January 15

Posted by sydney on Jan 15th, 2009
  • 1789: January 15, 1789 – Snow melts very fast.  The frost, where a grave was dug, appeared to have ent’red the ground about 12 inches.
  • 1783: January 15, 1783 – Hailstorm in the night.
  • 1781: January 15, 1781 – Millers complain for want of water.  At the end of the new parlor a box-tree is nearly killed by the current of air; while a laurel in the same circumstance seems not to be affected at all.  from Novr 25 to Jan 18 there fell only 69 of rain, & snow!  less than 3/4 of an inch.
  • 1769: January 15, 1769 – Foul, stormy day.  Mezereon & groundsel blow.