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Weather and History Blog

This occasional blog contains posts that tell the story of historic storms and their local impact or how weather played a role in significant historical events.

Weather and History Blog May 26, 2025
The Weather on June 17, 1775: The Battle of Bunker Hill

Contributed by Dr. William Minsinger, President Emeritus, BHOSC America’s 250th birthday – its semi-quincentennial – is a good opportunity to take a…

Weather and History Blog Apr 6, 2025
The Weather on April 19, 1775: The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Contributed by Dr. William Minsinger, President Emeritus, BHOSC America’s 250th birthday – its semi-quincentennial – is a good opportunity to take a…

Weather and History Blog Oct 11, 2019
The “Snow Hurricane” of October 10, 1804

The 1804 Hurricane season had already produced a severe hurricane with a path from Antigua to Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina where…

Weather and History Blog Jul 31, 2019
The Tornado Outbreak of June 23, 1782: A Remarkable Western New England Event

From the earliest period of English settlement in New England there have been reports of tornado activity. In the early days such…

Weather and History Blog Jun 9, 2019
The Worcester Tornado of June 9, 1953: The Most Powerful New England Tornado

A vigorous storm system moved from near Colorado on June 7th, 1953 to southeastern Canada on June 9th spawning a total of…

Weather and History Blog Apr 19, 2019
The Minot Light Storm of April 16-17, 1851: The Highest Tide Ever Recorded in Boston

Not every significant storm comes in winter. This particular gale started on April 14th and moved slowly up along the coast of…

Weather and History Blog Nov 29, 2018
Remembering the Great Ice Storm of November 26-29, 1921

In late November, 1921, a 3 day storm brought heavy rain to eastern sections of New England and as much as two…

Weather and History Blog May 9, 2017
Remembering the Historic Spring Snowstorm of May 9-10, 1977

Contributed by Eleanor Vallier-Talbot The May 9-10, 1977 snowstorm’s broad surface low pressure began to form during the night of May 8.…

Weather and History Blog Apr 1, 2017
“April Fools” Snowstorm of March 31-April 1, 1997

The snowstorm on March 31 – April 1, 2017 from north of Boston into all of northern New England brings back memories…

Weather and History Blog Mar 28, 2016
Remembering the Incredible Snowstorms of March 1956

Contributed by Dr. Bill Minsinger, President Emeritus, BHOSC The recent snowstorm of March 2017 brings back memories of the big snows of…