Cold summer of 1816: Difference between revisions
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sleighing. In the annals of Salem by Felt, he writes that in 1816 | sleighing. In the annals of Salem by Felt, he writes that in 1816 | ||
there was frost and ice until June 10th and there was only | there was frost and ice until June 10th and there was only | ||
three warm days. | three warm days in the whole month. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search/X?search=annals+of+salem&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D Annals of Salem] by Joseph B. Felt, vol.2, p.106 | |||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xhistoric+storms+of+new+england&searchscope=24&SORT=DZ/Xhistoric+storms+of+new+england&searchscope=24&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=historic%20storms%20of%20new%20england/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Xhistoric+storms+of+new+england&searchscope=24&SORT=DZ&2%2C2%2C Historic storms of New England] by Sidney Perley, p.204 | |||
Revision as of 08:39, 13 June 2008
The year of 1816 was one of the coldest ever known in New England. It was referred to as the "poverty year" as so many crops were affected.In Salem on June 8th, there was a slight fall of snow, but it was not deep enough to go sleighing. In the annals of Salem by Felt, he writes that in 1816 there was frost and ice until June 10th and there was only three warm days in the whole month.
See Also
- Annals of Salem by Joseph B. Felt, vol.2, p.106
- Historic storms of New England by Sidney Perley, p.204
