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1966: Oswego, New York received 50 inches (127 cm) of snow, which was the last of five consecutive days of heavy snow.

2007: A snowfall with an orange color and a foul smell fell over parts of Russia, likely due to a distant dust storm.

2019: The state of Illinois measured its coldest temperature on record: −38 °F (−39 °C) in the town of Mount Carroll. This was part of a major outbreak of cold weather across central North America which lasted for several weeks.