by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:46 AM 7:08 PM 12 hours and 22 minutes The 1820s were the warmest decade of the 19th century. What snow had fallen was melting, adding to the heavy rains on this date in 1826 to result in severe flooding on the Connecticut, West, Williams, and Saxton rivers. All...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:24 AM 7:22 PM 12 hours and 58 minutes In spite of the mildest winter in the past 100 years, the third late-season snowstorm last year on this date in 2024, left residents of NY and northern New England wondering if spring would actually arrive. Once again, totals of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:17 AM 7:27 PM 13 hours and 10 minutes Spring has usually made some type of appearance by now, but “April brings along what March left behind” as the old adage goes. For example, on this date in 1956, the snow was still piling up over the mountains. After a snowy...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:15 AM 7:29 PM 13 hours and 14 minutes 80 years ago, March of 1945 was the warmest on record up until that time. Not surprisingly, poor sugaring was noted. And on this date in 1945 the warmth extended into the month of April. Burlington began a stretch of 4 days with...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:48 AM 7:06 PM 12 hours and 18 minutes If you’ve March in January, you’ll have January in March, or so the old saying goes. Certainly there was cause to complain on this date in 1934, when a late season cold spell sent thermometers below zero, including 4...
