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Show Freak Weather In 1816 Broke Every Record NEW HAV3N, Conn., Sept. 5 (l-.m Meteorologists, thumbing the records to find a summur as disastrous as 1934 to' mid-western states, got as far as 1816 and hastily, reached for a stimulant. .It was "the year without a summer". sum-mer". There was mild weather in January, ice in August and a Vermont Ver-mont farmer almost froze to death in June. The freak weather not only existed in the United States, but Europe felt the nip of winter when it should have been sweltering swelter-ing in the heat. Here is a brief play by play, as recorded: .January Mild January Mild; parlor fires unnecessary. un-necessary. February The same, except for a few davs when it was chilly. July Ice an eighth of an inch thick formed throughout New England, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Indian corn crops destroyed. August Ice continued to form and new crops ruined. Corn sold at from $4 to $5 a bushel: London, England, experienced a heavy snowfall, September Two weeks of the mildest weather of the year was followed by heavy frost and ice a quarter of an inch thick. Famine in France October Continued cold weather. weath-er. It was cold and rainy in Europe Eu-rope and only an Abundant potato crop saved France from famine. Hundreds perished from want and food prices rose to more than double. November There was sleighing in Mexico City on the 26th. Also in the United States in most sections. sec-tions. December A breath of spring. As result of the continuous cold weather, price of flour rose to $13 a barrel in New York City. In 1817 bread riots broke out in Great Britain. March Blustery and cold, and freshets caused great property damage in Ohio and Kentucky. April Started warm, grew colder cold-er as the month progressed, and snow fell toward the latter part of the month. May Buds and fruit trees frozen; froz-en; ice formed an inch thick. Fields replanted without success. Snow In June June Entire East blanketed in snow from 10 inches deep in Vermont Ver-mont to three inches in New York. New Orleans and suburbs inundated inun-dated by the overflowing Mississippi Mis-sissippi river. Farmers wore overcoats over-coats while planting. |
