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1844 featured a week of bitter cold weather from the 25th to February 1st, perhaps the longest of the 19th century. Minimum temperatures in Randolph, VT were -6, -26, -36, -42, -34, -32, -35, and -32. The morning of the 28th was the coldest in Northfield as well, dropping to -42, while Dartmouth in Hanover, NH fell to -30.