This date in Weather History for February 7th

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February 7th...


1812 - "The Hard Shock" of the New Madrid Earthquake series strikes the area around the small town of New Madrid Missouri. A three-mile long island, Island # 32 was completely sunk! The Mississippi River once again ran backwards. This major shock marked the beginning of the end of New Madrid's long ordeal, even though aftershocks would continue to be felt for years and the fault is still active.

1861 - The temperature at Gouverneur NY plunged an incredible 70 degrees in one day from 30 degrees to -40 degrees. The mercury at Hanover NH dropped from 37 degrees at 1 p.m. on the 7th to -32 degrees at 7 a.m. on the 8th. Boston started out a balmy 49 degrees, only to see readings plummet to -14 degrees. The mercury at West Cummingham MA dropped 80 degrees.

1920 - Great 4-day ice, sleet and snowstorm over New England and southeastern New York came to an end after dumping as much as 15-20 inches of frozen precipitation.

1934 - Cold wave makes it possible to drive from Fire Island to Bay Shore NY.

1980 - Still waiting on the snow in Lake Placid, just days before the Winter Olympics.

1988 - Second significant snow in three days across parts of the southern Louisiana. Up to 4 inches fell south of Morgan City.



Eric