The Day Miami Froze — The Orange Bowl Blizzard of 1961

In this bizarre New Year episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the unbelievable day it snowed in Miami during the Orange Bowl of 1961. As Florida experienced near-freezing temperatures, snow flurries, and icy rain, college football fans and players were forced to endure a winter storm in a city built for sunshine. From palm trees dusted with snow to bundled cheerleaders and stunned locals, this episode dives into one of the strangest weather events in American history — a New Year’s Day that turned Miami into a cold-weather anomaly filled with confusion, humor, and historic disbelief.

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