In my last blog, I told about the story I had heard years ago about the death of my great grandmother, Bertha. As she died, in May 2012, there was a freak snowfall in Michigan.
This site actually confirmed the story. I simply selected the area, the year, and the date in question, and the weather report of that day appears.
Although probably not typically thought of as a genealogical tool, this handy resource could help confirm or disprove memories of events or possibly even assist with confirming a date in a picture or journal.
The National Weather Services website’s “This Day in Weather History” is a handy tool to keep on hand, just in case.
Note: Since this post, the link to the weather history has disappeared. However, there is a site that shows Detroit weather history here.