by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:55 AM 7:01 PM 12 hours and 6 minutes The second of two heavy rains fell on this date in 1936, resulting in the worst all-New England flooding on record. The combination of rainfall of 3 to 6 inches, and melting of a water-laden snow-pack forced the Connecticut River...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:13 AM 6:49 PM 11 hours and 36 minutes For those who have had enough of winter, or perhaps enough of this sort of winter, today is the day you’ve been waiting for. March 9th marks the end of the 91 coldest days of the year on average, the end of meteorological...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:17 AM 5:46 PM 11 hours and 29 minutes The second heavy snowfall in a week dumped 10 to 20 inches of snow through northern New England on this date in 1971, part of the snowiest winter of the 20th century. Snow depths on the ground reached 53 inches in Rochester, 55...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:53 AM 7:03 PM 12 hours and 10 minutes Like something out of modern-day politics, the election of Thomas Jefferson in March 1801, the first change in party leadership in the U.S., became a scapegoat, blaming Jefferson for the floodwaters cresting across northern New...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:10 AM 6:51 PM 11 hours and 41 minutes The first heavy rains and thawing temperatures began the floods of 1936 on this date. Over 2 inches fell through most of northern New England, including 3.25 inches in Cavendish. Deep snow cover of 2 to 4 feet began to melt,...
