by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:09 AM 6:01 PM 10 hours and 52 minutes On this date in 1783, the second tropical storm system of the month was close enough to bring heavy precipitation, but far enough east to draw cold air from the north into its circulation. This changed rain to snow through out...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:06 AM 6:05 PM 10 hours and 59 minutes Many birds are on the wing this time of year, as insect-eaters are finding the pickings becoming more scarce. Yellow-rumped warblers are joined by song sparrows, flickers, woodcocks, killdeer and bluebirds. Robins may be...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:00 AM 6:13 PM 11 hours and 13 minutes October and November are frequented by extended intervals of warm weather, sometimes called “Gossamer Summer”. Unlike other times of the year, these spells will set records for three or four days in a row. This is...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:01 AM 6:11 PM 11 hours and 10 minutes Columbus landed in what is now the Bahamas on this date in 1492, and I wanted to note his meteorological connections, as he was the first European to write about a storm, known to the Guatemalan natives as a god called Hunrakan....
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
7:08 AM 6:03 PM 10 hours and 55 minutes “Early winter is surely winter” as the old adage goes. A British-led Mohawk raiding party attacked Royalton, VT on this date in 1780, with mid-winter conditions, including 8 inches of snow on the ground. Although the...
