Domestic News January 30, 1821

The Alexandrian: A Commercial, Agricultural And Literary Journal

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Severe Cold, Freezing Temperatures, Norfolk Weather, 1821 Cold Snap

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January 30, 1821 in The Alexandrian: A Commercial, Agricultural And Literary Journal

Alexandria, District Of Columbia

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Report from Norfolk on January 26, 1821, describes intensified cold despite calmer winds, with temperatures dropping to 20 degrees below freezing, severest since 1780 according to locals.

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NORFOLK, JAN. 26, 1821. The wind lulled considerably yesterday morning, and it continued calm throughout the day, yet the intensity of the cold was greater than on Wednesday. At 7 o'clock A. M. the thermometer stood at 30, and at 9 o'clock, in a south room, at 20 degrees below the freezing point. Several of our oldest inhabitants assert, that they have not experienced such severe weather since the year 1780. Although our experience does not extend so far back, we think we can say with safety, that we have never felt the cold so sensibly in this section of the United States.

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Weather

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Severe Cold Freezing Temperatures Norfolk Weather 1821 Cold Snap

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Norfolk

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Norfolk

Event Date

Jan. 26, 1821

Event Details

The wind lulled considerably yesterday morning, and it continued calm throughout the day, yet the intensity of the cold was greater than on Wednesday. At 7 o'clock A. M. the thermometer stood at 30, and at 9 o'clock, in a south room, at 20 degrees below the freezing point. Several of our oldest inhabitants assert, that they have not experienced such severe weather since the year 1780. Although our experience does not extend so far back, we think we can say with safety, that we have never felt the cold so sensibly in this section of the United States.