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The first is astronomical winter, which has the season starting on a date known as the winter solstice, often on or around December 21. The season lasts until the spring equinox, which often occurs on or around March 20. The second has to do with meteorological winter which varies with latitude for a start date. [1]
This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by continent. A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
These massive storms made their mark on history and tragically claimed the lives of many people.
Ice Storm of 1994 [6] Considered one of the worst ice storms in US History. ... List of blizzards; List of weather records; Lowest temperature recorded on Earth;
Just look back at the 10 worst nor’easters in recorded history. The Great Blizzard of 1888 ... 3 feet of snow, storm ... This storm has many names—from Snowzilla to the Blizzard of 2016 and ...
While the records date back for nearly or more than 100 years, the oldest storm to make the Top 10 lists was in 1945. A few storms in the 1960s made the lists, but many of the monster storms have ...
29 January, Yrväderstisdagen, saw Sweden affected by one of the worst snowstorms on record. [10] 5–6 February 1850. The Great Storm of 1850 saw a damaging gale cross the UK (tentatively linked to scouring of turf and sand which covered the Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae in Orkney). [11] Royal Charter Storm: 25–26 October 1859
List of North American blizzards of 2010; January 2010 North American winter storms; February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard; February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard; February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard; October 2010 North American storm complex; December 2010 North American blizzard; January 8–13, 2011 North American ...