.2 inches) of snow causing traffic woes across the city. (One errant driver takes out a power pole that cuts electricity to my neighbourhood for six hours.) Over the week, Victoria gets over 46 cm (18 inches) which is nearly the city's annual snow accumulation: 48 cm (18.9 inches).

8 January 1979, Halifax, Nova Scotia: A mild day in Halifax as the airport record a temperature of 13.5°C (56.3° F), the warmest January day on record.

9 January 1899, Norway House, Manitoba: 1899 Temperature plummets to -52.8°C (-63° F) for coldest day ever recorded in Manitoba.

10 January 1982, Sudbury, Ontario: Low temperature drop to -39.3° C.(-38.7° F) at Sudbury, its coldest night on record.

11 January 1911, Fort Vermillion, Alberta: Alberta's coldest day on record: -61.1° C.(-78° F).

12 January 1987, Moncton, New Brunswick: A strong winter storm brings heavy snow and strong winds to New Brunswick, burying Moncton with 52 cm (20.5 inches) of snow .

13 January 1975, Pelly Bay, Northwest Territories: Temperature of -51° C (-60° F) and wind speed of 56 km/hr (35 mph) produce a windchill temperature of -92° C.(-133.6° F).

14 January 2004, Quebec: Temperatures plunges to -31.1°C (-35.1°F) at Quebec City, and -33.2°C (-36.2°F) at Saguenay. Hydro-Quebec records a new high for power use: 35,137 megawatts.

14-18 January 1974, Kitimat, British Columbia: Canada's record five-day snowfall buries Kitimat under 246.2 cm (97 inches) of snow.

15 January 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia: Though it did rain in the Greater Vancouver area, the official weather station at the airport recorded no measurable precipitation, ending a 27 day string of wet days, one day short of the all-time record for consecutive rainy days.

16 January 1935, Vancouver, British Columbia: A rare thundersnow event: as lightning rages overhead, 25 cm (10 inches) of snow falls on part of the city.

17 January 2005, Toronto, Ontario: A breath of Spring in the middle of Winter as Toronto's temperature soars to 18°C (64°F), the highest January temperature recorded here since records began in 1840.

17-18 January 2005, Vancouver Island, British Columbia: The west coast community of Tofino breaks it daily rainfall record with 96.8 mm (3.81 inches) of rain fell on January 17, then breaks it again the next day with a phenomenal 197.2 mm (7.76 inches). Down the coast, Port Renfrew is even wetter as it receives a two-day total of 342 mm (13.46 inches) .

18 January 2006, Saint John River, New Brunswick: A massive 6 km-long ice jam causes water levels to rise on the Saint John River threatening the world's longest covered bridge — the 105-year-old wooden crossing at Hartland. Rising water levels threaten to lift the 373 metre-long bridge off its piers.

19 January 1935, Vancouver, British Columbia: One of the city's worst winter storms dumps 40 cm (15.7 inches) of snow. Strong winds blow the snow into 2 m (6.6 ft) drifts. The snow is followed over the next four days with 267 mm (10.5 inches) of rain and freezing rain.

19 January 1994, Yellowknife, NWT: Yellowknife shivers through the last of a record 20 consecutive days when the minimum temperature was less than or equal to -37°C (34.6°F)

19 January 2005, British Columbia: A Pineapple Express brings balmy weather to southwestern BC. Abbotsford soars to 18.1°C (64.6°F), the highest January temperature recorded anywhere in the province since 1899. Victoria shatters its warmest-ever January reading with a 16.1°C (61°F) reading.

19 January 2005, North Vancouver, British Columbia: Three days of heavy rain trigger a mudslide that killed one and forced the evacuation of many residents. Rainfall at Vancouver International Airport over the preceding three days exceeded 130 mm (5.2 inches).

20 January 1977, St. Anthony, Newfoundland: Barometers drop to 94.02 kPa, (940.2 mb), the lowest sea level pressure ever recorded in Canada.

21 January 2001, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Winter storm leaves Halifax with a record 47.5 cm (18.7 inches) snowfall.

23 January-2 February 1935, Iroquois Falls, Ontario: Temperature falls below to -58.3° C.(-72.9° F) Ontario's coldest day on record.

23-24 January 2005, Nova Scotia: A mammoth snowstorm buries Greenwood with 64 cm (25.2 inches) of new snow, nearly doubling its previous single-day January record. Yarmouth's 59 cm (23.2 inches) sets its single-day January record. The blizzard closes the ski slopes. The total snowfall for the week totals 139 cm (54.7 inches) at Greenwood, 111 cm (43.7 inches) at Yarmouth.

24 January 1881, Pictou, Nova Scotia: Freezing rain over three days coats trees, fences, telegraph wires and buildings. Lumberjacks stick close to camp for fear of falling trees and branches.

24 January-2 February 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Temperature falls below -18° C.(0° F) on the 24th and remain below this temperature for 26 consecutive days.

25 January 1950, Toronto, Ontario: Mercury peaks at 16.7°C (62.1°F) the highest temperature recorded on this date.

26 January 1884, Kilmahumaig, Prince Edward Island: The coldest day on PEI as thermometer descends to -37.2° C (-35° F)C at Kilmahumaig.

28 January 1989, Pelly Bay, Northwest Territories: Temperature falls to -51° C (-60° F). With a strong wind blowing, the wind chill equivalent temperature (old scale) reached -91°C (-132° F).

28 January 2004, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Temperature drops to -45° C (-49° F), the coldest in 33 years.

29 January 2004, Key Lake, Saskatchewan: Temperature at Key Lake (some 570 km north of Saskatoon) plummets to -52.6° C (-62.7° F), making it the coldest place on Earth that day.

30 January 1954, Liverpool, Nova Scotia: Heavy hail, lightning and a rare tornado strike the White Point Beach area of Liverpool. Debris is strewn over a distance of one kilometre (0.625 miles).

30 January 2003, Peterborough, Ontario: Temperature falls to -30° C.(-22° F) in which was two C° (3.6 F°) below the previous records for this date. Several other southern Ontario cities also report record lows.

31 January 1947, Smith Falls, British Columbia: Temperature falls to a frigid -58.9 ° C (-74° F), reading is all-time Provincial low.

31 January 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia: How's your rain wrinkle? Vancouverites drip through their 29th day of rain this month, all but continuous since 19 December, breaking the record for the wettest month by two days. The city also established a new rainfall total record of 283.6 millimetres (1.16 inches), 1.8 mm (0.07 inches)higher than the old record set in 1992.

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United States

1 January 1864, Midwestern States: The most bitterly cold New Year's Day to date hits the Midwest with snow, gales and severe cold. Afternoon highs reach only minus 16° F (-26.7° C) at Chicago, Illinois and minus 25° F (-31.7° C) at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1 January 2004, Sierra Mountains, California: Heavy snow derails a passenger car on the California Zephyr 40 miles (65 km) west of Truckee. The westbound Amtrak train is detained for 14 hours by the weather and accident, stranding 300 people.

2 January 1961, Haleakela Summit, Hawaii: With a low temperature of 14° F (-10.0° C) atop Haleakela Summit, Hawaii establishs its coldest temperature of record.

2 January 2006, Montgomery, Christian and Shelby Counties, Illinois: A microburst from a severe thunderstorm likely killed more than 35 snow geese found in farm fields southeast of Springfield. The medical examiner reports lesions observed in the dead birds are consistent with injury to birds falling from the sky — causing ruptured internal organs and internal bleeding.

3 January 1777, New Jersey: An overnight freeze enables George Washington and his troops to flank the British at Trenton, cross their lines at Princeton, and seek security in the hills of northern New Jersey.

3 January 1961, Northern Idaho: A three-day long icestorm over northern Idaho which produces an accumulation of ice 8 inches (20 cm) thick on power and phone lines, a US record.

3 January 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada: Bet on it! A record daily rainfall for January of 0.81 inches (206 mm) falls at McCarran International Airport.

3 January 1971, Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska: The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States: minus 80 °F (-62.2° C).

4 January 2003, Des Moines, Iowa: A record dry spell –53-days long – ends in Des Moines.

5 January 1904, Northeast US: The Northeastern shivers through bitterly cold temperatures. Morning lows of -42° F (-41.1° C) at Smethport PA and -34° F (-36.7° C) at River Vale NJ establish state records.

5 January 1993, Maui, Hawaii: Winds reaching 100 mph (160 kph) down power lines on Maui's Mount Haleakala laden with up to 18 inches (45 cm) of ice that accumulated on the summit.

5 January 2004, Meacham, Oregon: The coldest day in Meacham's 55-year climate records: -31° F (-35.0° C).

6 January 1880, Seattle, Washington: Seattle snowstorm dumps 48 inches (146 cm) on region. Hundreds of barns collapse under weight of snow.

6-7 January 1886, Kansas: A great blizzard strikes Kansas without warning, claiming 50 to 100 lives, and eighty percent of the cattle in the state.

6-8 January 2004, Portland, Oregon: The worst snow and ice storm in a decade blasts Portland. The airport remains closed for three days as thick ice coats runways, stranding thousands of passengers. Many roads and highways are closed because of ice, accidents and downed trees.

7 January 1971, Hawley Lake, Arizona: The temperature at Hawley Lake, located southeast of McNary, plunges to -40 degrees F/C to establish a state record.

8 January 1987, Red River, New Mexico: A winter storm moving out of the Southern Rockiesdumps 14 inches (40 cm) of snow on Red River.

8 January 2003, Des Moines, Iowa: Des Moines records the warmest January temperature ever: 67^oF (19.4^oC).

9 January 1990, Coastal Oregon: The third storm in four days hits the Pacific Northwest. Winds in Oregon gust above 100 mph (160 km/h) at Netarts and at Oceanside. Up to 8.16 inches (297 mm) of rain is reported around Seaside, and Astoria receives 4.53 inches (115 mm), a rainfall record for the date.

10 January 1800, Savannah, Georgia / Charleston, South Carolina: The heaviest snowfall on record blankets the Coastal Plain of the southeastern US. Savannah is buried by a foot and a half (45 cm) of snow, and ten inches (25 cm) covers Charleston.

10 January 1975, Duluth, Minnesota: Barometer pressure drops to record low of 28.55 inches (967 mb) during intense winter storm over Minnesota. storm deposits two feet (60 cm) of snow on parts of the state and wind chills reach -80F (-62C) there.

10 January 2005, Los Angeles and La Conchita, California: A deadly mudslide near La Conchita, California claims 10 lives. The slide results from more than two weeks of heavy rain that deluge Southern California. Los Angeles records its wettest 15-day period on record, from 27 December 2004 to 10 January 2005 rainfall totals 16.97 inches (431 mm).

10-14 January 1997, Montague, New York: Five-day snowfall event dumps record 95 inches (241 cm), 40 inches (102 cm) of which fell in 12 hours from Saturday night through Sunday morning (11th-12th). Over the 24-hour period, the Lewis County site recorded 77 inches (196 cm), a new US national record.

10-15 January 1990, Valdez, Alaska: Five-day snowstorm covers Valdez with 60.7 inches (154 cm) of snow.

11 January 1911, Rapid City, South Dakota: The temperature at Rapid City plunges 47 F degrees (26 C degrees) in just fifteen minutes.

11 January 2004, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: The temperature plunges to 18 °F (-7.8 °C ) breaking the old record for the day by 7 F degrees (3.9 C degrees).

12 January 1912, Washta, Iowa: Morning reading of 47 degrees below zero F (-43.9°C ) establishs the state record.

12 January 1985, San Antonio, Texas: The palm trees of San Antonio are blanketed with 13.5 inches (34 cm) of snow, more snow than had ever fallen previously in an entire winter season.

12 January 1888, Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas: The Children's Blizzard strikes suddenly across the upper Plains States bringing rapid temperature drops, strong winds and blowing snow. The storm leaves some 500 dead, many school children caught on the way home from school.

13 January 1871, Key West, Florida: The mercury plunges to 41 °Fahrenheit (5 °C ) the coldest reading ever at this farthest south location in the contiguous US. The mark was tied on 12 January 1993.

13 January 1888, Fort Keough, Montana: The mercury plunges to 65 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 54 °C ) at Fort Keough, the reading stands as the continental US record minimum for sixty-six years.

14 January 2004, Oahu, Hawaii: Strong winds associated with a frontal system knocks out power to over 12,000 homes. A gust to 85 mph (135 km/hr) is reported along the west Oahu coast, and a rare tornado touches down.

15 January 1932, Los Angeles, California: Up to two inches (5 cm) of snow blanket the Los Angeles basin of California. The Los Angeles Civic Center reports an inch (2.5 cm) of snow. Beaches of Santa Monica whitened.

15 January 1990, Valdez, Alaska: Heavy snow fall across the Prince Williams Sound area and the Susitna Valley of southern Alaska buries Valdez under 64.9 inches (165 cm) of snow in less than two days, including a record 47.5 inches (120.6 cm) in 24 hours. The Susitna Valley reports nearly 44 inches (112 cm) of snow. The heavy snow blocks roads, closes schools, and sinks half a dozen vessels in the harbor.

16 January 2004, Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire: The observatory, boasting of having "the world's worst weather," records a morning temperatures of 43 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 41.7 °C ). The previous evening, the observatory reported a wind chill of 97 below zero Fahrenheit (minus 71.7 °C ) based on a combination of wind speed gusting at 92 mph (148 km/h) and an air temperature of minus 39 Fahrenheit (minus 39.4 °C ).

16 January 2004, United States: The first tornado reported in the New Year near Abilene, Texas ended a 50-day tornado drought that started November 27, 2003, the fourth longest twister-free period on record .

16 January 1964, Central Texas: A snowstorm dumps 7.5 inches (19 cm) of snow on Fort Worth; Dallas reports a foot (30 cm) of snow.

17 January 1817, Vermont and New Hampshire: A luminous snowstorm in Vermont and New Hampshire as Saint Elmo's fire appears as static discharges on roof peaks, fence posts, and the hats and fingers of people. Thunderstorms rage over central New England.

17 January 2006, Roseburg, Oregon: It rains in Roseburg; 2.21 inches, almost an inch more than the previous January 17 record set in 1954, falls.

18 January 1971, Los Angeles, Californiia: Los Angeles records the highest January temperature ever meaasured in the USA: 95° F (35° C).

18 January 1973, Corey, Louisiana: A baby is carried 300 to 400 yards (275-365m) by the strong tornado winds, yet receives only minor injuries.

19 January 1953, Corvallis, Oregon: . A combination of hail, heavy rain, and a tornado causes significant damage in Corvallis. The tornado, the first to ever hit Corvallis, dissipates as it crossed the Willamette River.

19 January 1977, South Florida: Snowflakes are observed at Homestead and Miami in extreme southern Florida for the first time ever. Snow is reported across the entire state.

20 January 1933, Phoenix, Arizona: The greatest snowfall to officially fall on the city reaches 1 inch (2.5 cm) in depth. Four years to the day later, a snowfall of 1 inch (2.5 cm) again falls.

20 January 1937, Washington DC: As Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworm in for his second term, the Capitol is drenched with 1.77 inches (45 mm) of cold rain in 24 hours, the wettest Inaugural Day of record. Temperatures only rises into the 30s (F).

20 January 1954, Rogers Pass, Montana: The lowest recorded temperature in the contiguous 48 States: -70° F (-56.7° C).

21 January 1954, Spokane, Washington: Spokane's heaviest one-day snowfall accumulates: 12.7 inches(32 cm).

21 January 1982, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minneapolis receives second blast from the snowgun as 20 inches (51 cm) of snowfall breaks the previous record of 17 inches (43 cm) for 24 hours that had been established just a few days earlier. A record 38 inches (96.5 cm) of snow cover the ground piling into drifts ten feet (three metres) high.

22 January 1943, Spearfish, South Dakota: The temperature soars from minus 4° F (-20° C) at 7:30am to 45° F (7° C) at 7.32 am, a 49 F degree (27 C degree) rise in just 2 minutes!

22 January 2004, Rochester, New York: Residents of Rochester watch measureable snow fall on 19 consecutive days beginning January 4th. String ties the previous mark set in 1985.

22 January 2006, Olympia, Washington: Olympia's run of rainy days finally ends at 35.

22-23 January 2005, Boston, Massachusetts: Snow accumulates at a rate of at least 2 inches (5 cm) an hour leaving more than 20 inches (50.8 cm) at Logan International Airport by noon. The snowstorm becomes the sixth-worst to hit Boston in the past 100 years. Just north of Boston, the town of Peabody sees 29 inches (74 cm).

23 January 1780, New York, New York: British Army reports temperature of -16° F (-27° C), marking the coldest day in an extremely cold winter in the Northeast.

23 January 1971, Prospect Creek, Alaska: The all-time lowest temperature in the State of Alaska measured on this date: -80° F (-62° C).

23 January 2006, Aberdeen and Hoquiam, Washington: A streak of consecutive rainy days finally ends at 37 in these two western Washington communities. Reliable rainfall records for Aberdeen date to 1891.

24 January 1916, Browning, Montana: The temperature at Browning MT plunges 100 F degrees (55.6 C degrees) in just 24 hours, from 44 ° F (-6.7° C) to 56 F degrees below zero (-48.9° C). It is a record 24-hour temperature drop for the US.

24 January 1922, Danbury, Wisconsin: The coldest recorded temperature east of the Mississippi River: minus 54° F (minus 47.8° C).

24 January 1956, Kilauea Sugar Plantation, Hawaii: Thirty-eight inches (965 mm) of rain deluge the Kilauea Sugar Plantation of Hawaii in 24 hours, including twelve inches (300 mm) in just one hour.

25 January 2004, Oahu, Hawaii: Funnel clouds are spotted spiraling over parts of central Oahu, though no confirmation of a touchdown are reported. Hawaii reports about one tornado per year.

26 January 1989, Cold Foot, Alaska: Cold Foot (located north of Fairbanks) registers a morning low of 75 degrees below zero F (minus 59.4° C).

26-27, January 1967, Chicago, Illinois: The city experiences its worst blizzard on record as an astounding 24 inches (61 cm) of snow fall in 29 hours and 8 minutes. Cars and buses are stranded all over the city as close to 24 million tons of snow lay across the area.

27 January 1772, Virginia: The Washington and Jefferson Snowstorm. George Washington reports three feet (0.9 m) of snow at his Mount Vernon estate, as does Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.

27-31, January 1966, Oswego, New York: This northern New York community sees a total snowfall over five days of 102 inches (259 cm), nearly half that total fell on the 31st.

28 January 1887, Fort Keough, Montana: Snowflakes "as large as milk pans" fell across areas of Montana. The biggest snowflake, reportedly measured 38 cm (15 inches) by 20 cm (8 inches).

28 January 1922, Washington, DC: The "Knickerbocker" storm immobilizes the Nation's Capital, dumping 28 inches ( 71 cm) of snow in 32 hours. The heavy snow causes the roof of the Knickerbocker movie theatre to collapse killing 96 persons.

28 January 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah: String of consecutive days with measureable precipitation — begun Christmas Day 2003 — ends at 35 days. Old mark of 24 wet days came in 1983.

28-31, January 2004, Parish, New York: A three-day snowstorm dumps 86 inches (218 cm) of snow on Parish, located about 25 miles (40 km) north of Syracuse.

29 January 2002, Hawaii: Record rainfall falls at several Hawaii recording stations. Hilo Airport shatters their January 24-hour rainfall record measuring 12.47 inches (316.7 mm). The severe storms cause millions of dollars in flood damage.

29 January 2004, Minnesota: All Minnesota weather stations record a low temperature below zero Fahrenheit (-18° C) this morning. The coldest is Park Rapids where the low was minus 45° Fahrenheit (-42.8° C)

29-30 January 1947, Southern Wisconsin: A fierce winter storm buries southern Wisconsin under two feet (60 cm) of snow. Strong NE winds pile drifts to 10 feet (3.1 m) in the Milwaukee area, shutting down the city for two days.

30 January 1921, Washington State: A compact, intense windstorm known as the Great Olympic Blowdown funneled along the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula brings hurricane-force winds ino the region. The winds, gusting to 113 mph (180 km/h) at North Head, fells vast expanses of Douglas fir, destroyed eight billion board feet of timber.

30 January 2004, Grand Forks, North Dakota: The temperature plunges to an all-time record low of 44°F below zero (-42.2° C).

31 January 1920, Northfield, Vermont: The highest barometric pressure observed in the contiguous forty-eight states: 31.14 inches Hg (105.45 kPa).

31 January 1949, San Antonio, Texas: The temperature plunges to a record low of one degree below zero F (-18° C).

31 January 1989, Norway, Alaska: Barometer rises to 31.85 inches (107.97 kPa), establishing the all time highest reading for the North American continent.

31 January 2006, Bismarck, North Dakota: Temperatures in Bismarck, remain above 0°F (-18° C) for the entire month, a balmy period not seen since 1875.

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World

1 January 1886, Karasjok, Norway: Norway's coldest night on record as low drops to -51.4°C (-60.5 °F).

1 January 1947, Sidney, Australia: Hail to the New Year! Hailstones the size of oranges fall on Australia's largest city.

2 January 1960, Oodnadatta, South Australia: The hottest official temperature ever recorded in Australia: 50.7 °C (123.3 °F).

3 January 1095, Ireland: A great snowstorm strikes Ireland, killing many.

4 January 1976, Hobart, Tasmania: Tasmania's hottest day on record as the mercury soars to 40.8°C (105.4 °F) at Hobart.

4 January 2007, Bangladesh: Unusually cold weather covers northern districts of the country, producing temperatures as low as 5°C (41° F), reportedly the coldest in 38 years. At least 130 fatalities result from the cold weather.

5 January 1974, Vanda Station, Scott Coast, Antarctica: The warmest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica: 15°C (59° F).

5 January 2005, Brazil: Two tornadoes, about one hour apart, strike Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil. The twisters kills at least one person, destroys three homes, and severely damages at least 27 others.

6 January 1928, North Sea coast, eastern England: A severe northwesterly gale pushes a strong storm surge down the North Sea coast. Combining with a high tide in the Thames estuary, the surge causes severe flooding in the London area, thousands left homeless.

6 January 2001, Kemerovo Region, Siberia, Russia: Temperatures plummet to a record minus 56.7 °C (minus 70° F) in the Kemerovo region of western Siberia, while temperatures in much of the rest of Russia east of the Ural Mountains shiver around -40°C/ F.

6 January 2006, Central North Atlantic Ocean: Tropical Storm Zeta weakens to below tropical storm strength, thus ending the infamous and record setting 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Zeta, which developed in the last days of December 2005, was the unprecedented 27th named storm of that season.

7 January 2002, Jerusalem: Rare Middle East cold and snowfall coats Jerusalem's streets with ice and snow bringing traffic to a halt.

7 January 2002, Amman, Jordan: The above cold blast coats Amman's streets with ice.

7-8 January 2003, London, England: With up to 12 cm (5 inches) of accumulation, London experiences its largest snowfall since February 1991.

8 January 1979, Moscow, Russia: Minimum temperature drops to -45 ° C (-49° F), the coldest day in almost a century in the Russian capital.

8 January 2000, Kirensk, Siberia: Minimum temperature drops to -58 ° C (-72° F) north of Lake Baikal.

8 January 2003, Vanuatu, South Pacific Ocean: The first hailstorm ever recorded in Vanuatu affects nearly 3,000 people on southern Tanna Island. Golf-ball-sized hailstones destroy over half of their food gardens.

9 January 1954, Northice, Greenland: The coldest temperature ever recorded in Greenland: -87° F (-66° C). Reading taken during the British North Greenland Expedition at 78^o 4' North, 38^o 29' West.

9 January 2002, Vladivostok, Russia: A huge snowstorm paralyzes Vladivostok, dumping 40 to 50 centimeters (16 to 20 inches) of snow on Russia's Pacific port city.

9 January 2003, Moscow, Russia: In eastern Russia, the temperature in Moscow plummets to -35 °C (-31 ° F)

9 January 2006, New Delhi, India: With cold air sweeping in from the Himalayas, New Delhi reports frost for the first time in 70 years, a low temperature of 0.2°C (32.3°F).

9-12 January 2004, Ankara, Turkey: Temperatures falling to -13°C (9°F) on the 9th usher in a period of cold, snowy weather across Turkey claiming 10 lives. Heavy snowfall cuts off nearly 2,000 villages.

10 January 1720, San Justo, Argentina: Tornado kills sixty people and injures over 300 in this town west of Buenos Aires.

10 January 1962, Western Peru: Ice avalanche, mixed with rock and mud, sweeps down off Peru's highest mountain, Nevado de Huascarán. The avalanche destroys seven villages and one town, leaving over 3,500 dead.

10 January 1982, Newport, Shropshire, England: Britain's coldest day on record when temperature drops to -26.1° C (-15.° F).

10 January 1982, Braemar, Scotland: Temperature falls to -27.2° C (-17.° F), Scotland's coldest day on record.

10 January 1993, Off Northwest Coast of Scotland: A deep, Atlantic depression bottoms out at below 916 mb pressure a new record low sea-level pressure for North Atlantic temperate latitudes. (Some sources have reorted 912 or 913 mbar).

11 January 1979, Milan, Italy: A frigid day in Milan as the morning temperature drops to a low of -9.4°C (15° F). The daytime temperature climbs no higher than -4.2°C (24.4° F).

12 January 1987, La Brévine, Switzerland: Temperature plunges to -41.8°C (-43.2° F), Switzerland's coldest night on record.

13 January 1362, Great Britain: A great sou'wester gale known as St Maury's Storm, strikes Britian.

13 January 1903, Tahiti, Society Islands: A tropical cyclone strikes these South Pacific Islands with a storm surge as high as 12 metre (40 feet)that kills 1000 people.

13 January 2004, Drochtersen, Germany: A tornado tears through this northern German town, tearing off the roofs of at least seven houses.

13-17 January 1995, Mediterranean Sea: A severe hurricane-like cyclone stalks the Mediterranean with sustained winds of 135 km/h (84 mph) and central pressure of 99.04 kPa (29.25 in Hg).

14 January 2001, Athens, Greece: A severe storm brings torrential rains to Athens, causing power cuts and widespread flooding. At least ten people are killed.

14 January 2007, Southwestern Sweden: Hurricane-strength winds of up to 135 km/h (84 mph) blast across southwestern Sweden, leaving more than 260,000 households without power. Falling trees kill at least three people. The winds also produce major disruptions in train and boat traffic across Scandinavia.

15 January 1968, Ayrshire Coast and Clyde Valley, Scotland: A powerful storm, possibly with tornadic activity strikes the Ayrshire coast and moves up the Clyde valley. Substantial damage to roofs of tenements, 9 people die and over 1500 people are homeless. Gusts exceed 160 km/h (100 mph).

16 January 1889, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia: The warmest temperature ever reported in Australia: 53.3° C (128° F).

16 January 1935, Delhi, India: The temperature in Delhi drops to -0.6°C (31°F).

17 January 1490, Florence, Italy : Freezing rain storm damages many trees.

18 January 2006, Moscow, Russia: A severe cold wave pushes Moscow temperatures down to -30°C (-22°F), the coldest readings since the winter of 1978-1979.

18-27 January 1980, La Reunion Island, Indian Ocean: Tropical Cycone Hyacinthe produces 5,677 mm (223.5 inches) of rainfall over a 10-day period from January 18-27 at Commerson, La Reunion Island to set the global mark for rainfall from a tropical cyclone during a 10 day period. The same storm dumps 3,241 mm (127.6 inches) of rain in just 72 hours at Grand-Ilet, La Reunion Island.

19 January 2007, Europe: Extremely mild temperatures, from 5.6-11 C deg (10-20 F deg) above normal predominate over much of Europe. Berlin hits 7.2°C (45°F), Paris 13.9°C (57°F), London 13.3°C (56°F), Warsaw 6.1°C (43°F).

20 January 1493, Florence, Italy : Streets blocked by snow and violent winds as a blizzard strikes Florence.

20 January 1606, Severn River, England: 2,000 die around the Severn Estuary as the result of severe flooding.

21 January 2006, Tokyo, Japan: The Japanese capital's first snowfall of the season totals 8.9 cm (3.5 inches) in the city center, the heaviest accumulation in eight years.

21-22 January 1994, Colliers Creek, New Zealand: Record 682 mm (26.9 inches) of rain falls in 24-hours.

24 January 2003, Mongolia: Snow and intense cold kills at least 24,000 head of livestock. Heavy snowfall is accompanied by temperatures that dropped to -50^oC (-58 ^oF).

24 January 2004, Czech Republic: As a massive winter storm ravages eastern Europe, the Czech Republic reports temperatures dropped to .

24 January 2005, Medina, Saudi Arabia: Heavy rains cause the worst flooding in 20 years. A dam collapse isolates many villages and kills 8.

24 January 2006, Gross Gerungs, Austria: A bitter cold wave hitting Europes drops the temperature to an all-time low of -31^oC (-24^oF) in this Lower Austria town.

24 January 2006, Aukland, New Zealand: Wind speed on Aukland's Skytower recorded a gust of 150 km/h (94 mph) and an average wind speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).

24-25 January 2002, Valkeakoski, Finland: Over 24 hours, about 42 cm (16,5 inches) snow falls on this Finnish town, 150 km (93 miles) from sea. The storm causes hundreds of car accidents, ferries remain in harbors, airports close, and trains run several hours late.

25 January 1902, Asahikawa, Japan: Japan's coldest recorded temperature -41.0^oC (-40.6^oF).

25 January 2003, Melbourne, Austrailia: Melbourne registers its 4th warmest day on record: 44.1^oC (111^oF).

25 January 2006, Athens, Greece: Heavy snow forces the closure of the Acropolis in Athens.

27 January 1207, England: A blizzard rages over England. Many house collapse due to weight of snow.

27 January 2003, Limassol, Cyprus: A tornado hits the port of Limassol injuring 28 people and damaging shops and property. A second tornado damages homes and property in the coastal area of Larnaca.

27 January 2005, Algiers, Algeria: A paralyzing winter storm dumps the heaviest snowfall since 1950 on the capital city Covering more than a third of the country, the storm closes over 100 roads and is blamed for 13 deaths.

28 January 1927, Paisley, Scotland: The Paisley Storm generates gusts of 165 km/h (102 mph). Eleven people are killed and over 100 injured, with widespread damage throughout the Clyde valley area.

28 January 1999, Kittilia, Finland: Finland's coldest night on record see the low drop to -51.5^oC (-60.7^oF) at Kittilia.

29 January 1984, Natal, South Africa: Hurricane Domoina strikes eastern South African coast, heavy downpours in northern Natal cause extensive flooding. Two hundred die and there is serious loss of animal life and crops.

29 January 2001, Oimekon, Siberia: Minimum temperature drops to -61 ° C (-78 ° F) as bitter cold descends on Siberia. Day's high reaches only -54 ° C (-65 ° F).

29 January 2005, Zabar, Hungary: Hungary records its coldest morning since 1947 with a –22.6° C (-8 ° F) reading.

30 January 2004, Zacatecas, Mexico: A rare 5-cm (2 inch) snow closes schools in this north-central Mexican state.

31 January 1902, Aberdeen, Scotland: Highest Atmospheric pressure in the British Isles is recorded: 1054.7 mbar (31.15 inches Hg).

31 January 2007, Omsk Region, Russia: Snow colored from light yellow to orange and with oily slicks and musty smell falls in five districts of Omsk Region, covering about 1,500 square kilometres (570 sq miles). The coloration may have been caused by dust and soils blown into the atmosphere from neighboring Kazakhstan.

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