by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:11 AM 7:30 PM 13 hours and 19 minutes On this date in 1965 a tremendous early season cold spell was underway. Blustery northwest winds brought cold air to the mountains first, with a dusting of snow on Mt. Mansfield, and 2.5 inches of snow on Mt. Washington, a...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:26 AM 7:06 PM 12 hours and 40 minutes Barometers were extremely low on this date in 1960, though that was hardly what people were paying attention to. Hurricane Donna tracked north through New England, from New London, CT to Rumford, ME, placing our listening area...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:15 AM 7:23 PM 13 hours and 8 minutes Tremendous damage was noted from lightning strikes on this date in 1904. According to David Ludlum’s Vermont Weather Book, two barns in Benson were struck and burned, as well as in East Fairfield, where one barn survived. One...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:14 AM 7:25 PM 13 hours and 11 minutes On this date in 1967, cold air was putting an end to gardens in the colder mountain valleys in the north. Bristol, VT reported 32, West Burke dropped to 30, and Grafton, NH bottomed out at 29. The coldest report came from North...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:27 AM 7:04 PM 12 hours and 37 minutes A brief but blistering hot spell is found in the record books on this date in 1948, when thermometers soared to 92 in both St. Johnsbury and in Burlington. This was the end of a long spell of warm and dry weather, marked by a...
