Today in Weather History…
On April 5, 1815…
The Tambora Volcano in on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia began erupting. The eruption would become very violent on the 11th and 12th. Eruptions would continue until July. The sound of the eruption could be heard at a distance of over 700 miles.
12,000 people on Sumbawa and the surrounding islands perished in the initial blast and eruption. Another 82,000 people would die over the next several months from famine and disease. Ash from the eruption would circle the globe, producing brilliant sunsets, blocking sunlight and leading to the year without a summer in North America in 1816.
On June 6, 1816, snow would fall as far south of Connecticut with some places in New England picking up 10 inches. On July 4th, the temperature at Savannah GA plunged to 46 degrees. Eastern North America and Europe had freezing nighttime temperatures in August.
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