by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:26 AM 4:21 PM 8 hours and 55 minutes The last day of the year is the time for First Night celebrations. Average temperatures are in the teens during the evening hours, and two of three days see some snow, so cold and snow should not surprise us. A series of bitter...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:26 AM 4:19 PM 8 hours and 53 minutes December’s coldest temperatures of modern record began on this date in 1933, and continued into the 30th. Burlington set records on the 29th and 30th with readings of -29 each day, but most significant was the cold air that...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:25 AM 4:18 PM 8 hours and 53 minutes A heavy snowstorm for central and southern New England roared up the coast on this date in 1866; Wilmington, VT had 25 inches of snow with tremendous blowing and drifting, roads impassible for several days, the worst storm in 20...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:17 AM 4:11 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Have you ever noticed how quiet it is when the snow is falling? Snow’s delicate and lacy structure is responsible for this. Those same fanciful crystals photographed by Wilson Bentley represent a multitude of surfaces for the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:17 AM 4:11 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes One of the snowiest winters of the 20th century got a late but impressive start on this date in 1915. A general snowfall of 1 to 2 feet across New York and Vermont diminished to less than 6 inches east of the Green Mountains in...
