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Record heat heavy snow and Lake Superior ice top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here are the events that happened on March 16. 1897 – Muskegon records their lowest temperature ever for the month of March with a frigid -11°. Sault Ste. Marie sees a daily record low with -14°. 1941 - 20 people were stranded on ice on Lake Superior near Skanee near Point Abbaye when ice broke away from the shoreline with strong west winds. 2 men that were stranded when ice broke away near Point Abbaye in Lake Superior drifted 28 miles on to shore in Northern Baraga County from where they had been fishing in Lake Superior. 1997 - The big snowstorm wound down in the U.P. The storm produced a record snow depth of 63 inches at the Marquette County Airport which exceeded the previous record depth of 59 inches recorded on March 13, 1976. Other locations that exceeded 20 inches included Phoenix in Keweenaw County with 29 inches, Herman in B

A clipper system will pass just south of the region today, brushing some locations with a few flurries or snow showers this afternoon. High pressure will then build in for the second half of the weekend with chilly temperatures and breezy conditions continuing. A much larger storm system then looks to approach by late Monday into Tuesday with a mix of rain and snow, and some snow accumulations possible for most of the region. Here is the exclusive Capital Region forecast from the Albany Weather Examiner: View slideshow: March 16, 2013 Regional Forecast     The next 48 hours… Today – Partly sunny with increasing clouds and a slight chance of flurries or snow showers this afternoon. High 32-36. Winds northwest around 5 mph. Normal High/Low: 44° / 26° Tonight – Cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 17-21. Winds northwest around 5 mph. Sunday – Partly sunny and breezy. High 32-36. Winds northwest between 10 and 15 mph,

Two parents from Tucson were arrested and jailed Thursday on child abuse charges after they called authorities to report that one of their 18-month-old twins was not breathing. That couple, Kristepher Benavidez, 25, and Monique Gaxiola, 30, are now facing murder charges in the death of their infant daughter, KVOA in Tuscon reported on March 15. Emergency Medical Technicians from the Tucson Fire Department first went to the couple’s home on Wednesday after receiving the call that the baby girl wasn’t breathing. The EMTs transported the infant to the hospital and also contacted the Tucson Police Department.     Medical staff notified police that the child had non-accidental injuries. The baby girl died Friday as a result of her injuries. Police eventually found the infant’s twin and her 7-year-old sister staying with neighbors. Authorities determined that the other twin also had “non-accidental injuries.” Tucson Police Department Sgt. Chris Widmer said that both children endured severe