The Nation - News from March 20, 1985
Record cold stretched as far south as Florida, the last full day of winter, and Southern peach growers checked their crops for damage. It was zero at Massena, N.Y., and frost and freeze warnings were posted for Florida, where it was a record 32 at Jacksonville and 41 at Orlando. Rain and snow fell over portions of Arizona, southern Utah, northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado. More than a foot of snow since Monday fell near Cedar City, Utah. But the last day of winter was mild in the Midwest, where Chicago reported a sunny 53 degrees. Spring officially begins today at 8:15 a.m.
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