Winter weather severity in New England and the Mid-Atlantic, 1700—1800

( -2= very severe, -1= severe, 1= very mild )

Chart: Charlotte LeibSource: Weather severity ratings from David Ludlum, Early American Winters (Boston: American Meteorological Society, 1966), p. 39. The Winter of 1736-37 does not appear in Ludlum's ratings. It is added to reflect historical descriptions of its severity. Annotations from additional sources cited within.Get the dataDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper