It's been mighty chilly in southeast Alaska too. Every time it rained- which until three days ago when it turned sunny was every day- there was fresh snow on the mountains 'round about and as recently as last week some on the early morning ground.

My grandmother told us that in 1937, I think, they had the "year of no summer" in Oregon. At least once in every month that year there was a freeze. That may also have been the year that the mighty Columbia froze over; cars drove from one shore to the other. I've seen pictures of it.