Ice Station Housman

On this week's episode, Becky's husband Dan DePodwin joins us to discuss historical cold snaps like the one we just experienced.    Show Notes! Devastation of the FL Citrus Crop in 1894/1895 https://medium.com/florida-history/the-great-freezes-1894-95-and-the-collapse-of-the-florida-orange-industry-7442e5d75337 December 29 1984 (18 Orlando; 24 West Palm) 1899 Cold Snap http://appalachianmagazine.com/2017/01/17/the-coldest-day-in-american-history/ Official Monthly Weather Review from the Weather Bureau https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Monthly-Weather-Review-February-1899.pdf February 13th TLH -2F w/snow + capitol snowball fights MIA sub 30 (29) - only recorded a lower temperature twice Lexington, VA 70”; only a few hours drive away :) Port of NO completely frozen causing significant economical challenges Partially responsible for recession in June to 1901 Virginia (6th coldest February on record) -3 Richmond -12 Alexandria Frost in Cuba 1936 Cold and Heat February 1936 - Coldest F