Open fields, river cold and Suffield roofs
Suffield sits at the north end of the Connecticut valley, where cold air pools and winter comes early and stays. The open tobacco fields let wind cross roofs with nothing to break it, so the subdivisions built on former fields take more wind than the shaded Main Street houses. Snow loads are heavier than in the Hartford suburbs, and ice at the eaves is an annual event on any house with a warm attic. The river and the brooks keep the low ground foggy and damp. Mature trees along the old roads shade roofs and fill gutters, while the field streets bake in summer sun.
