This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them.

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On Dec. 11, 1944, Toronto was hit with the worst snowstorm in the city's history.

The city pretty much halted, causing all sorts of businesses to close for the day. You know, your schools, your public transportation services, your ammunition factories!

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Toronto was not prepared for the storm. The forecast predicted 12 inches (30.48 cm) of snow for that Monday. The actual amount was almost double that, with the _Toronto Daily Star_ reporting that 22.5 inches (57.15 cm) fell.

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_(City of Toronto Archives)_

With so much (and so prec

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