2007 Western United States Freeze
The Western United States freeze of 2007 was a weather event affecting California, Oregon, and Washington from January 12 to January 18, 2007. An Arctic low pressure system dipped extremely far west, resulting in record cold temperatures in the western states, damaged citrus crops in California, and extremely unusual snow accumulation occurring in areas of Southern California.
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