Miami recorded its first snowfall on this day 46 years ago

On this day in 1977, it snowed in Miami for the first time in recorded history.

Flashback: 46 years ago, snow flurries fell across Miami-Dade and Broward counties — as far south as Homestead and even on Miami Beach.

• North Miami Senior High School students ran out of class to catch snowflakes in their mouths.
• A TV traffic reporter out on his first day had to bring his helicopter down near Hialeah because the rotors had iced up.

By the numbers: The extreme cold snap devastated farmers in Miami and across Florida, causing an estimated loss of $100 million in Miami-Dade County, according to the National Weather Service.

Did you know: A line from Fort Myers to Fort Pierce was previously the farthest south that snow had been seen, per the NWS.