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North Central Texas Weather Calender

January


1st 1947 - An ice storm hit the area with ice accumulations of ½" to 1½" thick.
2nd 1985 - 1" to 3" of snow fell on the first and second.
3rd 1960 - 2" of snow fell McKinney and Bridgeport.
4th 1972 - The first freeze of winter across North Texas occurred on this date. This was the latest date of the first freeze on record.
1946 - F4 tornado killed 15 people in Anderson County and an F2 tornado killed 2 people in Limestone County.
5th 1962 & 1924 - The sea level pressure of 31.05" Hg at Fort Worth tied the second highest pressure on record.
6th 1940 - An ice storm on the 6th and 7th left deposits of ½" thick ice across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
7th 1988 - On the 6th and 7th, 1" to 2" of sleet fell across North Texas causing numerous accidents and cancelled 600 flights at DFW.
8th 1886 - The low temperature at Palestine was 0°F. This was the coldest temperature on record up to that time East-Central Texas.
9th 1962 - 2" of snow combined with wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph to produced near blizzard conditions across Dallas and Fort Worth. Thousands of motorists were stranded.
10th 1962 - The highest sea level pressure on record at Waco was tied (31.03" Hg).
1930 - An ice storm hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area with ice accumulations up to 2" thick.
1909 - An arctic front moved through Fort Worth, dropping the temperature 45°F one hour.
11th 1918 - On the 10th and 11th, 2" to 6" of snow fell across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Addition winds of 25 to 40 mph caused blizzard conditions across the area.
12th 1916 - An arctic cold front moved through Fort Worth dropping the temperature 50°F 5 hours.
1886 - 6" of snow fell Galveston.
13th 1944 - On the 13th and 14th an ice storm caused considerable tree and utility pole damage across east central and northeast Texas.
14th 1917 - On the 14th and 15th, 7" to 8" of snow fell across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
15th 1964 - On the 15th and 16th, the Greater Southwest Airport (Amon Carter) Dallas/Fort Worth reported 8" of snow, with up to 12" reported at Weatherford.
16th 1964 - The snowstorm that began on the 15th finally ended.
17th 1930 - The low temperature dropped to 2" the Dallas/Fort Worth area, which was the 5th coldest all time temperature.
18th 1956 - 3" to 4" of snow fell across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
1930 - The low temperature Fort Worth dropped to -1", which was the second coldest temperature on record. Paris, the low dropped to -5" for an all time record low.
19th 1979 - A severe thunderstorm moved across the Dallas/Fort Worth area, producing wind damage (winds to 69 mph), flash flooding and golf ball sized hail.
20th 1894 - An F2 tornado killed 1 person in Dallas County.
21st 1918 - 2" to 4" of snow fell across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
22nd 1966 - 2" to 9" of snow fell across North Texas.
1940 - 3" to 6" of snow fell across North Texas.
23rd 1943 - The high temperature Waco reached 90°F and tied the record for the month of January.
24th 1895 - 5" to 10" of snow fell across North Texas.
25th 1965 - Winds gusting to 43 mph Fort Worth lowered the visibility to ¾ of a mile blowing dust. As some reported it was the "thickest dust since 1956".
26th 1907 - The low temperature at Fort Worth dropped to 20°F. This was the coldest temperature for the winter of 1906-07.
27th 1994 - The WSR-88D Doppler Radar at Fort Worth was officially accepted.
28th 1961 - 3" to 4" of snow fell across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
29th 1947 - A severe dust storm hit North Texas.
30th 1950 - On the 30th and 31st, a severe ice storm hit North Texas with accumulations of ice up to 5" thick.
1911 - The high temperature at Waco was 90°F, which tied the record for the month of January.
1942 - An F2 tornado in Ellis County killed 7 people.
31st 1949 - Record cold was reported several locations across North Texas: The low of -2°F in Fort Worth was a record for the month of January; the low of -5°F in Waco tied the all time low temperature, and the mercury dropped to -12°F in Lampasas.
1911 - The high temperature Fort Worth reached 93°F, which set a record for the month of January.


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