In the course of answering a question for a friend on Facebook, I noticed that February 4-5, 1917 produced a very cold and widespread Arctic outbreak. Instead of looking at the weather records this time, I took a look at some of the historical newspaper reports of the outbreak. Here are some screen shots from the Augusta Herald describing some of the problems this outbreak caused. Imagine what $50,000 in damage to pipes in 1917 dollars would cost now! You can read more historical newspapers from Georgia at https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/. If you are looking for weather information, it helps to have an idea of what dates are important so that you can narrow your search.
