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February 6

1877: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, the national weather forecasting organization for Mexico, was founded as El Observatorio Meteorológico y Astrónomico de México.

1893: A tropical cyclone brought extremely heavy rainfall to Queensland, Australia, with 907 millimetres (35.7 in) of rain recorded in just 24 hours at Crohamhurst. This resulted in the first of three major floods in less than a month to hit the Brisbane River. Thirty five people were killed in the floods.

1958: A plane carrying the Manchester United football team, staff, and journalists, crashed during a takeoff attempt in a snowstorm at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany, killing 23 people.

1978: The Blizzard of '78, the worst storm in the area since 1888 and the second large blizzard in as many weeks to hit the eastern United States, began dropping more than 40 inches (100 cm) of snow on parts of the Northeastern United States.

1996: Heavy rain and warm temperatures started several days of significant flooding in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in more than $500 million in damage.

2009: The NOAA-19 weather satellite, which suffered serious damage during construction due to being accidentally dropped, was launched into a polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Despite the early mishap and repairs, the satellite exceeded its expected mission lifetime of 2-5 years, and was still functioning as of early 2020.