by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:36 AM 6:50 PM 12 hours and 14 minutes On this day, 87 years ago, all of New England was battered by the Great Hurricane of 1938 – the worst hurricane in New England’s history on many scores. Wind damage was severe – very unusual because most hurricanes...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:50 AM 6:27 PM 11 hours and 37 minutes Early snowfalls are not always the signal of a tough winter on the way. Three inches of snow fell on this date in 1780 in Pomfret according to Jonathan Carpenter’s diary, and while the previous winter was harsh, the winter of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:55 AM 6:20 PM 11 hours and 25 minutes New England is hardly the place we think a lot about earthquakes, though we get a pretty good jolt now and then. The majority of our quakes are known as mid-plate quakes, resulting from stresses in the middle of the North...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:39 AM 6:46 PM 12 hours and 7 minutes The earliest general snowfall on records took place on this date in 1885. As would be expected, the mountains had the greatest amounts, including 12 inches on Mt. Mansfield with drifts to 3 feet. Similar amounts were reported in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:48 AM 6:31 PM 11 hours and 43 minutes On this date in 1947 a cold front lie across northern parts of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, limiting temperatures to the mid 40s to mid 50s. However thermometers headed for 80 in southern areas, reaching a maximum of 89...
