by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:14 AM 4:11 PM 8 hours and 57 minutes Today marks the beginning of the coldest 91 days of the season according to the long-term temperature averages – and is thus considered the start of meteorological winter. Although the daylight will begin to increase in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:18 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 54 minutes Long before the term Global Warming had been coined, residents of the north country were basking in the warmest weather so late in the season on this date in 1901. Burlington’s high of 63 set the record for wamth so late in the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:23 AM 4:14 PM 8 hours and 51 minutes The word solstice comes from the Latin, meaning “sun standing still”, and so it appears along the southwest horizon. In only a few days the sun will begin to creep back toward the north, setting due west on the first day of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:19 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 53 minutes The first of three strong storms to batter New England occurred on this date in 1839, and become one of the worst snowstorms of the 19th century. Strong winds created deep drifts blocking trains and all forms of travel. Hanover,...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:20 AM 4:12 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes In 1835, perhaps the coldest daylight of the 1800’s was howling in on strong northwest winds. A very uniform cold resulted, with temperatures only changing a few degrees during the day. Midday readings included -16 in...
