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January 14

1888: The severe cold wave associated with the blizzard two days earlier reached its peak. The temperature reached −65 °F at Fort Keogh in Montana, the second lowest temperature ever recorded in the Contiguous United States.

January 16

1362: Grote Mandrenke, Dutch for "Great Drowning of Men", produced an unprecedented storm tide in the Netherlands, killing 25,000 or more people.

January 17

1977: Snow is reported for the first time in West Palm Beach, Miami, and as far south as Homestead, Florida.

January 21

1918: The Mackay cyclone, levelled the city of Mackay, Queensland.

January 24

1967: A rare winter tornado outbreak affected the area around Saint Louis, Missouri, killing 3 people. The next day, thunderstorms produced sleet, freezing rain, and snow in the same areas.

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