This winter event has drawn the attention of modern-day climatologists in the European Union's Millennium Project because they are presently unable to correlate the known causes of cold weather in Europe today with weather patterns documented in 1709.
Händelsen har uppmärksammats av många klimatforskare i samband med Europeiska unionens millenniumprojekt, då de inte kan relatera kalla vintrar i Europa under modern tid, med 1709 års händelser.