", ▁was ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁dispers ed ▁by ▁wind ▁or ▁ra inf all , ▁and ▁it ▁red den ed ▁and ▁dim med ▁sun light ▁to ▁an ▁extent ▁that ▁sun sp ots ▁were ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁n aked ▁eye . ▁Are as ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁hem is phere ▁suffered ▁extreme ▁weather ▁conditions ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" year ▁without ▁a ▁summer ". ▁A verage ▁global ▁temper atures ▁decre ased ▁about ▁, ▁enough ▁to ▁cause ▁significant ▁agricult ural ▁problems ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁After ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁fro st s ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁cold ▁weather ▁expanded ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁New ▁England . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁it ▁snow ed ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁D enn ys ville , ▁Maine . ▁Similar ▁conditions ▁pers isted ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁months , ▁ru ining ▁most ▁cro ps ▁across ▁North ▁America ▁while ▁Canada ▁experienced ▁extreme ▁cold . ▁Snow ▁fell ▁until ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁near ▁Quebec ▁City , ▁accum ulating ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁That ▁year ▁became ▁the ▁second - c old est ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁hem is phere ▁since ▁ 1 4 0 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 0 s ▁were ▁the ▁col dest ▁de cade ▁on ▁record , ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Tamb ora ' s ▁er u ption ▁and ▁other ▁sus pected ▁vol can ic ▁events ▁between ▁