Head in the Clouds Amherst: Fun Facts About Head in the Clouds Amherst

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Fun Facts About Head in the Clouds Amherst

Geographic distribution of Head in the Clouds Amherst readers
(darkest green for highest number of readers)

So which of these "fun facts" do you find the most surprising?

Currently, more than 2,000 individuals check out our site every month (2,019 last month, to be exact). The number has been increasing steadily since we started at the very end of October 2012 (just ahead of Hurricane Sandy).
Just about 70% of our readers are from the U.S., which means that 30% of our readers are from other countries.
After the U.S., we are most popular with readers in Germany, Russia, France, U.K., Indonesia, and China (in that order).
We have posted blog entries 144 times.
Our most popular post of all time is from January 8th, "UFO Sighting Early Evening (it's true)."
Our most popular post this month has been "Musings on a Hot Summer Night," from July 17th.
Of our "back pages," the most popular are About Us, Emily's House, and Weather Cooks, in that order.

And if you haven't visited all our pages or read our most popular entries, now's your chance. Enjoy and come back often!

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On Puffer's Pond

Saturday, February 4, 2023, 3:35 pm: The past two days have seen record-breaking cold in the area, with the temperature dipping to -14F overnight, Friday into Saturday. To make matters worse, the wind was unyielding, whipping through the trees and driving wind chill readings down to -40F. In a season that had been unusually mild up until that point, it was something of a shock. Local residents were suddenly forced to think about warming up their cars, preventing pipes from freezing, and dressing in multiple layers to walk their dogs. By Saturday, while many were happy to hunker down and wait for temperatures to stop breaking low records, this was the moment that ice fishers and skaters had been waiting for all winter. With temps hovering around 12F (albeit above zero) by Saturday afternoon, Puffer's Pond was the place to be for about 30 people, many of whom were spread out over the ice, either ice fishing or playing hockey. While this is a fairly typical sight at Puffer's in the coldest winter months, our current lack of snow made it unique. No one had to contend with snowpack - the skaters didn't even have to clear a "field" for their game. And with all the hiking paths snow and ice-free, photographers had no trouble capturing water flowing through, under, and around layers of ice on the water. And, still, at 12F, without hand and foot warmers, I did not linger long. The temps will be rising quickly in the coming week, climbing well above freezing, even to 50F in the days to come. So, I'm guessing the skaters and ice fishers also won't be here much longer.

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Fun Facts About Head in the Clouds Amherst

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