January 19, 1977: It snows in Florida. It was just a dusting, but it remains the only recorded snowfall in the history of "the Sunshine State."
A cold front combined with a high-pressure area over the Mississippi River Valley. This caused cold air to move south across Florida, causing both snow flurries and record-low temperatures for the region. Snow reached as far south as Homestead, 40 miles south of Miami.
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January 19, 1977 was a Wednesday. Baseball and football were out of season. There were 7 games played in the NBA that night:
* The New York Knicks lost to the Phoenix Suns, 97-90 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
* The New York Nets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, 109-94 at the Nassau Coliseum.
* The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Atlanta Hawks, 114-94 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
* The Washington Bullets beat the Buffalo Braves, 91-87 at the Capital Centre in the Washington suburb of Landover, Maryland.
* The Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets, 112-102 at The Summit in Houston.
* The San Antonio Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls, 115-107 at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio.
* And the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Indiana Pacers, 109-102 at the Seattle Center Coliseum.
There were no games played in the World Hockey Association that night, but there were 4 in the NHL:
* The New York Rangers played the Cleveland Barons to a tie, 3-3 at The Coliseum in the Cleveland suburb of Richfield, Ohio.
* The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres, 4-2 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.
* The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Black Hawks, 5-3 at the Chicago Stadium.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks, 3-0 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.