For the Month of February...
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Day1...
No significant events were recorded
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Day2...
No significant events were recorded
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Day3...
1996: The lowest temperature on record at Quincy for month the month of February (-18) was recorded. With such a cold temperature, the wind chill bottomed out at -38 making it the 6th coldest wind chill on record for that location. The wind chill at St. Louis was recorded as -35 (7th lowest) and in Columbia a wind chill of -31 was the 9th lowest.
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Day4...
No significant events were recorded
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Day5...
1911: In Jefferson City lightning struck the dome of the state capital burning it to the ground. 2004: Up to 6 inches of snow fell across parts of Reynolds and Iron counties in the Southeast Ozarks of Missouri. Area schools were closed for a couple of days because of the snow and hilly terrain.
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Day6...
No significant events were recorded
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Day7...
1904: A tornado causing F2 damage moved through Clinton county (IL). Pieces of barns were carried for a mile, and a two-story "very substantial" home was lifted, turned around, and dropped. Oak trees with trunks 20 inches in diameter were "twisted into splinters".
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Day8...
No significant events were recorded
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Day9...
No significant events were recorded
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Day10...
1959: A tornado causing F4 damage killed 21 and injured 345 in St. Louis City county in Missouri and Madison county in Illinois.
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Day11...
1909: Between the 11th and 12th, 12.0 inches of snow fell at St. Louis. This is the 6th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
1981: The 6th lowest wind chill value on record for St. Louis (-36) was recorded. In Columbia, the wind chill was recorded as -35 and making it the 7th lowest wind chill on record for that location.
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Day12...
1899: The all time lowest temperature on record at Columbia (-26) was recorded.
1909: Between the 11th and 12th, 12.0 inches of snow fell at St. Louis. This is the 6th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
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Day13...
1962: The lowest temperature on record at St. Louis for the month of February (-18 degrees) was recorded.
1914: 12.0 inches of snow fell at St. Louis. This is the 6th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
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Day14...
No significant events were recorded
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Day15...
2003: A winter storm struck Northeast Missouri and West Central Illinois Valentine's Day weekend. A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow started first and accumulated from 1 - 2 inches. The precipitation became all snow by later that afternoon and accumulated to 4-6 inches across the region.
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Day16...
1945: 12.0 inches of snow fell at Columbia. This is the 7th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
1910: 11.5 inches of snow fell at St. Louis making it the 10th greatest 24-hour snowfall total for that location.
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Day17...
No significant events were recorded
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Day18...
No significant events were recorded
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Day19...
No significant events were recorded
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Day20...
1912: Between the 20th and 21st, 15.5 inches of snow fell at St. Louis. This is the 2nd greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
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Day21...
1912: Between the 20th and 21st, 15.5 inches of snow fell at St. Louis. This is the 2nd greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location. 2001: A fast moving winter storm put a coating of ice on a portion of southeast Missouri. The freezing rain changed over to sleet and snow leaving 2 to 3 inches of snow on top of the ice. Trees and power lines were down throughout the area.
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Day22...
1994: A strong winter storm produced a band of heavy snow from north-central into northeast Missouri. Snow accumulations of six to ten inches were reported. Periods of freezing rain also fell producing rapid glazing, mainly on trees and other elevated objects. Total ice accumulation ranged from one to one and a half inches
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Day23...
1975: 11.8 inches of snow fell at Columbia. This is the 8th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
2003: Yet another winter storm struck Southeast Missouri. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 - 8 inches across the area. Virtually all schools were closed on Monday the 24th. Due to all the school closings over the winter, many schools in the area were going to have to remain in session well into June.
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Day24...
1891: A tornado causing F2 damage formed 3 miles west of Troy. The funnel was "a spectacular sight, half a mile high, with a long kite tail". A farm home was unroofed, and a bed from the second story landed across the road.
1956: A tornado causing F4 damage was responsible for 16 injuries in St. Louis and St. Clair counties.
1993: Between the 24th and 25th, 12.7 inches of snow fell at Columbia. This is the 4th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location. 11.7 inches of snow fell at St. Louis making it the 9th greatest 24-hour snowfall total for that location.
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Day25...
1956: A tornado causing F4 damage killed 6 and injured 20 in St. Clair and Clinton counties. 1993: Between the 24th and 25th, 12.7 inches of snow fell at Columbia. This is the 4th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location. 11.7 inches of snow fell at St. Louis making it the 9th greatest 24-hour snowfall total for that location.
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Day26...
1906: 12.8 inches of snow fell at St. Louis. This is the 4th greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
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Day27...
1876: A tornado causing F3 damage moved through Madison county (IL), destroying 11 homes, two churches, and a school in the western part of New Douglas. At one church, where services were in progress, the preacher was killed and many other people injured.
1900: Between the 27th and 28th, 13.9 inches of snow fell at Columbia. This is the 2nd greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
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Day28...
1900: Between the 27th and 28th, 13.9 inches of snow fell at Columbia. This is the 2nd greatest 24-hour snowfall total on record for this location.
1994: A narrow band of heavy snow fell over sections of north-central and northeast Missouri. Accumulation totaled seven inches in Moberly with eight inches across southern Randolph into Monroe County.
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Day29...
1972: The highest temperatures on record at St. Louis (85 degrees), Columbia (82 degrees), and Quincy (80 degrees) for the month of February were recorded.
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