St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm The St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm was a powerful winter storm that hit the Southeastern United States in mid-March 1892, with the heaviest snowfalls occurring in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Mid-State region. The event was atypical for this humid subtropical climate. Some portions of Middle Tennessee received record accumulation of up to of snow. The average high temperature in Nashville during the month of March is . The average snowfall is only in the latter half of the month. On St. Patrick's Day, the average temperature in Nashville is with negligible average snowfall. The winter of 1891–92
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent to Canada's Arctic where she supports the annual Arctic sealift to various coastal communities and carries out multi-disciplinary scientific expeditions. During the winter months, "Louis S. St-Laurent" sometimes operates in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to aid ships in transiting to Montreal, Quebec, although she usually only serves this assignment during particularly heavy ice years. "Louis S. St. Laurent" was launched 3 December 1966 by Canadian Vickers Limited at Montreal, Quebec and commissioned in October 1969. From 8–22 September 1969 "Louis S. St-Laurent" sailed on the expedition in the Northwest Passage. She was assisted by and the United States Coast