by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:34 AM 4:33 PM 9 hours and 59 minutes One of the more extended spells of “Gossamer Summer” weather was underway on this date in 1938. Temperatures reached 70 degrees or more from the 5th through the 8th throughout New England. The climax occurred on the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
6:47 AM 4:22 PM 9 hours and 35 minutes On this date in 1927, while Vermonter’s were still very busy cleaning up from the tremendous flooding, the weather brought a very welcomed reprieve from the encroaching cold of winter. A spell of “Faux Summer” sent...
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
7:00 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
6:59 AM 6:15 PM 11 hours and 16 minutes One of the more famous weather events in early New England history transpired on this date in 1804. Known as the Snow Hurricane, perhaps the greatest early season snow in northwestern New England, dumped 2 to 3 feet of snow over...
