Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: January 25, 1806
Snow fell throughout the day, accumulating to about eight inches overnight. The following day, January 26th, brought light showers, but the weather cleared by evening and a hard freeze set in. Gass notes that this was the first significant freezing weather the expedition had experienced during the entire winter, a notable shift from the generally mild conditions they had endured at their Pacific coast encampment.
of snow fell in the course of the day; and in the night it fell
to the depth of 8 inches. On the 26th there were some light
showers during the day; but in the evening the weather
cleared up, and it began to freeze hard. This is the first
freezing weather of any consequence we have had during the
winter.
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of snow fell during the course of the day; and in the night it fell to a depth of 8 inches. On the 26th there were some light showers during the day; but in the evening the weather cleared up, and it began to freeze hard. This is the first freezing weather of any consequence we have had during the winter.
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