Many public and academic libraries retain copies of old local newspapers, and old national newspapers such as the New York Times, often in microfilm format. Librarians and other staff at a library can help you locate and access any holdings they have of old newspapers. Contacting the newspaper publisher directly may also be a way to access old issues of newspapers. If you are looking for weather information for the past few years, some newspapers now offer web sites through you which you can access current and recent issues. Finally, you may want to check if your library has access to magazines that often include articles on recent weather events and weather events of the past.
Books are good sources for narrative information of the weather on a particular day in history.
Most of the following books provide descriptions of famous weather events such as blizzards or droughts. Some also have narratives of the weather on a historical day, such as presidential election days or the first flight of an airplane. Browse through the list below to see whether one of these books might have the information you are looking for. Detailed accounts of weather events and general weather conditions, pulled from journals and other original documents from the times. Includes exact dates and locations when that information is available.