January 1886 Freeze

[Ptarmigan]

Another huge freeze occurred in 1886.

The Great Freeze of 1885-1886
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/tbw/paig ... ze1886.pdf

Freeze of 1886
http://www.ausbcomp.com/%5C~bbott/subjects/freeze86.htm

In the January 1886 freeze, Galveston saw a low of 11°F That is the third lowest temperature on record for Galveston. Only February 1899 is colder.

Tompkins: Documenting Texas coast's big chills
http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Tom ... 687256.php

Snow... In Galveston?
http://www.rosenberg-library.org/collec ... /snow.html

It also snowed that time and Galveston Bay froze over. 1885-1886 is second in terms of snowfall amount after 1894-1895.

Threaded Extreme
http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/

The January 1886 Freeze is on par with February 1895, February 1899, January 1930, January 1940, December 1983, and December 1989 Freeze.

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The Children's Blizzard...

[Ptarmigan]

The Children's Blizzard...

That happened in 1888.

125 years ago, deadly 'Children’s Blizzard' blasted Minnesota
http://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-histo ... -minnesota

El Nino was developing in 1888. It was a strong El Nino.