Snowfall in Sahara Desert on February 18, 1979

For the only time in recorded weather history, snow fell in the Sahara desert in southern Algeria on February 18, 1979. The storm lasted only half an hour and the snow was gone within hours.

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1988 Anthony M. Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1979 Snow falls in Sahara Desert
1978 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii
1930 U.S. astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
1896 Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs