One of the most bizarre side stories of this winter storm is that, one month prior, because of the effects of El Nino, the eastern US experienced one of the warmest end of December on record. From January 22nd to 24th, 2016, a crippling and historic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard">blizzard</a> that produced up to 3 ft (91 cm) of snow in parts of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_states">Mid-Atlantic</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States">Northeast</a> United States.  It was immediately recognized as a "potentially historic blizzard". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

One of the most bizarre side stories of this winter storm is that, one month prior, because of the effects of El Nino, the eastern US experienced one of the warmest end of December on record. From January 22nd to 24th, 2016, a crippling and historic blizzard that produced up to 3 ft (91 cm) of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States. It was immediately recognized as a "potentially historic blizzard". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most bizarre side stories of this winter storm is that, one month prior, because of the effects of El Nino, the eastern US experienced one of the warmest end of December on record. From January 22nd to 24th, 2016, a crippling and historic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard" rel="noopener noreferrer">blizzard</a> that produced up to 3 ft (91 cm) of snow in parts of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_states" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mid-Atlantic</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer">Northeast</a> United States.&nbsp; It was immediately recognized as a "potentially historic blizzard". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

January 23 - "Capital Punishment"

"This Day In Weather History" is a daily podcast from The Weather Network that features unique and informative stories written and produced by host Chris Mei. Weather happens every day. It can be sunny, cloudy, stormy or maybe just unsettled, but it is always happening! It’s when severe weather strikes that it captures the attention of those affected…and the imagination of everyone else who follows the story. So it is with good reason to expect that after over a century of news and weather information gathering and record keeping, there would be a "special" weather or natural phenomena event to mark each day of a calendar. Do you remember the first recorded tornado in Canadian history? No, you don’t because none of us were there...so we dive into that! How about when Prince played the Super Bowl halftime show? It’s possibly the best performance ever for that event….and the backstory made it all the more special! Or how about the 25th Anniversary Woodstock Festival back in 1994? It’s all here - all year - in one podcast.... "This Day In Weather History"!

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