by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:46 AM 7:51 PM 14 hours and 5 minutes April’s hottest weather of historical record was driving the mercury into the 80s and a few low 90s throughout interior New England and New York state on this date in 1990. The heat was very evenly distributed, as the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:08 AM 7:33 PM 13 hours and 25 minutes In 1992, a late-season snowstorm on the 11th and 12th set the stage for a cold morning on the 14th – setting records in Portland, ME at 21 degrees, but many single numbers inland, including a record 9 in St. Johnsbury....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:54 AM 7:44 PM 13 hours and 50 minutes On this day in 1996, it was raining. Of course that isn’t exciting in and of itself, but the month of April, 21 years ago, was the wettest ever on a state-wide basis. A cold, wet backwards spring featured some 6 to 9...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:07 AM 7:35 PM 13 hours and 28 minutes In most years, maple sugaring is done by now, or nearly so, and we move on to other activities. However, following one of the most severe winters of the 18th century, the famous Long Winter of 1798-99, sugaring finally began in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:52 AM 7:46 PM 13 hours and 54 minutes April of 1852 was a stormy, cold month. After 33 inches of snow during the month in Hanover, NH, a mild, thawing rain sent the rivers into high flood, including the “greatest flood ever known” up to that time in...
