by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:25 AM 4:30 PM 9 hours and 5 minutes On this date in 1866, Craftsbury, VT finally rose above zero for the first time in 6 days. A push of arctic air arrived on the night of the 4th, but rather than extremely low numbers, this frigid spell was notable for its...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:24 AM 4:33 PM 9 hours and 9 minutes The 10th and 11th of January, 1859 were among the coldest days of the 19th century. The temperature on the UVM campus on Professor Petty’s thermometer read -26 at 2 PM, and the intensity of the cold held thermometers below zero...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:24 AM 4:35 PM 9 hours and 11 minutes It was on this date in 1968, that the longest deep freeze on modern record began to let up. Many communities in northern New England and NY, and across southern Quebec went above zero for the first time in 5 days, including West...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:37 PM 9 hours and 14 minutes A special anniversary today for meteorology, but also photography, and even the realm of art, for it was on this date in 1885 that Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley took his first photo-micrograph of a snow crystal. He went on to...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:21 AM 4:40 PM 9 hours and 19 minutes More than two centuries ago on this date, in 1817, snow with thunder fell, the static electricity creating a most unusual effect. In Williamstown, VT St. Elmo’s fire (a glowing discharge of static electricity) was seen...
