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Recapitulation of Depth of Snows, 1802-1803 to 1808-1809

From Daily Record, 1 November 1802-25 May 1826 (Massachusetts Historical Society).

In Jefferson’s hand, on a separate page between entries for April and May 1809.

Recapitulation of the depth of the snows which fell & of their continuance on the ground during
the 7. winters of the preceding observations.

  depth inches days on the ground
1802. 3 10. l. 8. days
1803. 4 21. 23
1804. 5 19½ 10
1805. 6 4½ 2
1806. 7 8. 17.
1807. 8 21 18
1808. 9 17½ 34
  101½ 112
average 1/7 14½ 16
minimum 4½ 2
maximum in any one winter 21.

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