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From the parched croplands of California to the snow-choked streets of Buffalo, N. Y., 1977 will be remembered as the year the weather went haywire.
The winter alone cost the nation $3 billion in economic growth and $5 billion in increased fuel use. Commerce Department analysts estimate.
From Philadelphia to Peoria, January was the coldest month ever. Tern
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