| Weather History for February 17 |
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2003 Six major airports in the northeastern United States were closed on the Presidents' Day holiday as a major snowstorm was working its way slowly up the East Coast. 25 inches fell on New York City. The cost of the snow removal was $25 million.
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1885 During a Canadian blizzard which began on February 8 and ended on February 18, temperatures dropped to -40 and winds blew at 62 mph in Iqaluit in the Northwest Territories. Snow drifts forced residents to stay indoors for 10 days.
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Data courtesy of the National Weather Service
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