by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:12 AM 5:58 PM 10 hours and 46 minutes Rain began falling on this date in 1996, and would continue for about 30 hours as a coastal storm tapped moisture from Hurricane Lily and dumped tremendous rains over the region. 2 to 4 inches was common through most of Vermont,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 6:05 PM 10 hours and 59 minutes Many birds are on the wing this time of year, as insect-eaters are finding the pickings becoming more scarce. Yellow-rumped warblers are joined by song sparrows, flickers, woodcocks, killdeer and bluebirds. Robins may be...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:01 AM 6:11 PM 11 hours and 10 minutes Columbus landed in what is now the Bahamas on this date in 1492, and I wanted to note his meteorological connections, as he was the first European to write about a storm, known to the Guatemalan natives as a god called Hunrakan....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:56 AM 6:18 PM 11 hours and 22 minutes A most unusual late-season surge of summer-time warmth was just beginning on this date in 1909. Readings climbed to the upper 70s and low 80s, heading for their peak on the 10th, when Burlington topped out at 81, and St....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 5:49 PM 10 hours and 30 minutes Late October is prime time for spells of “Faux Summer”, perhaps their mild winds and hazy skies are that much more rare and precious because of the shortening light and the seasonal increase in clouds. From the 22nd...
