Meteorological events that happened on February 25th:
1914
South Carolina's observed its largest modern snowfall with 18 inches at Society Hill.
1922
The temperature at Los Angeles, CA soared to 92° to establish a record for the month of February.
1930
The maximum temperature for the date is 84° in Washington, D.C. Washington's warmest February day.
1934
An outbreak of six tornadoes killed nineteen in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Hardest hit was Bowden, GA and Shady Grove, AL. One home in Lauderdale County, MS was picked up, thrown 400 feet and blown to bits. Six family members were killed in the house.
1947
One of Britain's worst winter months was enhanced by a low of -5.8° at Woburn, Bedfordshire, Great Britain.
1965
The snowiest day on record occurred at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, Canada that measured 15.7 inches.
1977
Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through the southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and the 28th. The dust originated in the western Great Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above 100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass, TX, at White Sands NM, in Sherman County, Kansas and across parts of eastern Colorado.
1987
Low pressure in Nevada produced snow from the southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas. Snowfall totals in Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine. Flagstaff, AZ reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett, NV, 24 inches at Brian Head, UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge, MT, and 26 inches at Angel Fire, NM. Snow at Los Alamos, NM pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their previous record of 123.5 inches.
1988
Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region buried Pulaski, NY under 17 inches of snow. Sunny and mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. Havre, MT reported a record high of 66°.
1989
Many cities in Florida reported record low temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 24°. Severe cold in Florida claimed three lives, and resulted in $250 to $300 million dollars in crop damage. Meanwhile, unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the central U.S. Dodge City, KS reported record high of 80°.
1990
Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108 people were injured. Snow and high winds created white-out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County, New York.
Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan to northern New England. Duluth, MN reported a record low of -26°.
1992
The third record snowstorm plagues parts of the Middle East with snow drifts up to 16 feet in Lebanon and 6 feet in parts of Jordan, their the worst ever. A foot fell across part of northwestern Saudi Arabia.
1993
More snowfall records fell in the great snow season of 1992-93. Pocatello, ID set their seasonal snowfall record on this date with a total of 85.7 inches. Evansville, IN set their new monthly snowfall record. The 12.7 inches of snow in twenty four hours at Columbia, MO set a new February snowfall record for the location.
1997
Seven people died and several were injured as severe winter storms swept across Britain. The hardest-hit areas were on the south coast, from Kent to Cornwall. Cross-channel ferry services were severely disrupted by the high winds and roiling seas.
2003
A rare snowfall brought smiles and fun to Jerusalem, an area besieged by conflict. For a day, differences were forgotten as Israelis and Palestinians battled not with rocks and guns, but with snowballs. Nearly a foot of slushy snow fell on the city. Snow, sleet and rain was also reported in parts of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Race Four of the America's Cup was cancelled for the sixth consecutive time because of weather. The first five cancellations were because of calm winds. The most recent cancellation was because of strong winds. A strong storm system caused forty knot winds in Auckland where the competition was being held. The Swiss team Alinghi held a commanding 4-0 and accused the New Zealanders of being afraid to race them.
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