Climate Survey
41°34'22.04"N 72°38'03.90"W · 106–114 ft elevation · Connecticut River Valley, Middlesex County · digitized from the Lesson 1 Climate Survey slides (Figma, June 2026)
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
Zone 6b — minimum average winter temperature -5°F to 0°F.
Bioregion
Northeastern Coastal Forest (NA10) — Connecticut River Valley.
Seasonal Wind Roses
10-year hourly METAR observations, Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD, ~16 km from site), 2016–2025. Winter prevails from the N; spring, summer, and fall all trend S (summer most strongly, at 23.7%).