Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
January 23, 1780 - The coldest day of the coldest month of record in the northeastern U.S.
A British Army thermometer in New York City registered a reading of 16 degrees below zero. During that infamous hard winter the harbor was frozen solid for five weeks, and the port was cut off from sea supply.
January 23, 1780
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