by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:11 AM 8:25 PM 15 hours and 14 minutes Today is the traditional date for Memorial Day, or as it was known in the 1800s – Decoration Day. Decoration Day of 1884 saw one of the latest episodes of measurable snow on record. Both Randolph and Windsor reported...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:33 AM 8:01 PM 14 hours and 28 minutes 28 years ago on this date in 1997, it was snowing! A very slow start to spring was thrown for yet another loop as snow piled up over the higher elevations. 2.5 inches fell in Kirby, VT, with 4 inches at the base of Jay Peak, and...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:34 AM 8:00 PM 14 hours and 26 minutes Fourteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood stage, resulting in $30 million in...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:32 AM 8:02 PM 14 hours and 30 minutes This date in 1803 made quite an impression on those living in southern Vermont and New Hampshire. A cold rain turned to snow as a storm tracked through the Ohio Valley, then up the east coast. No specific records of snowfall...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
5:37 AM 7:58 PM 14 hours and 21 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather discouraged resident of Lancaster,...
