Cold(est) Memorial Day Weekend?

Geneva Point · 05-30-2021, 04:49 PM

Just wondering if anyone can remember a Memorial Day weekend in Lakes Region colder than this one? I'm sure there's been some but it escapes me. Anyone?

gillygirl · 05-30-2021, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Geneva Point

Just wondering if anyone can remember a Memorial Day weekend in Lakes Region colder than this one? I'm sure there's been some but it escapes me. Anyone?

I remember some like this in the 70s, when I was there for all of them.

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WinnisquamZ · 05-30-2021, 05:30 PM

On the positive, we will all have green lawns for Father’s Day

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thinkxingu · 05-30-2021, 07:10 PM

I can't remember which weekend in May it was last year, but one of our first Saturday mornings of the season was coated with snow.

Not sure about the coldest MD weekends, but it certainly was a far cry from what we were hoping for—let's hope this isn't a sign of the summer season!

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Winilyme · 05-30-2021, 08:37 PM

Coldest Memorial Day I can remember no matter where I was during that holiday weekend. A train wreck for anyone here for the holiday.

This rain should put to bed any short term worries about a drought and earlier than normal low lake levels.

A positive spin is we got a lot of stuff done indoors that wouldn't have gotten done if it was sunny and in the 70s+. It's the stuff that if we don't get to it before Memorial Day, it tends to not get done until after Labor Day. Like vacuuming out the crawl space. Does anyone else vacuum out their crawl space? For some reason, my wife never volunteers for that activity.

I checked out the Mt. Washington weather...wondering if they might get some snow. Pretty much an all rain event. Temp there now is 38 degrees.

Here however, the forecast is looking up. About 10 degrees warmer tomorrow; then the temperature is on an incline for the rest of the week. By this time next week we could be flirting with 90.

steve-on-mark · 05-31-2021, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

I can't remember which weekend in May it was last year, but one of our first Saturday mornings of the season was coated with snow.

Not sure about the coldest MD weekends, but it certainly was a far cry from what we were hoping for—let's hope this isn't a sign of the summer season!

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According to my photo archives it was on May 8th!

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MeredithMan · 05-31-2021, 09:15 AM

not to be morbid, but several times this cold, dreary, Memorial Day weekend, my mind drifted back to a similarly cold, rainy Memorial Day weekend sometime in the 1970's...I think it might have been 1975-ish...I was 12 or 13. There was a terrible accident on the lake. Folks were in a speedboat at night...I think it was a big Cigarette boat, but I'm not sure...that was the generic term used anyway. It was a cold, rainy night on Memorial Day weekend and the boat came way too close to shore, going way too fast, and went airborne into a cottage.

That's about all I remember....maybe those of you that are a bit older than me that were adults at the time might remember more. I remember my parents and other adults being very shaken up at the time.

Newbiesaukee · 05-31-2021, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

According to my photo archives it was on May 8th!

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I have photos of snow falling Saturday morning May 9 last year.

Sue Doe-Nym · 05-31-2021, 08:03 PM

Ah youth........our grandson, 19, thought nothing of going out yesterday and the day before on one of the jet skis! Needless to say, both trips were fairly brief.....

SAMIAM · 06-01-2021, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

Ah youth........our grandson, 19, thought nothing of going out yesterday and the day before on one of the jet skis! Needless to say, both trips were fairly brief.....

Haha......youth vs age Had a fire in my wood stove those days

tis · 06-01-2021, 04:52 AM

I think Channel 9 said one day set a record for the cold.

Kneedeep · 06-01-2021, 06:00 AM

Tough weekend weather wise for sure but had a beautiful sunset last night to top it off.

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thinkxingu · 06-01-2021, 06:45 AM

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Tough weekend weather wise for sure but had a beautiful sunset last night to top it off.

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Yup—just in time for us to head home for the weekend. Sad face.

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Blue Thunder · 06-01-2021, 08:26 AM

The Boston media reported yesterday that this past weekend was the coldest last weekend in May since 1917....

BT

Merrymeeting · 06-01-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

I think Channel 9 said one day set a record for the cold.

Yes, they had me chuckling a bit yesterday. The quote was, "We set the record for the lowest high temp for today."

tis · 06-01-2021, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Yes, they had me chuckling a bit yesterday. The quote was, "We set the record for the lowest high temp for today."

Is that how they put it? I just barely caught it so I appreciate your telling me!

Flyfisha · 06-01-2021, 09:18 PM

I believe the accident you are referring to occurred on May 13,1975. Three occupants died.

ApS · 06-02-2021, 04:32 AM

Yes, Gilford. (Not the quiet side of The Big Lake).

The occupants died instantly. (You don't want to know). Meanwhile, things weren't going well for Don Aronow, either.

Wolfeboro had a rare power-outage as well. Thank goodness the woodstove had already been cranking out the BTUs!

JEEPONLY · 06-02-2021, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Yes, they had me chuckling a bit yesterday. The quote was, "We set the record for the lowest high temp for today."

Reminds me of a terrorism news report of thirty years ago:
Female suicide bombers are rare, but increasingly less so!

MeredithMan · 06-02-2021, 07:38 AM

ApS and Fly--

Thanks for confirming/correcting my memory. I thought it had happened on Memorial Day weekend, but I guess that's what the fog of almost 50 years and the fact that I was just a kid at the time will do. I just remember that it was a horrific accident and my parents and other people in the area were really upset.

gillygirl · 06-02-2021, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Yes, they had me chuckling a bit yesterday. The quote was, "We set the record for the lowest high temp for today."

Is that similar to putting your seat-back forward?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPy5Ikn7dw

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C-Bass · 06-02-2021, 08:15 AM

I remember memorial day 2013 as being one of the coldest, and we had a trace of snow in Moultonborough. I believe north of the notches made out quite well with snow.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/weath...ekend/2363673/

https://www.wmur.com/article/memoria...-in-nh/5133050

Biggd · 06-02-2021, 10:12 AM

Now get ready for the heat wave.

phoenix · 06-05-2021, 04:58 PM

in wasn't quite as cold but in 2006 i had to go to my son's graduation at ND and it had rained so much when i came back end of May many of my dock sections had washed away. One I never found

ApS · 06-09-2021, 07:33 PM

Cold, but colorful weekend...

05-30-2021, 04:49 PM	#1
Geneva Point Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts	Cold(est) Memorial Day Weekend? Just wondering if anyone can remember a Memorial Day weekend in Lakes Region colder than this one? I'm sure there's been some but it escapes me. Anyone?

05-30-2021, 08:37 PM	#5
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 493 Thanks: 135 Thanked 294 Times in 158 Posts	Random Thoughts Coldest Memorial Day I can remember no matter where I was during that holiday weekend. A train wreck for anyone here for the holiday. This rain should put to bed any short term worries about a drought and earlier than normal low lake levels. A positive spin is we got a lot of stuff done indoors that wouldn't have gotten done if it was sunny and in the 70s+. It's the stuff that if we don't get to it before Memorial Day, it tends to not get done until after Labor Day. Like vacuuming out the crawl space. Does anyone else vacuum out their crawl space? For some reason, my wife never volunteers for that activity. I checked out the Mt. Washington weather...wondering if they might get some snow. Pretty much an all rain event. Temp there now is 38 degrees. Here however, the forecast is looking up. About 10 degrees warmer tomorrow; then the temperature is on an incline for the rest of the week. By this time next week we could be flirting with 90.

05-31-2021, 09:15 AM	#7
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 952 Thanks: 263 Thanked 812 Times in 331 Posts	one in the 1970's.... not to be morbid, but several times this cold, dreary, Memorial Day weekend, my mind drifted back to a similarly cold, rainy Memorial Day weekend sometime in the 1970's...I think it might have been 1975-ish...I was 12 or 13. There was a terrible accident on the lake. Folks were in a speedboat at night...I think it was a big Cigarette boat, but I'm not sure...that was the generic term used anyway. It was a cold, rainy night on Memorial Day weekend and the boat came way too close to shore, going way too fast, and went airborne into a cottage. That's about all I remember....maybe those of you that are a bit older than me that were adults at the time might remember more. I remember my parents and other adults being very shaken up at the time.

05-31-2021, 08:03 PM	#9
Sue Doe-Nym Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,427 Thanks: 745 Thanked 790 Times in 414 Posts	Nutty relative Ah youth........our grandson, 19, thought nothing of going out yesterday and the day before on one of the jet skis! Needless to say, both trips were fairly brief.....

06-01-2021, 08:26 AM	#14
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 951 Thanks: 252 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	The Boston media reported yesterday that this past weekend was the coldest last weekend in May since 1917.... BT __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"

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05-30-2021, 07:10 PM	#4
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,268 Thanks: 1,173 Thanked 2,072 Times in 1,286 Posts	I can't remember which weekend in May it was last year, but one of our first Saturday mornings of the season was coated with snow. Not sure about the coldest MD weekends, but it certainly was a far cry from what we were hoping for—let's hope this isn't a sign of the summer season! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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06-01-2021, 04:52 AM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,741 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,458 Times in 1,015 Posts	I think Channel 9 said one day set a record for the cold.

06-01-2021, 06:00 AM	#12
Kneedeep Junior Member Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 9 Thanks: 33 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Tough weekend weather wise for sure but had a beautiful sunset last night to top it off. Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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06-01-2021, 09:18 PM	#17
Flyfisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rattlesnake Island Posts: 140 Thanks: 58 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Boating accident I believe the accident you are referring to occurred on May 13,1975. Three occupants died.

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06-02-2021, 04:32 AM	#18
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	The Wal-Mart Side... Yes, Gilford. (Not the quiet side of The Big Lake). The occupants died instantly. (You don't want to know). Meanwhile, things weren't going well for Don Aronow, either. Wolfeboro had a rare power-outage as well. Thank goodness the woodstove had already been cranking out the BTUs! Last edited by ApS; 06-02-2021 at 04:42 AM. Reason: Capitalize btu

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06-02-2021, 07:38 AM	#20
MeredithMan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Bedford, NH; Meredith, NH Posts: 952 Thanks: 263 Thanked 812 Times in 331 Posts	ApS and Fly-- Thanks for confirming/correcting my memory. I thought it had happened on Memorial Day weekend, but I guess that's what the fog of almost 50 years and the fact that I was just a kid at the time will do. I just remember that it was a horrific accident and my parents and other people in the area were really upset.

06-02-2021, 08:15 AM	#22
C-Bass Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts	I remember memorial day 2013 as being one of the coldest, and we had a trace of snow in Moultonborough. I believe north of the notches made out quite well with snow. https://www.usatoday.com/story/weath...ekend/2363673/ https://www.wmur.com/article/memoria...-in-nh/5133050

06-02-2021, 10:12 AM	#23
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,134 Thanks: 2,232 Thanked 1,193 Times in 759 Posts	Now get ready for the heat wave.

06-05-2021, 04:58 PM	#24
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,554 Thanks: 61 Thanked 275 Times in 193 Posts	in wasn't quite as cold but in 2006 i had to go to my son's graduation at ND and it had rained so much when i came back end of May many of my dock sections had washed away. One I never found __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

06-09-2021, 07:33 PM	#25
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	Mt. Shaw...Even Looks Cold...! Cold, but colorful weekend... Attached Images