1844. It was a lovely night, a warm spell which succeeded a “cold snap,” in the early part of the spring.—J. C. Neal, ‘Peter Ploddy,’ &c., p. 143.
1845. [Travellers in Vermont should] prepare themselves for a “cold snap,” if it is in the month of July.—‘Lowell Offering,’ v. 207.
1862. A note on “The late Cold Snap.”—Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Oct. 30.
1869. There was a cold snap in which Fresh Pond was frozen over.—W. T. Washburn, ‘Fair Harvard,’ p. 150.
1910. There was a heavy snowfall throughout Chenango County to-day. The thermometer fell 35 degrees in a few hours, and it is feared that the sudden cold snap will greatly damage fruit trees, as the buds had been started by the recent hot spell.—N.Y. Evening Post, April 7.
