by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:18 AM 7:19 PM 13 hours and 1 minutes An early frost snuck in under the cover of night on this date in 1963, re-writing a few entries in the record books, and ending the growing season a little earlier than some gardeners had planned. Thermometers stayed above...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:14 AM 7:25 PM 13 hours and 11 minutes On this date in 1967, cold air was putting an end to gardens in the colder mountain valleys in the north. Bristol, VT reported 32, West Burke dropped to 30, and Grafton, NH bottomed out at 29. The coldest report came from North...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:32 AM 6:57 PM 12 hours and 25 minutes After near record cold on September 13th, 1946, Burlington was starting a string of record highs on this date in 1946. Over the next four days, thermometers would reach 84, 87, 85, and 89 degrees, summer hanging on until the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:48 AM 8:03 PM 14 hours and 15 minutes Northern New England rarely gets a visit from a hurricane, but their remnants typically bring gusty winds and heavy rains. Former hurricane Belle was in the process of soaking the region on this date in 1976. The track of the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:02 AM 7:44 PM 13 hours and 42 minutes During that infamous Summer of 1816, referred to as the “year without a summer”, a sharp cold front on the 21st brought frost to parts of northern and central New England. Thermometers where not common, nor were there any...
