by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 5:03 PM 9 hours and 57 minutes We were in the midst of a very long siege of cold weather during the first week of February, 1961. Starting on January 10th, and continuing through February 9th, West Burke, VT’s thermometer dropped below zero, a solid 31...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:07 AM 5:01 PM 9 hours and 54 minutes Ground Hog Day finds its roots in ancient times, marking the half-way point between the first day of winter and the first day of spring. On this date in 1979, West Burke, VT began a stretch of 18 consecutive mornings below zero,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:26 AM 4:22 PM 8 hours and 56 minutes The coldest January of the modern era in most of northern New England didn’t waste any time getting started on this date in 1970. Following the tremendous post-Christmas storm, arctic air was almost without relent much of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 4:44 PM 9 hours and 25 minutes 32 years ago, the first of two severe cold spells brought record cold on this date in 1994. Following a heavy snowstorm of 10 to 20 inches on the 18th, arctic air settled in over the fresh, deep snow cover to send thermometers to...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:26 AM 4:26 PM 9 hours and 0 minutes One of the coldest winters of the 19th century was that of 1834-35. On this date the severest of the cold that winter sent temperatures well below zero, freezing mercury thermometers at -40, such as those at Montpelier and White...
