by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:08 AM 5:00 PM 9 hours and 52 minutes Just as the clock struck midnight on this date in 1920, Northfield, VT set the state record for the highest barometric reading, that of 31.14 inches. High pressure in the winter is invariably the result of the weight of very cold...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:12 AM 4:55 PM 9 hours and 43 minutes 1844 featured a week of bitter cold weather from the 25th to February 1st, perhaps the longest of the 19th century. Minimum temperatures in Randolph, VT were -6, -26, -36, -42, -34, -32, -35, and -32. The morning of the 28th was...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:09 AM 4:59 PM 9 hours and 50 minutes Because the thermometer drops below zero more times in January than any other month, many of us perform that morning ritual of looking at the thermometer to check the temperature. The red column of liquid we stare at is NOT...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:18 AM 4:46 PM 9 hours and 28 minutes Going way back in the records, we find on this date in 1906 we were in the midst of a tremendous January thaw. Temperatures reached the 50s and 60s from the 20th to the 23rd, Burlington reaching 59 on the 22, and 64 on the 23rd,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 4:45 PM 9 hours and 26 minutes January thaws are always a mixed blessing. Naturally the skiers don’t find as much pleasure and delight as they would with a fresh foot of powder, and as our recent thaw demonstrated, rain following cold weather can lead to icy...
