by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:21 AM 4:13 PM 8 hours and 52 minutes December is often on the edge of linger warmth and fresh batches of cold arctic air. Such was the case in 1961 on this date, when a very heavy mix of snow and freezing rain caused wide-spread power outages. The cold air was...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:15 AM 4:11 PM 8 hours and 56 minutes If you are discouraged by the short days – often cloudy – and the long nights which will get longer until December 21st, then I have some encouraging information. This evening’s sunset is the earliest of the year, so...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 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...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:22 AM 4:13 PM 8 hours and 51 minutes 1998 featured the warmest December of record for most locations in northern New England, yet that year on this date, Burlington set a snowfall record! Low pressure tracking up the east coast gave a quick 5 to 10 inches of snow to...
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...
