Weather conditions on this day down through Irish history.
1916: Temperatures drop to low single figures by day and subzero overnight as a prolonged cold spell takes hold.
1923: Astronomer and former curate at the Armagh Observatory, Sir Patrick Moore is born.
1944: A bitterly cold northerly airflow brings snowfall to north Connacht, Ulster and east Leinster.
1947: The last notable snowfall of the Big Freeze impacts the southern half of Ireland. Attempts to reach people trapped in snow in County Wicklow continue until March 8th.
1982: 20,000 homes in the northwest remain without power following a storm that brought sustained hurricane force winds of 124 kmh to Malin Head, County Donegal.